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Who we are
We are a club that enjoys climbing and walking and is based in Bristol. Founded in 1972, we are BMC affiliated and over 150 members ranging from experienced climbers to seasoned mountaineers and walkers.
What we do
Our members climb outdoors in the Avon Gorge, Wye Valley and local area throughout the year as well as indoors at Undercover Rock. Our annual itinerary takes us climbing, bouldering, scrambling and walking in Wales, The Lakes, The Peak District, Scotland, Lundy Island and even Fontainebleu, and we have recently started regular day walks locally and in Wales.
How we work
Our club trips are run by members on a voluntary basis. Each year we set out our itinerary for weekends away and longer trips for the coming 12 months. We have a secure Yahoo group, which we use for day to day communications. Members use the group to invite others out to climb and walk on an ad hoc basis.
Getting started
Please come to the pub to meet us; you can find us at the Pump House in Hotwells! Existing members meet every first Tuesday of the month at 8 pm. If you're heading along for the first time then please come along at 9 pm; We will have our club mascot with us – Oswald the Owl – so please don’t be shy, come along and say hello.
If you would like to join or renew your AMC membership, which runs annually from January 1st to December 31st inclusive, you can download the Membership form on the documents page. It will help if you could fill this out in advance and bring it to the pub with you.
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Gower Trip - May 2011
- 5 Jun 2011
Exceptional weather saw the AMC head to the Gower.
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UKClimbing
Recently Dave Macleod returned home to Scotland after what must be described as a very successful trip to Switzerland, where he repeated boulder problems as hard as 8C.
Now he reveals, part of the reason he went was he wanted to compare the Swiss problems to his own The Natural Method on the Skeleton boulder at Glen Nevis, which he had made the first ascent of shortly before after several years of on and off work.
Dave's conclusion is interesting to say the least:
There are quite a few...
Said Belhaj, from Sweden, has made what should be the 4th ascent of Pierre Soulé's La Guerre des nerfs, 9a, at La Verrière in France.
According to Said, the route can be described as a hard 8c followed by an 8b/+, with the hardest single move being a big move from a crap left hand pinch, via an intermediate, to a better right hand pinch, where a foot wedged between two tufas pulls you in the wrong direction.
On his third short trip there, he pulled through and did it.
Here's a video from...
Teenage television celebrity Richard Wisker, perhaps best known for his role as Liam O'Donovan in Tracy Beaker Returns, gets his first taste of climbing in CBBC's 'Friday Download' show this week.
Wisker is put through his paces at The Westway climbing wall in London, by Junior GB team members Buster Martin and Molly Thompson-Smith - who were both impressed with his efforts.
The programme goes out at 6pm today (May 18) and is repeated at 9am the following Sunday. It will also be on...