Avalanche reports and Weather

sais sign

Always check out snow and weather conditions before you venture out on the hills in winter (and in Summer!) updated in winter.

AMC Travel and weather links

Route Card from mountainaid.org.uk

Avalanche quiz from Glenmore Lodge. Essential download

Ski-Visit Scotland has good information on ski and road conditions and weather.

Winter Highland is also a great site for description of snow conditions.

MWIS is providing definitive mountain weather condition reports in a pdf (acrobat reader) format.

BBC Radio Scotland (FM) has a hill weather report every weekday evening at 1915 hrs. Tune that car radio in now! You can listen to at any time on the BBC website (Radio Scotland) if you have broadband.

The Sidlaw Weather site - amazing detail ideal for anoracks

Welcome to Ancrum Mountaineering Club

amc 2002Ancrum Mountaineering Club is a small friendly club based in Dundee, Scotland. The club has monthly weekend and day meets as well as long weekends in May and October. Click here to find out more about the background of the club

Lindsay Duncan will be pleased to give you more details on joining our club.

MC of S logoWe are affiliated to the Mountaineering Council of Scotland

 

The Web Site

Compiled by Allan Brown. Please feel free to e-mail me with articles, news, photographs or anything else of interest. Or if you want to be informed of significant updates. Ideas for the site also appreciated. - It's your site not mine!

Now on Bebo!

What's On

Avertical World

Dundee's brilliant indoor climbing venue

 

Meets List

Meets list 2009-2010

Note that the phone-in night for day meets is now Thursday, and for Weekends it is now on Tuesday.

News

The Committee

They organise the club. You can buy them a pint. They organise a tasty curry night for the AGM. They encourage you (unsuccessfully) to attend the Mountain Mind Quiz. They moan at you for not filling in route cards. See the committee for 2010/2011. Click here to see your favourite committee member.

Photographs

on Ben Lomond

Snapshots of AMC members in the coffee shop and occasionally on a hill

Safety

Be safe on the hills. Information pages on safety, gear lists and a route card.

Ancrum Outdoor Education Centre website with downloadable brochure

Hillphones - details of stalking. Don't end up as a trophy on someone's wall.

AMC Travel and weather links

Disclaimer

The inclusion of a site or link or any other data in this web site is for information only. Ancrum MC does not endorse or approve equipment, accomodation or holidays. Climbing and other outdoor activities can be dangerous and you participate at your own risk.

 

 

 

Whats New

Website updated 11 July 2010

Kintail - June 2010 photos

Cannich photos (26 May)

Download current Ancrum Centre Course list (14 May)

Some photos from Skye (May 2010)

Photos from Inver Meet

Amazing Sidlaw weather site

Photos from Feb day meet

Photos fron Glencoe meet, Jan 2010

Route Card from mountainaid.org.uk

Meets list updated (3 Dec)

Photos from the Loch Lochy Meet

October long weekend - Glencoe

Torridon photos Sept meet

Munro Society announces changes to Munro and Corbett tables (10 Sep)

Glenfinnan photographs Aug 2009 meet

Some old classic pics (update 16 July)

Photos from Culra,July 2009 (update 16 July)

Photos from May 2009, Fisherfield (update 16 July)

Meets list update (28 May)

Photos from March weekend (Steall)

Photos from March day meet (Glenshee) 3 April

Avalanche quiz from Glenmore Lodge. Essential download