Meet Report: 25-27 October 2024 at Carlswark Cottage. Stoney Middleton lies between the deeply incised White Peak valleys and wide-open moors of the Dark Peak offering climbers near endless climbs on both limestone and grit. All around are culturally significant locations including Eyam, Chatsworth, scores of Stone, Bronze and Iron Age sites, and old lead […]

Meet Report: 23-26 August 2024. The second half of August brings around our customary Introductory Meet held as usual at Lowstern.  Those attending, a small but select bunch, assembled on the Friday evening after travelling from various locations with the longest travel award going to Paul Dover and granddaughter Lucy for their ten-plus hour journey […]

13-15th December 2024 at our Yorkshire Dales hut near Clapham. Get in the festive mood with log fires, good food and excellent company. There will be some presentations on recent Club activities but they won’t be allowed to go on too long. Santa and Mrs Claus will be played by Rod and Yayoi Smith, helped […]

Meet Report: 13-15 September 2024. The Bryn Hafod hut lies at the head of Cwm Cywarch above the village of Dinas Mawddwy and beneath the line of mountains that make up the Aran ridge.  Less visited than nearby Cadair Idris and Snowdon, it makes for an attractive destination for those looking for less populated and […]

Meet Report: 4-6 October 2024 This was an enjoyable visit to one of the Lake District’s remoter spots with the advantage of the Lower Gillerthwaite Field Centre being well up the valley, with better access to the higher peaks. One of the greatest challenges of the weekend was getting there. The early arrivals drove straight […]

Meet Report: 13-15 August at the Agnes Spencer Memorial Hut, Grisedale. The Agnes Spencer hut is situated just off the A592 at Grisedale Bridge. Most members found it without difficulty, some had more trouble. This was attributed to the hut sign blending in with the stone of the cottage. There were 10 people at the […]

Steve Richards is starting planning for a YRC Alpine meet in 2025. Read on if you are interested – at this stage early indications of interest will help so please respond accordingly. Dates: Core dates 26 July – 9 August 2025. Arriving before or extending beyond these dates is possible – please indicate when responding if […]

16th November 2024. The President, Becca Humphreys, invites you to dinner at the Falcon Manor Hotel, Settle, and to the AGM and lecture being held nearby at the Settle Social Club. The guest speaker this year is Fleur Loveridge. A professor at Leeds University, she has caved all over the world as well as nearer […]

Meet Report: 19-21 July 2024. The meet gathered on Friday evening at the Climbers Club’s May Cottage in Maiden Wells, some 3 km from Pembroke Town. Helen Brewitt and Tim Josephy climbed at Saddle Head during the afternoon. Despite the better forecast the weather was dank and drizzly but they managed a couple of climbs […]

Meet Report: 21-23 June 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 14 […]