Bob Thomas MBE AMI, principal of Contour Outdoor, ran a training weekend for ten new Club members to become competent seconds in rock climbing. The course covered safety, best practices, and gear retrieval, with trainees gaining experience despite varying weather conditions.
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Tristan summits Island Peak
On 13th May 2023, Tristan Blanchard, a member of the Gwent Mountaineering Club, successfully reached the summit of Imja Tse/Island Peak (20,305ft) in the Nepal Himalaya, coinciding with his birthday.
All new, photo competition categories refreshed for 2023/24
The Club announces refreshing changes to their annual photography competition for 2023/24, introducing four new categories: The Club in action, Mountain weather, Portrait of a mountain, hill or crag, and Adventure in wild places. Entries taken during 2023 qualify for judgings in February 2024, with further rules to be detailed later.