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*[[Andy Nisbet]] aged 65, died from exposure on Ben Hope 5 February, 2019. He was an Aberdonian but not a Cairngorm Club member. A member of the [[Scottish Mountaineering Club]], he spoke at Cairngorm Club dinners on several occasions.
*[[Andy Nisbet]] aged 65, died from exposure on Ben Hope 5 February, 2019. He was an Aberdonian but not a Cairngorm Club member. A member of the [[Scottish Mountaineering Club]], he spoke at Cairngorm Club dinners on several occasions.


*Rick Allen aged 68, died on 25 July 2021 after an avalanche on K2. His late wife, Alison was a club member.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-07-26|title=Scottish climber Rick Allen dies in K2 avalanche|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-57964217|access-date=2021-07-27}}</ref>
*Rick Allen aged 68, died on 25 July 2021 after an avalanche on K2.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-07-26|title=Scottish climber Rick Allen dies in K2 avalanche|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-57964217|access-date=2021-07-27}}</ref>


The club's luckiest member is William Morgan, aged 71 who survived a 200&nbsp;ft fall on Lochnagar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Climber survives 600ft plunge after Lochnagar collision|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12010034.climber-survives-600ft-plunge-after-lochnagar-collision/|access-date=2021-07-27|website=HeraldScotland|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-10-23|title=Two climbers fall 600 feet in Scotland - and survive|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/two-climbers-fall-600-feet-in-scotland-and-survive-1046529.html|access-date=2021-07-27|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>
The club's luckiest member is William Morgan, aged 71 who survived a 200&nbsp;ft fall on Lochnagar.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Climber survives 600ft plunge after Lochnagar collision|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12010034.climber-survives-600ft-plunge-after-lochnagar-collision/|access-date=2021-07-27|website=HeraldScotland|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-10-23|title=Two climbers fall 600 feet in Scotland - and survive|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/two-climbers-fall-600-feet-in-scotland-and-survive-1046529.html|access-date=2021-07-27|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref>

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The Cairngorm Club is a mountaineering club, based in Aberdeen, Scotland formed in June 1887.[1]

The Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) was formed in Glasgow in 1889, as a result of correspondence in the Glasgow Herald initiated by William W. Naismith. Although other Scottish clubs existed at this time, such as the Cairngorm Club, these had only local membership and limited technical aspirations.[2] SMC website.

History

The Cairngorm Club was founded by Alexander Copland, Rev. Robert Lippe, A. I. M'Connochie, Rev. C. C. Macdonald, W. A. Hawes, and W. Anderson at Clach Dhion - the Shelter Stone, above Loch A'an in the Cairngorms on 24 June 1887.[3] The date of formation is given as 1889 in the SMC District Guide,[4] and corrected in a later edition.[5] The founders had climbed Ben Macdui and let off fireworks to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.[3] The first formal meeting was held in Aberdeen on 9 January 1889, re-appointing the office-bearers and forming a committee. The first meet was held on 9 July 1889, staying at Nethy Bridge Hotel and ascending Cairn Gorm and Ben Macdui from Glenmore Lodge.[3]

Reverend Lippe served as the first Vice President.[6]

The club was registered as a charity on 11 July 2017.[7]

Muir Cottage

The club runs a ‘hut’ west of Braemar, on the north side of the Linn of Dee road. Known as Muir of Inverey, it is bookable for use by members of recognised hillwalking and climbing clubs throughout the year.[8]

Cairngorm Club Journal

The club has published a journal (CCJ) since 1893. The editor for the first 36 issues was Alexander Inkson McConnochie. As well as notes on the activities of the club, each issue contains a variety of articles, many with a focus on the Cairngorms. All isssues have been digitited and are available on-line.[9] The latest issue, Volume 23, Number 113, was produced in 2020.[10] Articles in the early volumes include:

Volume I

  • The Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Cairngorms - Prof. J. W. H. Trail
  • The Eastern Cairngorms - A. I. McConnochie
  • The Central Cairngorms - A. I. McConnochie
  • Outlying Nooks of Cairngorm - Rev. W. Forsyth

Volume II

  • The Western Cairngorms - A. I. McConnochie
  • The Braemar Highlands after the '45
  • The Mountains of Scotland over 2000 feet: The Cairngorms - C. G. Cash
  • Outlying Nooks of Cairngorm - Rev. W. Forsyth
  • Outline View of the Cairngorms from Aviemore - C. G. Cash

