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Members’ external courses and events:
Navigation skills course with Mountaineering Scotland, July 11th, 2025: Report by Mark Steell
Mountaineering Scotland run Navigation Skills courses across Scotland throughout the year, and these are courses are available at different fitness levels for low-level, hill-level and mountain level activity.
I joined the hill-level course called a Level 2 course which lasted a day from 9-5pm. We all met at Moffat Mountain Rescue Base. There were 8 participants and 2 Mountain Rescue staff who they led the course.
The course consisted of an hour and a half of map and compass theory in a room at the base and then we went a walk into a woodland and hill area using the map and compass to establish bearings, speed, landscape and using apps useful for hillwalking.
We were fortunate to have a warm and sunny day for this so we had questions session outdoors over lunch in the woodland and went into how to deal with emergencies over tea at the summit, so it was very relaxed as well as being informative.
The cost was £50 for the day and there are other courses to build on this introduction including night navigation and winter navigation which I could do in the future.
You can book the navigation courses at https://www.mountaineering.scot/safety-and-skills/courses-and-events/our-courses/navigation-courses
Paisley Hillwalking Club is affiliated to Mountaineering Scotland, so club members receive membership automatically and access to benefits including courses similar to this.
20th July Sunday walk – Stob a’ Choire Odhair and Stob Ghabhar
Stob a’ Choire Odhair and Stob Ghabhar. It was dry all day apart from a ten minute shower. Quite clammy. Mist at high level meant we didn’t get many views, but it did clear a bit on the second Munro. Hot and sunny on the way down. A tough walk. These two hills were June Williams’ 100th & 101st Munros. I am sure that all club members say, “well done!” to June for her efforts. Onwards and upwards to her 200th
6th July Sunday walk – Beinn A Ghlo
Ascending Beinn A Ghlo
Beinn A Ghlo summit
6-9th June – Torridon weekender
6 Paisley Hillwalking club members spent a great weekend at the Mol Mor bunkhouse on Loch Torridon.
The weather was superb for the first weekend in June. Saturday’s climb included the Beinn Alligin circuit taking in a couple of Munros while Sunday’s walk was on a stalkers track with some doing the Corbett Beinn Damh and others doing a neighbouring Graham.
The views were fantastic from all the walks, we had a couple of drinks at the Torridon Inn after Sunday’s walk and new member Graham Tyre won the coveted quiz trophy.
We all hope to get back to this venue in the future as it is convenient access point for some classic mountains.
11th May Sunday walk – Buachaille Etive Mor
For the first PHC Sunday walk in May the club walked the length of Buachaille Etive Mor climbing the Munro summits of Stob Dearg and Stob Na Broige.
With the glorious weather we were glad to get a breeze after the initial climb up the corrie and had the opportunity of stunning views across the Rannoch Moor and Glencoe for the rest of the walk.
Club weekend meet at Corpach near Fort William, 2-5 May
10 PHC members, including 3 new members, enjoyed good weather and some classic long hill walks on the recent May bank holiday weekend.
Amongst hills climbed were Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis via the CMD arête, the Grey Corrie hills – from either end, and the Creag Meagaidh round of 3 munros, four seasons in one day and overnight snow on the plateau. A great sociable weekend complete with quizzes and live music provided by members.
