Calendar

Mar
3
Sun
Winter Walk & Social Sunday @ See Below
Mar 3 all-day

Meet Organiser: Sue Street & Maria Goggin

This year we are combining the ever popular Winter Walks with the Winter Lecture series to deliver a spectacular Social Sunday! Either head out for the walk or boulder before food at the pub and some evening entertainment from a guest speaker.

Winter Walk: TBA

Meet at 10.00am for a 10.30am start. Walks are normally 7-10 miles with plenty of pit stops. Walks usually finish at approximately 4.30pm.

Indoor Climbing: The Depot, Manchester
Arrive anytime after midday and stay as long as your arms will last!

Winter Lecture & Food: The Norfolk Arms, Marple Bridge

The pub is expecting us to arrive after 5.00pm for food with the talk getting underway around 6.00 to 6.30pm. Here’s some info about the speaker:

Tom Livingstone is climber and writer based in North Wales. He loves trad and alpine climbing and has recently exceled himself by climbing the North (impossible) Ridge of Latok I in Pakistan. A second ascent of that peak and a first from that side. Pretty impressive.

As well as being rather good at climbing Tom writes beautifully and talks eloquently about his adventures. He is an affable chap, and is doing this lecture for us as a bit of a special favour (he joined the Mynydd on a Lundy trip a few years back) – so we should consider ourselves pretty lucky! Get it in your diaries now so as not to miss out!

Mar
8
Fri
Volunteers Working & Music Meet @ Blaen-y-Nant
Mar 8 – Mar 10 all-day

Work on Saturday, a music jam in the evening and then out to play on Sunday.

Mar
17
Sun
Aspirants Indoor Meet
Mar 17 all-day

Meet organiser: Jules Lane

Come along and meet the Mynydd before the outdoor climbing season begins.

Mar
29
Fri
North Wales Camping Meet
Mar 29 – Mar 31 all-day

Meet organiser: David Kirsfelds

We’re deviating from the initial plan of staying at Eric’s in Tremadog and instead visiting ‘Snowdonia Parc REAL ALE BREWPUB & Campsite’ (http://www.snowdonia-park.co.uk/). It’s a short drive away from loads of great climbing venues including the Llanberis Pass and Dinorwic slate quarries (20 mins), Tremadog (30 mins) and Gogarth (45 mins).

If that’s not enough to whet your appetite then the start of the Nantlle Ridge is just up the road in Rhyd Ddu (10 mins), there’s a steam train station next to the campsite (https://www.festrail.co.uk/timetable-whr.htm) and the campsite is also a microbrewery and serves food and drink onsite – get in!

Apr
7
Sun
Winter Walk @ TBA
Apr 7 all-day

Meet organiser: Sue Street

Apr
28
Sun
Turn Up and Tie On
Apr 28 all-day

Meet organiser: Jules Lane

This year’s ‘Turn up and Tie On’ will be from 10am on 28th April at Stanage Popular (https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=104)

This is an opportunity to come along and climb with us to see how we roll.

Meet at the roadside parking (GR245829) at 10am or find us on the crag later. All we ask is that you have your own harness, helmet and shoes and can already belay safely.

If you’re interested please complete our First Climb Form (https://forms.gle/PiDgPqDtXJv3mmFRA) in advance.

May
3
Fri
Wye Valley Early May Bank Holiday Camping Meet
May 3 – May 6 all-day

Meet organiser: Liz & Dave Wilson

We will camp at the Beeches Farm campsite quite near Tintern and its fine ruined abbey.

http://www.beechesfarmcampsite.co.uk .

The site is walking distance from the Abbey, and about a kilometre away from an excellent pub.

The Wye valley has a fantastic variety of quality limestone crags, to suit all abilities. About a mile walk away (down the Offa’s Dyke Path), is Shorn Cliff, where there is an excellent selection of middle grade routes (VS to E2). Further south toward Chepstow, about 3 miles by road is Wintours Leap. This is a superb crag, with a huge variety of multi-pitch routes of all grades, generally about 90 metres in length. In the Central and South bays there are plenty of stars in the amenable (even for me!) grades.

Further North is Symonds Yat, also with a good variety of grades, and there are even naughty bolted routes in nearby quarries!

Apart from climbing, there is excellent walking, and mountain biking in the Forest of Dean, where you can hire canoes on the River Wye.

