Costa Blanca meet, Calpe

April 5-12th 2025 at the Villa Mandarina in Calpe. Those who have been on one of these excellent Spanish spring meets will need no recommendation. For those new to the area suffice to say that there are almost limitless opportunities for mountain walking, scrambling, climbing and canyoning in an area of great beauty, particularly at […]

Skye meet, Scotland

10-17th May 2025 at the Croft Bunkhouse in Portnalong on the West coast of Skye, 8 miles from Sligachan. The bunkhouse is within easy reach of the Cuillin and all the other attractions of the island. This will be our first visit to Skye for some years so we hope to attract a lot of […]

Pembroke meet, South Wales

19-21st July 2025 at the Climbers’ Club May Cottage near the town of Pembroke. We have 8 places booked and although the primary attraction down there is the sea cliff climbing, the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path provides spectacular and varied walking with an abundance of bird life. The attendance at the recent Wye Valley climbing meet […]

Low Hallgarth maintenance meet, Langdale.

July 5-7th 2025 at our Little Langdale hut, Low Hallgarth. Come and help keep the hut in tip top condition. A lot of work has been going on this year with a new stove in the barn and new more user friendly bunks upstairs and no doubt there will be work outstanding related to these […]

The Long Walk and Bike Ride, Cambrian Mountains, mid-Wales

21-23rd June 2024 at the Ty’n Cornel Hostel, Tregaron. The former YHA hostel, reckoned to be the most remote in Wales, lies in the Elenydd Wilderness, a land of beautiful river valleys, lakes, forests and moors. The Club has rarely, if ever, visited this area so this weekend offers new experiences for all of us. […]

Midweek meet, Langdale

11-13th June 2024 at Low Hallgarth. Relax and roam in this relatively quiet corner of the Lake District during some of its quieter days.  Plenty of scope for walking, scrambling, climbing and drinking (in the views). Not only a social gathering and an opportunity for some exercise but also a chance to inspect the recent work […]

NW Scotland Spring meet, Elphin

25th May-1 June 2024 at the SMC’s Naismith hut in the hamlet of Elphin between Ullapool and Inchnadamph in the NW Highlands. A fabulous area for walking scrambling and climbing. You can even go caving if you want. The opportunities for adventure are just about limitless. It is a long way away though so car […]

Scottish Winter Meet, Glen Etive

10-13 February 2024. We return to Inbhir Fhaolain, the Grampian Club’s hut in Glen Etive after a gap of seven years. Derek Bush used to be the doyen of Etive meet leaders; Chris Hilton has ably stepped up in his place and will be providing the traditional haggis. Sadly (or happily) he can’t play the […]

North Wales winter meet, Capel Curig

1-3 March 2024 at the Gwydyr MC’s hut Tan-y-Garth in Capel Curig. https://www.gwydyrmc.org.uk/ . The hut lies in a very peaceful, scenic area of woodland at the base of Moel Siabod, and the area around Tan-y-Garth is rich in wildlife, birds and pipistrelle bats. Aside from the mountains, the Gwydyr forest is close by, providing plenty […]

Lake District meet, Wasdale

22-24 March 2024 at the FRCC’s hut Brackenclose, recently reopened after a fire in 2019. The hut is situated at the head of the Wasdale valley right in the heart of the highest Lakeland mountains. Wasdale was the birthplace of English mountaineering, a tradition even older than the YRC itself. The Scafells and the Gables […]