Hello there everyone, As some of you may be aware we had to cancel the Ben Lomond expedition due to adverse weather and instead we proceeded to do a section of the west highland way from Balmaha to Rowardennan. The tree coverage did not quite keep us dry but at the end of the day we all got back and enjoyed a soaking wet day for what it was worth. :-)

Minutes from Club Meeting on 22nd of October

In short:

1.    Next walking trip on 26^th of October.

Hi everyone, here are the minutes from this Wednesday’s meeting and I would also like to thank everyone who turned up.

Next Walking Trip

The next walking trip will be a day trip on the 26^th of October. There is ONE place left!

We will meet at 7.30am outside Caledonian Court and head out by 8am latest. Remember to bring packed lunch, your equipment and a good mood.

In order to come on the trip you will need to have paid the SA membership and the MCofS fees. If you still need to do so, get in touch with a committee member and arrange a time to meet and pay the £5 fee.

Cost for fuel will be £5.

Next Climbing Trip

As usual there will be a climbing trip next Wednesday (29^th of October) right after our meeting to Ibrox. Cost is £3 for the subway, £4 entry fee and £3 for equipment hire.

General Information

If you have any suggestions, questions or concerns feel free to get in contact with us via Facebook, email or during our weekly meetings on Wednesday afternoon 2pm in M142.

Cheers

Hannah (Secretary)

GCU Mountaineering

Hello there everyone a you know we have a trip this Sunday to Ben Lomond. We have out the day as follows:

• 7.30 - Arrive at gear store and get essential kit.
• 8.00 - Leave in mini bus for Ben Lomond.
• 9.10 - Reach the start point just outside Rowardennan.
• 9.30 - Start the hike.
• 12.30-13.00 - reach summit and have lunch.
• 13.15 - Begin descent from top.
• 16.15 - Reach minibus.
• 17.25 - Arrive at gear store
• 17.30 - Once all borrowed gear has handed in and fuel has been paid for everyone can head home.

This is presuming the route takes 6 hour and 45 minutes, it is unlikely it will take this long but just in case extra breaks are needed and if our pace is a little slow. remember the only cost is £5 for fuel and we would as that you try to get all kit recommended to you on the minimum kit list - see under "minimum kit list" on the blog. if you require and kit that we can provide you with please ask for it when we meet up at the gear store.
The route we are going to take is as follows - http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/map3_5ll.shtml
Thank you all for read and I look forward to seeing you this Sunday.

Hello everyone last weekend (11/10/14) we had our first club trip at Ben Ime, The weather was on our side and the views eventually arrived half way through the trip, Here are all the trip photos I took. I hope I have uploaded them correctly so the can be viewed individually if not I will change it soon after the next weekly meeting this Wednesday.