Steph and myself were supposed to be in the Costa Blanca in April but Covid put paid to that and we pushed it back to October, and so it was we left a surreal, deserted Bristol airport to land at an equally deserted Alicante on our way to The Orange House, a well known climbers […]
October Mystery Trip
After much flip flipping to various venues a COVID compliant six headed down to Dartmoor on Saturday morning. The (loose) brief was single pitch trad with a chance for new members to mingle (distanced of course). This was a non official club trip but could form a template for future trips. We met at Chudleigh […]
June COVID-19 Update
Due to current social distancing requirements and not being able to stay away overnight, our weekend trip calendar and week night climbing sessions are currently suspended. If you are heading out walking, mountaineering or climbing, please ensure you adhere to current government guidance and advice provided by the BMC. Social responsibility remains an important overall […]
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 […]