Torridon Weekend

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We are going to... Torridon!

 

You will be required to have full membership to the club to attend and purchase a ticket for this trip. Details for purchase of tickets through this page will be published in due course, so keep a look out on our Instagram page for updates. It is recommend to purchase a ticket as early as possible as weekend meets tend to sell out fast.

 

This is going to be another weekend full of long hikes, and very short nights.

 

We are staying at Inver Croft Hut, just west of Achnasheen.

 

We will be making the journey up on the Friday afternoon (latest 3pm) and will likely have staggered leave times for the transport, this will be discussed in the pre-trip meeting.

 

Activities

As always, you make your own plans for what you want to do during the weekend. However, we will and can support you with tips for route choices and we will of course make our own plans which you will be invited to join!

 

Torridon and the surrounding area offer many gargantuan and epic mountains, some harder than others, this trip will require a proficient level of mountain fitness to tackle the harder ones (such as the classics like Liathach), but there is also plenty of choice in terms of more moderate Munro's in the area. Plans will be discussed in the pre-trip meeting and during the weekend. We will of course be subject to the weather in terms of where will give us the best days out.

 

Accomodation 

Inver Croft Hut runs off grid and is solar powered, this means we will need to be mindful of how we use the electric, namely saving it for the water purification system, drying room and cooking (it may also be plausible to bring a camping stove if you own one). There are no plug points in this hut so please bring a power bank with you. We would also recommend bringing bottles of water (this can be discussed during the MS Teams meeting). It should also be noted that there are no showers (although use of the nearby stream could be plausible), and there is no fridge at the hut so please plan accordingly.

 

We will need to clean the hall before we leave and we expect everyone to help with this, and in usual GCUMC fashion we aim to leave the place cleaner than we found it.

 

What to bring

This trip will need the usual stuff for a day on the mountain in the kit list, please remember to bring a warm layer. If you're unsure on what to bring please contact us.

 

As this is a weekend trip we will be sleeping in the hut for 2 nights, you will be required to have a sleeping bag only, as the hut contains alpine style mats, along with your day sack for the trip (we can offer these, but we have a limited amount, on a first ask first serve basis), prepare for 2 days worth of mountain activity. It is also important that you bring something to eat in the evening, as options eating out are very limited.

 

Pre-Trip Meeting

Date: 14th April

Time: 7pm

Where: MS Teams

This pre-trip meeting is there to discuss any questions and talk through the gear list, which you will receive via e-mail closer to the date. This will also be the perfect opportunity to plan any group meals.

 

Ticket

Price: £56

Tickets are on sale from 1st April at 7pm untiL 14th April at 6pm

The ticket cost includes: Accomodation and transport.

Tickets do not include food on any of the days so bring your own.