Club News and Events

Mountaineering Council of Scotland Subscriptions

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland AGM will be held on 4th September 2010. Among the resolutions which will be discussed at the meeting is a proposal for an increase of £2 to £15 in the annual subscription for each member of an affiliated club.

Click on this link - http://www.mcofs.org.uk/agm2010.asp - to find out more.

Mountaineering Council of Scotland AGM

Janice Thomson will be representing the Club at the MCofS AGM on Saturday 4th September 2010 at Glenmore Lodge. Apart from the formal business in the afternoon there is an excellent programme of free events/activities during the morning. Cameron McNeish is the speaker on Saturday evening. Accommodation and meals are available at the Lodge. Click on the following link for details: http://www.mcofs.org.uk/events.asp?s=2&id=MCS-V10181

If you would like to go and share transport, contact Janice on 01333 360511 or email:

Andy Hewison Climbs Mount McKinley

Congratulations to club member Andy Hewison who set off to Alaska on an expedition to climb North America's highest mountain - Denali (also known as Mount McKinley).

Andy summited Denali on 25th May 2010.

Click the following link to view a report on Andy's trip (PDF Document).

First Munro

Congratulations to Lauraine Harper-King for ascending her first Munro. This Munro was Beinn a' Chaorainn near Loch Laggan and was completed at the club walk on Sunday 9th May 2010.

New Meeting Venue

All future Indoor Meetings of Glenrothes Hillwalkers Club will be at: Warout Stadium, Warout Road, Glenrothes, Fife, KY7 4JY.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Glenrothes Hillwalkers Club was held on the 2nd March 2010. A new committee was elected at the AGM and is detailed on the Committee page.

Ceilidh

On Friday 19th February 2010 we had another brilliant ceilidh at the Markinch Bowling Club.

At the ceilidh a total of £340 was raised for Dundonnell Mountain Rescue. This money will be donated later in 2010.

Many thanks to Julie Garland, Harry Dryburgh, John and Morag Telfer for all their hard work in organising this years ceilidh.

Silent Auction

The silent auction at the January 2010 club meeting raised £66 for Mountain Rescue.

Many thanks to all club members who either donated items for the auction or who bid for items.

This money will be combined with other money raised by the club and donated to individual Mountain Rescue Team(s) later in 2010.

Hampers Raffle

At the December 2009 club meeting £129.05 was raised for Mountain Rescue. The money was raised at the raffle. Members had donated items of (non perishable) food at the previous meeting. The hampers were then made up by Gillian MacKay and Tarn Bayne. There were 2 large hampers and 3 medium hampers and several individual items.

Many thanks to Gillian and Tarn for their work in organising this event. Thanks also to all members who contributed items to the raffle and those who bought tickets.

The money raised at the raffle will be combined with other money raised by the club and donated to individual Mountain Rescue Team(s) in 2010. The last time this happened was in July 2009 when Torridon Mountain Rescue were presented with a cheque for £617.

Autumn 2009 Newsletter

The latest newsletter of Glenrothes Hillwalkers Club can now be downloaded by clicking on the following link. Autumn 2009 Newsletter.

Discounts for Glenrothes Hillwalkers Club Members

Nevisport (Kirkcaldy) is the latest shop to offer Glenrothes Hillwalkers Club members a discount of 10% in store on production of a current membership card. Items which are already discounted or on sale are excluded from any further discount.

Details of shops which offer a discount for Glenrothes Hillwalkers Club members can be found on the Membership Benefits page.

Three New Compleatists

Three members of Glenrothes Hillwalkers Club have "compleated" all 284 Munros recently. They were accordingly presented with their quaich's at the September 2009 club meeting.

Cameron Campbell "compleated" his last Munro (Schiehallion) in July with several other club members.

Wendy and Norman Georgeson "compleated" their Munros in August at the Mull Club Weekend. Their last Munro being Ben More.

Cameron being presented with his quaich by Kate Thomson (Club Chairperson).

Norman and Wendy Georgeson being presented with their quaich's by Kate Thomson (Club Chairperson).

Donation to Torridon Mountain Rescue

Twenty members of Glenrothes Hillwalkers Club met up with the Torridon Mountain Rescue Team. The group was staying at the Torridon Youth Hostel and walking in the area as part of their monthly weekend meets programme. On the agenda was the presentation of a cheque for £617 from the club members to Depute Team Leader, Eoghain MacLean. Janice Thomson, the club's Vice Chairperson said she was delighted to pass on the cheque in recognition and support for the fantastic work the Team carries out on behalf of all hillgoers. Eoghain spoke about the running costs of the team and the challenges of supporting its upkeep. Thanking the group he said the club's donation was greatly appreciated.

Cam and Ryan (centre front) pictured with club members in front of the Mountain Rescue Landrover outside Torridon Youth Hostel.

Janice explained that the club is involved in fundraising throughout the year with money being raised through the annual Ceilidh, a silent auction and individual donations. Two of the main fundraisers and organisers of the Ceilidh, Julie Garland and Harry Dryburgh had their photo taken with the Team members beside the MRT vehicle. Members John and Morag Telfer who were not present at the weekend are co-fundraisers.

Team members, Cam Mackay and Ryan MacLean provided further background information when the group was shown the MRT base and equipment store. This gave everyone a greater insight into the skill, commitment and enthusiasm of all the Team members who are of course volunteers. Eoghain explained that as climbers and mountaineers themselves, their main interest and concern is to help people who get into difficulty in the hills.

Club Trip to Eire

17 members of Glenrothes Hillwalkers Club have returned from a week long trip to Southern Ireland. The group departed Edinburgh airport on the 17th June 2009 and returned on the 24th June 2009. The accommodation was in Killarney International Youth Hostel. Most of the mountains climbed were in the MacGillycuddy's Reeks range, although some were further away. The group enjoyed excellent weather and everyone had a brilliant time.

Most of the group pictured at the summit of Brandon Mountain, Dingle Peninsula.
More photos of the trip are in the Photo Gallery.

On behalf of everyone on the trip I would like to express our thanks to Steve Fairley for organising such an excellent trip.

Andrew Frame

Hearts and Heroes Challenge

Bruce Rollo's team - the Howe of Fife Occasionals - successfully completed the challenge by walking 29 miles along the Southern Upland Way.

The walk took place on the 16th May 2009 and took 11 hours.

Many thanks to all who sponsored them. The team managed to raise over £3000 for Poppyscotland and disabled rugby players.