Walking Club
Westwood Baptist Church has many keen hill walkers and ramblers among it’s congregation and we hold regular outings to various parts of the country. We try to encourage as many as possible to participate from the young to the young at heart, so we hold walks of varying types from family walks in country parks to Monroes.
As well as being a healthy activity this is also a great way to get to know one another whilst enjoying some great views and wonderful scenery in this beautiful country of ours. In the past two years we have held over a dozen walks and they have proved to be a great success. Many of our group are experienced walkers but we also have some new to this form of activity and others who just like the fellowship and walking and talking.
So whether you like challenging climbs or an easy few hours walking, please come and join us in some of our future outings.
Joe Agnew is our walk coordinator and he would be pleased to hear from anyone (not just our church folk) who would like to join us.
Telephone: 01355 241251
Mobile: 07927 188850
Joe in his element!
12th April 2008
On Saturday 12th April an all age group of 25 of us took part in our first walk of
the new season. We started at the Countryside Museum on Kittochside and took in
a route through Carmunnock village and up to the Cathkin Braes where you had views
over to Ben Lomond and Arran and also spectacular views of Glasgow. On the way back
we took in a new woodland walk that has been recently opened for the public. The
weather was very kind to us and it
was a most enjoyable day out for us all on our
own doorstep.
A week later John casement and I managed to do The Cobblers near Arrochar which was slightly more challenging. Again the weather was really kind to us with sunshine all the way although there was a fair amount of snow lying especially on the far side where it was over a foot deep for most of the descent.
Joe Agnew
Well-
14th June 2008
Julian’s long March
Climb every mountain ! (well at least all the significant ones in Scotland)
Julian Ridal completed his latest long term mountain challenge recently. On ascending Sgurr Dearg on the Isle of Mull on 16th June, he completed climbing all 224 of the Graham Mountains (Mountains in Scotland of height 2000 feet to 2500 feet in height with a reascent of at least 500 feet in all directions). Julian is only the 80th person to admit to ascending all these mountains !
Julian moved up from England to East Kilbride in 1992. Since then, in his spare time he has been busy reaching and exploring the higher and remoter parts of Scotland and further afield. Previously completed challenges include ascending:
- All 284 Munro Mountains (Scottish 3000 foot mountains) by 1994;
- All Welsh, English and Irish 3000 foot mountains by 1995;
- All 219 Corbett Mountains (Scottish 2500 to 3000 foot mountains) by 1999;
- All 284 Munro Mountains again by 2005;
- 8 x 4000+m mountains in the Alps and other 2000+m and 3000+m mountains in Alps, Picos De Europa and Dolomites since 1998.
Julian says “I am privileged that my parents took me up my first mountain (Mount
Snowdon in North Wales) in 1971 at the young age of 5 years. I thank God that for
nearly 40 years I have been able to enjoy the higher parts of God’s creation. The
weather and the views can vary from good to poor. Hill walking and mountaineering
are great forms of exercise. I apply risk assessment and risk management principles
in the mountains, particularly in the winter, when weather conditions can be serious.
Mountaineering and hill-
