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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 […]
Meet report 1-3rd 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 […]
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 […]
26-28th April 2024 at the Conistone Hostel, a converted Methodist Chapel in the village of Conistone just North of Grassington in Wharfedale. Members will need little introduction to this part of the Dales with its extensive moorland and low level walking along with climbing, caving and mountain biking opportunities. After the New Year LHG meet […]
10-12 May 2024 at the Beeches Campsite, Chepstow. This is a new area for the YRC. Although it is by no means mountainous there is excellent climbing, both sport and traditional on the limestone crags of Wintour’s Leap, Shorncliff and Wyndcliff, all within easy reach. Beautiful forest and river walks abound and there is ample […]
25th May-1 June 2024 at the SMC’s Naismith hut in the hamlet of Elphin between Ullapool and Inchnadamph in the NW Highlands. A fabulous area for walking scrambling and climbing. You can even go caving if you want. The opportunities for adventure are just about limitless. It is a long way away though so car […]
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 […]
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 […]