Are you sick of the British winter? Do you love long, adventurous mid-grade trad climbing? If so, nirvana awaits… Over March 9th-17th, the Club held a first trip of 6 to the Anti-Atlas area of Morocco. We had been hearing a growing number of reports of amazing, sun soaked winter trad climbing, 2 hours south […]
Portland Trip – 15-17th March 2024
If I had to describe the Portland trip it would be muddy but fun. We headed down to the Portland bunkhouse with high hopes and a mixed weather forecast. With rain coming in early afternoon on the first day we got up and out to Blacknor Beach. We started off on Fallen Slab, which had […]
Ardverikie Trip Scotland 2024
Here’s Anne’s report from the recent Scottish trip. Pics are at the bottom and a link to the full trip picture album is on the thread on the forum. https://www.avon-mc.org.uk/forums/topic/scotland-winter-mountaineering-trip-march-2024/ The first day of this trip promised reasonably fair weather with snow on the mountain topsand three separate groups set out from the farmhouse. Vianney […]
North Wales 16-18th Feb 2024
Once again the club ventured out to North Wales in not ideal weather and mixed forecasts (never believe Apple Weather Akaash!), but as usual a hard core few know: whatever the weather, there is always fun and adventure to be had in Snowden. We are a mountaineering club after all. We ventured to the MAM […]
If you don’t know your warthog from your windslab…
“If you don’t know your warthog from your windslab then this is the talk for you!” Well I do know what a warthog is now thanks to Barry and Annabelle’s wonderful evening of winter discovery. We mulled over all sorts of interesting topics from different types of crampons to when should you ‘short rope’? Answer; […]
Costa Blanca February 2024
Back in September Tim and I put together a vague plan of going to Spain for some winter sport climbing to give us light at the end of the bleak tunnel that is British winter! Initially we’d planned it just for us two but over the course of the autumn this number eventually grew to […]
Ogwen Valley Jan 2023
The club ran a trip from 19-21st January, staying in the Midland Association of Mountaineers hut in Ogwen Valley. Another trip to the same location is booked for Feb 16-18th. Scroll to the bottom if you just want to look at the pictures 🙂 Matt and Andy got the best of the weather turning up […]
Winter Newsletter 2024
Contents -Notes from the chair -Upcoming Trips -Meet the new committee -2023 Awards and nominations -Local talks and lectures Club newsletters will be going out quarterly in 2024, If you have anything you would like to put forward to be shared then please contact publicity@avon-mc.org.uk Notes from the chair Dear Members,As we stand on the […]
The club Christmas Party was a hoot!
The AMC held its annual Christmas dinners and awards evening at the Bristol Brew House. It was a great chance to get together and celebrate the achievements of club members throughout the year. We look forward to an action packed 2024.