Aonach Eagach Ridge - July 2006

Allan Ward video of the Monklands Ramblers - www.monklandsramblers.org.uk

Hello, these are the home pages of the Monklands Ramblers Club, one of the largest R.A. clubs in Scotland, and the first Scottish R.A. club on the Internet! We are based in the Monklands area of Central Scotland in North Lanarkshire, some 12 miles east of Glasgow. The two major towns in the area are Airdrie and Coatbridge, and it is from these towns that the majority of our 150+ members come from. There are also a significant number of members from other areas of Lanarkshire, in particular, Hamilton and Blantyre.

The club was formed in the summer of 1985 by a few local people who were interested in hill-walking. At that time the walks were fairly informally organised and people travelled to the walks in cars. Nowadays we are organised into a proper club with a full elected committee. Our members consist of people from all walks of life ranging in age from 20 - 75. We run a 53 seater coach or minibus to all of our walks (which are always covered beforehand by the leaders), we have walks programmes which cover Scotland and northern England and cater for all levels of fitness, and we occasionally go as far afield as Austria for special one-off walking holidays. Monklands Ramblers also has a very active social scene with regular dances, quiz nights and ten-pin bowling outings organised by the committee.

The club has actively and successfully campaigned for rights of way to be maintained and enhanced in the North Lanarkshire area. We have also become very much a part of the local community with frequent acknowledgement of our activities in the local press. The club is extremely successful simply because of the effort and support shown by the members. We consider ourselves a friendly bunch of people who always have a great time irrespective of the unpredictable Scottish weather! We would also be delighted to welcome along any new walkers who may be considering joining us - so come on, contact us today!

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• walking
• ramblers
• scotland
• airdie
• coatbridge
• monklands
• glencoe
• arran
• nevis
• cuillins
• corbett
• corrie
• lomond
• loch
• beinn

[Marchawc]

I once climbed this ridge in an electrical storm... scary!

[jwramsay16]

Brill!

[FutureWorldMoves]

check out our Aonach Eagach song

[45545512]

agreed -a stunning route. love the clachaig and the route is legendary. best of luck to all who go for it.

[thekirgan]

Did the ridge July 2006 with me mate, told him it was not too bad before we went. Cant understand why he swore and shouted at me all the way round. It is true without doubt the best ridge walk in mainland britain. Avoid the Clachaig gully and continue the path down towards the pap of glencoe. Finish day with a pint or six at the clachaig inn

[runtlestunt]

Excellent from beginning to end you crazy futha muckers, best wishes, Joihnny P.

[ILUV74]

Never in amillon years no way would i do this.Hats off to the folks that have done this. oooohhh ma breeks.

[matterhorn1975]

excellant grade 2 / 3 scrammble.

excellant song choice too.

[gerrygerbil]

great video and music.......we did the ridge this year for the 3rd time and there are still bits of it i cant remember.......think ive either blanked them out or erased them from my memory.....lol

[andysteen]

Thanks for the video...did it 6 years ago...with me eyes closed half the time ...bloody nerve wracking...trouble is watching and listening to that makesc me want to do it again....

so when you read the Sheffield obituraries...remember..it was YOUR fault!!!