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The Club’s Memorial Trip for Jon… and the Trip to Snowdonia we all remember…
2018-05-10 08:00 - 2018-05-13 17:00 UTC | Idwal Cottage, Nant Ffrancon, Bethesda, LL57 3LZ, United Kingdom
A chance to stay at Idwal, climb in Ogwen and Llanberis and for the Club to say goodbye to Jon, in our own way…
Some of us will arrive on Thursday, and climb local to the hostel on Thursday afternoon. Friday is a day for any Club members to get on the rock together. Saturday morning will be spent at Little Tryfan (Tryfan Fach) to climb a crag close to Jon’s heart… His first Welsh climbs, first multi-pitch experiences and where he first trained for his subsequent Alpine adventures… And a venue he came back to on many occasions with his family.
Jon’s Friends
Any of Jon’s friends are invited to join us climbing on this morning.. and you are more than welcome to join us socially for the whole of the trip. We will do our best to share a rope and lead you up a climb that Jon climbed in his days with the Club. These climbs are very accessible but may be couple of hundred feet high (though don’t have to be). The venue is easy to access from the bottom and easy to walk off the top.To those who join us on this day who are not members of the Club, we will manage you to the best of our abilities… which are plentiful, but please accept that you are responsible for yourself and your family at all times, if you join us. Please make sure you make your own judgments about what you choose to do, at all times…
For any friends of Jon, please email Jim so he can sort equipment, ropes and lead climbers for your climb… If there are any Club members who are happy to help on Saturday and are willing to make a commitment to attend, either managing a lead or a top rope, then it would be great to know by email also please. Thanks for this… We want Jon’s friends to see him as we did, and we want his friends to see the Club as we are, and this helps.
Climbing
Plenty to go at for the Club…learn to climb on Little Tryfan, big routes on Idwal Slabs, Milestone Buttress, the East Face of Tryfan, the North Face of Glyder Fach, Suicide Wall and the Kitchen. Further afield, the Llanberis Pass, the Snowdon Buttresses or the Carneddeau.
For walkers, plenty of low, medium and high level routes and scrambles for all ages and abilities. We can suggest walks of all grades.
Families
For families, plenty to keep the kids amused, from caves and mines to steam engines, forest paths to mountain biking, the longest zip wire in the UK, an underground trampoline with disco lights (highly recommended) or some of the best tea shops in North Wales.
Same rules as ever, book yourselves in then sort transport and we will see you there.
Food and Accommodation
Food: Eat and drink at the hostel is the easiest option, or camp site if you have booked in there.
Jim and Melanie to arrange a cooked meal for all those of us staying at the hostel on the Saturday evening. Please let us know if you are staying there and want to be a part of this. We want you to be, Club members, and friends included.
Accommodation: Hostel accommodation or camping at Idwal YHA (limited! camping just outside the Hostel, half the price and get to use all the facilities) , 0845 3719744 http://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/idwal or camping at Gwern Gof Uchaf, http://www.tryfanwales.co.uk/ (camp site up the valley – nearer to the climbing but less fun).
Shops: At Bethesda, free cash withdrawals at Tesco Express-Petrol or Betws-y-Coed, which has multiple services.

AGM at Stoney Middleton 2018
2018-04-20 18:00 - 2018-04-22 18:00 | Carlswark Cottage (DPC Hut), Stoney Middleton, S32 4TN, United Kingdom
The Club’s 2017-18 AGM will be held at the Carlswark Cottage in Stoney Middleton, the same as last year. The hut belongs to the Derbyshire Pennine Club and will provide a great base for getting out climbing or hiking in the peak district over the course of the weekend. Crags such as Froggatt and Birchen are only a five minutes drive away, as well as some limestone crags within walking distance of the hut. Details on the hut itself can be found here: http://www.thedpc.co.uk/hut
We have booked the hut from Friday 20th April to Sunday 22nd April but there are limited bed spaces so if you want to come along then do get in touch to reserve your spot. Avoid disappointment and get booked in early.
Communal food will be included for arrival on the Friday night, breakfast on the Saturday and Sunday mornings as well as snacks etc. for the rest of the stay. The total cost per person for the weekend, including the accommodation and food, is £30.
On the Saturday evening we will hold the Club’s AGM in the hut and then go to the local pub for food to celebrate the year’s mountaineering adventures and plan for the next lot…
The usual local amenities of cash point, shop and petrol station are a short drive from the hut that has parking adjacent to it.
Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or queries.
Hope to see you all there.

