Club Proceedings
1962 — The week-end meets were; January 20th—22nd, Hill Inn, Chapel-le-Dale; February 16th—18th, Low Hall Garth; March 16th— 18th, Ynys Ettws, Climbers’ Club Hut; April 8th, Hopper Lane Hotel, Blubberhouses (70th Anniversary of the first Y.R.C. meet, 1892); Easter, April 20th—24th, Loch Muick; May 11th—13th, Lowstern Hut/Gaping Gill; Whitsun, June 8th—16th, Florencecourt, Co. Fermanagh; June 29th—July 1st, The Long Walk, the Seven Peaks from Dent to Cray; July 20th—22nd, The Brotherswater Hotel, Patterdale; August 3rd— 6th, Low Hall Garth; August 24th—26th, Lowstern Hut; September 28th—30th, Robertson Lamb Hut, Joint Meet with Wayfarers and Rucksack Clubs; October 19th—21st, Lowstern Hut, Joint Meet with Fell and Rock Chmbing Club; December 7th—9th, White Lion Hotel, Cray. The average attendance at meets was 22 and the Club Membership, 188.
The 70th Annual General Meeting was held at the Hotel Majestic, Harrogate, on November 17th, 1962. The following officers of the Club were elected for 1962/63: President: R. E. CHADWICK; Vice-Presidents: M. F. WILSON, E. C. DOWNHAM; Hon Treasurer • S. MARSDEN; Hon. Secretary: E. C. DOWNHAM; Hon. Asst. Secretary: T. W. SALMON; Hon. Editor: H. G. WATTS; Hon. Asst. Editor and Librarian: A. B. CRAVEN; Hon. Hut Secretary. Low Hall Garth and Lowstern: F. D. SMITH; Hon. Hut Wardens: Low Hall Garth, J. D. DRISCOLL, Lowstern, J. LOVETT: Committee : B. E. NICHOLSON, R. GOWING, G. B. SPENCELEY, A. R. CHAPMAN, E. M. TREGONING, F. WILKINSON.
The 49th Annual Dinner, which followed the Meeting, was also at the Hotel Majestic. Jack Longland was the Principal Guest, with the retiring President, F. W. Stembridge, in the Chair. There was a distinguished gathering to represent Kindred Clubs at this, the Y.R.C.’s 70th Anniversary: P. Lloyd, Vice-President, Alpine Club; R. Bain, President, Cairngorm Club; I. G. Charleston, President, Scottish Mountaineering Club; A. B. Hargreaves, President, Climbers’ Club; J. H. Hirst, President, Rucksack Club; P. Howard, President, Wayfarers’ Club; R. Cook, President, Fell and Rock Climbing Club, W. O. Duncan, Past President, Midland Association of Mountaineers; R. Hainsworth, President, Gritstone Club; A. S. Birkett, President, Craven Pot Hole Club; A. Shepherd, President, Bradford Pot Hole Club. The attendance at the Dinner was 145, including 95 members, 12 official and 38 private guests. The meet on Sunday was at Stain-forth.
Lectures held during the year included one on January 19th, 1962, by Dennis Davies on the first successful ascent of Nuptse, and on January 27th, at the Hill Inn, by George Spenceley on his ski tour in Lapland.
1963 — Week-end meets were: January 25th—27th, Hill Inn, Chapel-le-Dale; February 15th—17th, Low Hall Garth; March 8th—10th, Blue Bell Inn, Alston; March 30th—31st, Lowstern Hut; Easter, April 11th—16th, Crianlarich; May 10th— 12th, High Level Camping, The Haystacks; Whitsun, June 1st—9th, Florence Court, Co. Fermanagh; June 21st—23rd, The Long Walk, Scafell to Harter Fell; July 12th—14th, Helyg, Climbers’ Club Hut; August 16th—18th, The Barnsley Mountaineering Club Hut, Derbyshire; September 6th— 8th, Back Hill of the Bush: Merrick, Kirkcudbrightshire; September 27th—29th, Robertson Lamb Hut, Joint Meet with Wayfarers and Rucksack Clubs; October 18th—20th, Lowstern Hut; December 6th— 8th, Milburn Arms Hotel, Rosedale. Average attendance at meets was 23 and the membership of the Club, 190, including 4 Honorary, 21 Life, 2 Junior and 163 Ordinary Members. The deaths were recorded in 1963 of F. H. Slingsby and Bentley Beetham.
