2nd July – Thursday After receiving intel on their flight from Steve, who was returning to the UK after a week’s pan European mountaineering adventure with Derek, Ewart and Martin arrived at Malpensa airport. Derek’s limo was waiting outside arrivals to whisk the trio to St Vincent. To keep flight costs down Derek had transported the large bags so on arrival at Hotel au Soleil, a quick repack of… Continue reading
For a few years now, Paul M has been fostering the idea of a winter club trip to north Italy to sample the delights of the plentiful ice-climbing routes on offer around the small village of Lillaz. Paul has been to the area on several occasions and wrote a trip… Continue reading
2nd to 8th SEPTEMBER 2025 AUSTRIA EAST TIROL We arrived on the wings of a midnight thunderstorm. Our first morning was full of very low cloud and hanging mist. So my friend Steve W and I worked out a route a few hundred metres above the valley, but below the mirk. From… Continue reading
Between the two branches of Lake Como, a ridge of mountains runs 33 Km from Como to the tip of the peninsula at Bellagio. My friend Steve W and I set foot on the “Dorsale per Cresta” trail after a Friday evening flight and a morning train from Milan. The… Continue reading
In spring 2023 when climbing together at Harrogate Wall the idea of a trekking trip to Nepal was spontaneously raised by Derek W and Dave M. Both had recently received the same marketing email from Adventure Peaks and having the time available and interest in such an adventure elected to… Continue reading
The Mountain First Aid course over 2 days was very well anchored in outdoor mountaineering and rock climbing contexts. Our Instructor Matt Hutson (Mountainsandmoors Ltd) used his wide experience in expeditions, mountaineering and outdoor leadership to provide actual examples of things that happened and how to deal with them. So… Continue reading
The area of the Dents du Midi -and Dents Blanches adjacent- is sprinkled with at least a dozen mountain huts. Routes through the ranges vary from woodland and alpine pastures to rocky clambering with ropes and chains to hold on, and in one case a 100 foot ladder. My friend… Continue reading
In locations from Crete to Cape Wrath, and Slovenia to Corsica, my friend Steve W and I have managed a September walk these many years. Having previously met GR5 on its way north from Nice, we took a cue from the Chamonix to Geneva section. The intermediate valley of Samoens/Morillon… Continue reading
On the 15th of July 2022 Steve Murray and Dave Mannion left the incredibly sunny climes of North Yorkshire for the equally sunny heat of the French Alps. The idea to summit Mont Blanc had been delayed by the pandemic and this was our first opportunity to get together in… Continue reading
Hopefully just a short report (although it does cover 6 days), as nothing particularly eventful occurred, but I thought that others in the club might be interested if they were planning something similar…When you mention winter climbing to most people, images and memories of spending hours driving to Scotland, and… Continue reading
