30 January 2004

Munroists meet McNeish

a photo of munroists

Photo opportunity 5.45pm, Saturday 31 January, Bonar Hall, Park Place, Dundee.

Munroists from the University of Dundee - people who have climbed all 284 munros in Scotland - will meet Cameron McNeish the renowned munro bagger and environmentalist tomorrow night at the University of Dundee.

Cameron McNeish is delivering the first of this year's Saturday Evening Lectures in the 80th year of the popular winter lecture series. He will talk on Wild Scotland: A Spirit of Place.

Munroists Fraser Smith from the Division of Civil Engineering and John Gardner from Research and Innovation Services will meet Cameron before the lecture to share experiences of the Scottish hills and mountains.

The renowned broadcaster, author and conservationist will share his enthusiasm through words and pictures for those areas that have formed the bedrock of his outdoors career - the hills and mountains of the Scottish highlands and islands.

By Jenny Marra, Head of Press 01382 344910, out of hours: 07968298585, j.m.marra@dundee.ac.uk