This year we created two Outdoor Education clubs: The Mountain Club and The Paddlesport Club. They do what they say on the tin! Each club meets once a month on a Sunday (third and first Sunday of the month, respectively) and is open to all S1 to S6 pupils. The cost to pupils is a mere £3. Yes, that is amazing.
The first Mountain Club trip was in September. The forecast wasn't great, in fact, it wasn't good; but in the great outdoors you have to make the best of what you get and without the wild weather that we most certainly get we wouldn't have the beautiful landscape that we do on our doorstep. So, donning warm togs and waterproofs, off we set for Glencoe.
Kenneth and Elliot climbed the North Ridge of Buachaille Etive Mor with me. This is no small undertaking. Elliot wanted a multipitch climb, which is a challenging undertaking with the rain we were forecast. So, North Ridge it was - one of the easiest but longest routes around.
This was Kenneth's second day out on real rock (his first was at Auchinstary Quarry a week or so before). He fared extremely well, with the help of Elliot who has had a fair deal of experience in the mountains and on rock with his family.
Summit shot, before a brisk decent.
The larger part of our group walked through Lairig Eilda to the west of Buachaille Etive Beag with our instructor, Tim.
The boys did so well and a few lessons were learned by all - the boys had a long and wet day. They were really lucky too to see the Skyline competitors racing down off the mountain - the Skyline Race takes an incredible route through the Highlands.
The first Mountain Club trip was in September. The forecast wasn't great, in fact, it wasn't good; but in the great outdoors you have to make the best of what you get and without the wild weather that we most certainly get we wouldn't have the beautiful landscape that we do on our doorstep. So, donning warm togs and waterproofs, off we set for Glencoe.
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