Mark C, Peter, Gary, Maggie, Phil, Julie, Mark F, Marion, Andy, Gerry, Simon, Marta Our annual pilgrimage to somewhere mountainous in the search of snow and early christmas dinner. Prior to the trip Mark kindly checked the route in advance so that on the day he could lay out a course for us to follow, […]
Category: Reports
Elan Valley – Apr’24
A nice trip and something a little different to our normal group accommodation, with some small apartments in the centre of Rhayader town giving everyone lots of opportunities to eat out, eat in and do what they wanted on the trip. Mid-Wales is a bit of a hidden gem and the multiple reservoirs and dams […]
Snowdonia – Dec’23
Our annual Christmas gathering in Snowdonia was yet again another fantastic club trip. Going into the weekend we had a really cold spell with temperatures down to -6 on the drive over, and excitement at winter conditions for the weekend ahead. Mark and Gary travelled down the day before to lay out a course and […]
Yorkshire Dales – Sept ’23
We had a great week in Littondale Yorkshire, in a very comfortable house. Eight members came to Litton, some for the weekend, others for the weekdays and three of us (Mark, Marion & Claire) stayed for the full week. We walked most days, directly from the house to the hill above us and further down […]
Black Mountains – Jan ’23
27th– 18th January 2023 Black Mountain Trip Organiser: Maggie Alan, Claire, Ann, Gary, Julie, Gerry, Mark, Marion, Trudi, Martin, Maggie. This was our second trip to Tylau Lodge bunkhouse, which is just outside Hay on Wye on the edge of the Black Mountains. We enjoyed the lovely open plan living area with great views and […]
Bob Graham Round – Dec ’22
Bobbing in DecemberDec 11-17, 2022 Not technically a club trip but as Mark is our president and did this superb solo effort and accompanying write up that we have to share… The MWIS forecast for the Lake District was for near perfect winter conditions – very cold, but minimal wind and no precipitation. My base […]
Snowdonia – Dec ’22
Planning Capel offers routes South to the Molewyns, West to the Glydders, and North to the Carneddau. In order to take you some distance into the hills, the route needed to be linear, and the regular (for rural Wales) bus service made Bethesda the obvious destination. I chose the Carnedds because there is more flexibility […]
Brecons – March ’22
17th- 19th March 2022 Black Mountains Trip Organiser: Maggie Alan, Claire, Ann, Paula, Jill, Simon, Gary, Jean, Thomas, Phil and Julie. This was our third attempt to go to South Wales, as the first two were cancelled due to Covid rules. We then found out that the National Trust Dinefwr Bunkhouse had structural issues so […]
Peak District – Nov ’21
Peak District Trip 12-14th November 2021 Organiser: Maggie We finally made it to the Peak District after having had to cancel last year due to Covid restrictions. However it was definitely worth waiting for as it was a great bunkhouse with stunning views! The weekend started with Alan getting his car stuck in some mud on the edge […]
Lake District – Sept ’21
24th-26th September 2021-Lake District Trip Report. We stayed at the Agnes Spencer Memorial Hut owned by Cleveland Mountain Club for the weekend. It was a really good hut and we had sole use due to Covid restrictions and so had plenty of room. It’s in a great location at Grisedale Bridge in Patterdale, near to Ullswater […]