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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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 6, 20212 min read


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


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


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 29, 20212 min read


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 15, 20211 min read


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


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


February 2021 Activity: Ben Ledi, Nordic skiing, An Caisteal, climbing at Bennybeg
February really is a short month but when the snow did come it lasted much longer for some of us than what we normally come to expect....
Mar 15, 20212 min read


January 2021 Activity: Ben Challum, Auzet/Ariege (Pyrenees), Braeval, near Aberfoyle!
The New Year brings unwelcome news, that of the untimely death of one of our FVMC members from stomach cancer. Alistair is survived by...
Feb 3, 20212 min read


December 2020 Activity: Ben Vorlich, Stuc a Chroin, Corlick hill, Ben Lui
…for a change we had some cold snowy weather in December - and some of us were fortunately well placed to get some in! First up was DY,...
Jan 1, 20212 min read


November 2020 Activity: Miscellaneous walks and a reminder of last year
With the COVID restrictions really curtailing FVMC activities we remind ourselves that there are still some accessible places to visit....
Nov 28, 20202 min read


October-November 2020 Activity: Autumnal colours
With more COVID restrictions looming, FVMC members get some more activity out of the last week in October and first week of November....
Nov 6, 20202 min read
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