Ben Lairig was formed in 1983 as a splinter group from the Climbing Club (who later renamed to YUMC), as it was thought there wasn’t enough Alpinism and Winter mountaineering in the club. It’s also rumoured the club is a spiritual offshoot of the ‘Lairig’ Club, the mountaineering club of the University of Aberdeen.
The first Ben Lairig committee was led by Jo Hunt as captain from 1983-86, Nick Zeir as secretary and Mark Beynon as treasurer.
The club has adopted a number of traditions over the years including an annual Pilgrimage to the Boot Festival in the Lake District for a club reunion each year, a weekend full of relaxed mountaineering and gossiping! There is also murmuring of a number of customs including the supposed tradition of trip attendees providing breakfast in bed to trip organisers. (A custom many are keen to revive!)
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