Meet Report: 21-23 March 2025 at the Rucksack Club’s High Moss hut in Seathwaite. After a week of glorious spring sunshine ten members made their way to the Duddon Valley travelling through grey skies and the possibility of 60% to 70% chance of rain over the next few days. The first arrivals at High Moss […]

Meet Report: 27 February – 2 March 2025 Held at the Ochils Mountaineering Club’s Inverardran Cottage. This was Tom Spencer’s first meet as leader. He performed his duties admirably with the help of Jonathan Bird to cook the haggis. In spite of several trolley loads of food in ASDA the usual three courses were dispensed […]

Meet Report: 7-9 February 2025. Our party of eight gathered on Friday evening at Ty Powdwr, home of the Karabiner Mountaineeering Club.  Ty Powdwr sits across Llyn Padarn from Llanberis and is accessed from the village of Dinorwig via a rough track through farm buildings.  The sturdy nature of the structure can be explained by […]

Meet Report: 17-19 January 2025. Mark Rothwell arrived early.  On Thursday, together with a friend from the Rucksack Club, he traversed the Helvellyn range from Dunmail Raise north to Sticks Pass in cold and windy conditions. On Friday they went up Stickle Gill, via a scramble on Tarn Crag to Pavey Ark. They climbed Jack’s […]

Meet Report: 13-15 December 2024 Voice from the Kitchen: “Harvey!  You’ll be going into Settle, won’t you, would you mind picking up a couple of things for tomorrow’s meal?” Harvey: “’Course not.  What do you need?” Voice from the Kitchen: “Just fennel seeds and a bottle of white wine vinegar.” On the face of it […]

Meet Report: 15-17 November 2024. Held at the Falcon Manor, Settle and at Lowstern. A spell of calmer, drier weather than is usual for the time of year almost lasted long enough to include this meet, the largest gathering in the Club’s calendar.  It was also the closing meet of Becca Humphrey’s presidency and perhaps […]

Meet Report: 25-27 October 2024. Held 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 […]

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 Low 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 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: 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 […]