Beinn na Feusaige and the Maraunder Fri: Arrived at the Invercroft Hut and did the usual opening up.  Plenty of fuels were brought for the fire.  Alistair, Heavy, Maggie and guest Mark went to do Beinn na Feusaige (Graham).  Some navigation practice by Maggie and we finally found the right top.  We went off to look for the Marauder crash site.  Took some time as the grid reference Heavy had was for the hut and the height reference was wrong.  But after searching all flanks we eventually found it and took some photos and said a little prayer for the unfortunate brave who died to give us today’s freedoms.  A…

The weekend started with David jumping in dog poo at 6am on the A9 on the Friday. It could only get better from there surely? Despite the numerous emails attempting to entice people with him, David faced the north Mullardoch Munros alone. A soggy boggy walk along the loch was followed by a windy walk along the ridge. He was rewarded with a view from the final top for his penultimate munro. Evelyn and Debbie went out on the Friday too, with a wander up to Coire Mhic Fearchair. The waterfall was dramatic and the autumn colours were stunning. Despite the torturous winds promised by Mountain Weather forecast, the merry…

Date:  Nights of Fri 3 and Sat 4 December 2021Venue: Invercroft HutLocation:  Just off the A890 west of Achnasheen OS Grid Ref: NH 149 558, Streetview Facilities:  See link above.Cost:  £TBC The hut offers access to numerous hills within walking distance from the door, or with only a very short drive. If the weather is miserable, then the Ledgowan Hotel is within easy staggering distance. The hut is accessed by a circa 250m walk along a boardwalk that leads from the road to the hut. Be aware that if it’s really windy and/or the river is very high (or you’ve had one too many in the Ledgowan) then this can…

Date: Nights of Fri 5 and Sat 6 November 2021Venue:   Gairloch Sands Youth Hostel. Location: Gairloch, OS Grid Ref: NG 762775, Google StreetViewFacilities: See the SYHA’s website.Cost: £20.00 per person per night Excellent location for climbing (some is even roadside), sea kayaking and mountain biking. The bigger hills are not too far away either. Plenty of coastal scenery. There’s also an indoor climbing wall, which is open 10am to 4pm on Saturday. Fancy Dress: This is the club’s 90th Anniversary meet. So dust off your best old climbing gear, tweed jackets or flapper dresses. Fancy dress for Saturday night is 1930’s outfits – either old mountaineering clothes or dapper suits. Drinks…

The weekend’s weather forecast was not looking good and several members developed last minute coughs.  Nevertheless, a hardy band of mountaineers / drinkers turned up for what turned out to be an excellent weekend.  The long lost Dave G turned up on Friday with a crate of lemonade and, despite making remarkable progress through this, he was up early and off to bag a Corbett or two.  There’s nothing in the BRB, but it was a hill to the west of the A82 and sunscreen was not necessary.  Adrian M and Minie went up Beinn Chabhair from Beinglass Campsite.  “Started with no character but managed to build one by the end of the…

The joy of moving on rock: visiting 6 Munros avec des amis dans le grenier 6 Skye Munros over the two days. Day 1: Am Basteir and Nan Gillean from the Slig (Alistair, Carol, Graeme, Adele) After minor navigational alterations seeking bare rock we ended up on the North East Ridge to Sgurr a Bhasteir.  This yielded pleasant scrambling and a bonus introduction to the day.  After cutting under the Tooth we quickly followed the ridge directly to the ‘Bad Step’.  Overcoming this with a short abseil to the left we summited and were soon back at the ‘Bad Step’/ VDiff slab which we all decided to solo rather than…

A few plans were made for something to do on the journey over to Sheilbridge and changed many times which is usual for me.  With all the toys onboard I decided on a paddle from Plockton so left and headed through the small islands towards Kishorn couple of lumps of merely there getting dismantled probably.  Flat calm as I hugged the coast back round and landed on a wee island with a massive well built cairn on it would be interesting to know what for. Lot of seals going about. Saturday had a late start and headed straight up Ben Screel steep going up and steep coming down.  Clear till just…

Date: Nights of Fri 1 and Sat 2 October 2021Venue: Inverardran Cottage (Ochils Mountaineering Club Hut), CrianlarichLocation: The white washed building on the A85 just east of Crianlarich. Grid Ref NN 3919 2504. Google Streetview.Facilities: 16 beds in two dormitories (sleeping bags required), well equipped kitchen, drying room, showers, WCs etc.Cost: £12.00 per person per night The hut is ideally situated for access to a plethora of hills, including Ben More/Stob Binnein towering circa 1000m above the front door. Please be mindful of COVID-19 rules and guidance… for the benefit of you and others. Contact David Treagus to book a place on this meet.

Date: Nights of Fri 3 and Sat 4 September 2021Venue: Glenbrittle Memorial Hut, Glenbrittle, SkyeLocation: Glenbrittle, Skye. OS Grid Ref: NG412216, Google StreetViewFacilities: 18 bunks (sleeping bags required), well equipped kitchen, drying room, showers, WCsCost: £20.00 per person per night (**Updated**) The Glenbrittle hut is ideally situated for access to the Cuillin Ridge. Literally walk out the door for access to the hills from Sgurr na Banachdich to Sgurr nan Eag, including great climbing and scrambling. If you are heading into the Cuillin, then it’s a good idea to consider taking a climbing helmet – you don’t have to be “climbing” for a rock to fall on your head! There…

Fiona and I arrived at the Hut on Friday morning got settled in, re-packed our bags and set off for Aonach Beag at about midday. The Water of Nevis was remarkably low, so we crossed the river instead of using the wire bridge which was preferable as it was gettingvery popular with the tourists! After a short distance we reached the Steall Ruins and found the makings of a path heading in the required direction, easy at first but eventually disappearing and the steepening ground made it quite a slog up to the rocky ridge that leads to Sgurr a Bhuic. Amazing views towards Ben Nevis Glen Coe and the…