Club Meets and Other Videos
Over the years, numerous videos have been created for club meets using additional images and video clips which give complementary accounts to the formal Meet Report. Videos have also been prepared for some other members activities. These are listed below and the links will open the videos on our facebook page and you can get more information from the Meet Reports where appropriate.
| Date | Video | Time (min) | Read more … | |
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| 2021-09 |  | Lake District, Langdale YRC’s joint meet with the Wayfarers’ Club at their cottage, the Robertson Lamb Hut. Another good meet, this one on familiar ground with some old friends. | 2 | Meet Report |
| 2021-08 |  | Introductory Meet, Lowstern We provided an introduction to climbing and caving based at Lowstern, our cottage situated near Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales. | 3 | Meet Report |
| 2021-08 |  | Mid Wales, Torrent Walk Bunkhouse A wet weekend in Wales, but members were not put off by the poor weather though. | 2 | Meet Report |
| 2021-07 |  | Burnsall Camping Meet, Hartlington Mill Thanks to the generosity of one of our members, at the height of the season we had a spacious, peaceful campsite to ourselves in the heart of Wharfedale. | 3 | Meet Report |
| 2021-06 |  | North Wales Camping Meet, Llyn Gwynant By sunset we had pitched tents at the beautifully situated but busy campsite on the shore of Llyn Gwynant and all were encouraged by the very promising forecast. | 4 | Meet Report |
| 2021-05 |  | Wensleydale Camping Meet, Semer Water Showers failed to dampen spirits on the camping meet at the Stablefell Campsite at Marsett near Semer Water. The 14 members welcomed two guests and two prospective members. | 3 | Meet Report |
| 2021-01 |  | New Year Out In The Snow Some YRC members’ outings during the first week of 2021. Some dusted off their cross-country skis, some got tooled up in search of some ice and others just hiked. | 4 | – |
| 2020-12 |  | Christmas Activities With no traditional Xmas meet possible due to Covid, these are some members’ activities over the Christmas break. | 5 | – |
| 2020-03 |  | Morocco, Anti-Atlas, Tafraout Curtailed by the Covid-19 shutdown, this meet in the Moroccan Anti-Atlas was a great success for the first week. For what happened in the second week you will have to read the Meet Report. | 6 | Meet Report |
| 2020-02 |  | Scottish Winter Meet, Crianlarich Despite a poor forecast plenty was done on this winter meet. This video gives an impression of what some did. | 4 | Meet Report |
| 2020-02 |  | Snowdonia Winter Meet, Ogwen Despite a poor forecast, a dozen met up near Tryfan and enjoyed an active weekend. Richard produced a fine meal including beef cheeks with leeks served with crushed spuds. | 3 | Meet Report |
| 2020-01 |  | Cancelled Lakes Winter Meet, Langdale The usual Langdale meet had to be cancelled due to no drinkable water at our cottage Low Hall Garth but that did not stop some members and prospective members getting out on the hill. | 2 | Meet Report |
| 2019-12 |  | Christmas Meet, Yorkshire Dales The traditional Xmas meet was held at Lowstern, the Club’s cottage in the Yorkshire Dales. Over 30 were there despite wet and very windy weather. | 3 | Meet Report |
| 2019-11 |  | Salmon Leaping A very short clip of salmon in the River Ribble leaping Stainforth Foss, late in the season, bur still going strong. | <1 | – |
| 2019-10 |  | Scottish Meet, Ardgour Is it connected with memories of Yorkshire’s maritime adventurers such as Cook and Scoresby or recalling crossings to mainland Europe en route to the Alps that make those few minutes on the Corran ferry set meets on Ardgour and Ardnamurchan apart from the usual run of meets? | 3 | Meet Report |
| 2019-05 |  | Scottish Meet, Elphin, Naismith Hut The north west highlands (or Sutherland as it is called) has a powerful draw for members and once again hit on good weather in addition to the usual good food and good company. | 4 | Meet Report |
| 2019-04 |  | Lakes Meet, Langdale Spring meet at Low Hall Garth, our cottage in the Lake District. Mixed weather but plenty was done. Longsleddale was also visited on the way in – brought back memories of Christmas meets at The Grove, Kentmere. | 4 | Meet Report |
| 2019-04 |  | XC Ski Tour Norway, Rondane A party of six enjoyed a week’s ski-tour based on the excellent DNT hut network in the Rondane. | 4 | Meet Report |
| 2019-03 |  | North York Moors, Carlton-in-Cleveland Cold but sunny weather for those 25 attending the North Yorkshire Moors meet in Carlton in Cleveland. Seven out climbing and many out walking in all directions to the north, east and south. | 2 | Meet Report |
| 2019 03 |  | Spain, Andalucia, Sierra Nevada Here’s a short video of the recent Spanish Meet but it only covers a fraction of the activities undertaken including a classic winter ascent of Mulhacén (3479m) from the Refugio Poqueira. | 5 | Meet Report |
