Calendar

Feb
18
Sat
AVIEMORE WINTER MEET, SYHA
Feb 18 – Feb 25 all-day

SCOTTISH WINTER MEET – 18th TO 25th FEBRUARY 2023

It’s Winter, apparently, and in 2023 we’ll be heading to the exotic polar resort of Aviemore for the annual Winter Meet.

The Cairngorms National Park will be the main attraction, but there is also the Monadhliath over the road with Creag Meagaidh and even Torridon within striking distance. Alas the Mountain Cafe and its epic queue is no more, but rumour has it they’ve now setup shop in Grantown.
Accommodation will be provided by the Aviemore YHA. There are 28 beds available in total, mainly in dorms. If you want a twin bedroom instead you’ll have to be very quick off the mark. A spreadsheet will be available shortly to track who has booked what.

* £160 pp for a bed in a twin room
* £130 pp for a dorm bed

There’s also some skiing apparently though quite why anyone would want to get involved with that nonsense…

Meet Organiser: Andrew Marshall

Feb
21
Tue
INDOOR WALL SESSION
Feb 21 all-day

Please check the website forum or Facebook page page for details of this meet location

Feb
28
Tue
INDOOR WALL SESSION
Feb 28 all-day

Please check the website forum or Facebook page page for details of this meet location

Mar
5
Sun
WINTER LECTURE NO. 4
Mar 5 all-day

The Royal, Hayfield @ 7pm

THE HOTTEST RACE ON EARTH & THE PEAK CLASSIC ROCK ROUND… ON A BIKE!

**MEMBERS AND PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS ONLY***

Club members Wesley Cole and Will Gould will talk about two amazing adventures they took part in.

Meet Organiser: Alice Gioia

WINTER WALK
Mar 5 all-day

Final winter Walk – Sunday 5th March. 9am for 9.30 please.

Will be a lovely 9 mile / 5-6 hour circuit from Edale, taking in Hollins Cross, Lose Hill, Hope Cross and Rowland Cote. It’s slightly easier than last months but some shorter options are available.
Last Sunday the main car park was full by 9.30 so we will meet at Edale main car park at 9am for a 9.30 start (yes, yes, I know . . . If I can manage it, anyone can). If it is already full the overflow car park just past the station car park will hopefully be open. Both need cash only.

At 7pm there is our final winter lecture at Hayfield – see Alice’s separate post. The good news is that due to our earlier walk start you’ll have plenty of time to get home, nap, shower and change before that.

Meet Organiser: Jules Lane

Mar
7
Tue
FULL MOON TUESDAY
Mar 7 all-day

Please check the website forum or Facebook page page for details of this meet location

Mar
10
Fri
VOLUNTEERS & WORKING MEET @ BLAEN-Y-NANT
Mar 10 – Mar 12 all-day
The usual mix of work Saturday, play Sunday. A meal on Saturday night with rumours of a music evening to round the day off. 

Outside the yard and drive need further maintenance. The reservoir will need checking. Inside needs a deep clean and the chimney needs sweeping. There will also be cooking and many other little jobs.

Please let me know if you can come, and which meal option; meat, veggie or vegan. Also any allergies or dietary requirements.

hutwarden.mynydd@gmail.com

A link to the Mynydd Songbook can be found here: https://mynydd.org.uk/wordpress/music/ We will be noodling through some pieces from this document so download it / print it out if you can. Feel free to bring one of your own pieces too!

Meet Organiser: Stephanie Meakin

Mar
14
Tue
INDOOR WALL SESSION
Mar 14 all-day

Please check the website forum or Facebook page page for details of this meet location

Mar
19
Sun
TUPTO – INDOORS
Mar 19 all-day

Our first TUPTO of the year and an opportunity for you all to come down and support your club.

We’ll likely be aiming to meet at 11:30a.m. at Awesome Walls, Stockport.
Mostly we’ll be climbing, chatting to potential new members and drinking coffee.
We normally wrap things up by 4:00p.m. but any time you can put in on the day is appreciated. 
It’ll be a fantastic opportunity for you to show off your new MYNYNDD T-Shirts!!

