Meet Report: 7-9 October 2022 at Haggs Bank Bunkhouse, Nenthead. Pre-meet activities 7th October Helen and Michael timed their arrival at Forest-in Teesdale for the start of the dry weather and followed the southern side of the swollen Tees upstream to near Falcon Clints. After crossing Cronkley Fell they used the Pennine Way back to […]

Meet Report: 23-25 September 2022. Lochranza SYHA. Arran was last visited by the club in 2018 and so this meet was very much looked forward to having been postponed twice due to Covid in 2020 and 2021. Nine members and a guest enjoyed the facilities of the Lochranza SYHA at the northern end of the […]

Meet Report: 12-15 September. Based at the Izaak Walton Hotel, Ilam village. This was a select gathering of just four couples with Helen and Michael Smith joining us for Tuesday and Wednesday. Monday was wet and miserable making for difficult travelling conditions but then normal service was resumed and we enjoyed blues skies and warm […]

Meet Report: 2-4 September 2022. By Friday evening most of the meet had arrived at Lowstern. A populous tented village had sprung up outside and the kitchen was busy with people cooking their evening meals. During the afternoon several parties were out. Mick Borroff climbed Ingleborough from Newby Cote, descending via Gaping Gill and a […]

Meet Report: 19-21 August 2022. With several members living nearby who were able to ‘pop in’ for varying periods of time, German cavers/photographers in the vicinity (more later) and unfortunate last-minute withdrawals owing to injury or Covid infection, it became increasingly difficult to keep track of the comings and goings at Lowstern. By Saturday evening […]

The Yorkshire Ramblers’ Club collectively marked their 130th year by visiting the tops of 130 of Yorkshire’s hills, fells, mounds and tumps in no more than 130 days – our YRC130³ project. So enthusiastic were 52 YRC members that all 130 had been ticked off in just 51 days. In the autumn of 2021, our […]

Meet Report: 15-17 July 2022. 12 members came to the Star Bunkhouse in Bwlch, South Wales to walk part of the Beacons Way. The weather was really good although it did get hotter during the weekend. Michael and Helen arrived at Bwlch early on Friday and decided to make life easier for themselves on Saturday […]

Meet Report: 15-22 June 2022. Hut to hut touring in the Massif du Canigou. At last, this meet, originally scheduled for 2020 and organised by Kjetil Tveranger, actually got underway but not without hiccoughs. Our original flight from Stansted to Perpignan was cancelled and everyone had to rebook which involved rescheduling the whole trip. Also […]

Meet Report: 20-28 May 2022. Scottish Spring Bank Meet at Kincraig in the Southern Cairngorms. This was an active meet in a relatively quiet and attractive part of the Cairngorms which provided a variety of activities in a week of showery and windy weather with sunny spells. Six of those signed up for this meet […]

Meet Report: 6-8 May 2022. The Fylde MC’s Stair Cottage is just outside the peaceful hamlet of Stair in one of the few quiet corners of the Lake District. It proved ideal for our purposes. Attending: Barbara Salmon, Arthur Salmon, Conrad Tetley, Beverley Eastwood, Mick Borroff, Tim Josephy, Helen Brewitt, Helen Smith, Michael Smith, Christine […]