Glen Nevis, 13th Oct 2012

Always one of the more popular destinations, 45 of us made the journey up to Fort William this time. While most opted to head up the Ben Nevis mountain track, others took on longer and more strenuous routes: the CMD Arête, and Aonach Beag and Aonach Mor via Glen Nevis.

The weather was generally mediocre, cloudy and occasionally pretty wet, but the day was enlivened by there being a fair amount of snow high up, a foot or more on the summit of Ben Nevis itself. And we did manage the odd glimpse of blue sky.

October snow, Ben Nevis

Navigation Meet, Ochil Hills 7th Oct 2012

Every year around this time we devote a meet to navigation, a training day aimed at giving members a chance to learn and develop essential skills such as map reading and taking bearings.

This year, taking over from Roger Wild, we were grateful to have the assistance of Heather Morning, Mountain Safety Advisor with the MCofS, who provided a morning lecture and then tuition during the day to one group.

Most of the other attendees grouped with an experienced member of the club and set off from Tillicoultry on various routes around the Ochil Hills.

At the summit of Ben Cleuch (Guy Templeton, 7 Oct 2012)

Autumn Ceilidh, 5th Oct 2012

Photos from the ever-popular Autumn Ceilidh, this year held at Chamber East, Dundee.

Creag Meagaidh, Loch Laggan, 29th Sept 2012

It was a foggy, wet and windy day around Loch Laggan, much worse than forecast, and with transport problems - frustrating but not of our making - delaying the start for some, most people decided to summit one or two of the Munros of the Creag Meagaidh circuit before retiring to the pub.

Looking along Coire Ardair, towards 'the Window' (Paul Crawford, 29 Sept 2012)

Lagangarbh Hut Weekend Meet, Glen Coe, 21-23 Sept 2012

Our first weekend trip of the year was to Lagangarbh Hut, Glen Coe, and it didn't disappoint. Lucky with the weather for the second week in a row, this was a well-attended and active meet, encompassing a variety of walking and climbing routes, a swim in a loch and more.

This trip report covers just some of what we got up to that weekend: Aonach Eagach, Buachaille Etive Mor, climbing at Rannoch Wall and Glen Nevis, and a few traditional DURC mountain hut games...

Lagangarbh Hut, Glen Coe (Caren Kresse, 22 Sept 2012)