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

Clive Rowland steps down from running the Raeburn Hut

After twelve years as custodian of the Raeburn Hut, Clive Rowland is stepping down and passing the baton on to the next generation.

Improvements to the Raeburn Hut

SMC Journals online

The Munros, Fourth Edition

Munro Compleations

Upcoming Events & Meets

Cancelled: CIC April weekend meet

CIC hut
9th Apr 2021 - 11th Apr 2021

Cancelled: Cairngorm Meet

Muir Cottage, Inverey, Braemar
30th Apr 2021 - 2nd May 2021

This meet is cancelled due to Covid.

Kayak Meet

Gairloch
21st May 2021 - 23rd May 2021

Sea kayaking meet, camping at Gairloch

Skye Meet

Allt Dearg Cottage, by Sligachan, Skye
5th Jun 2021 - 12th Jun 2021

This is a self catering meet.

Cancelled: Fairhead, Antrim

Fairhead, Antrim, Northern Ireland
18th Jun 2021 - 20th Jun 2021

Despite the planned easing of travel restrictions, we think that traveling to Northern Ireland this June is unlikely, so this meets is cancelled. We hope to reinstate it in the future.

Joint Alpine meet with the Alpine Club

Innertkirchen, Switzerland
4th Jul 2021 - 25th Jul 2021

The annual UK clubs' alpine meet organised by the Alpine Club
All Events
Meets
Lectures

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

3.3ºC

Current Windspeed

16 mph SSW

Todays High

5ºC

Todays Low

3ºC

Todays Top Windspeed

17 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