Meet reports
Inbhirfhaolain, Glen Etive, 4-6 October 2013
As usual, Pete and Helen were the first to arrive at the hut and Pete had done a sterling
job as Aquarius by the time that Graeme and Rosemary arrived at 7pm. Everyone then decided to
cook at the same time, including Graeme who decided to cook Saturday night's dinner on the Friday,
which made
for a bit of a crush in the kitchen and some discussion on how many cooker rings each person
needed. Brian, perhaps sensibly, ate at home and did not arrive until 10pm!
The night was wet and humid and the Saturday morning much the same. All the cars were left at
the hut as Pete and Helen went off to climb the Wee Buachaille, Brian and Graeme to do Stob Coire
Sgreamhach and Rosemary to investigate the nearest Corbett - Beinn Maol Chaluim.
Rosemary was back at the hut by lunchtime, having decided that it was just too wet and windy to
bother going up a hill, and with a collection of cans and plastic bottles she'd found discarded
by the roadside. She spent the rest of the afternoon updating the FMC website, which had been
sorely neglected over the summer.
Brian and Graeme were next to return, at 4.30pm, and Graeme bravely headed off to the river for a bathe.
Andy, Audrey and Tony were next to appear, having climbed both tops of the Wee Buachaille. Once all were
back at the hut a short(ish) committee meeting was held round the fire followed by a very convivial meal,
Graeme's preparation on Friday paying off as he produced an excellent bolognese shortly after the close of the meeting.
The weather on Sunday was even worse than Saturday so everyone headed off, however Rosemary and Graeme
found some sunshine further east and so spent a very pleasant afternoon exploring the bolted climbs at
Benny Beg, south of Crieff, en route home. Climbing in October - must be a record!