Our programme of mountain hiking, climbing and other events

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Climb: Wintours Leap (trad and sport)

Trad and sport climbing at Wintours Leap. Timings will be advised via climbing group comms for more details please contact John Jones. UKC Logbook - Wintour's Leap (ukclimbing.com) Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for more information.

Indoor climb – location TBC

Summit Centre, Trelewis The Old Drift Mine Trelewis, Treharris

Wednesday evening climbing. Location TBC. Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for more information.

Evening Walk: Upper Wyndcliff and the Eagles Nest, 7.3km/4.5miles

Join Sian and Tiago on this 7.3km/5mile evening walk around Upper Wyndcliff and the Eagles Nest. We'll start at 7pm from the Upper Wyndcliff car park, postcode NP16 6HG. Drinks will be at the The Piercefield, NP16 6EJ. For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.

Climb: Blaise Castle Gorge, Avon (Trad, Sport)

Saturday climbing at Blaise Castle Gorge, Avon. Trad and Sport. Timings will be advised via climbing group comms. For more details please contact John Jones. UKC Logbook (ukclimbing.com): Blaise Castle Gorge (Avon) Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for more information.

Indoor climb

Summit Centre, Trelewis The Old Drift Mine Trelewis, Treharris

Wednesday evening climbing. Choice of two venues: Boulders Cardiff, St. Catherines Park, Pengam Road, Cardiff CF24 2RZ The Summit Centre, The Old Drift Mine Trelewis, Treharris South Wales, CF46 6RD

Walk: Penallta to Mynydd Eglwysilan, 27km/17miles, 610m/2000 feet ascent (Hard)

Join Mark on this hard walk from Penallta to Mynydd Eglwysilan. Covering 27km/17miles and ascent of 610m/2000 feet. The walk will follow the Rhymney Valley Ridgeway to Llanfabon, Mynydd Eglwysilan, Mynydd Meio to Abertridwr, then follow the railway to Penyrheol. Walking back to the start via the Sengheydd Dyke. Start 9.30am at Parc Penallta carContinue reading "Walk: Penallta to Mynydd Eglwysilan, 27km/17miles, 610m/2000 feet ascent (Hard)"

Climb: Blaenllechau (Sport)

Sunday climbing at Blaenllechau. Sport. Timings will be advised via climbing group comms. For more details please contact John Jones. UKC Logbook (ukclimbing.com): Blaenllechau South Wales Climbing Wiki (SWCW): Blaenllechau Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for more information.

Walk: Details to follow

For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.

Indoor climb: Every Wednesday (October – March)

Summit Centre, Trelewis The Old Drift Mine Trelewis, Treharris +1 more

Join us every Wednesday from 6pm for indoor climbing over the winter months from October through to the end of March 2025. There is a choice of 2 climbing venues so we hope to see you at one of them! Boulders Cardiff, St. Catherines Park, Cardiff, CF24 2RZ The Summit Centre, The Old Drift MineContinue reading "Indoor climb: Every Wednesday (October – March)"

Talk: Members Digital Photos

Goytre Village Hall (GVH) Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, United Kingdom

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"

Indoor climb: Every Wednesday (October – March)

Summit Centre, Trelewis The Old Drift Mine Trelewis, Treharris +1 more

Join us every Wednesday from 6pm for indoor climbing over the winter months from October through to the end of March 2025. There is a choice of 2 climbing venues so we hope to see you at one of them! Boulders Cardiff, St. Catherines Park, Cardiff, CF24 2RZ The Summit Centre, The Old Drift MineContinue reading "Indoor climb: Every Wednesday (October – March)"