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SUMMARY:Somerset Summer 2024
DESCRIPTION:Information: Arrive Friday 5th July 2024 with options to boulder at Ubley Warren. A day (Saturday) over at one of the crags and then a probable visit to one of the quarries Sunday morning. Bouldering\, sport\, trad\, sea cliffs\, gorges and quarries… something for everyone. Please get in touch with Jim so he can make arrangements. \n  \nServices: Not much\, bring it all with you. There are local shops in the village 1.5km away and 3 pubs within a 10 minute drive. \n  \nAccommodation: Floor space or camping at Jim’s house. More van space now the front tree has gone… \n  \nFood: BBQ on Friday & Saturday night and there is always something for breakfast. \nTransport: You will need a car or at least\, space in one… \n  \nDates: Arrive on the evening of Friday 5th July 2024 and leave on Sunday 7th July 2024. \n  \nOrganiser: Jim McCall
URL:https://bmscmc.org/event/somerset-summer-2024/
LOCATION:Somerset\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Trips
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SUMMARY:Stetind & Lofoten
DESCRIPTION:Climb Norway’s national mountain and then spend a week in the climbers and walkers playground that is the Lofoten Isles. \nThis trip is scheduled so that I can meet up with a friend of mine who is working in Lofoten and unfortunately the only week she can get off clashes with Jim’s alpine trip. Although\, there is the option to leave a couple of days early\, to head down to the alps\, and have an epic fortnight of climbing and alpinism! \nIf you would like to join this trip or have any questions then please get in touch!  Due to the cost of car hire it makes most sense to organise people into groups of 4. I’m happy to coordinate linking up individuals or smaller groups\, if needed. \n  \nThe Plan \nFriday the 19th \nFly to Harstad / Narvik Airport (EVE)\, pick up the hire cars\, and drive ~2 hrs to Stetind. Set up camp and try to get some sleep in the midnight sun (eye masks recommended). \nSaturday the 20th & Sunday the 21st \nStetind – Google Maps \nClimb / explore Stetind and the surrounding region. \nStetind has various routes up it\, with the easiest being very achievable. It involves a single pitch of Severe climbing\, some scrambling and some moving together on a rope alpine style.  However\, it is still a big mountain (1394m)\, and you’re starting at sea level so it shouldn’t be underestimated. Hopefully the two days will give us long enough to get a suitable weather window and to recover a bit afterwards! \nFor those who don’t fancy a Severe hand traverse pitch with 600m of exposure\, there are plenty of other climbing options in the area\, as well as lots of walking. \n  \nMonday the 22nd \nTwo ferries and some driving (4-5 hrs total) to get to our accommodation on the Lofoten Islands. We are staying here Forside | Kalle i Lofoten\, but there are other Airbnb options in the area that may work out a bit cheaper if that is your priority. If we’re lucky there will be some time for a bit of climbing at the nearby single pitch crag at the end of the day. \n  \nTuesday the 23rd – Saturday the 27th \nClimb / scramble / walk / kayak\, etc. Lofoten is an amazing place to be for anyone interested in the outdoors! There are innumerable climbing and walking routes\, most of the climbing is multi-pitch and is spread over a range of grades. \n  \nSunday the 22nd \nFly home \n  \nWhat to bring \nStandard camping\, climbing and outdoor gear\, expect daytime temperatures between 10 – 15 degrees and at least some rain. The camping spot at Stetind is beside the car park\, so you won’t have to carry your gear for. We’ll have to pick up stove fuel when we arrive but otherwise try to bring as many supplies as you can\, due to the cost of everything in Norway. If you’ve got space in your luggage then bringing some food could help keep the bills down also\, stock up on duty free! \n  \nServices \nThere is and outdoor shop in Narvik\, about an hour’s drive from Stetind\, and on Lofoten but at Norwegian prices it’s better not to forget anything! \n  \nAccommodation \nWhilst at Stetind we’ll be wild camping (with a stream for water\, and composting toilets). On Lofoten the group so far is staying here; Forside | Kalle i Lofoten but there are also Airbnb’s in the area\, if you’d prefer. \n  \nTransport \nWe are flying into Harstad / Narvik Airport (EVE) as it is the closest and flight prices were reasonable when we looked. We will be on the SAS flight from Oslo that lands at 19:10. \nThere are several other airports within a few hours drive (last time we went to Lofoten we flew to Kiruna in Sweden) but when I last looked\, they weren’t that much cheaper and added a lot of driving. \nA hire car is the best way to get around the area\, there are several car hire companies at the airport.
