Angela is getting very close to bagging her full set of Munros and we had pencilled in a week in June to try to pick off four of the most distant on her list. A window of opportunity in the weather forecast was spotted and thankfully we were both able… Continue reading
22 – 26 April 2026 1. Stravaiging A blank on the map. An obvious through route, never walked or read about. A casual conversation…………. Dave and I set out from Bridge of Orchy. Leaving the WHW throng at Victoria Bridge, we headed west. West past the Hut at Clashgour, where… Continue reading
The York MC Winter Weekend trip over the 20th to the 23rd of February was well supported with 19 club members heading to Scotland, 16 staying in Aviemore Hostel and 3 extras self-accomodating. Experience levels of those attending was a healthy spread between newcomers to the concept of wandering around… Continue reading
It’s been a long time in the making, but Dolly eventually compleated her full set of Munros on the 24th of July 2025. Ben More on Mull is a reasonable choice for a last Munro though not necessarily in the school summer holidays. However, that’s the way the plan and… Continue reading
MAOILE LUNNDAIDH. 12 JULY 2025 An hour’s drive beyond Inverness, a small gravel track leads into the hills. It runs 8.5 km from the roadside to the remote shooting house of Glenuaig Lodge, with some significant uphill. We started at 08.20, the temperature already climbing. It tookt a good 2.5… Continue reading
The much-anticipated trip to Skye promised to be a big adventure. With tremendous support from the membership and accommodation secured at the Glen Brittle Memorial Hut at the foot of the Cuillin over the bank holiday weekend nothing could possibly dampen the enthusiasm for the occasion. Dave C and Matthew… Continue reading
Across the Corran Ferry from the bottom of Glencoe, lies the great peninsula of Ardgour, Morvern, Sunart and Moidart. It runs all the way west to Ardnamurchan, the most westerly point of the British mainland. Similar size to the English Lake District, but only sparsely populated and far less visited,… Continue reading
8th February 2025. With wind and low cloud streaming from the east in early February, the NW Highlands was the place to be. Paul and I went for the three-fold treat — of being out west / in wall to wall sunshine / and on a Scottish mountain which we’d not… Continue reading
The second winter trip of 2025 was to the Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut in Ballachulish. The weekend trip was fully booked with all sixteen places taken and reserves waiting in the wings. A few extra members joined the trip making their own arrangements for accommodation. The season had presented us… Continue reading
Aviemore was the chosen venue for the first Club Winter Weekend of 2025. The hostel was in popular demand, filling up quickly after we had secured three rooms. Fourteen club members were booked into the hostel plus additional members making their own arrangements so a big weekend away was in… Continue reading
