club history
The draft constitution of the Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland was drawn up and the name Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland was decided upon by Messrs Hutchison, Rutherford and Rusk during a storm bound day at the Mutthorn Hut at the head of the Lauter Brunnen valley in the Swiss Alps in July 1924.
The Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland was formed in November 1925 at an outing to Arrochar, the idea for a club germinating at a discussion under the Narnain boulder [OS Grid ref: 274057].
The JMCS now has sections in London, Glasgow, Perth and Lochaber, as well as Edinburgh.
A more detailed history, from 1924 to 1970, can be found here. It is 4MB, so may take some time to download.
The following photograph is of the inaugural meeting of the JMCS at the Narnain Boulder, September 1925.
L>R: W Speirs; JA Stevens; C Robertson; AJ Rusk [SMC Edin]; ? Waddington; CW Parry; RN Rutherford; GR Speirs; AG Hutcheson [SMC Gla]
The club's history includes some of the most important mountaineers in Scotland.
Although not so well known, Charles Stupart produced a
biography
of Pat Baird, one of the early members, for the club's 2000 newsletter, which sheds an interesting light on the climbing scene of the era.
The photo shows Pat climbing, in what appears to be his early days as well.