The campsite people have asked us to make the bookings as a group if we want to be sited together, so if you’re coming contact me ASAP on dave.liz.wilson@homecall.co.uk, or by replying to this posting. Say if you want electricity hookup.

May
24
Fri
Southern Cairngorms Late May Bank Holiday Camping Meet @ TBA
May 24 – Jun 2 all-day

Meet organiser: Paul Justin

Home to some of the best rock climbing in the UK and superb hill walking.

Jun
14
Fri
Crafnant Climbing & Aspirants Meet @ Blaen-y-Nant
Jun 14 – Jun 16 all-day

Meets organiser: Committee

A meet to welcome new members into the ranks and climb on home turf.

Jun
28
Fri
North Wales (wild!) Camping Meet @ Cloggy
Jun 28 – Jun 30 all-day

Meet organiser: Mike Tempest

Get your bivi bags and jet boils ready, it’s time to get on those mountain routes.

Jul
12
Fri
Ennerdale (wild!) Camping Meet @ Pillar
Jul 12 – Jul 14 all-day

Meet organiser: Jack Gilbert

It wouldn’t be a Mynydd meets calendar without Lakes camping, so here it is!

Jul
20
Sat
Austria Summer Alpine Meet @ Austria
Jul 20 – Aug 11 all-day

Meet organiser: Sonja Bernard

Jul
28
Sun
Day Meet @ TBA
Jul 28 all-day

Meet organiser: Kirstin Prager

A meet for those of you who aren’t holidaying abroad this year.

Aug
10
Sat
Day Meet @ TBA
Aug 10 all-day

Meet organiser: Richard Waltham

A meet for those of you who aren’t holidaying abroad this year.

Aug
23
Fri
Arran August Bank Holiday Camping Meet
Aug 23 – Aug 26 all-day

Meet organiser: Dan Lane

A quick hit to tick off some of the classics on this Scottish Island.

Sep
2
Mon
Mynydd Committee Mtg @ Leeds
Sep 2 @ 7:30 am – 10:30 am
Sep
6
Fri
Gogarth Camping Meet
Sep 6 – Sep 8 all-day

Meet organiser: James Hoyes

We’ll sort out the tides and the weather, you sort out your arms and psyche.

Sep
22
Sun
Challenge Day Meet
Sep 22 all-day

Meet organiser: Tom Butlin

Don’t worry, an absurdly complicated scoring system is already being devised…

Oct
11
Fri
Duddon Valley Hut Meet @ High Moss Hut
Oct 11 – Oct 13 all-day

Meet organiser: Liz & Dave Wilson

A cosy hut meet with plenty of climbing, scrambling, walking & biking to go at.

Oct
25
Fri
Hut Volunteers Meet @ Blaen-y-Nant
Oct 25 – Oct 27 all-day

Meet organiser: Committee

Nov
3
Sun
Winter Walk & Social Sunday
Nov 3 all-day
Nov
8
Fri
Logging Meet @ Blaen-y-Nant
Nov 8 – Nov 10 all-day

Meet organiser: Committee

Choppin’ logs – it’s good training for something right? Oh, there’s fireworks too!

Nov
17
Sun
Fell Race @ TBA
Nov 17 all-day

Meet organiser: Jonathan Prager

The most prestigious Mynydd running award will be up for grabs again.

Nov
22
Fri
Annual Dinner
Nov 22 – Nov 24 all-day

Meet organiser: Kirstin Prager

We’re back in North Wales this year and rumour has it there might be a show…

Dec
1
Sun
Winter Walk & Annual General Meeting
Dec 1 all-day

Walk Meet Organiser: Deborah Marsh

We will meet a little earlier because of the AGM. So can we meet at 9.40 to leave at 10. The walk is from Hayfield Bowdon bridge carpark along the kinder road. We will do a classic route of kinder scout, kinder down, Sandy hays and William clough. It will take about 5 hours hopefully and is 12km with 550 metres of ascent. Bring lunch and waterproofs and your good company

AGM Meet Organiser: Committee

Meet at the Norfolk Arms SK6 5DS 5pm sharp and order your food by 4.45 if you want to eat. Maria has arranged one of her wonderful Social Sunday talks for afterwards. For further details, please see the website.