The Scottish Mountaineering Club

Established in 1889 the Scottish Mountaineering Club has been at the forefront of climbing and mountaineering in Scotland for over 100 years. Members, both past and present, have included many of Scotland's most influential climbers and mountaineers. Find out more.

Latest News & Articles

A 60th birthday present – £100,000 to help people enjoy the Scottish mountains.

For its 60th birthday next year, the Scottish Mountaineering Trust is offering a ‘Diamond Grant‘ of up to £100,000, to a project that helps more people to experience and enjoy the mountains, especially in Scotland.

Meets up-date - October 2021

SMC huts are now open for external club bookings from 1st October 2021

Sea Kayak Meet, May 21 to 23, Gairloch

Clive Rowland steps down from running the Raeburn Hut

Upcoming Events & Meets

Time on Rock: Writing the Mountains

The Quaker Meeting House located at 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL.
14th Dec 2021 - 14th Dec 2021

Join Dr Anna Fleming for a talk on mountain literature, tracing the ways that writers since Samuel Taylor Coleridge have captured the experience of climbing, leading into readings and discussions from her forthcoming book, Time on Rock: A Climber’s Route into the Mountains - an account of ten years learning to climb on different rocks across the British Isles.

Climbing in Namibia

The Quaker Meeting House located at 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL.
11th Jan 2022 - 11th Jan 2022

An illustrated talk by Robert Durran of climbing in Namibia, a venue off the usual climbing circuit. The photo, by Robert, shows the Spitzkoppe, Namibia's main climbing attraction, which rises 2000ft out of the plains of Damaraland.

January C.I.C. Meet

The C.I.C. Hut, Ben Nevis
14th Jan 2022 - 16th Jan 2022

After a break of almost two years, we're back to running meets at the CIC hut. This is the first meet of the Winter 2022 season. Book your place now...login to see the details.

Joint meet with the Paris & Ile-de-France section of the Club Alpin Français

CAF Chalet alpin de l'Eychaudia, Vallouise-Pelvoux, Haute-Alpes, France
19th Jan 2022 - 26th Jan 2022

We have been invited to join the CAF's "Break the Ice" meet south of Briançon in the Ecrins. Staying at the CAF chalet in Vallouise-Pelvoux, the famous sunny Briançon weather should offer six days of world-class snow and ice climbing in local venues such as Fournel and Feissinieres, with other areas only a short distance away.

Ski Mountaineering Meet 2022

The Raeburn Hut
4th Feb 2022 - 6th Feb 2022

For 2022, it's a return to the Reaburn Hut for the ski mountaineering meet. Well placed for local hills, the location allows trips both east and west to take advantage of the best snow cover.

Eastern District, Winter Lecture

The Quaker Meeting House located at 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2JL
8th Feb 2022 - 8th Feb 2022

Placeholder for talk. Further details to follow
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Meets
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CIC Webcam & Weather Station

The SMC maintains a webcam and weather station located on top of the CIC hut. Being on the west coast of Scotland and the altitude the hut is situated at the hut is often bombarded by severe storms, especially in winter. The webcam faces the North Face of Ben Nevis, and in the middle of the picture can been seen North East Buttress and The Orion Face.

Updates roughly every 20 minutes

Current Tempeture

7ºC

Current Windspeed

11 mph NNW

Todays High

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Todays Low

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Todays Top Windspeed

0 mph

CIC Webcam and Weather Station

Publications

The SMC offers a diverse number of publications, appealing to all outdoor enthusiasts. Profits from our guidebooks go to the Scottish Mountaineering Trust which is a Scottish-registered charity. Purchasing an SMC publication therefore helps the Scottish mountain environment.

Climbing

Scrambling

Hillwalking

SMP Publications
About SMC Publications

The Outer Hebrides

Highland Scrambles South

Mountaineering in Scotland

The Munros

Huts

We operate five mountain huts open to the public and members of other clubs. These huts are strategically placed near some of the finest Mountaineering areas in Scotland.

The C.I.C

Ben Nevis

Lagangarbh

Glen Coe

Raeburn

Laggan

Naismith

Elphin

Ling

Torridon
About SMC Huts