Heriot-Watt and Queen Margaret Universities
Mountaineering Club
Welcome to the website of the Heriot-Watt and Queen Margaret Universities Mountaineering
Club.
We are a very active club with official club trips every weekend during term time, as well as
weekly climbing session in Sports Hall 1, weekly pub meets and lots more as and when we feel like it.
Latest News
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Ceilidh 2010 Matt, Feb 9th, 19:40
The clubs annual ceilidh will be held on Saturday 6th March, tickets are priced at £15, this includes 5 drinks, food, oh and a ceilidh!!
See section on left for more details
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Winter is here! Andy, Dec 1st 2009, 12:50
Bringing with it blizzards, early nights and lots of snow and ice. These key items should now be in your kit: headtorches, warm gear, stiffer boots and high energy emergency rations
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The spectacular Lagangarbh featuring Roger Wild: 27-29 November. Kyle, Nov 24th 2009, 14:31
Lagangarbh has a reputation as one of the most luxurious huts in Scotland. Sitting in Glen Etive, at the [...]
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26th November, 6.30pm - Winter Safety Talk Joe, Nov 17th 2009, 15:24
A talk on Winter Safety given by the fantastic Roger Wild.
If there's anything about being safe in the hills in winter that this man doesn't know, I'll eat my hat! This is thoroughly [...]
Next Meet: 12/03-14/03 Naismith Hut, Assynt
Joe, Today, 12:03
Naismith Hut, Assynt (see here for details)
This hut is up in the far North West of the Highlands. It's a really nice part of the world and quite remote. The mountains of the area are quite small, most aren't even Munros, but they are some of the most unique mountains in Scotland. Stac Pollaidh is a wonderful rocky ridge in miniature and Suilven is an amazing mountain which looks different from every angle.
Nearby is the sea cliff climbing area of Reiff. This is one of the best areas for sea cliff climbing in the UK, according to many people, but because it's tucked away in the far NW, it isn't climbed on as much as other, more obvious places. There is also climbing on Stac Pollaidh.
There is hut space for 8 people on this trip so places are quite limited. Sleeping bags are needed but mattresses are provided.
Map is OS Landranger Sheet 15 Loch Assynt.
Sign up for this trip!» | Go discuss about it on the forum! »
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Socializing
Loic, Nov 2nd 2009, 16:02