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NORTH EAST MOUNTAIN TRUST
LECTURES - WINTER 2005/6
13/12/05 Scottish Winter Climbing - A Personal Perspective on Modern Developments
Simon Richardson on modern winter pioneering.
12/1/06 National Nature Reserves in the 21st Century-The Changing Role of Protected Areas
Jill Matthews of Scottish Natural Heritage on designations & their implications.
14/2/06 Peru- History & Heights
Alistair Lawson of ScotWays on trekking in the Cordillera Blanca, following a earthquake.
23/3/06 Windfarms & Wild Land- Is Consensus Possible?
The big debate, with representatives of the electricity industry & mountaineering interests.
All lectures start at 7-30pm and are held at the Belmont Club, 218, The Hardgate, Aberdeen , except for the Windfarm Debate [23/3/06] which will be at the United Services Club, 15 Bon Accord Square, Aberdeen.
NON MEMBERS WELCOME For full details see www.nemt.org.uk.
Morag's Lodge Hostel
Fort Augustus
Special Offer for MCofS Members
To celebrate the refurbishment of this 4 star hostel in Fort Augustus we have a great deal for MCofS members; 2 nights Bed and Breakfast for only £25.00*
Within easy striking distance of the mountains of Loch Lochy, Glen Shiel, the Grey Corries and Nevis Range, Morag's Lodge has top facilities including twins, doubles and en-suite rooms. All have huge comfy beds and superb showers.
There is a fully equipped self-catering kitchen, dining room, TV lounge and bar with open fire and regular live music. Breakfast, packed lunches and dinner are also available.
There is a drying room and the friendly and active staff can offer advice on local walks and cycle routes. The Great Glen Way passes the end of the driveway.
For more information or to book Tel: 01320 366 289; E-mail info@moragslodge.com or visit www.moragslodge.com.
* Offer Valid between 1st December 2005 and 31st March 2006 (excluding Xmas and New year Period). Accommodation in multishare rooms with continental breakfast
Win a pair of tickets to
The Scottish Caravan and Outdoor Leisure Show
2-5 February 2006
If you love the great outdoors then you'll love the Scottish Caravan and Outdoor Leisure Show. Held at the SECC Glasgow the show provides visitors with the widest variety of outdoor leisure products in Scotland covering holiday homes, park homes, caravans, motorhomes, tents, camping accessories, we even have an affordable boat show. Discover all the latest products and brands for 2006.
Discover beautiful UK destinations with Alan Rogers Guides. Towsure will have their Accessory Superstore, with up to 40% discount on all products.
Visit The Country Fair for live outdoor cookery demonstrations by celebrity chef Andy Gratton who will be perfecting the art of spicy outdoor dishes you can taste and even take his recipe cards home with you. Sample and take home some traditional Scottish food from the stalls in the Farmers' Market. Interactive bird watching with the RSPB can be found along with Scottish dancing displays.
15 pairs of tickets are up for grabs. Just send a postcard to MCofS with your name and address and the first 15 out of the bag will be sent free tickets.
Tickets cost £8/£7 (Adult/Senior), however book in advance and pay just £6.50/£6 on 08701 288 288 or at www.caravanshows.com. For more details visit the website www.caravanshows.com.
Fort William Mountain Film Festival
10th-18th February 2006.
bigger and better than ever before
The annual Fort William Mountain Film Festival gains momentum! For nine days in February, during the best winter walking and climbing week of the year, there will be entertainment in the west of Scotland's Outdoor Capiton of the UK by a varied programme of lectures, films, activities and exhibitions.
Catherine Destivelle heads up the festival this year as the main speaker, with Nick Bullock and Andy Kirkpatrick also featuring.
There will be evening lectures presented by Cal Macanninch; Winter Mountaineering workshops run at Nevis Range and The Ice Factor; Indoor rock and ice climbing workshops at The Ice Factor with Dave MacLeod and Andy Kirkpatrick; a film and photo competition; and a week long exhibition of art and photography from local and national artists.
Tickets will be available from mid December. For more information see the website at www.mountainfilmfestival.co.uk
19th International Festival
of Mountaineering Literature
'Who Preserves Our Heritage?'
at the University of Leeds, Bretton Hall Campus
25 March 2006.
From Scotland, Peter Hodgkiss of the internationally acclaimed Ernest Press, will raise some provocative questions concerning the gaps in the heritage of British and Alpine mountaineering.
Andy Cave introduces his first book, Learning to Breath putting on record a journey from Grimethorpe to Gasherbrum. Bernadette McDonald's biography, I'll Call You in Kathmandu, of the journalist Elizabeth Hawley who has become the top authority on who has really done what in the Himalaya. Arlene Blum is a legend in the history of American women's mountaineering. She has produced a wonderful memoir that charts her Breaking Trail through the male-policed expedition politics. Mick Fowler is a legend in British mountaineering. In On Thin Ice he is the Tilman of our times.
In her lecture 'The Heritage of Mountain Culture - Banff and the UK', Bernadette will provide the challenge to a panel discussion chaired by journalist Ed Douglas.
The chair of the judges, Steve Dean, will deliver this year's Boardman Tasker judgement. Ian Smith will announce this year's winner of the Festival/Climb writing competition. The climax of the day will be a rare UK reading by David Roberts, one of the best mountaineering writers of his generation from his new book On the Ridge Between Life and Death.
Tickets are £27.50 from Terry Gifford, 15 Ednaston Court, Ednaston, Ashbourne, DE6 3BA, UK, payable to 'Festival of Mountaineering Literature'. For further enquiries email: terry@gifford9.wanadoo.co.uk or phone Terry Gifford on 01335 360581 after 27 Feb. Fax: 0113 343 9148. The full programme and booking form are on our website: www.festivalofmountaineeringliterature.co.uk. Tickets will be mailed out in late February.