The MMC was established in 1931 with the declared aim 'to encourage mountaineering and serve as a bond of union amongst lovers of the Scottish hills'. Membership is centred on the Elgin and Forres areas but enthusiasts from Keith, Fochabers, Aberlour, Inverness and even Aberdeen regularly attend meets. Annual club activity ranges from monthly 'bus' and 'weekend meets', rock climbing and occasional evening and social functions. A nominated committee member manages each activity. The main interest centres on both summer and winter hill walking, but there are a substantial minority of rock-climbers and winter mountaineers. Munro and Corbett 'bagging' are a particular incentive and the club boasts more than twenty 'Munroist's' among the hundred and sixty or so members. A small elected committee manages the club on behalf of the membership, with decisions being ratified at the Annual General Meeting in March each year. There is a small annual membership, the bulk of which funds individual insurance through the Mountaineering Council of Scotland as well as a monthly newsletter.