| 2019 02 |  | Scottish Winter Meet, Dalwhinnie The Club’s first Scottish meet of 2019 was based at the Raeburn Hut and had good weather just as we were heading home, but the wet snow and windy conditions did not stop anyone getting out and up something. | 2 | Meet Report |
| 2019 01 | | North Wales Winter Meet, Rhyd Ddu Plenty of activity on this meet based at the Oread Club’s Hut, this video gives a taste of some of the conditions encountered. | 1 | Meet Report |
| 2019 01 |  | Derwent Edge A short video of members out in the snowy Peak District. | 1 | – |
| 2018-11 |  | Nepal, Kanchenjunga Base Camps Trek Some clips and snaps from the YRC’s fabulous Kanchenjunga trek looking at different aspects of the trip. | 7 | Meet Report |
| 2018-06 |  | Romania, Apuseni and Retezat Mountains A fortnight’s meet with a week in each of two centres exploring very different mountainous areas: one limestone karst, the other granite. | 7 | Meet Report |
| 2018-04 |  | Spain, Costa Blanca Calpe has it all: coastal and inland walking, spectacular ridge and canyon walking, sport and traditional rock climbing and abseiling down canyons and all with the promise of fine weather. | 7 | Meet Report |
| 2018-03 |  | Norway, Jotenheim A six-day self-guided hut-to-hut ski tour in the Jotunheim staying in DNT cabins. Chilly start as they woke up there the first morning, -31°C. Then typically -12°C in the day and -15°C at night. | 2 | – |
| 2018-02 |  | North Wales, Snowdonia Best weather we have had for a winter meet in Snowdonia for years. Cold wind. Good snow. Blue skies. | 4 | Meet Report |
| 2017-12 |  | Christmas Break As 2017 drew to a close, some YRC members have been out and about snapping their time out on the hills. | 2 | – |
| 2017-12 |  | Christmas Meet, Langstrothdale, Swarthgill Farm A wintry weekend way up beyond Wharfedale and on the Dales Way. Icy roads to contend with but those who made it were rewarded with Bill’s lavish catering and a barrel of Landlord. Even Fleet Moss was frozen over. | 3 | Meet Report |
| 2017-11 |  | 104th Annual Dinner, Settle Held at the Falcon Manor Hotel and blessed with good weather for the traditional Sunday walk. Knut Tønsberg of the Norsk Tindeklub and Alpine Club was the Principal Guest. | 4 | Meet Report |
| 2017-10 |  | Mid Wales, Cader Idris Wales was wet and windy as it is so often when we visit. Corris Hostel was a good base. | 3 | Meet Report |
| 2017-08 |  | USA, Wyoming, Wind River Range We had heard about the many attractions of the Wind River Mountains; fabulous scenery, wild and rugged terrain for backpacking and spectacular granite spires for climbing. With a solar eclipse thrown in as well, this was the chance for the trip of a lifetime. | 6 | Meet Report |
| 2017-05 |  | Scotland, Torridon Some of the many mountains climbed in the Torridon and Monar Forest areas, on outings from Gerry’s Independent Hostel in Achnashellach. The weather was mostly dry but windy. | 3 | Meet Report |
| 2017 02 |  | Norway XC Ski Tour, Lillehammer This week-long trip used DNT self-service huts for a 100km cross-country ski tour. The meet was blessed with good snow and weather, with the air temperature starting around -20°C and gradually warming to just below freezing. | 4 | Meet Report |
| 2017-02 |  | Scottish Winter Meet Cairngorms Challenging conditions in the Cairngorms for this winter meet in Braemar based at the Cairngorms Club’s Hut. | 1 | Meet Report |
| 2017-01 |  | France, Jura Snowshoeing The meet achieved its objectives of introducing a good number of members and guests to the pleasures of snowshoeing in an area new to most on the Franco-Swiss border in plentiful snow conditions. | 4 | Meet Report |
| 2016-10 |  | North Pennines, Nenthead The combination of hillwalking and mine exploration proved attractive on this well-attended meet based at the Assay Office Bunkhouse in the world renowned Nenthead Mines complex. | 2 | Meet Report |
| 2016-09 |  | Lake District, Langdale YRC’s joint meet with the Wayfarers’ Club at their cottage, the Robertson Lamb Hut. Walking and climbing was enjoyed in fine weather. | 1 | Meet Report |
| 2015-12 |  | Christmas Meet, Nidderdale Meet and Kinder Scout Awful conditions on the fell and poor weather failed to dampen spirits for our Xmas meet at Studfold farm. | 2 | Meet Report |
| 2012-10 |  | Nepal, Mera Peak Ascent and Trek A trek and mountaineering ascent of Mera Peak at 6164m, Nepal’s highest trekking peak. | 17 | Meet Report |
| 2010-02 |  | Scotland, Glen Affric Good weather conditions were found in Glen Affric with a couple of nights at Altbeithe, just before the Laggan Bridge winter meet started. | 3 | Meet Report |
| 2009-03 |  | Morocco, Anti-Atlas, Tafraout Trad climbing, scrambling and mountain walking in the sunny Anti-Atlas based at the Hotel les Armandiers. | 8 | Meet Report |