And full marks to Norman on his expansion of well placed nuts!! And of course I now know why these mountaineers talk about scrambling 'cause I don't know whether to make the move or not - should one go forward or not? Maybe I shall just observe - after all it's a long way down if I get it wrong!

But let's face it, at the HMC you gain so many friends let's see there's Rigid, Offset, Cam'g baby - to name a few but now I am rambling too - so that's it for now!

Nick Erith

Editors note - No I don't understand it either! 

Routes completed at the Roaches (Saturday)

Kestral Crack (HS 4a)  - Pete (Lead). Phil
Lucas Chimney (S) - Nick (Lead) , Jason
Prow Corner (VD) - Norman (Lead), Anne
Something Better Change (E2 5b) - Phil (Lead), Pete
Fledgelings Climb (S) - Nick (Lead), Jason
Damascus Crack (HS 4a) - Pete (Lead), Phil
Mauds Garden - Norman, Anne (3 times both lead)
                      -  Nick (Lead), Jason
Contrary Mary (VS 4b) - Phil (Lead), Pete
Broken Slab (VS 4b varient) - Pete (Lead), Phil
Capitol Climb (HS 4a) - Phil (Lead), Pete
Cold Finger (VS 4b) - Phil (Lead), Pete

Etive Mor and myself to do Stob Deraig. 

I went up by the Coire na Tulaich route - this is an easy scramble to the saddle below Stob Dearg  and a  gentle walk to the top.  I was just looking longingly at the rest of the Buachille Etive Mor ridge when I looked at my watch and realised that we had arranged to be down at the car park by 6.45 to get back to the hut to let in the others.  I had done the rest of the ridge before - many years ago, so this completed the three Munroes on that section.  We got back to the hut to find that the hotelier next door had let the others in - so I could have done the ridge after all.

On Saturday,  Mike and I decided to do the Aonach Eagach, which has beckoned to me over the years on my many trips through Glencoe.  I have heard several stories about this, accompanied by deep long drawn-in breaths - how dangerous it is, how you need a rope to do certain sections and so on but was reassured by Tony  and Geoff that it was OK.  I dreamt about falling off several times during the night!!  I went with Mike, and made the mistake of reading the guide book before we went. I worked out it was 2,700 metres of climbing - which I didn't think I could do. So I went into the mode that all mothers of young children do when they are doing adventurous things - such as getting stuck in the quarry on Y Aran, a Zero Vis dive to 30 metres, a half-hour decompression stop after a 54 metre dive, driving home with Phil at over a ton, and more recently, gliding  - "I shouldn't be doing this with two young children at home."

An account of the Whitsun Meet, Glencoe

Phil,  Gary and I went up on Thursday evening to Selkirk and stayed overnight at Splodges house - Gary's childhood friend.  This meant we were at the Onich hut by 1pm on Friday.  We had lunch and then went back up to Rannoch Moor- Gary and Phil to do the Rannoch Wall on Buachille

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