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 – […]
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 […]
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.
Bon Appétit – the 2019 Dinner meet! Normally I’m not a fan of photo menus, but hopefully you’ll forgive the below. Thanks to Joe, Wendy and Chuck for organising a fun and tasty dinner meet: Les Entrees 1. Chilled Arête Cneifion (also available as a main) A starter for two: […]
Peaking a little too late Great Expectations Having endured a damp week in not-so-sunny southern England we were pleased to see a brighter forecast for the peaks (on Saturday at least). The merry band of climbers and walkers assembled at the rather luxurious Ollerbrook barn on Friday night were therefore […]
Lundy Calling A sense of unease shakes me from a vague dream into the present. I look at my phone, it’s 2:58 am. Someone’s moving downstairs. Lights are being switched on. There must be a reason for this nonsensical start to Saturday…then, like tea brewing, the plan for the day […]
Surfing, climbing, walking, swimming, white sandy beaches, great pubs; welcome to the Gower! The weekend kicked off with all the climbers heading to the crags at Trial Wall near Rhossili Beach. This is one of the Gower’s finest sport crags, with super steep 25m routes straight off the golden sand […]
Portland is a very popular spot for London-based clubs and with 18 MMC-ers joining us for the full weekend and two for a single day, it was a pretty darned good turn-out. The weekend started off early on Friday with Damien, Marie, and Stef leaving early enough with plenty of […]
A Quick Peak Hope springs eternal – but the showers are time limited. Our annual introductory meet for new and prospective members took place over a weekend of mixed weather. Not ‘mixed’ in the ‘a bag of mixed nuts’ sense – sure you may prefer cashews but peanuts are ok, […]