Meet Report: 22-26 August 2025. On Friday the Chois and the Raines arrived first at Low Hall Garth to claim spots in the barn and the best bunks. After a quick lunch, the Raines set off on a bike ride and the Chois went to the Ruskin Museum to see the Bluebird. Dora and Arthur […]

Meet Report: 19 July 2025. In a change from the usual weekend meets, the club decided to organise a day meet around the historic battlefield of Towton in North Yorkshire. After a lengthy spell of dry weather it was inevitable that the heavens would open on the day of the walk. And open they truly […]

Meet Report: 11-13 July 2025. This meet was based at Rockhall Cottage, the BMC’s Don Whillans Memorial Hut built against the rocks of The Roaches. The meet attracted both climbers and hillwalkers, filling all available places.  The weekend officially designated a heatwave, it was bad news when Paul, Bill and Solvig arrived to find no […]

Meet Report: 20-22 June 2025. Based at Lowstern, the Long Walk this year went to places that most of us just look at, out of the cottage window. The full route was a tough 32 miles/52 km with 4800 ft/1460m ascent starting from Parlick. For those wanting a shorter walk back to Lowstern, there were […]

Meet Report: 25-27 April 2025 This meet was accommodated in the Hebden Hey Scout Centre, nestled in the wooded valley above Hebden Bridge in Calderdale, West Yorkshire. This offered basic hostel accommodation with bunk rooms and a kitchen off a main communal room that could well double up as an activity space for scouts on […]

Meet Report: 5-12 April 2025. Based in a large villa in Calpe, most of the meet arrived at various times on the Saturday although the Richards and Tennants had separately been in Costa Blanca for a few days, indulging in various excursions including an ascent of Puig Campagna. The Smiths arrived a day later. Everyone […]

Meet Report: 21-23 March 2025. The meet was based at the Rucksack Club’s High Moss hut in Seathwaite. After a week of glorious spring sunshine ten members made their way to the Duddon Valley travelling through grey skies and the possibility of 60% to 70% chance of rain over the next few days. The first […]

Meet Report: 27 February – 2 March 2025. Held at the Ochils Mountaineering Club’s Inverardran Cottage. This was Tom Spencer’s first meet as leader. He performed his duties admirably with the help of Jonathan Bird to cook the haggis. In spite of several trolley loads of food in ASDA the usual three courses were dispensed […]

Meet Report: 13-15 December 2024 Voice from the Kitchen: “Harvey!  You’ll be going into Settle, won’t you, would you mind picking up a couple of things for tomorrow’s meal?” Harvey: “’Course not.  What do you need?” Voice from the Kitchen: “Just fennel seeds and a bottle of white wine vinegar.” On the face of it […]

Meet Report: 15-17 November 2024. Held at the Falcon Manor, Settle and at Lowstern. A spell of calmer, drier weather than is usual for the time of year almost lasted long enough to include this meet, the largest gathering in the Club’s calendar.  It was also the closing meet of Becca Humphrey’s presidency and perhaps […]