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 contact James Dalgarno.
Payment of hut fees:
- for non-JMCS hut fees ask the contact person how to pay;
- for JMCS hut fees, either pay hut fees to the contact person, ideally on the meet itself, or make a bank transfer to the JMCS club bank account using as a reference a specific code for the meet which the contact person or James can give you.
Please pay the fees as soon as possible after the meet. This will reduce the amount of time the contact person (usually James) 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 at most two meets - see the meets booking policy.
2025 weekend meets
The currently booked meets are below.
| Start date | End date | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan | 19 Jan | The Cabin | Short days out |
| 15 Feb | 16 Feb | The Cabin | Daylight opening up 7.44-17.17 |
| 1 Mar | 2 Mar | The Cabin | |
| 15 Mar | 16 Mar | The Cabin | 12 hours daylight |
| 22 Mar | 23 Mar | CIC | Ben Nevis 6 places A Prime weekend |
| 29 Mar | 30 Mar | The Cabin | clocks change |
| 5 Apr | 6 Apr | CIC | Joint SMC meet 6 places |
| 19 Apr | 21 Apr | The Cabin | Easter long weekend. Perhaps sport climbing at Comic Crag or ski touring |
| 3 May | 5 May | Birkness Barn, Buttermere | |
| 17 May | 19 May | Waters Cottage, Kinlochleven | Victoria Holiday. Good for Poll Dubh and Anoch Dubh, and also Garbh Bheinn. |
| 7 Jun | 9 Jun | Smiddy | Long days up North. |
| 5 Jul | 7 Jul | Salving House, Borrowdale | Before the English holidays |
| 9 Aug | 11 Aug | Cabin | |
| 30 Aug | 31 Aug | Possible visit to the Narnain Boulder | Details to be confirmed |
| 13 Sep | 15 Sep | Buttermere | Quiet North Western Fells |
| 11 Oct | 13 Oct | The Smiddy | Autumn in the North |
| 15 Nov | 16 Nov | The Cabin | Centenary dinner - Carr Bridge Hotel.
Further details. |
| 6 Dec | 8 Dec | The Cabin | Early snowed up rock? |
| 20 Dec | 22 Dec | The Cabin | Shortest day |
| 31 Dec | 4 Jan | The Cabin | New Year |
| 2026 | |||
| 24 Jan | 26 Jan | The Cabin | Short days out |
| 21 Feb | 23 Feb | The Cabin | |
| 7 Mar | 9 Mar | The Cabin | |
| 21 Mar | 23 Mar | The Cabin | 12 hours daylight |
| 28 Mar | 29 Mar | CIC | Ben Nevis 8 places |
| 4 Apr | 7 Apr | The Cabin | Easter long weekend |
Notes
- For standard weekend meets the dates in the above table are for the Saturday and Sunday of the weekend, but of course, unless otherwise stated, the venue will be booked for the preceding Friday and Saturday nights.
Similarly for meets which are not standard weekend meets (often Friday to Monday), although there might be a clarification in the notes. - Cabin and Smiddy meets are usually available on Thursday and Sunday nights, in addition to Friday and Saturday - check with James or the hut custodian.