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General November 2023 Activity: The assault of an Atlantic Wall and Beinn Pharlagain gets a visitor.
A couple of notable visits to the hills this month; discovering a military relic on Sheriff Muir used for D-Day preparations, see...
Nov 30, 20232 min read
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17-18/11/23 Weekend Meet: Dinner Meet, Pitlochry Youth Hostel.
This year the club hired the Pitlochry Youth Hostel as our venue for our Annual Dinner Meet, with the evening meal arranged at the Fern...
Nov 17, 20232 min read
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04/11/23 Day Walk: Mealna Letter/Duchray Hill and Loch Beanie.
On Saturday the 4th of November a Day Walk was planned by ARob, AS & BR to visit the Fiona Mealna Letter/Duchray Hill, NO 16082 67261,...
Nov 4, 20231 min read
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General October 2023 Activity: Cockleroy via Lime Kilns and Mines.
On 26/10/23 BR, ARod, IMcM, JI & JW participated in a low-level walk from the Union Canal to Cockleroy NS 98950 74400, (278m!), see;...
Oct 30, 20232 min read
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22/10/23 Day Walk, Munro Beinn Sheasgarnaich.
The third of the October Day Walks targeted Munro Beinn Sheasgarnaich, NN 41364 38407, form the carpark in Glen Lochay, NN 47678 36882,...
Oct 22, 20231 min read
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15/10/23 Day Walk, Cnoc Coinnich & The Brack.
The second of the October Day Walks targeted Cnoc Coinnich, NN 23365 00763 and The Brack, NN 24568 03062, starting from the carpark on...
Oct 14, 20231 min read
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01/10/23 Day Walk: An Caisteal, and Beinn a Chroin from Glen Falloch.
Given that there was no Weekend Meet in October it had been arranged to have three Day Walks to make up for it. This was the first; An...
Sep 30, 20231 min read
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General September 2023 Activity: Camps at Ballachulish, Kinloch Hourn and Corbetting at Ardgartan.
First up on 02/09/23 JB and friends performed a tour of Sgorr Dhearg, NN 05672 55842 and Sgorr Dhonuill, NN 04027 55545, camping between...
Sep 29, 20233 min read
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15-16/09/23 Weekend Meet: Ballater Hostel; Fionas, Corbetts and Munros.
The club made a return visit to this hostel, the first being on14-15/10/22. They had a weekend of mixed weather but an enjoyable,...
Sep 15, 20232 min read
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03/09/23 Day Walk: Stob Daimh from Falls of Cruachan Railway Station Car Park.
Early September, 03/09/23, saw an FVMC Day Walk to Stob Daimh, see; https://consumerplatform.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/route/18960640/230903--...
Sep 2, 20231 min read
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General August 2023 Activity: South Loch Earn ridge and Loch Shin Scenes.
Other general activity in August 2023 encompassed a rare traverse of a mountain ridge that was bereft of any ‘bagging’ status and some...
Aug 31, 20234 min read
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18-19/08/23 Weekend Meet: Forest Way Bunkouse, Lael Forest, Lochbroom.
FVMC weekend at Forest Way Bunkhouse south of Ullapool, NH 19463 81038, with ARob, ARod, EA, CS, GG, PF & MMcE. On Friday 18/08/23 PB, on...
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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06/08/23 Day Walk: Beinn nam Imirean and Meall Ghlas from Glen Dochart.
Five FVMC members, CS, ARod, ARob, EA & new member DM, met at the beginning of the driveway into Auchessan, NN 448 276; their objectives...
Aug 6, 20231 min read
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General July 2023 Activity: railways, via ferrata and remote Corbetts.
Other activity in July included; the discovery of revived railway heritage in Lochearnhead, amidst some fine mountains, ascents of...
Jul 31, 20232 min read
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14-16/07/23 Weekend Meet: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge.
Another return to Mill Cottage at Feshiebridge, NH 84710 04782, a property run and owned by an independent trust set up by Mountaineering...
Jul 31, 20233 min read
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02/07/23 Day Walk: From Peebles via Cross Borders Drove Road to Paddock Slack.
JI organised this walk, with BR, CS, AS & DM participating. Starting from Peebles, NT 25155 40218, having parked a car at the far end,...
Jul 7, 20231 min read
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24/06/23 Day Walk: Carn Dearg and Sgor Gaibhre from Corrour Station.
Thanks to Alan Rodger for organising the second of the June Day Walks, an enterprise involving Brian Ross, Andy Mcadam, James Blackshaw...
Jul 3, 20232 min read
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16-18/06/23 Weekend Meet: SMC’s Naismith hut, Elphin - sun, Corbetts and Fionas.
Always a popular meet, the Naismith Hut and it’s grand location didn’t disappoint our members who made full use of the weather. The...
Jul 1, 20233 min read
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04/06/23 Day Walk: Meall a Bhuiridh and Creise from Glencoe Mountain Resort.
Sunday the 4th of June provided stunning weather for around 10 x FVMC members on this often-climbed pair of Munros. Starting from the...
Jun 29, 20231 min read
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General May 2023 Activity: Amulree, Rum, Portafortuna and Glen Isla.
Other activity of the FVMC for May 2023 covered a wide area, including a Scottish island, Croatia and the hills of Perthshire! First up,...
Jun 14, 20232 min read
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