Walk: Mynydd Garnclochdy. 16km/10miles (Moderate)
Join Jen for a walk up Mynydd Garnclochdy. We will meet at 10am in the main car park in Abersychan on the B4246. OS Explorer Map OL13, grid reference SO269034.
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Join Jen for a walk up Mynydd Garnclochdy. We will meet at 10am in the main car park in Abersychan on the B4246. OS Explorer Map OL13, grid reference SO269034.
Join us for a night time walk up Blorenge. We will meet at the car park at Keepers Pond at 19:00. OS Explorer Map OL13, grid reference SO254107. Head torches essential. Pub to be confirmed.
A weekend of mountain walking, scrambling and climbing in North Wales, based in Betws y Coed. Contact Gareth Jones for further details.
Advice from Kath Singleton, without the gimmicks or hype, to improve understanding of how diet can help your fitness for mountaineering activities.
Join Ralph on a moderate to hard walk of 22km/14miles with 798m/2490ft ascent in the remote wilderness of the Elenydd Hills. The route will take you alongside the course of the Afon Arban, reaching boggy peat hags and tussocks higher up the valley before touching the edge of the forest near Bwlch Owen. The forestContinue reading "Walk: A different approach to Moel Prysgau remote bothy. 22km/14miles, 798m/2490ft ascent (Moderate/hard)"
The Club's Annual General Meeting (AGM).
A wandering route on the moderate side of hard (24km/15miles, 888m/2915feet ascent) around the northern end of the Black Mountains with Ralph Goddard, which includes the beautiful Olchon valley, Black Hill and and the outlier, Cefn Hill. This is a different route to a previous one Ralph led in the same area a while ago.Continue reading "Walk: Northern Blacks. 24km/15miles, 888m/2915feet ascent (moderate side of hard)"
Haydn Griffiths will talk us through his early climbing career, speaking in particular about new routing at Carreg Y Barcud in North Pembroke, the development of Ice Climbing in South Wales and finishing with a few climbs in the Alps.
Dates are approximate. Contact John Jones for further information. Use the form below. From UKClimbing.com, El Chorro, Spain: "... lies just 50km from the shores of the Mediterranean and the Andalucian city of Málaga and is one of the world's best known climbing destinations. ... ... The single and multi-pitch routes on offer and the gradeContinue reading "El Chorro, Spain: Rock climbing"
A moderate walk of 22km/13.5miles and 450m/1175feet of ascent with Rob Kemp around 'Gelligaer', with the added bonus of two trig points. This walk takes us into the realm of ‘Caradoc’ a ‘Silurian’ leader of the ‘Roman Empire’ before visiting a local 9th Century monument to a Kings daughter. In the afternoon, after making friendsContinue reading "Walk: Has anyone seen Caradoc and Gwadlys? 22km/13.5 miles (Moderate)"
Up and Under open evening for Club members only to learn, try and buy equipment and clothing required for mountaineering activities. Please contact Kath Singleton by Whatsapp if you plan to attend. Prompt 18:30 start. Up and Under store postcode is CF5 1BL.
Setting the map, staying engaged with the map whilst walking to maintain awareness of current position, and anticipating what lies ahead are fundamental to being able to find your way successfully in the outdoors. Join Alex for an afternoon of informal instruction and practice to develop your skills at Garn Lakes, Blaenavon on Saturday 11thContinue reading "Training (half-day): Finding your way with a map"