Over the weekend of the 17th to the 19th of May the club ventured to Patterdale for another super, spring trip organised by Oli B. The George Starkey Hut in Patterdale was our base and it's central location was ideal for access to the fells and climbing venues. The weather… Continue reading
Saturday the 27th of April Brian Y and Charley drove up to Kettlewell to meet up with Kate, Andrew and Elise at 8am to start the Wharfedale Three Peaks, which include Great Wernside, Buckden Pike, and Birks Fell. With 1200 meters of ascent and a distance of 21 miles it… Continue reading
The second winter weekend trip of the season was based in Aviemore and involved a group of seventeen club members. Eight members were able to travel on Thursday to gain an extra day on the hill and the remainder arrived in Aviemore on Friday afternoon or evening. Following the recent… Continue reading
The first of two winter weekend trips for 2024 took place over the extended weekend of the 22nd to the 25th of Feb and the club was based at the Alex Macintyre Memorial Hut near Ballachulish. There was a tremendous response to the trip with all sixteen places taken within… Continue reading
OS Maps stopped working on my phone in Scotland on Saturday. This led to a bit of cross-checking, and it might be worth sharing our thoughts. (With apologies to those who already know all this stuff. -- or who may offer technical corrections). . The maps on the phone come… Continue reading
The Mountain First Aid course over 2 days was very well anchored in outdoor mountaineering and rock climbing contexts. Our Instructor Matt Hutson (Mountainsandmoors Ltd) used his wide experience in expeditions, mountaineering and outdoor leadership to provide actual examples of things that happened and how to deal with them. So… Continue reading
The trip to Ribblehead on the 9th to the 11th of February was initially planned by Emma W as a club trip to the Lakes, replanned as a private trip to the hut and ultimately became a small group of us taking up the six bunk spaces and more coming… Continue reading
On Thursday the 11th of January Derek W, Gavin M and Dave M drove north to Glen Nevis. The traffic was light, the six-wheeler breakfast at Truckstop 74 was great but most of all the weather forecast and snow conditions were expected to deliver over the whole weekend. The hostel… Continue reading
Towering above Bridge of Orchy on the West highland line, Beinn Dorain and Beinn an Dothaid give a good round which I've enjoyed several times, so I was glad to see it amongst Steve Murray's list. . As my friend Paul W is also Compleat and at large, the choice… Continue reading
The week approaching Saturday the 25th of Novemeber saw a developing window of good weather which gave the perfect opportunity for a local walk in the Dales. Charley, Adam, Virginie and Dave M with Anna met for a 9:30am start at Embsay Reservoir. It was a cold, bright morning with… Continue reading
