Creag Meagaidh requires 880 metres of ascent to the summit. Gairich, (just as another example) 730 metres. But you might benchmark 1000 metres uphill for a typical Highland day. I decided to see how many of those pesky brown lines could be crossed in a moderate day close to York:-… Continue reading
The 23 March will be the anniversary of the first lockdown and a time of reflection for all of us for many reasons. I feel that the club should be no different. Plus with pandemic matters moving into a new phase I feel it worth encouraging some consideration about our… Continue reading
With a couple of hours to spare on Sunday,it was decided to reacquaint ourselves with a walk we first did together 27 years ago,no pictures from then as I left the camera on the car roof as we set off for home. Continue reading
After a cancelled trip to Kos,it was decided on a weekend in the Highlands , a first for Beccy. Rather than opt for a kettle in a room,we decided on a luxury B&B in Spean Bridge. Having arrived on Friday early eve,Storm needed a walk . We opted for a… Continue reading
During lockdown as all the trips that we had planned were getting cancelled and my disappointment and frustration was increasing, Erin mentioned to me that she’d seen a run online called Abraham’s Tea Round.Intrigued by the tea aspect, I thought it sounded like quite a jolly laid back affair and… Continue reading
The talk in our house has turned to Hair. Yes back in the day, long ago before t’virus when most current Members were in nappies, we all used to have lots of it. And of course, we went to see the musucal “Hair” with its hit song “This is the… Continue reading
Scouting has a great deal to answer for. It has to be the start of it all. Nights under canvas that smelt of must and damp, waking to dawn and opening the brailing letting the air in, fresh with the scents of the British countryside, fried breakfast, long hikes with… Continue reading
Hi I’m walking in the Lakes on Sat with Helen, Nige & Debs. Location to be decided tomorrow, but Glenridding or Hawswater area most likely. Anyone else fancy joining us? Jen Continue reading
For this year’s return to the Ecrins to “Find our Frenchies”, Antoine (our most active international member) and I decided to start with some big alpine rock. On Saturday morning 20 July, we set off from Les Etages toward the Sorreiler Hut (with non-member Nicolas Coronnel) and saw the beautiful Aiguille… Continue reading
A solitary young stag was standing guard over its herd of camper vans when Dolly, Ang and Steve M. rendezvoused at the Beinn Eighe carpark on a murky Saturday morning. First pfaff of the day – clockwise or anticlockwise – was eventually resolved in the time honoured fashion of following the group… Continue reading
