Glen Clova Meet: 27-29 March

Cairn Dearg MC Hut, Glen Clova

Despite a poor forecast, Saturday turned out to be not to bad - albeit a mite blustery on the tops.  Munros and Corbetts ticked and the Glittering Skellies skellied.

The Glen Clova team

The new and the old Cairn Dearg MC huts in a lovely wooded setting

Allan and Kevin taking the bikes for a walk up Jocks road.  The return was a lot quicker.

A wintery Jocks Road

The shelter near the coll on Jocks Road

Second breakfast inside the shelter

Time for a wee bit of navigation to make sure we're en-route for the correct hills

Kevin the human wind guage, if he did this on the top he'd have landed in Dundee

Jackie and Frank descending towards the Glittering Skellies

Looking down towards Glen Doll

Uphill Ski section in the sun

Part of the Uphill ski team take to Meall a Bhuiridh, Glencoe.  We skied up to the bottom of the Flypaper run then headed east for a great run down towards Creag an Fhirich on soft sugary snow.

Unfortunately the further down you go the more you you have to go up.  We climbed the east ridge to the top before heading down to the cafe for a wee rest.

 Dalwhinnie Meet: February 2015

SMC Raeburn hut.

Glorious day on Saturday, so a team of John, Frank, Len and self (Carole) set off for the two Corbetts of Corrieyairick Hill and Gairbeinn. Lovely drive via Laggan and Garva Bridge to paking spot at Melgarve. 100s of deer added to the remote and spacious feeling - once you turned your back on the pylons.

Early morning at Melgarve

Len, Frank and John ready for the off - just waiting for me to give them a compass bearing! 

Not a cloud in sight over Gairbeinn

From the Summit

Len on the summit

Corrieyairack Forest 

2015 Annual Burns Supper

Ohils Mountaineering Club Hut, Crianlarich

Burns' Supper meet this weekend.  Some walking, some skin and some serious high street direct ascents achieved.

Great weekend, a wee bit breezy on the hill but the hut was lovely and cozy.

The 2015 Burns Supper Team

 A couple of the guys headed for Cruach Ardrain

 The Up-Hill ski team en-route for Coire Odhar.

 The day started good but got a wee bit windy later

Skiing back down the road to the van

A wee bit cold out 

John addressing the Haggis

A relaxing cozy night in front of the fire

First Weekend on the hill of 2015

The first weekend of 2015 saw members of the club enjoying the snow on different hills; 

Saturday saw Kevin and team take their bikes past Auch farm to Beinns Mhanach and a'Chiurn.

Sunday saw Dunc and Alan C head to the Trossachs and Stuc a' Choirn.  While over on Loch Lomond Frank, Ian MacG and me (Allan H) took on Ben Vane.

The pictures below are of the Ben Vane team.

Early morning on Loch Lomond

Ben Vane

Looking back across the three lochs; Loch Lomond, Loch Arklet and Loch Katrine

Busy day

Time to blaze our own trail

Last bit of our wee route 

Looking across to Narnain and the Cobbler

The last slopes to the top 

Once they all left it was lovely on the top