Meet Organiser: Jules Lane

Mar
21
Tue
INDOOR WALL SESSION
Mar 21 all-day

Please check the website forum or Facebook page page for details of this meet location

Mar
24
Fri
SCRAMBLING MEET @ North Wales somewhere...
Mar 24 – Mar 26 all-day

Scrambling meet March 25-26

Unfortunately this meet will no longer be going ahead due to lack of attendance. With only one person putting up their hand it wasn’t viable for David to run the weekend.

This may have been due to people not being available or potentially just a meet people aren’t keen for. It’s a shame if it’s the latter as last years meet had a great attendance and was really successful!

That said rather than lose a weekend if there is enthusiasm to do something AND we have someone willing to organise it I’m happy to run with a different meet. Feel free to reach out to me if you have an idea you’re willing to run with, even if it’s a day meet.

Dan

Mar
28
Tue
Awesome Wallls, Stockport
Mar 28 all-day

Wet weather forces us back inside folks!

Sunset: 19:35
Dusk: 20:10

Check website or Facebook for post climb pub location!

Apr
4
Tue
CASTLE NAZE – RAINED OFF SO AWESOME WALLS
Apr 4 all-day

Sunset: 19:48
Dusk: 20:23

Check website or Facebook for post climb pub location!

Apr
7
Fri
HAUTE PROVENCE – EASTER MEET @ HAUTE PROVENCE
Apr 7 – Apr 16 all-day

Easter Meet – Haute Provence, Apr 8-15
This meet was originally planned for Easter 2020 and became the first major lockdown casualty. So we’ll try again.
We will be based in Buis-les-Baronnies. Buis is a charming town surrounded by excellent crags and a great destination for climbers wanting to sample a number of areas without having to drive too far. The area has some of the best sport climbing crags in the world, good walking and cycling and some local Via Ferratas. It is also just an all-round really nice place to go on holiday with lots of sun and daytime temperatures around 18 degrees. Rockfax do a guidebook for the area, released in 2009 (https://rockfax.com/climbing…/books/france-haute-provence/).
The nearest crag, Saint Julien (photo), is a 20 minute walk from the campsite and to quote that guidebook, “This enormous fin of rock dominates the skyline above Buis and just begs to be climbed. The routes are, with a few exceptions, brilliant, taking strong natural lines in two or more pitches”. There are 39 routes from 5 to 6a+, another 39 more above that and some VF’s. Most are south facing.
There are many lovely looking accommodation options via AirBnB and Booking.com and for those of us in tents or vans we plan to use the nice looking Municipal campsite (and swimming pool) right in the town centre (https://www.buislesbaronnies.fr/camping-municipal/). It officially opens in early March but I am hoping to make a provisional group booking very soon so please let me know ASAP if you’d like to be included.
If you’d like to make your own arrangements you can email them at camping@mairie.buislesbaronnies.fr. Prices on the website are from 2019 but as a guide they are, per day; Adults €3, Tent €2.50, Campervan €5.50, Car 2.50, Electric 6amp 3.50 or 10amp €4.
Travel options in addition to driving include flights or trains to Marseille, Lyon and Nice and additionally train to Avignon.
To help with both accommodation and hire car sharing I have set up a Google spreadsheet where people can share their plans and say if they are looking for people to share with. This is in the website / Members Area / Extended Meets / Easter 2023
Please let me know ASAP if you’re interested in coming, and if you would be using the campsite.
Meet Organiser: Jules Lane

Apr
12
Wed
FROGGATT
Apr 12 all-day

Sunset: 20:02
Dusk: 20:23

Check website or Facebook for post climb pub location!

Apr
18
Tue
FROGGATT
Apr 18 all-day

Sunset: 20:13
Dusk: 20:51

Check website or Facebook for post climb pub location!

Apr
23
Sun
TUPTO – OUTDOORS @ Dennis Knoll Car Park
Apr 23 all-day

Our Second TUPTO of the year we’ll be keeping everything crossed in the hope of good weather and baked good being plentiful. This is a great opportunity for you all to come down and support your club.