URL:https://bmscmc.org/event/stetind-lofoten/
LOCATION:Lofoten Islands\, 8590 Kjøpsvik\, Norway
CATEGORIES:Trips
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SUMMARY:Alpine Trip 2024
DESCRIPTION:Information: You will need to operate as an independent two (or three or four) for this trip. Flights and car travel to the camp site will need to be organised independently. Saying that\, this is a great opportunity to be introduced to a new discipline… And it doesn’t have to feel has hard a Scottish Winter\, so don’t be put off. The summits we have identified are easy and non technical and just require some new skills and techniques to be mastered… skills moving roped together and crevice rescue techniques. We can climb as two or three separate groups\, together on the same route and watch out for each other. If this is for you\, please get in touch with Jim as soon as possible so we can arrange the necessary learning. Experienced alpinists in the Club are also very welcome and there are harder routes to go at if you want… and one of the easier 4000m peaks – The Barre D’Ecrins (4101m)… There are a range of alpine grades on offer and the valley serves 4 huts so there are many options. \nPlans may change with weather and glacier conditions but the plan is to get a couple of summits in from the huts\, heading up Saturday 27th and returning to the valley on Monday or Tuesday… A few days in the valley to rest or to take on any of the numerous sport crags that surround the camp site. I’m booked to fly out of Geneva on Friday lunchtime. \nFor those who have no interest in the summits\, the rock climbing is an attraction in its own right and many come here just to sport climb. There is a developing bouldering scene too. The huts offer good day walk targets and many spend the time walking the hut routes or the valleys. There are also via ferrata routes here. Literally\, something for everyone. \nThere was a Club trip here in 2017… you may want check the photos on the Club Flickr page… \n  \nServices: Alifroide offers a supermarket\, cash machines and restaurants and bars. There are a few kit shops but you really want to bring everything you need with you. Options to hire kit are limited (with the exception of via ferrata). \n  \nAccommodation: The camp site is huge and booking is never a problem… website here https://ailefroide.fr/camping/  It is less than €10 a day per person and they used to do a deal where if you showed them your hut receipt\, then they would refund part of the fee… It is good just to park up and leave the tent all set up. \nFor the huts\, the two most likely used huts are Du Glacier Blanc and Ecrins… \nhttps://refugeduglacierblanc.ffcam.fr/ \nhttps://refugedesecrins.ffcam.fr/ \nCurrently\, there is no facility to book ahead and typically\, this is available early next year… Once we know who is attending and firm up an itinerary\, then we can make a single group booking. \n  \nFood: I generally take some trail food options (because I’m fussy) but the supermarket was good enough last time (2017)… There are enough cheap eating out options in the village for most tastes… \nTransport: The nearest airports are Genoble – 3 hours\, Geneva – 4 hours and Turin (in Italy) about 3 hours if you factor in the drive up and over and possible border chaos for Brexitiers… Hire car to the camp site is probably the obvious solution… \nBA have a LHR to GVA flight available to book now. \n  \nDates: Meet at the camp site (see accommodation) on the evening of Friday 26th July 2024… climbing until Thursday 1st August 2024 and flying out on Friday 2nd August 2024. \n  \nOrganiser: Jim McCall \n 
URL:https://bmscmc.org/event/alpine-trip-2024/
LOCATION:Ailefroide\, Ailefroide\, France
CATEGORIES:Trips
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