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Day Walk 07/07/24: Corbett Luibhean and Munro Beinn Ime
Some pics from the FVMC Day Walk on 07/07/24, featuring Corbett Beinn Luibhean , Â NN 24294 07922 & Munro Beinn Ime , NN 25493 08481. Â The...
Jul 7, 20241 min read
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General June 2024 Activity: A Hebridean Wet and Windy Way and a Tweeddale Trek
Other notable walks in June were BR & MM on their Hebridean way from Vatersay to Tarbert and AS & PF heading to Drumelzier in search of...
Jun 30, 20243 min read
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21-23/06/24 Weekend Meet: Glen Brittle Memorial Hut
The June club meet was on the island of Skye at the Glen Brittle Memorial Hut, https://gbmh.co.uk/ . Hills climbed included Ben Aslak, NG...
Jun 21, 20243 min read
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09/06/24 Day Walk: Stuchd an Lochain and Birds of a Feather
Grand day out in Glen Lyon for the FVMC June day meet. The objective was Stuchd an Lochain, NN 48299 44828 with the option of including...
Jun 9, 20241 min read
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General May 2024 Activity: Cycling the Rob Roy Way and Mountains of Orchy
The month of May featured a 3 x day cycle trip for FVMC member MMcE and friend LW along the Rob Roy Way and a classic walk on Beinn...
May 30, 20242 min read
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24-26/05/24 Weekend Meet: Knoydart Foundation Bunkhouse, Inverie
The weekend meet for May took place at the Knoydart Foundation’s bunkhouse https://knoydart.org/knoydart-bunkhouse/ . The club has...
May 23, 20243 min read
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General April 2024 Activity: Windy Passage In Drumochter, A Mighty Moroccan Climb And Small Stones at Peebles
Other FVMC activity in April was wide ranging, entailing; the ascent of two Munros at Drumochter Pass during one of the few decent days...
Apr 29, 20243 min read
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28/04/24 Day Walk: Beinn Odhar and Beinn a Chaisteil, near Bridge of Orchy
For April’s Day Walk a nice bright day with a cool breeze greeted the FVMC Day Walkers, IH, BR, GB, EA, TF & SP. Their quarry Beinn...
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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12-14/04/24 Weekend Meet: Kintail, Arnisdale and Glen Shiel exploits
Another welcome return to National Trust’s bunkhouse at Kintail, https://www.nts.org.uk/holiday-accommodation/bunkhouses/kintail-outdoor-...
Apr 11, 20241 min read
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General March 2024 Activity: Donald Greenside Law Gets A Battering But Corbet Ben Venue Gives Vistas.
Variable weather in March didn’t deter some adventure near Peebles and in The Trossachs. The first of the club’s general activity in...
Mar 30, 20242 min read
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29-30/03/24 Weekend Meet: Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut, Onich
For the March Weekend Meet the club stayed at the often visited Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut, North Ballachulish,...
Mar 29, 20243 min read
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17/03/24 Day Walk: Hart Fell from Auchencat Burn
It was on a bleak, wet and windy day that FVMC stalwarts, IH, AS, BR, CS & Harry the Dog went to do Hart Fell, NT 11358 13579, about 9km...
Mar 17, 20241 min read
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General February 2024 Activity: FVMC member on tour of Bergen Hospital
One of our members visited Norway, 07-14/02/24, to attend a Winter Expedition course at Finse. in preparation for a 'Tour of the Southern...
Mar 1, 20242 min read
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25/02/24 Day Walk: Luss Hills: Fionas Tullich Hill and Beinn Bhreac
Six members of our Club, ARob, IH, TF, SP, CS & PF, ventured into the Luss Hills, via Glen Douglas, completing the Tullich Hills...
Feb 25, 20242 min read
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16-17/02/24 Weekend Meet: Inbhirfhaolain, Glen Etive
An old favourite of the FVMC, the Inbhirfhaolain Hut, located in Glen Etive, NN 15854 50741, run by the Grampian Club,...
Feb 16, 20242 min read
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General January 2024 Activity: Winter’s Day on Meall na Fearna and the Ascent of St Lucia’s highest peak – Mt Gimie
Under general January activity there were a couple of notable events; IH had a superb frosty winter’s day on Meall na Fearna, NN 65061...
Jan 31, 20242 min read
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28/01/24 Day Walk: Nine Mile Burn to Flotterstone Bridge, via West Kip…sort of!
Towards the end of January we scheduled another Day Walk, this time in the Pentland Hills, going from Nine Mile Burn, NT 17741 57742,...
Jan 28, 20241 min read
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12-13/01/24 Weekend Meet: Loch Ken Outdoor Centre, Dumfries and Galloway
January’s Weekend Meet was based at the Loch Ken Outdoor Centre, NX 65816 73510, www.lochken.co.uk. About 10 x miles NW of Castle Douglas...
Jan 12, 20242 min read
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02/01/24 New Year’s Walk
For a number of years now we have started the New Year early in the first week of January by going on a short, sociable walk from Dollar...
Jan 2, 20241 min read
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01-02/12/23 Weekend Meet: Ochils Mountaineering Club’s hut at Inverardran, Crianlarich.
The month of December started off well in terms of weather but overall it was generally dreich and windy. This meant that the only...
Dec 1, 20233 min read
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