York Mountaineering Club winter weekend February 2012 The trip was organised by Maria the new club secretary and all thanks go to her for a great weekend that was had by all. Friday The weather forecast was all about the cold front from Russia when the advance team set… Continue reading
The Big Ben and the Wee Buachaille 14-15 January 2012 After the recent thaw, we didn’t have very high hopes for winter climbing, but a forecast for a cold clear weekend, and reports that there was still plenty of ice and snow on Ben Nevis persuaded us that the drive… Continue reading
Gales and Gullies in Glen Clova Thursday night was perfect preparation for a weekend’s climbing – several pints in the Fox, followed by whisky, mince pies and door frame climbing competitions in the early hours at John’s flat… By Friday afternoon the hangovers were just starting to loosen their… Continue reading
Geal Charn 3, Geal Charn 4 …….(kickstarting the Project ?) SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, 10-11 December 2011 The deer were everywhere. Several herds of them sprinkled across the lower moors, driven down from the Munros by snowstorms and midweek winds up to 100mph [with even a gust of 165 recorded… Continue reading
November approached and with it thoughts on a hill in the west of Jockland that needed to be trodden on !! The Bunkhouse at the Glencoe Independant Hostel was booked and filled with bodies from YMC and hillwalking friends of old, my kids decided they wanted to play as well,… Continue reading
Hats Off to John and Jock; Grampians October 2011 Sir Hugh himself, and also Rev A E Robertson the first Compleationist, had the advantage of living in Scotland. But John Corbett lived in Bristol. Even so, he became the fourth Compleationist (and the first English one) in 1930,… Continue reading
Title: Club trip to SkyeLocation: The Isle of SkyeLink out: Click hereDescription: York Mountaineering Club will be having its annual early May trip to the Romantic Isle of Skye for 2012. This continues the popular early May trip to the Scottish Islands of Rum, Jura and Arran. The cost is… Continue reading
TWO MEN OF KNOYDART Twas down by the farm of Scottas Lord Brocket walked one day And he saw a sight that troubled him Far more than he could say For the two men of York Were doing what they’d planned They’d staked their claim, they were digging their drains… Continue reading
Dornoch to Ullapool – a Highland Coast to Coast In the Churchyard, old tarpaulins had been strung between trees to make the most primitive shelter. The women tried to hang blankets to screen off sections for the 18 separate families. The men simply sat, expressionless, unable to come to terms… Continue reading
THE NOTCH AND THE CASTLE Neptune’s staircase. Two miles out of Fort Bill on the Road to the Isles, its the last (or first) link in the Caledonian Canal Here, King Neptune’s watery kingdom climbs up eight steps, to rise 64 feet out of the sea to Loch Lochy…… the… Continue reading
