On the 100th anniversary of his death in Mesopotamia back on the 6th March 1918, spare a thought for Charles Inglis Clark. As a result of that day, I and many others over the years have benefited from his love of the Scottish hills, and the legacy his family left in his memory.
After layering up and gearing up numerous times over the last 30 years in the lee of its walls, only a couple of weeks ago did I, along with my son and two good friends realise a long-held desire to actually stay in the CIC hut. We enjoyed five brilliant days on the Ben and four great nights of conversation and craic with an eclectic mix of folk from all over Europe - sláinte to the family of Charles Inglis Clark for the foresight to fund the building of the hut in his memory, and to Charles himself and his days of enjoyment in the hills before his untimely death this day 100 years ago.