We’ll likely be aiming to meet at 10:30a.m. at the Dennis Knoll Car Park in preparation for climbing at High Neb
.
Mostly we’ll be climbing, chatting to potential new members and drinking coffee.
We normally wrap things up by 4:00p.m. but any time you can put in on the day is appreciated. 
It’ll be a fantastic opportunity for you to show off your new MYNYNDD T-Shirts!!

Meet Organiser: Jules Lane

Apr
25
Tue
GARDOMS EDGE
Apr 25 all-day

Sunset: 20:26
Dusk: 21:05

Check website or Facebook for post climb pub location!

Apr
28
Fri
NORTHUMBERLAND – BANK HOLIDAY MEET @ NORTHUMBERLAND
Apr 28 – May 1 all-day

Northumberland – Early May Bank Holiday – 28 April-1 May
I’m very excited to be leading the Northumberland meet this year. The last time the club made it to the far north east of England was the early May bank holiday of 2017, which was a superb few days of climbing.
This year we’re going to be staying at the Demesne Farm Campsite (https://www.demesnefarmcampsite.co.uk/campsite) right near the village centre (read – pubs and tea rooms) of Bellingham. This also situates us perfectly for walking and biking in Kielder forest, and gives a range of crags within day-hit distance from Hadrian’s Wall to Kyloe, as well as proximity to ‘Britain’s original smart home’ for the nerds amongst us (so, everyone?! https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/cragside)
The club is going to put down a deposit at the start of February to reserve us at least 5 pitches for 10 people. If you’re interested in going, please send me a direct message on here or email/ text me (details in the members’ area of the website) ASAP, letting me know number in party/ tent/ van etc. Sign up early to avoid disappointment!
2023 prices:
Car & Tent (1 people) – £16.00
Car & Tent (2 person) – £24.00
Motorhome/Campervan (2 people) – £24.00
Extra adults – £12.00
Children under 5 – Free
Children 5 – 15 years – £4.50
Electricity hook ups – POA
Dogs (Max 2 per pitch) – £1.00
Looking forward to seeing you there 😃
Meet Organiser: Abi Lucas

May
3
Wed
ROACHES UPPER
May 3 all-day

Sunset: 20:40
Dusk: 21:21

Check website or Facebook for post climb pub location!

May
10
Wed
STADEN QUARRY – RAINED OFF AWESOME WALLS
May 10 all-day

Sunset: 20:50
Dusk: 21:33

Check website or Facebook for post climb pub location!

May
13
Sat
SKILLS DAY MEET
May 13 all-day

Ever found yourself just muddling through a sea cliff abseil set up, and sort of making it up as you go along? Or wondered how you might get yourself out of a sticky situation once you’d started trying to climb out?


Look no further! Here’s a chance to refine those skills, get slicker and quicker at the abseil stuff, so you can spend more time climbing! And whilst we’re at it, let’s spend a bit of time looking at some problem solving techniques we could employ if it all gets a bit sub-optimal. (Think abseiling into the wrong place and needing to get out, or the route being too hard for you, through to some more significant problems)


Some problem solving skills we could could cover might include:

      • Different abseiling set-ups and systems

      • Prussiking up a rope

      • Tying off belay devices safely

      • Improvised hauling/hoisting systems

      • Escaping the System

      • And much more!

Exactly what gets covered depends on time available, venue choice, existing skill levels and what you think you’d like to learn! You’ve got my time for the day, so pick my brains and learn as much as you can!

Meet Organiser: Dan Lane

May
14
Sun
SKILLS DAY MEET
May 14 all-day

Ever found yourself just muddling through a sea cliff abseil set up, and sort of making it up as you go along? Or wondered how you might get yourself out of a sticky situation once you’d started trying to climb out?


Look no further! Here’s a chance to refine those skills, get slicker and quicker at the abseil stuff, so you can spend more time climbing! And whilst we’re at it, let’s spend a bit of time looking at some problem solving techniques we could employ if it all gets a bit sub-optimal. (Think abseiling into the wrong place and needing to get out, or the route being too hard for you, through to some more significant problems)


Some problem solving skills we could could cover might include:
      • Different abseiling set-ups and systems
      • Prussiking up a rope
      • Tying off belay devices safely
      • Improvised hauling/hoisting systems
      • Escaping the System
      • And much more!
Exactly what gets covered depends on time available, venue choice, existing skill levels and what you think you’d like to learn! You’ve got my time for the day, so pick my brains and learn as much as you can!

