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 13th 2025

Meets past and future

Our annual Dinner Meet at Boat of Garten was another hugely enjoyable weekend for 20 or so of us. Great walks were enjoyed on both Saturday and, for some, Sunday. Our Facebook page has already been updated and our website gallery will be updated soo, as well as the meet report.

Next month we have our AGM at the Braid Hills Hotel (Monday 1st December) and our last meet of the year, to Raeburn Hut, Laggan, 5-6 December. There are plenty of spaces available on this meet and Bert is organising.

2025 Midweek walks

Walks continue roughly fortnightly. Last one was the Pentlands, the next one is Glen Devon.

The current June to December 2025 programme for both midweek and weekend meets is available on our Meet Programme page.

Below is a photo taken on the August 2025 meet to Milehouse.

More pictures can be seen on our Gallery pages.

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.