Forth Valley Mountaineering Club

Forth Valley Mountaineering Club A page to provide a gateway to the FVMC club for prospective new members. Welcome! Anyone is welcome to come along.

Welcome to the Forth Valley Mountaineering Club (FVMC)

Our club is informal and sociable and has around 40 members. We are active in the Scottish and other mountains in all seasons, covering walking, climbing, scrambling, camping, biking and ski-touring. About the Club
We are one of the clubs based in Central Scotland, with members mostly from the Falkirk, Stirling, Linlithgow and West Lothian ar

eas - although a few live further afield in the UK and abroad. Our activities
The club organises Day Walks and Weekend Meets, with members also doing their own trips to the hills in between. The number and diversity of independently arranged trips are perhaps the greatest strength of FVMC. Mountaineering Scotland (MS) membership
As a member of the FVMC, you also become a member of MS, a benefit of which allows you to arrange individual hut accommodation for your own excursions. What are the benefits of joining a mountaineering club?
- shared experiences, knowledge, skills
- getting out with others more regularly
- access to club booked huts or bunkhouses
- access to booking huts for your own trips
- lower costs by pooling transport
- MS third party liability insurance
- joining trips abroad (walk, ski, climb, trek...) Why Join the FVMC?
- informal, friendly culture where everyone knows each other
- space enough on meets so that normally anyone can book onto future events
- relaxed enough so that everyone can do exactly what suits them in the hills
- established enough so that there's a huge bank of experience and advice to pick from
- big enough to have a complete programme of day walks and weekend meets

A couple of FVMC updates:1. Our next day walk will be to Beinn Bheula (Corbett), near Lochgoilhead. The plan is to climb...
03/09/2026

A couple of FVMC updates:

1. Our next day walk will be to Beinn Bheula (Corbett), near Lochgoilhead. The plan is to climb from Lettermay on Sunday 13th September: https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/argyll/beinn-bheula.shtml
Please contact the club if you are interested in joining.

2. The walk report from August's day walk to Meall Ghaordaidh is now available to read:
https://www.fvmc.club/post/day-walk-meall-ghaordaidh-munro-northern-approach-from-glen-lyon-sunday-august-30th-2026

Four members - HP, PF, GM & ARob (organiser) - ascended the Munro from Glen Lyon.Two members - SP & TF - opted to climb from Glen Lochay (Southside).Weather: Light winds, low cloud and frequent showersTerrain: mainly grassy slopes (good path if approaching from the south)The Northern approach is sho...

Club members covered a diversity of walks at the August weekend meet in Elphin. You can read the walk report here:
29/08/2026

Club members covered a diversity of walks at the August weekend meet in Elphin. You can read the walk report here:

Nine members attended the weekend meet at the Grampian Speliological Club Hut in Elphin (AS, BR, CS, JR, MMon, MMcE, PF, CM, RB). Sadly the weather in the northwest Highlands was a bit less than desirable Saturday and Sunday. However a number of hills and rambles were done.Friday, August 14th1. CS a...

A friendly reminder that our regular first-Tuesday-of-the-month pub get-together will be this Sept 1st at the Four Marys...
28/08/2026

A friendly reminder that our regular first-Tuesday-of-the-month pub get-together will be this Sept 1st at the Four Marys in Linlithgow from 19:30. Prospective new members: you are encouraged to get in touch if you plan to join so we know to look out for you! :)

Sunday, August 30th: Meall Ghaordaidh (Munro) from Glen Lyon. This trip is organised by ARob. The plan is to head up into the Coire Laoghain. The route can be extended to take in the Corbett Beinn nan Oighreag. https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=21565  ​​​

Latest FVMC updates:1. A day walk is being organized for Sunday August 30th: Meall Ghaordaidh (Munro) from Glen Lyon. Pl...
02/08/2026

Latest FVMC updates:
1. A day walk is being organized for Sunday August 30th: Meall Ghaordaidh (Munro) from Glen Lyon. Please see our website for more details:
https://www.fvmc.club/club-meets

2. A friendly reminder that our regular first-Tuesday-of-the-month pub get-together will be this August 4th at the Four Marys in Linlithgow from 19:30. Prospective new members: you are encouraged to get in touch if you plan to join so we know to look out for you! :)

Please advise organisers of your intention to attend. Transport arrangements will be advised a couple of days ahead of the trip. Any interested new members should contact the club via the Home page.

Several club members enjoyed a fine day out on Ben Vane on Saturday. You can enjoy their lovely views of the Arrochar al...
28/07/2026

Several club members enjoyed a fine day out on Ben Vane on Saturday. You can enjoy their lovely views of the Arrochar alps and surrounds on the walk report:

Eight club members — ARob, CS, AS, HP, BR, VD, MMcE and organiser PF — set off from Inveruglas Visitor Centre to climb Ben Vane. Although the walk began in a light drizzle, the forecast suggested conditions would improve from around 10am. Before long, the group was rewarded with excellent views ...

The club's weekend meet for June was held at Craignure Bunkhouse on Mull. You can read about the group's activities here...
27/06/2026

The club's weekend meet for June was held at Craignure Bunkhouse on Mull. You can read about the group's activities here:

Several member attended the June weekend meet. Saturday weather exhibited a few showery spells and quite high winds, particularly on the summits, while Sunday’s weather was much better.Saturday 13th1. MMon ascended Beinn Taliadh, exiting via Glen Forsa.1. IH ascended Dun da Ghaoithe which can be w...

13/06/2026

Our next day walk will be on July 25th. We will be climbing Ben Vane, a munro in the Arrochar Alps. We're hoping for great views over Loch Lomond and beyond. Please contact PF (or the club) if you're interested in joining.

As part of the FVMC's 50th anniversary celebrations, several members took to the hills south of the Pentlands on Sunday....
11/06/2026

As part of the FVMC's 50th anniversary celebrations, several members took to the hills south of the Pentlands on Sunday. You can read our walk report here:

Eleven intrepid hikers attended this meet to celebrate the 50 years that FVMC members have been enjoying the hills. The team started out at the parking area on the southwest side of Gladhouse Reservoir in the Moorfoot Hills, south of the Pendlands. Group 1 - GB, PF, TF, IH, JI, IM, BR, AS and JW com...

A few updates and reminders from the FVMC:Check out our latest meet reports from May's Day Walk: https://www.fvmc.club/p...
30/05/2026

A few updates and reminders from the FVMC:

Check out our latest meet reports from May's Day Walk: https://www.fvmc.club/post/day-walk-chapelgill-hill-donald-scottish-borders-sunday-may-17th-2026
and May's weekend meet:
https://www.fvmc.club/post/weekend-meet-morvich-campsite-in-kintail-may-22nd-24th-2026

Pub night at Four Marys, Linlithgow is this Tuesday June 2nd from 19:30.

And finally, remember to sign up for the 50 Year Anniversary Day walk (Blackhope Scar Circuit, Sunday June 7th) if you're interested in joining.

Two members (MMon & MMcE) attended the camping meet at Glen Shiel. Weather was mixed but overall a successful weekend with several hills being climbed. On Sunday the weather was too poor (see last photo) to venture out. Friday, May 22nd 1. MMon - Ciste Dhubbh and An Fhuarail from Clunie Inn 1. MMcE....

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