Month: February 2015

Chinese New Year Social

The next MMC social is being held this Wednesday 18th Feb in Soho. If you’re interested in meeting your fellow MMC’ers over a drink or meal, please register your interest via Facebook, or email Jules the Social Sec.

New Year Lakes Meet Report

Robin and Caroline arrived early doors on 30th, taking in some cafefaff, gear-shopping/faff and a walk up Wansfell near Ambleside. They had lovely weather! Sunny blue skies followed by a nice time gathering with everyone else once they arrived at the Sun pub that evening.  New Year’s Eve Robin set […]

Mountain biking, kayaking and more

People also do other outdoorsy stuff on meets: mountain biking, fell running, and when the venue is suitable, hiring kayaks and sometimes horses! You are free to explore the options in an area and come back and tell us all about it. Sometimes the meet organiser will arrange things – […]

Winter walking and winter mountaineering

The same as in the summer but colder! We go to the hills all year round. On a winter trip to Scotland, ice axe and crampons can be useful or essential depending on conditions. On high and steep ground in England and Wales we often encounter very wintery conditions, as […]

Bouldering

Some of the venues we visit offer bouldering opportunities such as The Peaks, Dorset, Dartmoor and North Wales. There is usually one trip to Fontainebleau a year.

Mountaineering

Mountaineering can range from walking and scrambling un-roped on higher peaks where the route may not follow a distinct, wide path to technical snow and rock routes in the Alps. An example of scrambling in the UK would be the Crib Goch ridge on Snowdon.