Munros and Messiers: a modest proposal

Many readers will be aware that Sir Hugh Munro in 1891 published a list
of mountains in Scotland over 3000 feet high. These are numbered in
descending order of height in the Scottish Mountaineering Club guide in
the format M1, M2 etc (so Ben Nevis is M1). There are 284 Munros in the
current list.

I propose that a club should be formed of those who have observed each
of the 110 Messier objects from the corresponding peak so that for
instance the Orion Nebula should be observed from M42, Tom a'Choinich
in Glen Affric and the Pleiades from M45, Meall A' Bhuiridh in Glen
Attive. A full numbered list of Munros can be found at
http://www.nigelspencer.co.uk/web-pa...o-list-all.htm
Membership of the club will be awarded on the posting to this group of
a list giving dates and observing notes. It would be hard to think of a
more stringent test of hill craft, night navigation, discriminating
choice of optical equipment (with special reference to portability),
stamina and of course complete idiocy.