Meet Organiser: Dan Lane

May
16
Tue
BAMFORD EDGE
May 16 all-day

Sunset: 21:02
Dusk: 21:47

Check website or Facebook for post climb pub location!

May
20
Sat
PABBAY MEET
May 20 – May 28 all-day

Sat 20th May to Mon 29th May: Pabbay

Mike Tempest

The club is planning a week of world-class, adventurous sea-cliff climbing on the
uninhabited island of Pabbay at the southern extremity of the Outer Hebrides next
spring. If you need a better idea of the nature of the trip then read Jack Gilbert’s
excellent article in the June 2021 Mynydd journal (available in the members’ area on
the website) and the destination article on UKC

https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/destinations/ultimate_uk_trad_pabbay+mingulay-
6162 .

The SMC guidebook “The Outer Hebrides” 2018 is excellent as is Scottish Rock by
Gary Latter Volume 2. Alternatively the logbook on UKC will give a good idea of the
best routes available https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/pabbay-3512/

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The plan will be to gather in Oban and get the early afternoon ferry from Oban on Sat
20th May, arriving early evening on Barra. Weather permitting we will be ferried over to
Pabbay the same evening by Angus and his team at Hebridean Sea Tours. All being
well we will be picked up on Sun 28th May (again subject to weather) and taken back
to Barra and then get the ferry back very early on Mon 29th May to Oban. The island of
Pabbay is uninhabited so we will need to be self-sufficient with food and shelter. Fresh
water is available from a small stream.
Having spoken to the boat charters their prices will be going up next year due to the
present economic climate, by how much exactly won’t be known until early next year.
The price of the Calmac ferry is also likely to go up too. We plan to charter at least one
boat (maximum of 12) and also take some vehicles on the ferry from Oban to Barra to
help transport gear and people on Barra, particularly useful on the second Sunday after
leaving Pabbay – but before getting the Oban ferry back early on the Monday. We may
have some time on Barra on the second Sunday and then need to find somewhere to
stay that night.
To secure a place on the first boat a payment of £160 is payable on a first come, first
served basis (details below). This will cover the cost of the vehicles being taken on the
Oban to Barra ferry (shared out equally by everyone in the party) and the cost of the
boat charter to Pabbay from Barra. In addition you will need to pay individually either
as the driver of a vehicle or a foot passenger – at present this costs £31.80 (we will be
looking to book vehicles on the ferry in the New Year so don’t worry about booking
yourself as a foot passenger now). If you are struggling to make the £160 payment in
one go please contact me by email so that we can discuss a staged payment schedule.
If we get 12 people confirmed for a full boat I will then make this clear on the Mynydd
website and FB page. After that I will start a reserve list (just contact me and no need
to make a payment of £160) and when we reach enough on the reserve list I will then
contact you to request payment of £160 – we can then charter a second boat. The
second boat, depending on availability will have 11 or 12 places available – 23 or 24
members in total between two boats.
Please note that this £160 may not be the final cost and if it’s not we would require you
to make an additional payment on top. We just don’t know the final fuel and ferry costs
at the moment. In the event that the final cost goes above £160 and you have already
paid but are unable/unwilling to pay anything higher and you wish to drop out then you
will get a full refund. We will have to confirm numbers around Easter time with the boat
charter – be aware that if you then drop out we might not be able to offer a full or partial
refund. If we have a surplus by the end of the trip we will refund members.
To secure your place on the trip of a lifetime send £160 by BACS:
Sort Code: 01-05-51 Account Number: 40582787 Reference text: Pabbay
Email the treasurer (treasurer.mynydd@gmail.com) and cc myself
(tempestm65@gmail.com) to confirm how much you have transferred.
Also in the email can you indicate if you are willing to take your vehicle (make and
model also please) on the ferry to Barra from Oban? In the New Year we will ask the
owners of the vehicles we take to make a booking – you will then be reimbursed.