BMC statement: ‘BMC and mountain rescue teams advise all climbers and hill walkers to stay in their home area and put all climbing and hill walking on hold’ Don’t travel unless it’s essential Don’t go climbing or hill walking Stay local. Keep a social distance of 2m Avoid all but essential contact with anyone a link […]
My first experience of Scotland in winter – AMC Scotland Trip 2020
Having done loads of mountaineering as a kid in the Alps with my family I have sadly had very little opportunity to do any kind of winter walking in recent years. I didn’t go on the trip with many aims other than that I wanted snow! As it happened we had that in abundance – […]
North Wales Trip Report – February 2020
The theme so far with our trips this year appears to be storms..! Having said that the weather was apocalyptic on the Lake District trip I have run out of superlatives to describe the weather for this weekend! Storm Ciara certainly made our stay in the Clwt-y-Bel hut atmospheric to say the least. The best […]
Lake District trip report 10th-12th Jan
The weather forecast for this trip made unpleasant reading to say the least and only the keenest and hardiest of souls were dedicated enough to make the drive to the George Starkey Hut in Patterdale where we were staying! Those who were able to get to the Lakes on Friday morning enjoyed the best of […]
Thinking of doing a winter skills course? Winter skills at Glenmore Lodge …
At this time of year you might be preparing to book onto some winter training. This is a popular topic of conversation around the camp fire and the pub etc. so since a small group of us did courses together at Glenmore Lodge I thought I would share my thoughts on our experience for anyone […]
The Roaches trip report – October 2019
Eleven keen and hardy souls packed themselves into the Whillans Hut at the Roaches for the mid-October Peak District trip, more in hope than expectation of good weather. The Whillans hut is an absolutely unique place to stay and wonderfully close to the rock (read cave…) – and it didn’t fail to live up to […]
Evening trip to Blaise Castle
I didn’t fancy driving out to the Wye Valley and George couldn’t make the Tuesday or Thursday meets so we teamed up and headed off to Blaise Castle (aka Trym Gorge) instead to climb at Lovers’ Leap. Starting from a lay-by opposite the main car park (which closes after 2100), we headed in what we […]
The Butterflies of Gower
Words by Simon, photos by Louise I’d had a pretty negative life experience of Gower; one abortive climbing trip, without guidebook, in such a distant past that the person I went with can’t remember it ever happened. That plus a family camping weekend in the rain in a packed, noisy campsite – sleeping in a […]
Skye trip report – May 2019
Christine and Dave It was with more than a little trepidation that we set off for Skye for a 2-week trip in mid-May. Despite May being the driest month of the year on average in North West Scotland (before the summer ‘monsoon’ kicks in and the midges really get going!), on both of the two […]