2-4th August 2024 at Lowstern. Come and help keep our premier property in top condition. Food and accommodation are free and all materials will be provided. There are no major projects to address this year but there are plenty of maintenance tasks to complete. This meet is always a relaxed and sociable occasion so do […]

13-15th August 2024 at the Cleveland Mountaineering Club’s Agnes Spencer Memorial hut in Patterdale. Alan Linford has secured exclusive use for us and hopes to join the meet for a day if he can. The hut is well placed for both the high Eastern fells and extensive and varied lowland walks which can be combined […]

23-26th August 2024 at Lowstern, Clapham. Come and round off the summer (?) break with the annual introductory meet at Lowstern over the Bank Holiday weekend. There’ll be some gentle challenges over the weekend to focus the mind, some decent food and good company. The Saturday evening meal will be a (mild) chilli with/ without […]

Meet report, June 21st- 23rd 2024. The weekend following the Summer Solstice saw eight members head to Mid Wales for the Club’s annual long walk. The meet got off to an inauspicious start for one club member. After leaving a sunny 26°C London, five and a half hours of blindly following Google maps and a […]

Meet Report, May 2024 This was the fourth in a series of YRC meets in the Bolivian Andes.   Whereas the previous ones in the Apolobamba 1988, central Cordilleras Real & Cocapata 1999, and Quimsa Cruz 2010 were exploratory, the first two making first ascents, this fourth one visited more-easily accessed, higher peaks closer to La […]

Meet report, 11-13th June 2024 at Low Hall Garth Cool but dry weather graced the meet and encouraged a variety of activities. Solvig was first to the hut and went straight off to Blea Tarn and Side Pike doing battle with the dense bracken. The other three early arrivers headed straight up to Runestone Quarry (see YRCJ […]

Meet Report: 25 May – 1 June 2024 at the Naismith Hut, Elphin. Saturday 25th MayWith three late cancellations, the smaller party began to assemble for another most enjoyable meet at the SMC’s comfortable and well-appointed cottage in Elphin, in the rugged and beautiful Assynt region of NW Scotland. On the way, Peter and Jennifer […]

April 5-12th 2025 at the Villa Mandarina in Calpe. Those who have been on one of these excellent Spanish spring meets will need no recommendation. For those new to the area suffice to say that there are almost limitless opportunities for mountain walking, scrambling, climbing and canyoning in an area of great beauty, particularly at […]

10-17th May 2025 at the Croft Bunkhouse in Portnalong on the West coast of Skye, 8 miles from Sligachan. The bunkhouse is within easy reach of the Cuillin and all the other attractions of the island. This will be our first visit to Skye for some years so we hope to attract a lot of […]

19-21st July 2025 at the Climbers’ Club May Cottage near the town of Pembroke. We have 8 places booked and although the primary attraction down there is the sea cliff climbing, the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path provides spectacular and varied walking with an abundance of bird life. The attendance at the recent Wye Valley climbing meet […]