Past Events

Friday – Sunday April 24-26 https://huts.mountaineering.scot/Hut/naismith Contact Caroline

A Stravaig (easy) walk. Contact: gill@shirreffs.net or 07778 739414 Date and Meeting Time Friday 17 April 2026 at 10 am at Kingswells Park and Ride or 11 am at Cambus O’May car park Meeting Place Cambus o’May Forest Trails Car Park.  Approx. 3½ miles west of Dinnet, on the A93, on the right towards the end […]

A popular munro from an unusual direction. Contact ivan_abz@btinternet.com The current plan is to start from the road about 3k south of Ballater. grid ref: NO 352 917. Heading up onto the high ground on a landrover track to Cairn Hillock and then Creag Dearg. From there following the county boundary across the high ground […]

Midweek walk, contact meetorganiser5@cairngormclub.org.uk An opportunity to explore the Pollagach Glen from Cambus o’May.  The glen is the subject of a 1927 Journal article “The Pollagach Rocking Stone” in which the author describes “a stretch of some three miles into which the Rocking Stone attracted me with all the alluring sense of discovery.” Further details can be found in […]

A weekend away at Inverdran.

Before the nights have drawn in a final chance this season to practice Night Navigation. Meet at the layby on the B977 at the East end of the hill (NJ 743038) at 18:00 As the light fades will navigate through the forest remnants and up onto the open hillside. We will spend about 3 hours, practicing various techniques, before […]

A straightforward walk of up to 12 kms (distance can be easily shortened) on good paths. From the Forvie Centre, across the undulating dunes to join coastal path to Hackley Bay and on to Forvie Church. Short steep ascent and descent on steps at Hackley Bay. Refreshments after at Trellis cafe, Newburgh Contact: Bill Reith 07710 318485 bill.reith@btinternet.com Meeting […]

The main party started out from below the ski centre, ascending via the west side of Carn an Tuirc, on steep, heather-covered slopes before entering cloud and snow on the plateau. Careful navigation brought them to Cairn of Claise, where, running slightly behind schedule and facing a committing onward traverse, they chose a shorter return. […]

Club members show photos and talk about their adventures in the last year. £3 admission fee, open to all. Refreshments available: tea, coffee and biscuits.Doors 7pm Talk starts 7.30pmContact Tom Litterick Location: Garden Room at the Cross, Queens Cross Church, 38 Albyn Place, AB10 1YN From street to the room: through the Cafe entrance, then […]

This will be a new route for the club.  Troup Head is an RSPB reserve.  It has the largest Gannet colony on Scotland’s Mainland. It was devastated with Avian flu ( losing 40% of adult gannets and 90% of chicks) but is making a good recovery. The birds are now returning from wintering at sea.  […]

Winter skills training opportunities – walking in snow with crampons and ice axe, this is limited to 6 people. The participants will stay at our Muir Cottage over the weekend. Note this is currently full – however there is a wait list, and all our other winter day meets have the opportunity for some short […]

Contact David Dunlop

Our next day meet is on Saturday 7th February and will be a west to east traverse of Moray’s finest peak, Ben Rinnes. We have decided to run a 19 seater coach for our day meets between now and May. This is a trial to gauge if members prefer the comparative luxury of coach travel […]

Imogene Newlands and Sam Percival – ‘Film and talk on a Cuillin ridge traverse and challenging health conditions.’ More info: https://www.instagram.com/p/DMIDznYNeM3/ £3 admission fee, open to all. Refreshments available: tea, coffee and biscuits.Doors 7pm Talk starts 7.30pmContact Tom Litterick Location: Garden Room at the Cross, Queens Cross Church, 38 Albyn Place, AB10 1YN From street […]

A loop of around starting from the Tyrebagger car park (B979) Grid ref: 848 111 (Important – the meeting point is in the 2nd car park if turning left off the A96. Look forthe Green SPARROWS sign then turn left into the Forestry and Land Scotland car park)There is plenty of space for parking and […]

