This was the first full DHC weekend of 2018. 7 people travelled over to the SYHA hostel in Crianlarich on the Friday (Susan, Ali, Ruth, Steve, Tim, Graham Neish and Robert). We were joined on Saturday night by Jane, Bob and Graham Rebecca. Tim and Graham walked a corbett on the way over on Friday, the rest travelled over later in the day. On Saturday the party split, Ali, Graham N and Tim drove over to walk Beinn a Bhuiridh by Ben Cruachan, Ruth and Steve walked Beinn Udlaidh and Beinn Bhreac-liath and Susan and Robert tackled Cruach Ardrain and Beinn Tulaichean. The weather was forecast to be sunshine and showers and that was how the day turned out. Beinn a Bhuiridh proved to be the toug
Saturday 3rd March 2018 Alan tried valiantly to pull together the planned Braemar weekend including several members planning on staying in the Braemar YH and a few day trippers. The list of 10 possibles gradually got whittled down one by one, due to “The Beast” of course, until finally Alan himself sent a moving parting message to the group. “As I sit here watching the latest snow 'shower' filling in the paths I have so diligently tried to keep clear for two days in the hope that tomorrow morning I can slide our VW Luge safely out the garden and down the Farmtrack Half-Pipe to drive through slush and drifting snow in order to have my face caressed by subarctic 'breezes' while struggling to
