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A reminder for tomorrow evening – don’t miss: Molly Worth talking us through her Alpine Apprenticeship, from MUMC Fresher to the Summit of The Matterhorn! The ‘performance’ starts at 7:30pm for around an hour. “Doors open” at 7.15 pm. Zoom Meeting Link (the same for the whole of Season 3): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89427013616 Meeting ID: 894 2701 3616Passcode: The Year of Founding of The Rucksack Club PS if you have some photos or a story you’d like to share, there’s an opportunity to be a part of a Double Bill for the final episode of Season 3 on Tuesday 22nd March. Drop me an email if you are tempted 🙂

Although the restrictions on hut numbers have been removed, it is important to understand that Covid has not gone away. Please read the revised Regulations for booking and using the huts on the website. At Beudy, please remember that you need to bring your own tea towels, pillows and bedding when staying in the hut. Antibacterial mattress protectors have been fitted on all the bunks. These are changed regularly. Steve and I understand that Members may still be wary of using or staying in Beudy. To try and address this, whenever we receive a booking request from more than one party for a certain date(s), we notify all concerned to encourage dialogue and to allow them to come to their own decisions. The fixed price tariff for electricity ends later this month and we will be on standard rates thereafter. There are no deals available. Our energy costs will dramatically increase. Even though the heaters are now fitted with timers, please think about whether you need them on at all. There is usually a large stock of wood for the fires. If you are at the hut and notice that this stock is getting low, please tell us and we[…]

There are two places available on the Easter meet staying at the Sanachan bunkhouse at Kishorn https://ourscottishadventure.com/. The club has exclusive use of the bunkhouse for the Easter holiday. The bunkhouse is located close to Loch Kishorn and it is a five minute walk to the beach! The Torridon, Lochcarron and Applecross hills are all easily accessible. The cost is £74 per person for four nights (15th to 19th April). If you are interested, please get in touch either by e-mail winn604@aol.com or by phone 01625 265281. Alan

Thank you to everyone who came along to last weeks’s Zoom when I warbled on about the Anabasis for 35 minutes. Excellent chat afterwards I thought. A couple of errors in my presentation – First, the Porkies came along in the 1980’s, not, as I said in the talk, 1969. Don’t know when that came from. Second, in addition to Stan Eccles, and Mike and Margaret Hart, our Pete Simpson and Simon Rogers are also Munro Completers. Apologies to Pete and Simon for omitting them on the night, and to anyone else of the Anabasis whose completion was not acknowledged. There were probably other mistakes in my presentation but I had watched more than enough to find these.

A reminder for this evening – don’t miss: Dave Atkinson and guest stars taking us through brief history of our recently adopted club – 60 years of Adventure with a Happy Ending! The ‘performance’ starts at 7:30pm for around an hour. Zoom Meeting Link (the same for the whole of Season 3): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89427013616Meeting ID: 894 2701 3616Passcode: The Year of Founding of The Rucksack Club

Lina Arthur has written a compendium of a 100 winter routes in England, Wales and Scotland. Each description contains all that’s needed for a competent party to climb the route safely and successfully. Importantly, she highlights the conditions that are needed to best climb it. This, together with a very thorough introduction covering tactics, equipment and avalanche forecasting means that this book takes safety very seriously indeed.  Jeremy Windsor spoke to Lina and asked her about the writing of the book, the full interview of which can be seen here…https://deathzone.7thwave.io/cgi-bin/renderpost.py?postid=1676 It looks a great book…well worth considering particularly for the ‘occasional’ winter climber!

Episode 3 – Michelle Mudhar will take us on the Rollercoaster Ride of an Adaptive Athlete. Tuesday 8th February ‘Doors Opening’ at 7:15pm for a chance to say hello and the ‘performance’ starting at 7:30pm for around an hour or so plus Q&A Zoom Meeting Link (the same for the whole of Season 3): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89427013616 Meeting ID: 894 2701 3616 Passcode: (The Year of Founding of The Rucksack Club) Cheers, Dom

Just a quick reminder about the Craigallan Meet on 25-27 Feb. There are still 5 places up for grabs and with the winter having arrived again in the Highlands this weekend, I’m sure a few of you will want to take advantage. Contact Kevin Wheeler to book a place.

A reminder for this evening – don’t miss: A trip up the North Face of the Matterhorn (a.k.a. Le Grand Toblerone) with @⁨Dave Sykes⁩ and @⁨Stan Halstead⁩. The ‘performance’ starts at 7:30pm for around an hour. Zoom Meeting Link (the same for the whole of Season 3): https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89427013616Meeting ID: 894 2701 3616Passcode: The Year of Founding of The Rucksack Club