Red and amber were our colours for the weekend. Firstly the weather came howling, splashing and drifting – moderating our ambitions for mountain activities on Saturday, with driving rain, rivers swollen, roads flooded and avalanche alerts daunting for higher up, and meaning a few travelling from further afield had to think again. Friday eve was […]

Our annual Lochnagar trip was pushed back by a week due to weather, which meant we could now take the coach along Glen Muick which wouldn’t have been possible on the original date. Even so, there was still plenty of snow waiting to greet the first day trip of the year. It started off bright […]

Mark Diggens SAIS (Scottish Avalanche Information Service) and Mike Reading (Met Office) – ‘Avalanche awareness presentation.’ £3 admission fee, open to all. Refreshments available: tea, coffee and biscuits.Doors 7pm Talk starts 7.30pmContact Tom Litterick Location: Garden Room at the Cross, Queens Cross Church, 38 Albyn Place, AB10 1YN From street to the room: through the […]

The ‘Coloured’ Hills of Alford. With an 8am start for our minibus from St Margarets, this polychromatic meet includes the Green, White, Red and Black Hills south-east of Alford. Starting at a farm track off a back road to the south, we go past Ewens Croft, and ascend Green Hill on a mix of track […]

A social Stravaig walk – Potarch and Craigmore Woods (contact Jay Turner) An easy woodland walk which rises round the hill top and contours of Craigmore Wood, then round and back down to Potarch. Distance about 5km. Lunch Potarch Inn lunch is booked for 1.30 at Potarch Inn. This will take the form of soup […]

A midweek walk by car, with car-sharing possibilities for those without. Depart at 10 am (car-share from Kingswells P&R at 9 am) from small parking area at the access road to Little Mill, immediately on left after crossing bridge over River Girnock on South Deeside road (B976) from Ballater, heading towards Crathie. We set off […]

The club’s final weekend of the year was held at the Corran bunkhouse. The weather was classically “dreich” but it didn’t stop our intrepid members getting out. Hills climbed included Meall na Fearna from Lochearnhead, Glass Bheinn fromKinlochleven, and Creach Beinn from Loch Creran. A few ventured into the Lost Valley in Glencoe and the […]

‘Cold Mountains, high winds and big seas’ – a talk from the Scottish Mountaineering Club secretary, Iain Young, co-author of the latest version of SMC guide “The Cairngorms & North-East Scotland”. £3 admission fee, open to all. Refreshments available.Doors 7pm Talk starts 7.30pmContact Tom Litterick Location: Garden Room at the Cross, Queens Cross Church, 38 […]

A midweek walk. Travel by car, with car-sharing possibilities for those without. Contact David Christie: 07731 333 033

With Deeside glowing in autumnal splendour, members came from near and far to gather at Muir Cottage for a Friday eve spent catching up and sharing tales of summer trips, and then planning the next days outings. Saturday saw early risers heading out on epics – running and walking to Derry Cairngorm, a bike/run to […]

After a few pickups on route, our full minibus arrived at Loch Turret to drop off the main party who would traverse the munro, with the second party doing a loop from Invergeldie. On a pleasant still day, Loch Turret provided a fine surface for autumnal reflections. The upper lochan was more Ordha (golden) than […]

The club spent the weekend amongst the Torridon giants of Beinn Alligin, Liathach, and Beinn Eighe at Mol Mor. It was a weekend of two halves – typical “dreich” Scottish hill days followed by wonderful blue skies and spectacular cloud inversions. As usual we ate like kings on Saturday evening with wonderful food contributions and […]

The club had a very successful mid week walk up Bennachie in nice weather. The route started at Rowantree and followed the Turnpike trail taking in a visit to the Fog house and then the Colony trail to Gordon way and up to Mither Tap with some going on to Craigshannoch.

The club spent last weekend at Galloway Activity Centre near Castle Douglas. A mixture of climbing and Corbett bagging were the main activities. The weather wasn’t the best but it didn’t stop anyone from having fun.

With gale force winds forecast for the summits, this year’s traverse (S to N) through the Lairig Ghru was a good choice, as it kept us out of the worst of the wind. 17 of us started at Linn o’ Dee. Derry Lodge was reached in good time, and there the 3 runners amongst us […]