More sad news: Jake Stewart, founder member and first president of the Ochils Mountaineering Club, passed away at his home in Insch, Aberdeenshire on 1st January 2021, aged 89. He is survived by his wife Marjun and four sons. (This notice is posted with the family's permission) The Club will pay its formal respects to the remarkable man who started it.
A fine gentleman.
I climbed Ben Laoigh with him (and several others) on a snowy, icy day bus meet in the early 70s.
About 15 years later, I discovered one of our new architects in HS was one of his sons. Same wild sense of humour.
Sorry to hear news.
Jake used to contact me back and forth just to see how things were going with the club and the cottage. His fondness for the Club stayed with him long after he had moved North.