The Scottish Mountaineering Club was formed in Glasgow in 1889, as a result of correspondence in the Glasgow Herald initiated by William W. Naismith. Although other Scottish clubs existed at this time, such as the Cairngorm Club, these had only local membership and limited technical aspirations. By contrast, the founder members of the SMC included a good number who already had Alpine experience and wished to use their skills in their native country.
In the early 1960s the SMC formed a charitable trust, the Scottish Mountaineering Trust. Part funded by revenue from the SMC's guidebooks, the Trust has given support to many projects over the years, including to the National Trust for Scotland and of the John Muir Trust and to footpath maintenance projects generally. The Trust also supports Mountaineering Scotland.
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A far-ranging guide to the area readily accessible to most of Scotland's population; from the Central Belt north to the Rannoch Moor, west to Oban, and east to Fife. The guide covers all of the principal hills, including 45 Munros. Fully illustrated in colour with detailed maps and sections on history, fauna, flora, geology and land use.
