Maps 51 & 52, Grid Ref 773 309 or 808 308 The easiest way up Ben Chonzie is to start at the head of Glen Lednock at Coishavachan. A landrover track heads up from here to an altitude of around 800m, according to the map, but I suspect may go …
Maps 65 & 66, Grid Ref tbc These fine grassy hills just to the south of Edinburgh are well seen whilst driving south through Fife. The highest point is Scald Law (579m) but there are numerous other tops and several reservoirs and an artificial ski slope. The hills can be …
The Mountains and the people will be running more volunteering days coming up in June / July if any club members are interested. On these tasks, you will undertake what is known as a “drainage run”. This means walking the route of the path, with a member of The Mountains …
Raymond Marshall Award This award goes to the winner of the Best Photograph taken during the year and will be judged by a professional Photographer. Email your photo to rogjan.owen@gmail.com, remember to include your name, the location and the date the photo was taken. To be submitted by 15th March latest. Photos must …
Stonehaven Mountaineering and Hillwalking Club article By Roger Owen, full magazine edition available online here and also featured pages 60-62 on attached extract PDF.
Starting with a small walk from the Station Hotel, Stonehaven leaving 11am, Please contact Steve if coming. Tea at the Marine Hotel at 6pm – remember to check the menu on their website. We are pre-booking our supper so we can be finished by 7:00 pm in time for the pub crawl. …
We are hosting a Curry Night on Friday 22nd March 2019 with all proceeds going to Mend our Mountains. Members to cook curry – Venue 19 martin Place, Stonehaven. (Annes House) Please contact Anne if interested in coming along.
No other Munro is better known for its subsidiary top. Carn Cloich-mhuilinn is the one that got away, for Hugh Munro had been keeping this for the last one, but he died without completing the Munros and tops. It is 942m, but the rise from Beinn Bhrotain, to the NW, …
Map No 37 If going please contact John McPherson on 07772981042 Meet in the square at 7:00am The Cabrach is a unique and beautiful location rich in cultural heritage, typified by its haunting landscape and the great numbers of tumble down crofts and steadings, which today litter this upland plateau. …
Grid Ref 594416, Map No. 51 Ben Lawers is the 10th highest mountain in the UK and the highest in the Southern Highlands. The mountain is at the centre of a chain of 7 Munros which fit people can walk in one day. The NTS have installed a large car-park and …
Map 44, Grid Ref 310851 “England! thy beauties are tame and domestic, to one who has roved o’er the mountains afar. Oh, for the crags that is wild and majestic! The steep frowning glories of dark Lochnagar!” So wrote Lord Byron who climbed Lochnagar from Invercauld by the Garbh Allt, …
Venue: Station Hotel Function Room Stonehaven at 8pm New Cost £2 and New Time 8pm 30th October 2018 Aberdeen Mountain Rescue Team: (Don’t Go Home by Accident!) Kenny Webster 27th November 2018 : SMHC – the Last 40 Years Jack Mitchell 29th January 2019 : Trekking to Everest Base Camp and Gokyo Lakes, …
Map 42, Grid Ref 628793 Enough Munros to keep anyone going in a day on either side of the pass with a good high start and a couple or three Corbetts for those heading down that route. Either a bike to return to the start along the Sustrans route through …
Map 20 – Grid Ref 463684 Ben Wyvis is a very prominent hill to the north of Inverness. It boasts a main Munro summit Glas Leathad Mor (1046m), 3 subsidiary tops and a top demoted from the original Munro list. The stalking season will be in force and the estates prefers ascent …
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Map 44, Grid Ref 310851 “England! thy beauties are tame and domestic, to one who has roved o’er the mountains afar. Oh, for the crags that is wild and majestic! The steep frowning glories of dark Lochnagar!” So wrote Lord Byron who climbed Lochnagar from Invercauld by the Garbh Allt, …
Map 42, Grid Ref 628793 Balsporran Cottages – Details TBC
SMHC 40th Anniversary Ceilidh
Map 43, Grid Ref 156883 Starting from the car park at Auchallater, there are several options for today’s walk. The Corbett Creag nan Ghabar is a fine viewpoint and would be good choice for those amongst us who are,feeling less energetic. The Munro, Carn an Tuirc may be climbed via …
Map 36, Grid Ref 990040 The Northern Corries sitting on the edge of the 1245m. Cairngorm plateau overlooking Strathspey. Coire Cas, Coire an t Sneachda 1176m. And Coire Lochain 1215m. being the highest point of the coire headwall. They offer a huge amount of climbing with excellent routes at all …