Wye Valley camping meet

Meet report 10-12 May 2024 at Beeches farm campsite in the Wye Valley. This meet was surely a first for the Yorkshire Ramblers’ Club. It was a small affair but out of the four attending, three were from the distaff side. It all went very well apart from the one input from the fourth member, […]

Wharfedale meet, Conistone

Meet report, 26-28th April 2024 at Conistone Hostel The meet was held at the village hostel, formerly the old Methodist church. Several members were already in the area having attended the Committee meeting on Thursday at Lowstern. So, on Friday, Mick drove up to Carlingill Bridge in the Howgills and walked the pleasant circuit around […]

Morocco, Anti-Atlas, Tafraout and Jebel Siroua Trek

Meet Report: 6-20 April 2024. Following a well-attended club meet in Tafraout in 2009, an excellent trek across the Jebel Sarhro in 2016 and a meet in 2020 cut short in its prime by Covid-19 after the first week in Tafraout, we returned to the Anti-Atlas area of Morocco having planned a fortnight’s trip in […]

Lake District meet, Wasdale

Meet Report 22-24 March 2024 at Brackenclose. Brackenclose looking up towards Pikes Crag and Scafell The author of this report exhorted (harangued?) the meet attendees to elevate their offering about their activities to a level of purple prose not previously experienced by our readers. Several questioned the meaning of purple prose. Here is an example […]

North Wales winter meet, Capel Curig

Meet Report 1-3 March 2024 at Tan y Garth, Capel Curig. Standing a little east of Capel Curig, by the start of the path up Moel Siabod, the comfortable Gwydyr Mountain Club’s Tan-y-Garth hut made a good base for days out on that mountain, the Glyders and the Carneddau.  The hut’s sleeping area and kitchen […]

Scottish winter meet, Glen Etive

Meet Report: 10-13 February 2024 at Inbhirfhaolain, Glen Etive. For YRC members who like their glens saturated with water rather than midges, a February trip to Glen Etive is highly recommended. The Club’s first recorded trip there seems to have been made by Wm Cecil Slingsby in April 1896, and the Club has been making […]

New Year meet Low Hallgarth, Little Langdale

Meet Report: 12-14 January 2024. With good winter climbing conditions in Scotland there was some hope of snow in the Lakes for this traditional first meet of the year in Little Langdale. This was not to be, though walking conditions were good and there was surprising activity on the meet.  The saturated ground of recent […]

Christmas meet, Hag Dyke

Meet Report: 8-10 December 2023. Above Kettlewell, at 467m high on the slopes of Great Whernside, Hag Dyke has a special place in the hearts of long-standing members, having seen a string of meets in living memory. It was the finish point of the seven peaks long walk in June 1978 when the start was […]

109th Annual Dinner Weekend

Meet Report: 17-19 November 2023 at the Falcon Manor Hotel, Settle. To begin at the beginning, four years ago six members arrived at their last cabin on a week’s ski tour in Norway. With the strong, cold wind behind them it had been good day: over a pass, down a series of lakes, crossing a […]

Swaledale meet, Low Row

Meet Report: 27-29 October 2023 at Low Row Bunkhouse. Friday 27th Paul & Tamsin ascended Wild Boar Fell from Mallerstang, starting with a rainbow and patches of blue sky but arriving at the summit in thick mist. Michael and Helen walked from Reeth, along Fremington Edge and back via Marrick hamlet and Priory. Steve and […]