Meet the people who are working hard to make changes, keep the good bits and make sure everyone has a good time doing the things they love most…… HiI am Helen and lucky enough to be current Chair of AMC.I started climbing in my 20’s at university when we all climbed trad and wore Ron […]
North Wales trip report 12-14 Nov 21
“I’m not feeling well”. That was when the climbing group on the recent Snowdonia trip realised the day might not be straightforward. The next thing they saw was Conor’s breakfast re-emerging. Why did he eat baked beans? Poor Conor was not having a good day. A mysterious something had laid him low and he spent […]
Cornwall – Bosigran Weekend – 9th-10th October 2021.
With the weather looking good, we had plans for a weekend in Cornwall for the annual trip to Bosigran. With such sunny weather, I check with Matt to see if we could leave early on the Friday to make the most of it, and when he agreed, I hatched a plan for an adventure on […]
October in pictures
The nights are drawing in but we’ve still been getting out and about making the most of breaks in the weather! The focus will soon be on snowy winter fun and we can’t wait..! 🏔❄️☃️ But for now here’s some sunny ☀️ and rainy 🌧 fun in October 🧗😍
Annual Lundy Trip 2021
Saturday It was an early start on 18th September as we made our way to Ilfracombe to meet the MS Oldenburg – the ship that would take us across the Bristol Channel to Lundy. Being a small island, getting to Lundy is somewhat more of a task than most climbing venues but that only served […]
A Lakeland Adventure
The plan was simple; go climbing. Guide books were looked at and routes identified. It was going to be awesome…WE were going to be awesome. I was so excited to be going to the Lake District with other psyched AMC members. I was going cragging!! However, our adventure was to be of a different kind….. […]
September in pictures
Thanks to all our members for sharing such great shots of their activities throughout September! Mountaineering, climbing, walking, cycling and even paragliding – you name it we are out doing it!
An Adventure on the Forbes Arête
On the walk in to the hut the plan was fairly simple, climb a couple of easy routes to get feel for the conditions, and avoid any epics. The Refuge Albert Premier perches on the edge of the Glacier du Tour, with great views across the ice to the sounding peaks. Most of the features looked […]
Pembroke, August Bank Holiday, 2021
AMC trip to South Pembroke 27 – 30 August, Alastair Kelleher A bit late in the organising but 7 AMC members headed west to make the most of the Bank Holiday weekend with a few days in South Pembroke. Arriving late on Friday, we all managed to find each other on a busy Bosherston campsite […]