What: Weekend Meet 7-9 April.When: Nights of 2 & 3 July 2021Where: Steall Hut, Glen Nevis (OS Grid Ref NN 177 683).Cost: £8 pppn This is a traditional mountaineering hut set in a spectacular location. It provides excellent access to more hills than you can throw a stick at, including the Mamores, Ben Nevis, Aonach Mor. Park at the end of the public road up Glen Nevis and then circa 1½ miles through the Steall Gorge to the wire suspension bridge near waterfall. The cottage is across the river beside waterfall. Facilities include electric lighting, microwave oven, toaster, electric kettle; gas cooking; utensils provided; gas heating; WC. See the Steall…

What: Camping meet to Seana BhraighWhen: Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 September 2021Where: Seana Bhraigh (from the Oykle Bridge)Cost: £Nil This will hopefully be Alistair Jeffs’ final munro and all Club Members are warmly invited to come along. Alistair’s plan is to drive in from the Oykel Bridge Hotel and to park at the Schoolhouse Bothy near the Daug Bridge (Grid Ref NH 340 975). The track is about 7km and unmetalled. The Estate confirmed that there is no problem with stalking, parking, access etc. From the Schoolhouse Bothy to Coiremor Bothy / loch side wild camp it is approx 9km along a track. Alistair plans to walk, though it…

What: Potential Hogmanay Meet (Members only)When: 31 Dec 2020 for circa 3 nights (to be confirmed)Where: Corran Bunkhouse (circa 15km south of Fort William), Grid Ref NN 022635Cost: £25pppn The Club is considering organising a Hogmanay meet at the Corran Bunkhouse. There is room for 18 people in 9 rooms (which under current rules mean a maximum of 9 household bubbles allowed). Each room has an en-suite. Cooking facilities are regularly cleaned and there are screens between sofas & dining tables. This would not be a “normal” meet by any means at all. The only time you could socialise is when on an “organised walk” and not inside. You would…

Friday 30 October to 1 November. The plan is to walk/cycle from Oykel Bridge through Strath Mulzie and camp at Loch a’ Choire Mhoir near to the north ridge of Seana Bhraigh. It is normally permitted to drive up Strath Mulzie as far as a “walker’s car park” about 500m short of Corriemulzie Lodge (Grid Ref NH328954), although that may have changed with Covid-19. This meet will coincide with date of the normal Halloween meet and therefore costume is recommended (“near mandatory”). Members are free to do whatever they like, but Seana Bhraigh and the Corbett Carn Ban are obvious targets. The event will comply with Mountaineering Scotland’s COVID-19 guidance.  This…

Wild camping and van meet in Glen Shiel. Currently no concrete plans have been made, but more will follow and details will be added here in due course. The event will comply with Mountaineering Scotland’s COVID-19 guidance. This is likely to mean that numbers are restricted.  Please also read Mountaineering Scotland’s guidance on Wild Camping. If you would like more information please contact David Treagus.

Wild camping meet in the Fisherfields to suit Corbett and Munro baggers alike (or those just wishing to soak up the ambience).  It will begin with a scenic walk in from Poolewe to the Causeway by Carnmore (NG 975 760).  Either camp here or stay at the bothy (at last inspection this was a grotty place) – if allowed by then!  Then possibly continuing over towards Shenevall onto Dundonnell or back to Poolewe. The event will comply with Mountaineering Scotland’s COVID-19 guidance.  This is likely to mean that numbers are restricted.   Please also read Mountaineering Scotland’s guidance on Wild Camping. Contact David Treagus if you are interested and to discuss…

The March Weekend Meet was to “the far side” of the Cairngorms. An excellent venue that promises excellent walking, mountain biking and skiing at this time of year, and despite some mixed weather, didn’t disappoint. On Saturday, after much discussion about plans A, B and C, Dan and Sheena “undertook a circular walk from Muir Cottage via Glen Quoich, Clais Fhearnaig and Glen Lui. The first surprise was seeing a pair of Sea Eagles fly up from the banks of the River Dee. They were initially quite close, but circled rapidly skywards and disappeared into the mist. These birds are now quite a familiar sight on the west coast, but…

When:       Nights of Fri 3 and Sat 4 April 2020 Venue:      The Smiddy, Dundonnell, OS Grid Ref NH 095 877 (Google StreetView) Cost:          £10/person/night; £1 coin meter for power Facilities: Accommodation for 10 on alpine-style sleeping platforms with mattresses. Electric lighting, heating, water heater and cooking; microwave oven; fridge; all utensils supplied; open fire (coal supplied); running water; WC The Smiddy is at the foot of An Teallach and handy for the northern Fannichs and the Fisherfield Munros.  Gruinard crag close by has good climbing and the loch offers kayaking. What is not to like? Contact Simon Jacyna to book your place. Currently…

Numbers for this meet were looking very strong until forecasts for Storm Ciara started to hit the headlines, whereupon there was a definite drop in enthusiasm. None the less, twelve hardy souls made the long drive with several doing something on the Friday to catch the best of weather. Inbhirfhaolain is a pleasant hut about half way down Loch Etive and this was the first time we had been there for a couple of years. First off was Dave Treagus who parked at the Glen Coe ski centre and went up Meall a’Bhuraidh watching a few desperate skiers attempting to do something on the ice. The ridge over to Creise…

Date:               Nights of 6 & 7 March 2020 Venue:            Muir Cottage, Inverey (8km west of Braemar), Google Maps, Grid Ref NO 077 897 Facilities:       Fully equipped kitchen, several bedrooms, showers, drying room, wood-burning stove. Cost:                £25pp for the weekend Muir Cottage is a well-equipped mountaineering hut, situated amongst pine trees next to the River Dee.  It is less than two kilometres to the Linn of Dee, the starting point for most of the southern Cairngorm hills.  If there is snow about, then there are plenty of ski touring opportunities, or…