Tag Archives: Garbh Choire Refuge

Covid Dreams 12: The A Team

Posted on May 3, 2020 by cairngormwanderer

After a few landscape photos, a nice cheery one of my mates. These guys are the A Team – some of it anyway – the core of the Eastern area of the MBA and the Friends of Bob Scott’s, who … Continue reading →

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Bothy news – Corrour and Garbh Coire Refuge

Posted on June 18, 2018 by cairngormwanderer

For the first time in more than 10 years Corrour Bothy will be without a toilet – temporarily at least. Renovations will mean it’ll be out of action for about a month. The toilet extension will remain, but all the … Continue reading →

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Renovation for Garbh Choire Refuge

Posted on January 28, 2018 by cairngormwanderer

It’s long past time I updated the position regarding the Garbh Choire Refuge. As readers of the Mountain Bothies Association magazine will know, Mar Lodge Estate has finally agreed to allow the shelter to be renovated. And all going well … Continue reading →

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Mar Lodge Estate news – and a DofE update

Posted on November 3, 2014 by cairngormwanderer

A meeting at Mar Lodge produced some news of interest at the weekend. Hosted by Mar Lodge Estate’s Property Manager David Frew, the evening meeting was a community update to let local people – and interested parties – know about … Continue reading →

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Is bothies policy designed to seal fate of Garbh Choire Refuge?

Posted on June 4, 2014 by cairngormwanderer

It’s now over two years since I first wrote in this blog about the Garbh Choire Refuge and it seems the only thing that’s changed is that the door’s off again and someone has tried to waterproof the inside. It’s … Continue reading →

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Garbh Choire update

Posted on May 21, 2012 by cairngormwanderer

Haven’t heard officially yet, but I understand that both the Cairngorm Club and the Board of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland have discussed the future of the Garbh Choire Refuge and have both decided that it should be retained and … Continue reading →

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Support for the Garbh Choire Refuge

Posted on April 24, 2012 by cairngormwanderer

There was good news and not so good news this week for those who support the renovation of the Garbh Choire Refuge. The good news is that the Scottish Mountaineering Club is in favour of saving the refuge. Andy Nisbet, … Continue reading →

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Refuting the case for destruction of Garbh Choire Refuge

Posted on March 22, 2012 by cairngormwanderer

I received a rather longer than usual response to the Garbh Choire Refuge page from George Allan, a member of the North East Mountain Trust. Rather cheekily, he includes a case for removing the refuge, presumably mistaking this for an impartial … Continue reading →

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A new door for the Garbh Choire

Posted on April 27, 2011 by cairngormwanderer

Nice to see that the Garbh Choire Refuge has a new door. For a long time now the refuge – the most basic of shelters at the best of times – has been past its best, but last year it … Continue reading →

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