{"id":2875,"date":"2017-05-01T17:31:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T16:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/?page_id=2875"},"modified":"2019-09-25T16:08:03","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T15:08:03","slug":"a-brief-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/a-brief-history\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"padding: 10px; border: 2px solid #0077b3; margin: 10px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-321\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-321 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/test1.mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mynyddat502-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"John B Jackson and Jim Burns, Tryfan East Face 1955\" width=\"261\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mynyddat502-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mynyddat502-762x1024.jpg 762w, https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mynyddat502.jpg 894w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 261px) 100vw, 261px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John B Jackson and Jim Burns, Tryfan East Face 1955<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Mynydd Climbing Club celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015, having been established in 1955. In its first years, club activities were characterised by regular evening gatherings at a variety of pubs in the Stockport area and ever-popular coach meets. The search for a hut was a high priority from the earliest days. Among a number of possibilities considered, a promising property near Blea Tarn was just missed and imaginative enthusiasts even extolled the virtues of a derelict pigsty in Bethesda. Eventually, in 1958, a lease was secured on Blaen-y-Nant, an old farmhouse in a splendid position at the very head of the picturesque Crafnant Valley.<\/p><p>By the end of the sixties membership had grown dramatically and the boundaries of club activity were pushed in new directions and to new limits, setting trends and traditions which have continued to the present day. On the accommodation front, determined working parties \u201cupgraded\u201d Blaen-y-Nant, first by joining rooms to make a famously large lounge and kitchen \u2013 the former with its roaring open fire \u2013 then with a septic tank to provide flushes of relief to ever grateful members.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2222\" src=\"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mynyddlogo_sq-1.png\" alt=\"Mynydd climbing club logo\" width=\"130\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mynyddlogo_sq-1.png 266w, https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mynyddlogo_sq-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 130px) 100vw, 130px\" \/><p>Bonfire Night at Blaen-y-Nant and a sociable but energetic New Year Walk are long-standing among the traditions of the year, but pride of place in the calendar goes to the excellent Annual Dinner, notable since the early days for elaborate and brilliantly under-rehearsed entertainments. Perhaps the greatest quality of the Mynydd Club over the years has been acceptance of diversity of interest and ambition among its membership. The active age range has become very wide and we are unusual among clubs in that children are always welcome at meets and in the Hut.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mynydd Climbing Club celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2015, having been established in 1955. In its first years, club activities were characterised by regular evening gatherings at a variety of pubs in the Stockport area and ever-popular coach meets&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/a-brief-history\/\" class=\"readmore\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A Brief History<\/span><span class=\"fa fa-angle-double-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template\/full-width.php","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2875","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2875"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2875"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4210,"href":"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2875\/revisions\/4210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mynydd.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}