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12-14/04/25 Weekend Meet: 3 days at Elphin
Eight of us spent three nights at the Naismith Hut (Mountaineering Scotland) near Elphin, north of Ullapool: https://huts.mountaineering....
Apr 15, 20252 min read


14-15/03/25 Weekend Meet: Glenfinnan School House Where There Are Ups and Risings
Back to the bunkhouse at Glenfinnan, formerly a school, set in classic highland scenery located at the western end of Loch Eil on the...
Mar 14, 20256 min read


02/03/25 Day Walk: Marilyn Creag Na Criche And It’s Pointy Neighbour
The Day Walk for March took place a in one of the quieter areas of Scotland, yet only half an hour from Perth. Four members easily...
Mar 2, 20251 min read


General February 2025 Activity: A Broad Mix Of Tops And Weather
The month of February 2025 saw folk making many outings but not in a great deal of snow considering the time of year...but that didn’t...
Feb 28, 20254 min read


22-23/02/25 Weekend Meet: The Cabin At Balgowan – Whacked By Wet Wind!
Due to an unfortunate booking error, instead of our normal Friday and Saturday booking the club had an unusual Saturday and Monday night...
Feb 22, 20252 min read


02/02/25 Day Walk: A Blustery Wintry Wind Over Meall an t-Seallaidh, Balquihidder
The main target for the Day Walk on 02/02/25 was to the Corbett Meall an t-Seallaidh, NN 54209 23402, near Balquhidder. It had been hoped...
Feb 2, 20252 min read


General January 2025 Activity: All Types Of Hills...And Weather!
Over January the much desired winter conditions arrived then disappeared then arrived again with frustrating speed…reflected all too well...
Jan 31, 20255 min read


17-18/01/25 Weekend Meet: Blackrock Cottage, Glencoe Mountain Resort!
The club returned to a favourite location in January, Blackrock Cottage run by the Ladies Scottish Mountaineering Club,...
Jan 17, 20254 min read


12/01/25 Day Walk: Cort ma Law and Lecket Hill – Campsie Fells In The Mist
The first official Day Walk (after our traditional New Year Walk on 02/01/25) was a short and cool affair on the Campsie Fells, north of...
Jan 12, 20251 min read


15/12/24 Day Walk: Roaming the Eildon Hills
The last Day Walk of the year was spent just south of Melrose and featured a leisurely roam of the Eildon Hills, a place once roamed by...
Dec 15, 20241 min read


06-07/12/24 Weekend Meet: Dalwhinnie Old School Hostel – Two Welcoming Fionas And A Standoffish Corbett
It was the first time that the club had stayed at the Dalwhinnie Old School Hostel, https://dalwhinniehostel.weebly.com/ . It was very...
Dec 6, 20242 min read


General November 2024 Activity: Two Lunches at Talla, No Dreich Weather At Daer, Rain And Wind at Windlestraw
AS continued his campaign to get more of his Donalds done by making three trips to The Borders in November with assorted folk. The first...
Nov 30, 20243 min read


15-16/11/24 FVMC Dinner Meet: Pitlochry Youth Hostel – Good Hill Days, Local Dinner and Homegrown Entertainment
The club had their Annual Dinner Meet at the Pitlochry Youth Hostel. Hired for the days of Friday and Saturday, the hostel provided an...
Nov 15, 20243 min read


09/11/24 Day Walk: Carn Mairg Circuit - Somewhere Beneath Their Feet
On Saturday 9th November a group of five went to do the Carn Mairg Cuircuit . Their route can be seen using; https://consumerplatform.or...
Nov 9, 20242 min read


General October 2024 Activity: Nylon Over Tweedsmuir, Collapsed Cycleways and Atlantic Concrete
A varied selection of general activity for October 2024, mainly focused in central and southern Scotland. First up, AS & PF had a great...
Oct 31, 20242 min read


18-20/10/24 Weekend Meet: Strawberry Cottage for some, for others Badandun Hill!
The October weekend meet was set for Strawberry Cottage, Glen Affric, a location run by the An Teallach Mountaineering Club,...
Oct 17, 20242 min read


06/10/24 Day Walk: Deuchary Hill in The Mist
On 06/10/24 five FVMC members went on a misty walk to Deuchary Hill, about 6km north of Dunkeld. They started from the carpark, just...
Oct 6, 20241 min read


General September 2024 Activity: late addition - Peruvian Tours
On 17/09/24 AMc embarked on a Grand Peruvian tour! Arriving at Cusco, from sea level to 3,399 meters/11,152 feet high within an hour,...
Sep 30, 20241 min read


General September 2024 Activity: Sub 2000’rs, Ben Cleuch, Romanian Peaks and Lang Craigs
First up on 15/09/24, BR & IH had a pleasurable walk up Broughton Heights, NT 12280 41117 and Trahenna Hill, NT 13581 37385, both...
Sep 29, 20242 min read


13-15/09/24 Weekend Meet: Invercroft…Blustery Invercroft
The club returned to a favourite weekend meeting place, The Jacobite Mountaineering Club’s hut called Invercroft,...
Sep 12, 20242 min read
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