Meet Report
1st to 3rd March 2003 - Carrbridge
This was our first visit to Steptoe's bunkhouse. aka Carrbridge and it
certainly is a unique building filled with all sorts of interesting knick
knacks. Long periods of time could be spent in the toilets reading the old
mountaineering newspaper clippings and cartoons that had been pasted all
over the walls. The quadruple decker stacking system used in the dorms for
sleeping was not ideally suited to those suffering from vertigo or having a
weak bladder.
The forecast was very good and did not disappoint so lots of stuff was
done on Saturday, including various expeditions in the Gorms. Martin, Kenny,
Bobbi and I did a traverse of the smaller Cromdale hills where we met some
strange creatures that Kenny insisted were large goats but which actually
turned to be reindeer. Fiona spent most of the day getting her car repaired
after reporting on the Friday night that there were some strange unexplained
noises so bad that they were drowning out the radio. The suggestion by the
club's resident car experts of turning the radio up didn't go down too
well.
Sunday morning was even better and we were able to take advantage of the
outside seating for an alfresco breakfast. There was a mass attack on a
Corbett above Kingussie. Kenny and I had an early start to the rock
climbing season at Kingussie crag but were disappointed when a 4 year old
girl nabbed one of the routes we wanted to do. Yet again, a large
assortment of food was left by members leaving in a rush to take advantage
of the good weather (hint as us older and wilier members know many goodies
can be collected by hanging about the fridge at the end of a club meet - or
if you prefer gear to food, try the dorms and drying room). Oddly nobody
seemed keen to take the collection of left over pies but at least this let
Martin come out with the line "so who didn't eat all the pies then".
Alison