MCofS Mountaineering Bursary Awards
The screening panel met at Ratho in March 2011 to assess this year’s Bursary. There were 10 applications for Bursary support with a range of age, sport discipline and objectives. This diversity epitomises the goal of the new Bursary to support all disciplines of mountaineering and we would encourage anyone planning any style of climbing trip in the future to look at the bursary criteria on the website and consider applying.
AWARDS 2011:
Expedition Style:
Jonathan Bull will try 1st ascents of 5,000m big walls in Alpine Style in the Himachel Pradesh region of India.
An SMC Expedition will again visit Greelenad for 1st ascents of remote peaks.
Sport Climbing:
Jonathan Field, Paul Williamson and Rachel carr recieved grants towards their training and competing in International Competitions.
Rock & Ice:
Oliver Metherall gained an award to compelte his Super7 aim of a 1st ascent on 7 continents with an ice route in the Moroccan Atlas.
Ross Kirkland and Scott Kier were awarded grants for pursuing their objectives in sport rock climbing outdoors.
AWARDS 2010:
Expedition Style:
Kyrgyzstan (Torugat-Too)
John Proctor & Robert Taylor will visit this newly discovered araea of Alpine scale mountains and will attempt the first ascent of several peaks including Torugat Too.
Sikkim (Jopono)
An expedition comprising some of the old hands of the SMC will be visiting this newly opened up area to try a first ascent
Antarctic Expedition
Oliver Metherell will continue to pursue his goal of climbing a new route on a big mountain on every continent by visiting the Antarctic Pennisula. A substantial trip in a sailing boat with several other people will allow him freedom to choose a variety of potential peaks.
Afghanistan
Alan Halewood will head up an expedition to the Wakhan Corridor in the north and east of Afghanistan to explore this new area of potential Alpine scale peaks
Rock-Trips:
Ross Kirkland (Spanish Rock Trip); Jonathan Stocking (Dolomites); Jonathan Field (Ceuse); Paul Williamson (Europe Trip)
Competition Climbers
Ellen Macaskill ; Dylan Mackenzie ; Robert Mackenzie ; Eleanor Hopkins ; Steven Addison ; Nikki Addison
AWARDS 2009:
Glasgow Academy East Greenland Expedition
(12 pupils from the school will be accompanied by mountain instructors to a remote area of unclimbed glaciated peaks. The emphasis will be the development of personal skills so they become independent mountaineers leading to unsupported ascents of new peaks)
West Coast Greenland Expedition
(A group of 7 ‘older’ and wiser walkers and climbers with a diverse range of experience headed up by 73 yr old Bob Shepton will sail to Greenland and make first ascents of various peaks)
South West Spur of Mt Vancouver
(Paul Schwizer will team up with Simon Yates to make the first ascent of the 7,000ft SW Spur of this remote and potentially hard Yukon line in ‘Alpine’ style)
Jonathan Field
(A Member of the British Team, Jonathan is hoping to be selected to attend several international European Youth competitions this year)
Jonathan Stocking
(Jonathan has achieved Scottish and British Champion status, is ranked 4th in the world and Europe. He will be attending numerous international competitions as part of the British Team but also intends to visit various climbing venues across Europe – including the Dolomites - as part of his training)
Natalie Berry
(Natalie remains one of the best young competition climbers in the UK. She intends to compete at European competitions and the World Youth this year – after her exams - and concentrate on training for the World Youth Championships to be held at Ratho in 2010)
