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Cornwall May 2026
The May bank holiday rolled around and that meant one thing – it was time for the AMC to make the trip down to Cornwall for some sea cliff adventures. 17 of us set off to St Just for a weekend of climbing, walking, pasties and pints in the rugby club. The action kicked off on the Friday with Anthony and Jack making it down early and enjoying a sunny afternoon at Bosigran where they ticked off Venusburg in the sunshine. Meanwhile myself, Dan and Geoff made a quick stop off at
Jake Griffiths
May 173 min read
North Wales 26 Trip Report
It’s often said that North Wales offers some of the greatest diversity of climbing in the UK, and despite an unwelcome visitor in the form of Storm Dave, we certainly put that claim to the test. Over the course of the trip we climbed on limestone, slate, rhyolite, and dolerite, and covered just about every activity going, including trad, sport, bouldering, walking, scrambling and even a bit of running. We were staying at the NLMC guest barn in Capel Curig, which proved to be
Millie Dobson
May 15 min read
AMC Cheddar hike April 2026
For the second hike of the year, seven of us plus two dogs took in the ups and downs of Cheddar and the surrounding area. The route took us up one side of Cheddar gorge in the sunshine. From the top we could see across the Bristol channel as far as Minehead. Upon reaching the highest point of the day and also the mendips (Beacon Batch), we grabbed a quick group photo in the sun before being treated to an unexpected hailstorm. There was a small deviation from the planned rout
Rob Purkis
Apr 241 min read
AMC Newtonmore 2026 Trip Report
People will tell you to bring your waterproofs for winter climbing in Scotland, but we saw no need! Beyond the odd drizzle or spindrift shower, AMC members enjoyed a week in the Scottish sun, with temps just below freezing on the summits and a mostly stable snowpack, conditions were looking friendly!! Staying in the Craigelachie cottage in Newtonmore we had members with a range of Scottish winter experience, from first season ever to 20th+. Below are some photos and stories f
Chris Harris
Mar 187 min read
Morocco Feb 2026 Trip Report
This late winter trip to the Anti-Atlas came about from the coalescence of psych off the back of an excellent weeks climbing there in November 2025 and from Matt Langley’s forum post calling for a hot rock trip in February 2026. Paul Kidd on the steep hand/fist crack of Desert Storm E3 After a bleak 6 week period of near non-stop rain in Bristol, 9 of AMC’s finest adventurers and slab crack climbing legends assembled at Bristol Airport at the ungodly hour of 4am ready to fly
Simon Perrett
Mar 93 min read
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