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17-18/12/21 Weekend Meet: Ochils Mountaineering Club hut at Crianlarich
The last chance for a Weekend Meet before the end of the year saw us at our usual haunt at this time, the Ochils Mountaineering Club’s...
Jan 23, 20222 min read
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November 2021 Activity: Grahams, Corbetts and Greek crag climbs
November was an unusual month in that we had two Day Walks as opposed to one Day Walk and a Weekend Meet. There was still plenty of...
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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21/11/21 Day Walk: An Stuc, via Meall Greigh and Meall Garbh, from Ben Lawyers Hotel
Following the Walk Highland route in the link Meall Greigh, Meall Garbh and An Stùc (Walkhighlands) a group of four, MM, BR, ARob & LJ...
Nov 21, 20211 min read
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07/11/21 Day Walk: Dun Rig horseshoe circuit from Peebles
Day Walk involving the Dun Rig horseshoe circuit from Peebles. A small team of MMcE, GM, CS & Harry the dog set off in lovely sunshine....
Nov 7, 20211 min read
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October 2021 activity saw club members active in Scotland and Wales
There was no monthly weekend meet in October following the recent decision to shelve such activity until the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic...
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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September 2021 Activity included a lot of driving to ensure GG completed a Donalds' round
As GG continued his quest to knock off his remaining undone Donalds there was a trip to Glen Afton for Alwhat and Alhang as well as...
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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27/9/21 Weekend Meet Little Langdale, Fylde MC hut
The weather in Lakeland was somewhat less than congenial! Hills climbed included Lingmoor, Wetherlam, Pike o' Stickle, Crinkle Crags and...
Oct 28, 20211 min read
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August 2021 activity: Wandering in lonely lands
GG and AS drove to Crianlarich, took the train to Rannoch Station and climbed the lonely Graham, Stob na Cruaiche, an amazing viewpoint....
Oct 1, 20211 min read
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22/08/2021 Day Walk: Carn Mor Dearg arete and Ben Nevis
Four people (two members, two guests) met up for this outing organised by GM to Ben Nevis via the Carn Mor Dearg Arete. JG and DY met GG...
Oct 1, 20211 min read
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14-15/08/21 Weekend Meet: The Smiddy, Dundonnell, Corbetts Beinn a Chaisteil and Carn a Chuilinn
There were only two FVMC members, BR & MMcE, who could attend August's Weekend Meet at the Edinburgh JMC’s hut called The Smiddy,...
Aug 18, 20212 min read
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July 2021 Activity: PB’s Cycle/Camping/Walkng to Corbett An Sidhean and AS’s Welsh Expedition.
On 08/07/21 PB reached Monar Dam at the end of a 13 mile cycle up a private tarmac road running along Glen Strathfarrer. The road has a...
Aug 10, 20211 min read
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18/07/21 Day Walk: Tarmachan Ridge
The FVMC Day Walks continue with the well-loved traverse of the Tarmachan Ridge, starting from the Ben Lawers Car Park. With The Falls of...
Aug 9, 20211 min read
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16-19/07/21 Camping Meet, Bunroy Park, Roy Bridge
This was the second club camping meet of the year so far; this time at Bunroy Park, Roy bridge Fort William www.bunroypark.co.uK . Friday...
Aug 8, 20212 min read
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June 2021 Activity: covering The Lakes, The Borders, NW Scotland and Skye.
Excluding the Day Walk and Camping meet, the month of June also saw many different activities covering much of Scotland and the north of...
Aug 5, 20212 min read
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27/06/21 Day Walk: Beinn na Gainimh, a castle, Coire of the Clegg and an ancient monument!
Thanks to our FVMC member ARob for arranging this walk in Glen Almond. Blessed with good weather a group of 8 x folk, including a...
Aug 4, 20212 min read
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11-14/06/21 Camping Meet, Lairg, Corbett Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill and classic Morven.
Club camping meet to Lairg. Mixed weather but 2 great days of hills. Day 1 Corbett Meallan Liath Coire Mhic Dhughaill. Very windy with a...
Aug 2, 20211 min read
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May 2021 Activity: climbing Munroes, Corbetts, Grahams, leaping off platforms, camping and cycling
A broad range of activities this month covering all hill categories including camping, cycling and throwing yourself off a high platform....
May 28, 20212 min read
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15/05/21 Day Walk: Stob/Meall na Frean (a Graham) - NN 49141 23177.
The date of 15/05/21 was the first time that the FVMC had a chance to get out and about on a Day Walk since Covid restrictions. This time...
May 14, 20211 min read
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April 2021 activity: treading bogs, passing a bent dam, pushing bikes by The Turret and frozen bits
A mixed bag this month with members bog trotting on Touchadam Muir, encountering peculiar dams above Killin, being led up the The Ochils...
May 8, 20211 min read
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March 2021 activity: An Caisteal, Ben A’an, FVMC photo competition, Lilly Langtry climb
With winter snow disappearing fast the mix of outings changed. First up, DY and JG revisit An Caisteal on 04/03/21. Later some members...
May 8, 20211 min read
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