Bantham Hand
A smash and grab raid of the esoteric, but photogenic sea stack called the “Bantham Hand” in Bigbury Bay, near Plymouth in South Devon....
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Mike Kearney
Dec 22, 20133 min
Brecon Beacons Trip, Christmas 2013
So, without further ado… The trip really begins at Temple Meads station where three fellow hikers were picked up by a little white...
Mike Kearney
Oct 22, 20131 min
Lundy Trip 2013
Here’s what “Lundy Virgin” Neil had to say about the trip: Well I guess I should write something as a member of the “Lundy Chastity” –...
Mike Kearney
Oct 22, 20132 min
Bog Walking
When I joined the mountaineering club I hadn’t appreciated I had, in fact, joined a bog walking club! Or perhaps it was just a strange...
Mike Kearney
Oct 2, 20134 min
Ballater Trip (Scotland)
Despite a questionable weather forecast leading to some last minute cancellations 7 people made it to Ballater for the August bank...
Mike Kearney
Aug 21, 201311 min
The Munros
The sky is dark and wet snow is in the air. It is Sunday the 16th January 2011 and I have just walked into the Drovers Inn on the banks...
Mike Kearney
May 9, 20131 min
Lake District Trip
In May the AMC went to the Lake District. These are some of the photos.
Mike Kearney
Jun 5, 20111 min
Gower Trip
The Gower coast was looking its May best for the weekend trip organised by Sharon Chirrop. 18 or so happy climbers met up at the...
Mike Kearney
Apr 17, 20111 min
Dartmoor Trip
This weekend 3 records were broken: the biggest meet (28 victims), the hottest weekend of the year (21 degrees) and the grottiest...
Mike Kearney
Mar 27, 20117 min
Take a walk on the wild side
As I drove down the A9 towards Perth on a lovely sunny autumn evening I felt rather pleased about the trip that was now drawing to a...
Mike Kearney
Mar 20, 20117 min
A beginners guide to the art of seconding
You’ve completed a top-roping course and the climbing bug has bitten. You’re dedicated and spend many evenings at the local indoor wall,...
Mike Kearney
Mar 20, 20115 min
Wild Camping
When asked to write a piece about wild camping I was unsure whether to take it as a compliment or a slur. To many, it is a dirty word;...
Mike Kearney
Mar 20, 20114 min
Rob’s five favourite Avon Gorge climbs
I lived in London because I was born there. I started climbing in 1992 and after few years I realised that I never belonged in London. So...
Mike Kearney
Mar 20, 20118 min
Snowdon, the hard way
This article is more about Michaela Bray’s first time up a mountain of any distinction, and for this momentous occasion she chooses non...
Mike Kearney
Mar 20, 20117 min
New kid on the rock
A breezy day in May that carries with it ozone from a restrained sea. I sit on a beach of pebbles feeling their shape and texture with my...
Mike Kearney
Mar 20, 20118 min
Between a rock and a Hard Severe place
Well I guess it all started on July 24th 1999 with the splendidly named Mr Bender and I swear to God that is his surname. Anyway I was a...
Mike Kearney
Mar 20, 20117 min
Pass the yak dung, it’s cold!
‘Good morning! Tea, coffee?’ I wrestle with the draw strings to get out of my sleeping bag. ‘What do you want?’ I enquire to the cocoon...
Mike Kearney
Mar 4, 20116 min
Rob Horler’s Scottish Adventures
It’s 8 am on Saturday the 15th of January and I’m looking out of my window in the Tyndrum Lodge hotel at the near horizontal rain lashing...
Mike Kearney
Feb 5, 20113 min
AMC Rabble Go To Scotland
So there was Rob the mountain goat, temporary resident; Jane the permanent escapee from Bristol, Richard the dentist -later to become...
Mike Kearney
Jan 16, 20112 min
North Wales Trip
Last weekend saw the AMC head up to North Wales for a weekend of climbing, walking and generally good outdoor fun. A key mountain skill,...
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