105th Annual Dinner Weekend

Meet Report: 16 November 2018. Three members, Martyn Trasler, Roy Denney and Tony Penny arrived early. Martyn and Roy spent Friday walking on Ingleborough. Sadly the weather was not good, with low cloud and at lower altitudes no wind and uncomfortable humidity, in contrast to the rest of the weekend which was sunny, if cold […]

Kanchenjunga South and North Base Camps – the most beautiful walk in the world?

Meet Report: 12 October – 6 November 2018. After a most enjoyable YRC trek across the roof of Nepal in Dolpo in the autumn of 2016, it was a tough choice of where to go next.  Humla and Zanskar came to mind. However, several authors including Peter Boardman and Kev Reynolds claimed that the Kanchenjunga […]

Scotland, Arran

Meet Report: 4-7 October 2018. The weather looked set fair for a good few days on this lovely island. Seven of us arrived on the Thursday, Mick Borroff, John Brown and Peter Elliott all travelling together, Mike and Helen Smith arrived on the 4 o’clock ferry, the same time as Tim Josephy. Alan Kay was […]

Joint Meet with the Wayfarers’ Club, Langdale

Meet Report: 7-9 Sep 2018. The Joint Meet has been on meet programmes for 70 years, with some research, maybe even earlier. For some it is a renewal of old friendships and perhaps for some just a club meet. The joining dates might reflect this, certainly there were many younger Wayfarers, we need to see […]

Introductory Meet, Lowstern

Meet Report: 24-26 August 2018. Most of the meet had arrived by Friday evening. The original leader had to cancel at late notice because of unexpected work commitments; the replacement was unable to get there until later so the assembled community had to fend for themselves for Saturday breakfast. By the time the new meet […]

Romania, Apuseni and Retezat Mountains

Meet Report: 28 July – 11 August 2018. Week 1 – Padis Plateau The first part of the meet was spent on the Padis plateau in the Apuseni Mountains. Also called the Bihor or Bihar Mountains, this karst region in the Western Carpathians has rolling forested hills studded with caves and potholes. The settlements in […]

Long Walk Meet, Shropshire

Meet Report: 6-8 July 2018. This year’s long walk presented a set of unusual challenges. It was based in a part of the country unfamiliar to many: the hills of Shropshire. Though these are modest by Yorkshire standards, the 58 km suggested route still involved significant ups and downs (1,900 metres of ascent in total). […]

Lake District, Low Hall Garth

Meet Report: 15-17 June 2018. Participants in this meet who had spent the week watering gardens were the first to find where all the rain had gone-the Lake District! Members and three prospective members and guests, arrived on the Friday evening to be greeted by Carol and John’s wholesome soup. Despite this a few felt […]

Ireland, County Kerry

Meet Report: 26 May – 2 June 2018. Nine members and guests assembled in the coastal town of Cahersiveen on the Iveragh Peninsula, about half an hour’s drive southwest of Killarney, arriving in Ireland by ferry and plane in glorious sunshine. We made ourselves comfortable in the Old Monastery, a large Victorian country house built […]

Social Meet, North York Moors

Meet Report: 23-26 April 2018. The rolling hills and dales of the North Yorkshire Moors and surrounding attractions provided an ideal location for the needs of the Social Meet; activities less arduous and more social than in the past. Grinkle Park Hotel, a converted country house in 35 acres of country garden, provided excellent hospitality […]