Future Meets

 

It is totally at your own discretion, when you attend the meet and how long you stay.

Mel will be at the hostel during the above dates and looks forward to lots of people joining him on this self service meet.

No accommodation is being booked by the Meets Booking Secretary. Each member who wishes to attend must book directly with Glencoe Youth Hostel.

How long you wish to stay is each individual member’s decision. Once a member books their accommodation please let Mel know so that he can co-ordinate the meet. Mel will inform Fil Arnott, who will put the names of everyone attending on the Meets Booking section of the web site. Mel will be up there from the previous weekend with his touring skis and he would be delighted to walk, climb or ski with anyone else going up early; otherwise he will be skiing Nevis Ranges.

Mel Owen

 

CMC is reserved for members and their guests.

 

The House consists of four bedrooms, a lounge, a kitchen/diner, a drying room, toilets and showers.

Please take note of the following parking arrangements:

There must be no more than three cars parked at the house – you can drive to it and drop off your kit and return to the National Trust Car Park outside the Old DG Bar. There are four NT passes available at the house and those who are NT members should show their members’ passes clearly in the windscreen. Please arrange to travel with others if possible to minimise car numbers. Day visitors must also park at the NT Car Park – come early as it soon fills up.

I will post a list up in the house of who is in which bedroom and I will myself be arriving to unlock the house at about 3pm on Friday 9th March. Please arrange your booking with the Meets Booking Secretary with full cost as above.

Activities will commence on both days at 9am. If March 2012 is anything like March 2011 then anything is possible so come equipped for rock climbing, scrambling, fell walking or winter climbing. There are endless permutations for walking, climbing and scrambling on the Pikes, Bowfell and Scafell and will be dependent on who turns up and what the weather is doing.

Chris Cole

 

General maintenance; other tasks planned by Peter R; keep Peter informed of your ideas; offers for catering would be appreciated.

 

For anyone who has not been to this area before, the number of mountains within striking distance is seemingly limitless. There are 3000 foot peaks surrounding the cottage in all directions, with some to the north-west in the Cairngorms proper reaching the magical height of 4000 feet. The area is not for the faint hearted, and few mountain walks can be undertaken lightly. Those returning to the area will no doubt have their favourite peaks in mind, and perhaps unclimbed Munros or Corbetts to target. Last time the meet was fully booked before any details appeared in the newsletter (!) Will this year prove just as popular?

Toby Harling

 

CMC is reserved for members and their guests.

 

The Hut is situated in Glen Brittle about 300m short of Glen Brittle House. The accommodation comprises large drying room, showers, WCs, well equipped kitchen, dining room with larder fridges, small lounge area with stove.

Recent improvements have included screen on windows in bedrooms, kitchen and sitting room so it should be a midge free meet.

Only 12 beds were available for hire, so accommodation is in 2 bedrooms comprising 6 beds in each room. Please note that Chamois MC does not have sole occupancy of the Hut.

Further details will be in a future Newsletter.

Sue Hodgkinson