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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


March 2017 Weekend Meet: Muir Cottage, Braemar
This was a well-attended meet with ten members enjoying a mixture of conditions on the Munros and Corbetts around Braemar. We were...
Mar 15, 20172 min read


February 2017 Weekend Meet: Alex Macintyre Hut, Onich
Six members attended the meet at the Alex Macintyre Memorial Hut, Onich, over the weekend of February 17-19. The best of the weather was...
Feb 15, 20171 min read


January 2017 Weekend Meet: Milehouse, near Feshiebridge:
Seven members attended this meet over the weekend of January 14/15 to the Ladies' Scottish MC's cozy cottage at Kincraig on the fringe of...
Jan 15, 20171 min read


October 2016 Weekend Meet: Sleeping Car, Glenfinnan Station
A good number of members signed up for this meet which was based in the sleeping car at Glenfinnan Station which, ultimately, proved a...
Oct 15, 20161 min read


September 2016 Weekend Meet: Naismith Hut, Elphin
Always a popular destination, the meet was fully subscribed and the weather was probably better than forecast but that did not stop some...
Sep 15, 20161 min read


August 2016 Weekend Meet: Station Lodge, Tulloch, Roybridge
Seven members attended this swiftly re-arranged meet to Tulloch when the original venue of the new Carn Dearg MC hut in Glen Clova was...
Aug 15, 20161 min read


10-13/06/16 Weekend Meet: Coruisk Hut, Skye
An adventurous meet based at JMCS Glasgow Section's Coruisk hut approached by boat from Elgol. Arriving around tea time on the Friday...
Jun 15, 20161 min read
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