Weekend meets
Throughout the year the club has a programme of weekend meets
(usually in climbing huts, although occasionally camping)
on average once a month.
Members wanting to book on a weekend meet should get in touch with the
contact person listed for that meet
(if no one is listed contact Susan Marvell).
Hut fees: please pay hut fees to the contact person, ideally on the meet itself, or else send them as soon as possible afterwards (make cheques payable to 'Edinburgh JMCS'). This will reduce the amount of time the contact person (usually Sue) has to spend collecting money.
Booking policy: see the meets booking policy for information on how long before a meet you may book, and also the club policy on cancellations.
Guests: a member may bring a non-member as a guest to a single meet - see the meets booking policy.
2011-12 winter weekend meets
Details of forthcoming weekend meets are in the table below.
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| Date | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 16th to Sunday 18th December | The Cabin, Balgowan, James Dalgarno 10 places £7 ppn |
Up on Aonach Mor or in the Northern Cairngorms there may just be some early season ice and certainly potential for scratching some granite with those crampons and ice tools. There is plenty of opportunity local to the hut for early season walking too. |
| Friday 30th December to Thursday 5th January
New Year - Long Weekend |
The Smiddy, Dundonnell, Helen Forde,
8 places £7 ppn |
Plenty of great hills and corries in Wester Ross to get out and explore from the hut over this extended weekend. |
| Friday 30th December to Thursday 5th January
New Year - Long Weekend |
The Cabin, Balgowan, Chris Eilbeck 10 places £7 ppn |
Here too plenty of great hill opportunities to be had based at the Cabin. The Northern Cairngorms or the Aonachs are to hand for early season mixed routes. On those rest days, if it's cold enough, the ice routes right next to the A9 at Aviemore (flood light climbing) may be an option as is of course Oui Oui. |
| Friday 27th to Sunday 29th January | The Cabin, Balgowan, James Dalgarno 10 places £7 ppn |
Opportunities for powder and granite in the Northern Cairngorms or the Aonachs should be aplenty, as well as some water ice routes, wherever it can be found. The hut will provide a great base for getting to all these venues as well for many of winter hill walks within an hour or so drive of the hut. There should also be by now opportunities for ski-touring. |
| Friday 10th to Sunday 12th February | The Cabin, Balgowan, James Dalgarno 10 places £7 ppn |
The ice routes on Creag Meagaidh and maybe even the Ben should now be fattened up. The extra few hours of day light making longer walks or ski-tours a possibility. |
| Friday 24th to Sunday 26th February | Mol Mor, Torridon,
Charles Stupart 6 places £11.50 ppn (option for 4 more at slightly higher price) |
Mol Mor, a NTS property, is part of a converted farm steading at the head of Loch Torridon. This provides a second opportunity this winter to appreciate the magnificent mountains of Wester Ross; this time those of Torridon and close by at Applecross. The area offers some of the best climbing in Scotland whether it be mixed buttress routes of Beinn Eighe or icefall routes or long gullies on Liathach or Beinn Bhan. Some great classic ridges on hand too. Mol Mor |
| Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th March | The Cabin, Balgowan, James Dalgarno 10 places £7 ppn |
Neighbouring Creag Meagaidh and, a bit further west - the Ben, should by now be in pretty good condition. There should be a good snow-base for touring and of course still opportunities for winter hill walking. |
| Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th March | CIC, Ben Nevis,
James Dalgarno, 8 places £12 ppn |
By this time in the season the ice on the Ben should be pretty thick and the neve nice and plastic. CIC hut |
| Friday 13th to Sunday 15th April | The Cabin, Balgowan, James Dalgarno 10 places £7 ppn |
It is that time of year when you can climb on rock or ice or ski in spring snow. The Ben is likely to still be in nick as are the high routes in the various Cairngorm corries that can be reached from the hut. A skin to Ben Macdui or a tour over the Aonochs is very possible at this time of year. Plenty of opportunities for early season rock climbing at Creag Dubh, or Glen Nevis or on the Moray Coast. |