Ayr River Way - Ayr to Stair(Sunday 29/1/2012 - Day walk)
Plan to walk part of the Ayr River Way from Ayr to Stair with a late lunch at the Stair Inn.
The route is 20km and we leave a car at Stair so we can get back to Ayr.
Anyone coming from North Ayrshire meet at Morrisons at 9am or else meet at Mark's for 9:30am.
Let Irene or Mark know if you .... Ayr River Way info
Keswick(Friday 10/2/2012 - Weekend)
Annual excursion to Keswick - weekend Friday 10th to Sunday 12th February 2012. Variety of walks available & some good shopping/pubs for the less active!
Youth Hostel Accommodation on a B&B basis - £46.70 per person - Friday 10th and Saturday 11 Feb (8 places have already been reserved for those on ....
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Air na Creagan Mountaineering Club
Based
in North Ayrshire, Air na Creagan Mountaineering Club was formed in order
to bring together like-minded people with interest in various mountaineering
activities & respect for the ethos of mountaineering in Scotland.
Participation Statement
"Air Na Creagan Mountaineering Club recognises that hillwalking,
climbing, scrambling etc. and other mountainous activities are actions
with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities
should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own
actions and involvement."
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The sky was blue with a bitterly cold wind blowing. We could see the snow being blown off the hilltops in the distance. Visibility was perfect today and the mainland looked so close. Soon the path became icy then snowy .........
We headed uphill towards Ptarmigan. The summit of Ben Lomond was shrouded in billowing clouds and there seemed to be quite a wind blowing. As we neared Ptarmigan we could feel the drop in temperature and we were in the wind and cloud .........
The wet limestone rocks were slippy so Gail and I decided not to continue but Robin and Mark climbed the waterfall with no problem. We shouted to each other where to meet up later as the boys disappeared into the gorge .........
We walked out of the village and headed east along a single track road. We could see Ingleborough in the distance with it’s distinctive flat summit. Soon the road turned into a track passing distinctive rocks called White Scars .........
At this point we descended the cliff via a poorly marked path to find the start of the Elie Chain Walk. There were a few caves worthy of note along the cliff line and Kenny ventured to the mouth of one to have a look but couldn’t gain access .........
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