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18-19/01/19 Weekend Meet: Lagangarbh, Glencoe...and activity further south.
Six members attended, staying at the Scottish Mountaineering Club's Lagangarbh Cottage below Buachaille Etive Mor. Saturday started...
Jan 19, 20191 min read


30/11-02/12/18 Dinner Meet: Bunkhouse, Glen Nevis
Our FVMC Dinner Meet, held at the Ben Nevis Inn & Bunkhouse, http://www.ben-nevis-inn.co.uk/, where 26 of us celebrated our wee club. It...
Dec 2, 20181 min read


19-21/10/18 Weekend Meet: Naismith Cottage, Elphin
A full house of 10 x FVMC folk on this meet at the comfortable SMC club hut at Elphin (see https://www.smc.org.uk/huts/naismith )....
Oct 21, 20181 min read


16-18/09/18 Weekend Meet: Skye and Raasay, staying at a cottage in Torrin
Staying at Torrin in Skye, a wet and windy long weekend was in store for all nine of us and it didn't disappoint! However the Saturday...
Sep 18, 20181 min read


July 2018 Weekend Meet: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge
This meet was added into the year's activities at short notice since we had been made aware that the memorial bench situated at the...
Jul 15, 20181 min read


June 2018 Weekend Meet: Mull, Craignure Bunkhouse
The long weekend meet to Craignure Bunkhouse on Mull wasattended by seven members and one guest and went off reasonably well. Of course,...
Jun 15, 20181 min read


May 2018 Weekend Meet: Alex Macintyre Memorial Hut, Onich
Eight members attend this meet at a hut we regularly use. It was a superb weekend weather-wise and ideal for climbing and/or walking. Two...
May 15, 20181 min read


April 2018 Weekend Meet: Stair Hut, Newlands Valley, Lake District
For the first time ever, Forth Valley MC, had the let of Fylde MC's excellent hut in the tiny settlement of Stair to the south-west of...
Apr 15, 20181 min read


16-18/02/18 Weekend Meet: Blackrock Cottage, east of Glen Coe
With bucketloads of soft snow on nearly all slopes we had to be cautious over the weekend of February 16-18 while based at the Ladies'...
Feb 18, 20182 min read
January 2018 Weekend Meet: Rucksacks Bunkhouse, Braemar
A meagre meet in terms of numbers attending with just six members taking advantage of the excellent Rucksacks Bunkhouse in Braemar. The...
Jan 15, 20181 min read


December 2017 Weekend Meet: Inverardran Cottage, Crianlarich
As has been the custom in recent years, the club found itself at Crianlarch for this meet staying at the excellent and spacious Ochil MC...
Dec 15, 20171 min read


26/11/17 Day Walk: Cruach Nam Mult
And the snow was still there for the intrepid FVMC members BR, AS, MM, NMcB & GG! …BR’s off in the huff down the slope!
Nov 26, 20171 min read


17-19/11/17 Dinner Meet: Blackwater Hostel, Kinlochleven
This year saw the club return to Kinlochleven's Blackwater Hostel, with many members on the hill on both Saturday and Sunday helped along...
Nov 19, 20171 min read


December 2016 Weekend Meet: Inverardran Cottage, Crianlarch
Half a dozen members assembled at the Ochils MC hut at Inverardran Cottage, Crianlarich, for the first weekend in the month. Amazingly,...
Oct 15, 20171 min read


13-15/10/17 Weekend Meet: Kinlocheil Outdoor Centre, near Fortwilliam
Eleven members attended the October meet as the tail end of Hurricane Ophelia hovered over the country. Consequently the weather was a...
Oct 15, 20171 min read


September 2017 Weekend Meet: Ronnan Cottage, Aultbea
This was Forth Valley MC's first trip to Ronnan Cottage which only recently was opened up by the Ladies' Scottish Climbing Club. Seven...
Sep 15, 20171 min read
04-06/08/17 Weekend Meet: Braedownie Hut, Glen Clova
Eight members attend this meet held at the new Braedownie Hut belonging to Carn Dearg MC. Have to say that it is a huge improvement on...
Aug 6, 20171 min read


30/06 – 03/07/17 Weekend Meet: Glen Brittle Hut, Skye
Summer in Skye therefore it must rain! Despite a glorious Friday evening with the Cullin glowing in the late sunlight, we awoke to wind...
Jul 3, 20172 min read


May 2017 Weekend Meet: Strawberry Cottage, Glen Affric
Five FVMC members had an enjoyable weekend at Strawberry Cottage in Glen Affric. Paul climbed Sgorr na Diollaid on Friday early afternoon...
May 15, 20171 min read


April 2017 Weekend Meet: Raeburn Hut, Laggan
Nine members had a very enjoyable weekend based at the comfortable Raeburn Hut, a regular haunt of the club's over the years. Being...
Apr 15, 20171 min read
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