Munros and Corbetts
Munros are Scottish mountains and tops over 3,000ft (914m) originally listed by the late Sir Hugh T. Munro Bart. of Lindertis. The term “Munro” is more commonly applied to the mountains and those who climb them all are termed Munroists. There are 284 Munros. 'Compleaters' of the Munros may wish to be added to the Compleaters List, maintained by The Scottish Mountaineering Club; to register, you need to contact The Clerk of the List - full details are on the SMC website at http://www.smc.org.uk/Munros/Munros.html.
Compleaters are also eligible to join The Munro Society. You can download a membership application form from the Munro Society website at http://www.themunrosociety.com/ or obtain one by contacting the MCofS Office.
Corbetts are Scottish mountains over 2,500ft (762m) and below 3,000ft (914m) originally listed by the late john Rooke Corbett. Unlike Munros the mountains’ definition is based on a criteria of 500ft of ascent on all sides. Those who climb them all are termed Corbetteers.
The ascent of the Munros is a popular hill-walking pastime and that of ascending the Corbetts is also rapidly gaining in popularity.
For those who have completed ascents of both Munros and Corbetts, there are also those hills described as Donald’s and Marilyn’s to think about!
As an introduction to hill walking in Scotland download the Visitor’s Guide to the Munros and Corbetts written by author and hill gangrel, Irvine Butterfield and available from the Visitor Guides pages.