The 71st Annual General Meeting was held at the Hotel Majestic, Harrogate, on November 16th, 1963. The following officers elected for the year 1963/64: President: R.E. CHADWICK; Vice-Presidents: E. C. DOWNHAM, B. E. NICHOLSON; Hon. Treasurer: S. MARSDEN; Hon. Secretary: E. C. DOWNHAM; Hon. Asst. Secretary: T. W. SALMON; Hon. Editor: H. G. WATTS; Hon. Asst. Editor and Librarian: A. B. CRAVEN; Hon. Huts Secretary: F. D. SMITH; Hon Hut Wardens: Low Hall Garth, J. D. DRISCOLL, Lowstern, J. LOVETT; Committee: G. B. SPENCELEY, A. R. CHAPMAN, E. M. TREGONING, R. GOWING, J. R. MIDDLE-TON, W. WOODWARD.
The 50th Annual Dinner followed the Meeting and was also at the Hotel Majestic. The Principal Guest was John A. Jackson and the President, R. E. Chadwick, was in the Chair. Kindred Clubs were represented by T. Howard Somervell, President, Alpine Club; J. N. Mather, Rucksack Club; A. J. Taylor, Wayfarers’ Club; E. Wood-Johnson, Vice-President, Fell and Rock Climbing Club; H. Dawson, Gritstone Club; L. B. Cook, Craven Pot Hole Club; E. A. Shepherd, Yorkshire Mountaineering Club. The attendance was 145, including 9 official guests and 32 guests of members. The after-dinner meet was at Harden, Austwick; John Jackson after tea projected “Mountains and Music”.
On September 24th, by joint arrangement with the Yorkshire Mountaineering Club, Lionel Terray gave a public lecture entitled “The Alps to Annapurna—and after”.
New Members Since Journal No. 31
1962
| Barker, Keith M. | 120 Forres Road, Crookes, Sheffield, 10. |
| Cook, Richard | “Watendlath”, Ferney Green, Bowness-on-Windermere, Westmorland. |
| Crowther, William C. I. | 8 Gainford Drive, Garforth, Leeds. |
| Dyson, David W. | “Troaves”, Blakelea, Marsden, Huddersfield. |
| Harben, Raymond | 53 Clipstone Road, Sheffield, 9. |
| Hatfield, James | 168 Uttoxeter Road, Mickleover, Derbyshire. |
| Henderson, Donald M. | 91 Ringstead Crescent, Sheffield, 10. |
| Ince, George R. | 25 Estcourt Avenue, Leeds, 6. |
| Mackay, Donald R. H. | “Pine Trees”, 111 Glebe Road, Cambridge. |
| Mahoney, Douglas | “Almscliff House”, Huby, near Leeds. |
| Ratcliffe, Jack | “Kellett Cottage”, Sandside, Milnthorpe, Westmorland. |
| Ronson, David G. | 57 Dafforne Road, London, S.W.17. |
| Smith, David R. | “Hope Cote”, Staveley, Knaresborough. |
| Tilly, Charles S. | “Park House”, Greatham, West Hartlepool, Co. Durham. |
| Woodward, William | 17 West Bawtry Road, Near Rotherham. |
1963
| Marr, Andrew McL. | 25 Marton Avenue, Ladgate Lane, Middlesbrough. |
| Moorhouse, Denny M. | Ogwen Cottage Climbing School, Capel Curig, Bethesda, North Wales. |
| Renton, Christoper G. | 95 Low Ash Drive, Shipley. |
| Richards, John | “Brooklands”, Newby, Clapham, via Lancaster. |
| Stansfield, David I. | “Langley House”, Littletown, Liversedge. |
1964
| Kinder, Michael J. | 35 Burley Wood Lane, Leeds, 4. |
| Nonhebel, Brian M. | 64 Bledhow Wood Avenue, Leeds, 8. |
| Swindells, Peter C. | 36 Heaton Grove, Bradford. |
Resignations
1962
R.A. Jackson, J.G. Knight
1963
J.D. Simpson
Deaths
1963
F.H. Slingsby, B. Beetham
1964
A.F. Falkingham