Southwest Scotland, Newton Stewart

Meet Report: 5-7 May 2023. It rained on one notable citizen’s parade but it didn’t rain on ours. (For those reading this in years to come, the King was crowned this Saturday). A steadily improving forecast culminated in an affable weekend; sunny spells, light winds and a temperature sufficient to allow sitting out till well […]

North Portugal Meet, Campo do Gerês

Meet Report: 14-21 April 2023. The extensive area of rugged granite in north-western Portugal which encompasses the Peneda-Gerês National Park (PNGP) bordering Spain is unspoilt, relatively little known and offers superb hill walking. The leader visited the area in 2005 and 2018 and this interesting and popular meet was planned as a result. Excellent value […]

Lake District, Glenridding

Meet Report: 31 March-2 April 2023. Following a wet week in The Lakes and with a mixed weather forecast promising both good and bad conditions, twenty YRC members travelled up to Glenridding, on the lower western side of Ullswater, with hope in their hearts and the promise of a sociable meet in Rod and Yayoi’s […]

Scottish Winter Meet, Cairngorms

Meet Report: 16-19 February 2023 at the Braedownie Hut, Glen Clova. Scotland, what’s the weather doing? Search the forecasts and as usual the heart sinks. One forecast indicated winds reaching 70 mph and it was clear that there was now little or no snow. Travelling up on the Thursday the weather was fine, fish supper, […]

White Peak meet, Derbyshire

Meet Report: 10-12 March 2023. Based at the Orpheus Caving Club’s cottage near Monyash. A challenging weather forecast preceded the Peak District meet. Snow was forecast in Central England and as predicted, substantial snowfalls had occurred on the Thursday night, causing numerous road blockages and road closures across the high Derbyshire passes. Friday dawned with […]

North Wales meet, Rhyd Ddu

Meet Report: 27-29 January 2023. Fifteen members and prospective members descended upon Tan yr Wyddfa on Friday evening. Mike Smith arrived early and nipped up Y Garn, scrambling onwards to Mynydd Drws y Coed before returning via Cwm Marchnad. Alan Clare tested his quite recent new hip for an hour or so around the local […]

New Year meet, LHG

Meet Report: 6-8 January 2023. We held our traditional start to the calendar year with our winter LHG meet during a very wet period  over the first weekend in January. Members assembled at LHG during Friday afternoon and evening with only John and Carol managing any activity during the day. They arrived at LHG on […]

Christmas meet, Lowstern

Meet Report: 9-11 December 2022. Thursday saw the early arrival of four members amid wall to wall sunshine. Mike Godden went for a walk on Dalton Fell where the view across Morecambe Bay was stunning. The Hut Warden as ever got on with hut jobs. On Friday Mike G, Ian Crowther, and John Jenkin  joined […]

108th Annual Dinner weekend

Meet Report: 11-13 November 2022. This Annual Dinner marked the end of the YRC’s 130th year. It was a blend of the traditional and the new. The AGM was back to being held before the Dinner, Kindred Clubs were again invited to send a representative and the event ended with the singing of Yorkshire, first […]

Lake District meet, Thirlmere

Meet Report: 28-30 October 2022. Based at the Gritstone Club’s hut The Smithy at the head of Thirlmere. Home on Sunday evening, after a few reviving cups of tea, a meal and a good soak in a hot bath your scribe considered this a good weekend’s walking.  There were times though on Saturday and Sunday […]