Volume III

  • The Torridon Hills - W. Brown
  • A Hillwalk in Norway - J. Geddie
  • Outlying Nooks of Cairngorm - Rev. W. Forsyth
  • Mount Battock and Clochnaben (sic) - R. Anderson
  • Arthur's Seat - C. G. Cash
  • Mountain Measurements - J. C. Barnett
  • An Arctic Summer Day on Cairntoul - J. Gordon

Projects

The club has funded a variety of projects in the Cairngorms.[9]

Summit indicators

Bridges

Footbridge over Luibeg Burn
Footbridge near Corrour

The Cairngorm Club Footbridge (1912) was built over the Am Beanaidh in Rothiemurchus Forest. Also known as the Iron Bridge,[11] its construction is largely mild steel, with cast iron upstands.[citation needed] Other bridges have been built over the Luibeg Burn at Preas nam Meirleach (1948), over the River Dee near Corrour Bothy and over the River Quoich near Linn of Quoich (2016-17).[12]

Footpaths

Woodland

  • Piper's Wood: 1.72 ha native woodland regeneration in Glen Ey (1987)
  • Piper's Wood extension (2013)
  • Altanour: also in Glen Ey (2015)

Other projects

Corrour Bothy reconstruction (1950)[14]

John at Ben Hope
Willie at Ben Hope

Deaths

Several members, their spouses or mountaineers with a connection to the Cairngorm Club have died in unusual circumstances.

  • Gerard O'Neill aged 50 was murdered on George Street, Aberdeen on 25 March 2001.[15]
  • Lyn Potter aged 51, wife of member Ernie Potter, fell from An Teallach on 28 June 2001.[16]
  • John Elgie aged 62, was avalanched in Lochnagar's Black Spout during a meet on 12 January 2003.[17]
  • William D. Robb aged 75 was found in the River Spey after going missing on 28 October 2012.
  • Carol Henderson aged 51 died in a house fire on 28 June 2013.[18]
  • Andy Nisbet aged 65, died from exposure on Ben Hope 5 February, 2019. He was an Aberdonian but not a Cairngorm Club member. A member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club, he spoke at Cairngorm Club dinners on several occasions.
  • Rick Allen aged 68, died on 25 July 2021 after an avalanche on K2.[19]

The club's luckiest member is William Morgan, aged 71 who survived a 200 ft fall on Lochnagar.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ "CCJ" (PDF). 1 (1). Cairngorm Club. 1893: 7. Retrieved 21 October 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "Scottish Mountaineering Club". www.smc.org.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "CCJ" (PDF). 6 (34). Cairngorm Club. 1910: 178. Retrieved 21 October 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Alexander, Henry (1928). The Cairngorms. Edinburgh: The Scottish Mountaineering Club.
  5. ^ Watson, Adam (1975). The Cairngorms. Edinburgh: The Scottish Mountaineering Trust.
  6. ^ Scott, Hew; Macdonald, D. F. (Donald Farquhar); Macdonald, Finlay A. J. (1915). Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae : the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation. National Library of Scotland. Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd.
  7. ^ "OSCR | Charity Details". www.oscr.org.uk. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Muir Cottage". Cairngorm Club. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "About the Club". Cairngorm Club. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Search Journals". Cairngorm Club. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Rothiemurchus Forest and the Iron Bridge". Walkhighlands. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  12. ^ "CCJ" (PDF). 22 (112). Cairngorm Club. 2018: 429. Retrieved 21 October 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ "CCJ" (PDF). 23 (113). Cairngorm Club. 2020: 103. Retrieved 21 October 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  14. ^ Wills, Jack (15 November 1986). "Veteran of the hills". The Glasgow Herald. p. 12. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Man jailed for Good Samaritan killing". 7 February 2002. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  16. ^ Live, North Wales (28 June 2001). "Walker died chasing her dream". North Wales Live. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Clac Dian" (PDF). Cairngorm Club. March 2003. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Carol Henderson, 51, named as Westhill fire victim". BBC News. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Scottish climber Rick Allen dies in K2 avalanche". BBC News. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Climber survives 600ft plunge after Lochnagar collision". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Two climbers fall 600 feet in Scotland - and survive". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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