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Event:	Club Trip Early May , £ 60.00 Date: 2012-05-07
Description:	Club Trip Early May - Friday 4 – Monday 7 May 2012 – Isle of Skye Scotland York Mountaineering Club will be having its annual early May trip to the Romantic Isle of Skye for 2012. This continues the popular early May trip to the Scottish Islands of Rum, Jura and Arran. The cost is £60 per person for the 3 nights self catering. We have booked a total of 16 places at the Sligachan Bunk House www.sligachan.co.uk, but have an option to book the further 4 places. The accommodation has a capacity of 20 people max. The bunk house has rooms of 4, 4, 6, 6, and is a short walk from the Sligachan Hotel which has a restaurant, 2 bars, a climing museum and micro brewery. The date is just prior to the midge season, and Skye has a wonderful mix of landscapes to explore from the challenging traverse of the Cuillin Ridge with its 12 Munro’s a multitude of Scrambling & Rock Climbing, home to the Inaccessible Pinacle 2 Corbetts, Rock climbing, Sea Cliff Climbing, Trotternish Ridge The Quirang and Old Man of Storr), McLouds Tables, Kilt Rock, Sea Stacks etc. There are also plenty of other less demanding excursions such as Rassay, Rubha Hunish and Coastguard lookout Bothy, distilleries etc. Some are planning on going to the North West Highlands, some may choose to stay on Skye after the Bank Holiday Weekend, the choice is yours. Any additional accommodation required after the Bank Holiday is your own responsibility as is the transportation arrangement.
Who's going: You must be logged in to email members on the trip. Richard \| Philip \| Jennifer \| Andrew \| Brian \| Maria \| Mike \| John \| Matt \| Peter \| Jon \| Natalie \| Sarah \| James \| Jessica \| Tom \|
Sorry, there are no places left.

Event:	Winter Weekend , £ 32.00 Date: 2012-02-03
Description:	The Club has booked two dormitories at the Potteries Bunkhouse in Laggan for the nights of 3rd and 4th February 2012. http://www.potterybunkhouse.co.uk/accommodation2.asp It's conveniently placed with access to both climbing and hillwalking in the Cairngorms, Creag Meagaidh, and Lochaber. However the weather turns out, there should be something to do. The bunkhouse has cooking facilities and there are also two hotels in Laggan which serve food. You will need to bring your own bedding (sleeping bag). Obviously people may also decide to go earlier / stay longer and / or use outlying accommodation in the area. Please note that in order to come on this trip you need to be an experienced winter mountaineer, and you will need suitable kit for Scottish winter. If you are not experienced, you will need to speak to the experienced winter mountaineers in the club before you book, to see if any of them are willing to chaperone you. This is to avoid a situation where those who are experienced have to lead activities all weekend, and do not get a chance to do what they would like. The assumption is that people will organise their own days, depending on weather, experience and conditions. There are 16 places, and the weekend will cost £32 per person for the 2 nights. If interested please speak to Maria, Andy, Tenk or Jen in the pub on a Thurs evening or email mail@yorkmc.org.uk. Payment in full, via an online BACs payment, is required to reserve your place.
Who's going: You must be logged in to email members on the trip. Matthew \| Frank \| Dave \| Brian \| Brian \| Maria \| Mike \| John \|
There are 8 places left.
Please contact the organiser if you are interested