{"id":167,"date":"2012-06-27T22:00:58","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T22:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.idioteque.co.uk\/blog\/?page_id=167"},"modified":"2026-03-05T19:54:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T19:54:25","slug":"about-the-club","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thesmhc.co.uk\/?page_id=167","title":{"rendered":"About the Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Club was formed in 1978 and there are currently about 45 members. We are a North East based mountaineering and hillwalking club in Scotland. We try and meet up on a regular basis, occasionally on Sundays for Day Walks and in the Winter months we hold Indoor Meets usually on Tuesday nights at Number 44 Hotel & Bar Stonehaven.<\/p>\n\n\n

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We also hold weekend meets at various locations through-out Scotland and the Highlands. We give ourselves freedom to do our own routes at our own pace. If you want to come along and see what it’s all about please get in touch.

Our activities include:<\/strong>

Weekend meets and an annual \u2018May Week\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subsidised training opportunities<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rock climbing training in Summer, depending on demand<\/span>

Invited speakers at our Indoor Meets at No.44 Hotel and Bar, Stonehaven<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AGM Meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We currently hold our Annual AGM meeting on the last Tuesday of November each year. If you have any information which you think may be of interest to our members please send it to us via email – contact.thesmhc@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Committee Meetings
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Committee meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of the month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/strong><\/td>Host<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 3rd<\/sup> March 2026<\/td>Willie Morris<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 2nd<\/sup> June 2026<\/td>Steve McFarland<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 1st<\/sup> September 2026<\/td>Anne Sinclair<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 2nd<\/sup> March 2027<\/td>Karin Marshall<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 1st<\/sup> June 2027<\/td>Roger Owen<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday 7th<\/sup> September 2027<\/td>Karen & Paul Yarnold<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our Club History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As shared in the Scottish Mountaineer magazine<\/a> 2018 edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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