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Our programme of mountain hiking, climbing and other events
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Read about how we grade our hill and mountain walks and how we categorise our climbing activities.
Sara Dickinson, Carole Wright and Chris John will deliver an illustrated talk about the Club's week-long visit to the Pyrenees in July 2023.
Our annual photo competition, with judge Peter Salenieks. This year (2023/24) we have entries in four new categories: i) The Club in action; ii) Mountain weather; iii) Portrait of a mountain, hill or crag; and iv) Adventure in wild places. To refresh your memory, read all about the new categories and remember the rules. WithContinue reading "Annual photo competition, 2024"
Earlier this year Tristan Blanchard who is a member of Gwent Mountaineering Club, together with several friends and sherpa guide successfully reached the summit of Imja Tse / Island Peak (6189m/20,305ft) in the Nepal Himalaya. Come and join us to hear more about Tristan's successful high altitude climb which, by pure chance, was achievedContinue reading "Talk: An ascent of Island Peak, with Tristan Blanchard"
A talk by Ken Prandy, being a composite of skiing two Haute Routes, in very different conditions. To quote from Peter Cliff's guidebook: "a long and committing traverse through some of the most outstanding scenery in the Alps", "the longest and hardest (variation) being the Classic Route with the Zermatt-Saas Fee Variation, which crosses 23Continue reading "Talk: The Haute Route on Ski – Twice"
A chance to showcase what we all have been up to in the last 12 months! Pete Salenieks has traditionally opened the Winter evenings programme with an audio-visual display of photographs from the membership taken over the last year (Sept 23- Sept 24). The aim is to capture as many different activities the GMC hasContinue reading "Talk: Members Digital Photos"
Our Annual General Meeting will be held online on 24th October 2024. Agenda and joining details will be shared via email.
Despite a lifetime of outdoor walking and climbing activities I’m not a natural backpacker. Making a journey on foot with my home on my back is almost alien to me. That’s not to say I’ve never done it but the occasions have been few, far between and of short duration. Thus, it was with trepidation thatContinue reading "Talk: Exploring the Pennine Way"
Our member Dave Bingham is one of the Club's most experienced high-altitude mountaineers with successful ascents of 6, 7 and 8000 metre peaks in Pakistan, Nepal and Tajikistan to his name. At this coming Thursday talk (21st November, 8pm, Goytre Village Hall) he will tell us about his trip to Nepal last year to climbContinue reading "Talk: Nepal 2023- Island Peak & Others"
The quiz will be followed by a buffet organised by Kath Taylor. To help with the catering arrangements could those members hoping to attend please let Keith Anderson know in the usual ways.
Do you want to understand more about what it takes to lead our GMC walks? Perhaps you want to refresh your existing knowledge or are just interested in understanding what our leaders do to put on such a varied walk programme? Join our experienced mountaineer Keith for this online talk and discussion about learning toContinue reading "Talk: Learn to Lead a Club Walk"
Join Sian for an online presentation of a trip to the high peaks of the Balkan’s, climbing the highest mountains in Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and Macedonia