Jim’s Trip to Fountainbleau
2018-03-24 08:00 - 2018-03-28 17:00 | La Musardiere, Milly La Foret, Ile-de-France, Milly La Foret, Ile-de-France, 91490, France
The forest of Fountainbleau is the ‘alchemy of everything the boulderer holds dear: physicality, technique, attractive stone, variety, solitude, landscape and cheap wine’ I rest my case…
Arrive Saturday 24.03.2017 and depart Wednesday 28.03.2017, with a view to start climbing in the Trois Pignons area on the first day (walking distance from campsite), and then take it from there dependent on conditions…
Accommodation
Campsite at: La Musardiere, 91490 Milly La Foret, Ile-de-France. They don’t appear to have a website but contact details are found here… http://www.campingfrance.com/uk/find-your-campsite/ile-de-france/essonne/milly-la-foret/la-musardiere
Services
The town of Milly La Foret has supermarkets and pharmacies. There are also 3 banks. The campsite is well organised and has a shop and a swimming pool. As this is France, service availability and service opening times can offer a challenge to the Brit abroad… or the Dane for that matter.
Climbing
Start at the Trois Pignons area and then take it from there… Several thousand bouldering problems to go at… bring a bouldering mat.

Maria’s Scottish Winter Mountaineering Trip 2018
2018-02-10 08:00 - 2018-02-14 17:00 | Aviemore, PH22 1PR, United Kingdom
ravel up on Saturday 10th Feb or Sunday 11th February and stay 3 or 4 nights, leaving on Wednesday 14th Feb 2018.
Staying at Aviemore SYHA Map ref OS 36 (GR893119) telephone no: 01479 810 345 email: aviemore@syha.org.uk
Plans are to climb in Coire an t-Sneachda, Coire na Lochain and Hell’s Lum – there are plenty of Grade 1 and 2 climbs, so good introductory climbs and lots to push the grade. Some big Grade 3, 4 and 5s as well, so good stuff for the bold. The walk-ins are quite easy, a drive up to Cairngorm car park, then about 1 to 2 hour walk in on reasonably easy ground for the nearest routes.
The hostel has kitchens and you can bring your own food. Plenty of shops in Aviemore to buy food if you need to. The Skiing Doo is the cheap bar/restaurant we will go to during the trip and we normally finish off with a big night out at one of the hotel restaurants on the last night (Tuesday).
For those who are keen, book yourselves in to the Hostel and then arrange a lift.
You cannot miss this trip!
Maria.

Kullaberg, Sweden - January 13th-14th 2018
2018-01-13 08:00 - 2018-01-14 17:00 | Kullaberg, Sweden, Kullaberg, Höganäs, 263 77, Sweden
Jim and Michael traveling over to Kullaberg in Sweden on Saturday morning. Plans to climb all day and stay at the DBKK Hut. Climb Sunday morning and return Sunday afternoon or early evening. If you want to come along, let Jim know. We’ll be cooking at the hut and brining all the food with us. No services at the hut, so bring anything you need along.

Ali & Dave's Christmas Hike
2017-12-27 | Hathersage S32 1DD, Hathersage, S32 1DD, United Kingdom
The hiking division will depart for its annual Christmas saunter on Wednesday 27th December.

Come and join us for some post Christmas turkey carb off-loading and a winter stroll in the Peak district. We’ll aim to do 7-9 miles departing at 9am from a location to be confirmed and finishing in a Derbyshire hostelry by 4pm. (The route & start point will be decided the day before & is subject to weather conditions). Departure at 8am from Nottingham.

Enjoy sumptuous views, stimulating conversation and feasting on seasonal survival snacks: ). This year, the hiking division has doubled its numbers and are going out in force as a group of 5. Don’t delay, book your place today!

Ché’s Autumnal Wainwright Wanders
2017-10-15 10:00 - 2017-10-17 17:00 | Windermere & Coniston Coppermines YHA, Bridge lane, Troutbeck Bridge,, Windermere, LA23 1LA, United Kingdom
Join Ché, Dave, Andrew and Jim on an autumnal wainwright wander. Staying at Windermere YHA on the Sunday night and Coniston Coppermines YHA on the Monday night. The vauge plan, weather permitting, is to walk the Kentmere Horseshoe on the Sunday so meeting at Kentmere at 10am. If you fancy joining us on this then please get in touch in the case the plan changes. If not meet at Windermere YHA on the Sunday night. Dave and Jim plan to climb Giant’s Crawl at some point. So Autumn, Wainwrights, Climbing, Drinking and cheap beds!!
Hopefully see you in the lakes!
