This months meet was in the Alex MacIntyre Hut. The Club and many members having visited here in the past. Eleven members had booked this weekend but events were to reduce this number somewhat.First a call from Raymond to announce that he had twisted his already delicate knee, wait for it, playing basketball. No chance…
Having visited the Smiddy, Dundonnell in May, the November meet brought the club to The Edinburgh JMCS’s other hut – the Cabin, in Balgowan, near Laggan. This was yet another hut in a great hillwalking area which has recently been upgraded and it proved a superb centre for our ventures. Having experienced unbelievably good weather…
The Jacobites Mountaineering Club Hut at Inver near Achnasheen was the venue for the Club’s October meet. Situated a few miles south west of Achnasheen in Glen Carron, the Hut sits in glorious isolation a few hundred yards from the A890 and a hundred yards from the Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh railway line. The…
One of the most eagerly anticipated meets on the 2015 calendar was the Clubs visit to the CIC Hut, Ben Nevis on the 18th and 19th of September. This SMC hut named in memory of Charles Inglis Clark who was killed in the First World War is superbly located at a height of 680 metres,…
The Club’s August meet took place from the base of Muir Cottage, by Inverey on the Linn of Dee road, west of Braemar. The hut is an extended cottage with superb facilities including several sleeping quarters, showers and a spacious kitchen. It is also superbly situated for forays into the Eastern Cairngorms. Twelve members and…
There had been some debate as to whether a Club Meet in July would take place due to the holiday season with many members being tied up with family commitments. In the event, three members headed up to Torridon to enjoy a few days in the Ling Hut. This SMC hut is situated a few…
The Club’s main June meet to the Coruisk Hut in the south of Skye at the head of Loch Scavaig had been eagerly anticipated despite the less than encouraging weather forecast. The hut is owned by the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland (Glasgow Section) and its situation below the great Cuillin crags is absolutely unique.…
The Club’s main June meet is fixed for Coruisk on 26th and 27th June, but to avoid an eight week gap between outings we arranged a supplementary meet on 5th and 6th June at the Braemar Lodge Bunk House. As it happened, most members were unavailable and also the unseasonal weather put a few people…
It had been anticipated that our May meet might have us climbing in something more akin to summer conditions, but winter had a sting in its tail and the Scottish mountains had a layer of new snow deposited at the end of April. The venue for the meet on 1st and 2nd of May was…
Our April meet was a little different from our previous outings. Two of our members, Jim Hughes and Norman Harrison had booked the hostel some time previously with the intention of climbing their final Munro together in Strathfarrar and celebrating the event with friends and family. There was sufficient capacity at the Hostel so a…
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