An ancient Mynydd tradition – drink mulled wine, eat mince pies and see how far you need to climb up the crag before your eyebrows stop getting singed by the fire pit. Festive fun for all the family!
New year, new me!! We’ll be heading out again into them there hills to kick start your New Years resolutions and burn off all that Christmas pudding. Full details of the walk to follow.
Meet Organiser: Carol & Steve Taylor
For those of you who suffer post-Christmas blues we have organized an exciting weekend in the Rucksack club’s High Moss Hut in the Duddon Valley, located at the foot of Walna Scar.
There is excellent walking around the hut, which is on the doorstep of the Coniston Fells and the well-reviewed Newfield Inn is within walking distance.
The accommodation consists of 5 bedrooms with a total of 24 beds. Unfortunately, dogs are not allowed.
Further details on the hut can be found on the Rucksack Clubs’ website:
https://rucksackclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HIGH-MOSS-VISITOR-INFO-202303.pdf
I am hoping to organize a communal meal for the Saturday night so please let me know if you’d like to be involved.
To book a bed just pay £20.00 into the club account and let me and James (Treasurer) know when you’ve paid (contact details available in the members area).
Meet organiser: Dave Nichols
Glencoe is the home of Winter Climbing in Scotland, where local legend Hamish Macinnes invented the first technical ice axe, the “Terrordactyl”, so called as rumour has it he would wave it at terrified visiting mountain bikers who believed it to be an acceptable winter activity. Anyway, I digress
In Glencoe you will find classic mountaineering objectives like Curved Ridge or the epic Aonach Eagach, multiple Munro summits or classic hard mixed test pieces like Central Grooves, Unicorn, and the Clachaig Table Traverse. Of course if conditions are fickle the more reliable venues of Ben Nevis and Aonoch Mor are only a short drive away, as are the lower lying ice climbs of Beinn Udlaid if we are blessed with a cold snap We will be staying in the newly refurbished Heart of Glencoe Hostel (formerly the Glencoe Independent Hostel, now under new ownership), where we have 16 beds in the bunkhouse and an additional 8 split between two caravans. Each caravan has a double room and a twin so let me know if you specifically want to book the double room or a single in one of the caravans. Otherwise you will be allocated a spot in the bunkhouse.
The cost is £150 per person payable to the usual account, using the payment reference GLENCOE. Please contact me when you book on and with any room requests.
Meet organiser: Andrew Marshall
Details to follow when published on the website & Facebook.
Meet Leader: Alice Gioia
The Mynydd have kindly been invited to take part in a sphagnum moss planting event at The Roaches. More details to be provided nearer the time.
Meet organiser: The Committee