Club equipment

The Club has a wide range of equipment that members can borrow. In the first instance, please contact the Equipment Officer. Afterwards, please return what you’ve borrowed for the benefit of others.

General mountaineering

  • Vango Storm 800 survival shelter (8 persons), x 2
  • Polythene survival bag
  • Blizzard protection system (survival bag)
  • Strobe light, x 2
  • Washing-up bowl, x 2
  • Aluminum billy cans (~6.8 litres), x 2
  • Katadyn water filter
  • Vacuum pump thermos (2.5 litre), x 2

Climbing

  • Abseil rope (white)
  • Abseil rope (white, with black tag)
  • Abseil rope (white, with orange tag)
  • 60m sport climbing rope
  • DDM climbing harness (centre alpine), x 5
  • Figure of 8 descendeur (1 black, 1 silver)
  • Via ferrata self-belay set (Petzl scorpio), x 2
  • Chalk bag

Books, guide books, etc.

  • Mid-Wales
  • Lundy
  • Glen Coe
  • Scottish Winter Climbers
  • Scrambles in the Lake District
  • Scrambles in Snowdonia
  • Skye Scrambles
  • Touching the Void (DVD)
  • Climbing self-rescue techniques (DVD)

Audio-visual

  • Laptop computer, case
  • Digital projector
  • Laser pointer
  • Wireless mouse
  • Extension cable, 2 sockets

Snow & ice

  • Mountain Technology technical ice axe, x 2
  • Mountain Technology alpine ice axe
  • Chouinard wood handle ice axe
  • H B Blissard general ice axe
  • Camp walking ice axe, x2
  • Deadman belay, x3
  • Snow stakes, x 3
  • Flexible 8-point walking crampons & protectors (Camp, x 2 pairs; Grivel, x 1 pair)
  • Flexible 12-point walking crampons & protectors
  • 12-point quick-release crampons
  • Petzel ice screw sharpener
  • Koflach (Lady Soft) mountaineering boots, size 5

OS 1:25000 maps

  • Ben Nevis and Glen Coe
  • The Cuillin and Torridon Hills
  • Aviemore and The Cairngorms
  • Snowdonia – Harlech and Bala
  • Snowdonia – Cadair Idris area
  • The English Lakes – North Western area
  • The English Lakes – North Eastern area
  • The English Lakes – South Western area
  • The English Lakes – South Eastern area

Last reviewed: November 2022.