Sunshine, Rum and some good company

Dear Editor Blairgowrie and District Hillwalking Club’s 2025 Spring weekend was the much delayed trip to the Isle of Rum, postponed initially from 2020 when we were still in the grips of the covid outbreak.

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A total of 27 members and guests took the ferry from Mallaig to Kinloch on Rum, with most of the party, having the exclusive use of the excellent Rum Bunkhouse, while others stayed nearby in “pods”, camping, and even a “shepherd's hut”.

The weather was stunning with cloudless blue skies when the various groups set off on the Saturday morning, and if anything, it felt a bit warm for a big day on the hill, but this did not deter the hardier of the groups with the Corbetts of Askival and Ainshval being the main targets, whilst others climbed the subsidiary peaks of Hallival and Barkeval, all reflecting their original Norse names.

There was also a less strenuous walk along the coast to Dibidil bothy and back.

The day was complete with a communal meal for all in the bunkhouse.