And a good time was had by all !!! Grey mist. Blue streaks; and clearing as we reach the high ground. The summit in view. A sunlit landscape at our feet. The effort of running. Tired in the afternoon. Tea. Drinks, friends, conversation, food, laughter, games, reminiscences. So many of… Continue reading
Dear Diary 1st August Time for a holiday but where to go decisions, decisions, shall I go and lie on a beach somewhere, Via Ferrata in the Dolomites or play in Scotland. No contest Scotland here I come and accommodation duly booked at Ullapool and Torridon Youth Hostels. Friday 28th… Continue reading
Kinlochleven Sept 09 Dolly and I decided to head north the weekend of 18/19th Sept to Kinlochleven and play on the Mamores and try and increase Dolly’s Munro count. Setting off after work on the Friday we hit the Clachaig in time for a pint and a chin wag with… Continue reading
It was on the Club’s summer trip earlier in the year when we discovered the area surrounding Feizor. On that trip we had set off from the nearby Norman village of Clapham where our route took us out past the noted Church and onto a technical climb before starting the… Continue reading
“A well-engineered stalkers path leads upwards to the bealach………” I used to ask Angela Ryan whether she had met the “well-engineered stoker” and if she approved……. ANYWAY, putting that to one side, Ralph Storer’s stock phrase is particularly true at the bottom of Glen Shiel, where a pony trail… Continue reading
“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness”…… the literati will recall the first line of Keats’ Ode to Autumn; and so as we had passed the equinox, off we went on the last weekend in September for our first autumn trip. Mellow and misty it was. (Fruity I dunno.) Beinn a’… Continue reading
Five days in the Scottish Highlands including the big scramble on the Ben. Continue reading
During the ‘Summer’ I decided to do the Pennine Way. You will notice that the weather failed to realise that it was Summer, thus I failed to gain the tan I was hoping for! However, I had a fantastic time and was joined by many people along the way!… Continue reading
Here’s our doings for the year of 2009 Tarn Crag Gulley Tarn Crag Gulley 09 A winter climbing day in the Lake District Club Winter Weekend 2009 Club Winter weekend 2009 A couple of dozen climbing in Coire an t’Sneachda and winter training on Cairngorm Rjukan Norway February… Continue reading
These are links to some of our doings in 2008, although only a minority of Members outings actually get written up !! Follow the links and enjoy the Reports. Striding Edge in January: A Sober Saturday Circuit – Full winter conditions on Striding Edge, sadly with a fatality witnessed from… Continue reading
