Lothian Teachers Mountaineering Club

Our Meet Programme

We run monthly weekend meets and fortnightly midweek walks, as well as the occasional social event. Our weekend meets visit most of the main mountaineering and hillwalking areas of Scotland, with occasional trips to the Lake District and the Pennines. Some weekend trips take advantage of long weekends to venture further afield, for example Skye or Torridon or even Durness. Accommodation is always reasonably priced eg mountain huts or hostels, and car sharing is encouraged. We usually have a communal meal on the Saturday evening and have a lot of fun even if the weather isn't as good as we might have hoped. Most meets consist of 10-15 members so there's always a friendly atmosphere where everyone is welcome. We have an annual Dinner Meet where we enjoy hotel accommodation and catering.

Midweek walks explore areas closer to home and offer a variety of day out, the Pentlands, the Ochils or the Border Hills; on other outings we do low level coastal walks or rural walks, usually finishing up at a nice coffee shop!

To find out more about our Meet Programme please go to our Meet Programme page.

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Latest News November 11th 2024

Our weekend meet programme for 2025 is now uploaded for viewing here.

Coming up soon is the Mountaineering Scotland AGM on November 23rd. The 2024 meeting will be held at Birnam Arts, Station Road, Birnam PH8 0DS. See this link here. Members can join online. The main issue being discussed is the increase in the price of MS membership again this year. This is due to another steep rise in personal liability insurance cause by a recent very large claim against the BMC. MS now need to be covered for £20m, four times the cover needed 6 years ago. This is in line with other similar sports organisations eg Scottish cycling or Scottish Athletics.

Coming up after that is our club AGM at the Braid Hills Hotel, Braid Road, on Thursday November 28th at 7.30pm, to start the meeting at 8pm.

Our last Meet of the year is December 6th to 8th to Milehouse Cottage, Glen Feshie.

For the full 2024 programme of weekend meets go here.

Midweek walks continue on a roughly fortnightly basis, to see the July to December 2024 programme of midweek walks go here.

The Lothian Teachers’ Mountaineering Club (LTMC) was established in 1976 by a group of teachers and outdoor education staff in Lothian. The club is open to people from all walks of life and welcomes any interested hill-walker or mountaineer. The LTMC has always maintained an enthusiastic core and presently has a membership of about 40 based mainly in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. The club’s aim is to encourage members to improve their skills while enjoying the hills safely and to expand their horizons.