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Walk: Northern Blacks. 24km/15miles, 888m/2915feet ascent (moderate side of hard)

Hay Common (Hay Bluff), SO239373

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)"

Talk: Early Mountaineering Memories

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

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.

El Chorro, Spain: Rock climbing

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"

Walk: Has anyone seen Caradoc and Gwadlys? 22km/13.5 miles (Moderate)

Parc Cwm Darren, SO113034

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, Cardiff

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.

Walk: Cefn Cul and Fan Foel. 21km/13miles, 843m/2785ft ascent (Hard)

Tafarn-y-Garreg

Ascending and crossing Cefn Cul and the moorland to the east of Fan Hir, this harder walk of 21km/13miles, with 843m/2785ft of ascent, picks up the Beacons Way path northwards past Llyn y Fan Fawr until we reach the foot of the north ridge of Fan Foel. We ascend steeply to its summit and onwardsContinue reading "Walk: Cefn Cul and Fan Foel. 21km/13miles, 843m/2785ft ascent (Hard)"

Postponed Walk: Blorenge from Abergavenny. 17km/10.5miles, 600m/2000ft ascent (Short)

Abergavenny, Byefield Lane Car Park

A shorter walk of 17km/10.5miles with 600m/2000ft ascent to ascend Blorenge from Abergavenny.   Start 10:00am. OS Explorer Map OL13, grid reference SO296140. Free car park (Byefield Lane) in Abergavenny. We will meet at the bottom of the Byefield Lane car park by the entrance to Linda Vale Gardens.

Talk: Tales of an Adventure Climber, with Tony Penning

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

Big wall climbing on Americas most famous piece of rock, El Cap. New climbs at home, in the Alps, Morocco and Greenland.   Tony Penning-Bio Tony started climbing over 50 years ago and would be best described as an adventure climber. Tonys climbs have included, in America- Mescalito on El Cap, The Cruise in TheContinue reading "Talk: Tales of an Adventure Climber, with Tony Penning"

Talk: High Caucasus trekking.

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

Let us take you through the superb mountains and villages of Georgia's remote High Caucasus.   A talk by Sian Hayward, assisted by Jonathan and Kath Singleton.

Walk: Cwmyoy Roundabout. 19km/12miles, 450m/1476ft ascent (Moderate)

Queen’s Head, Cwmyoy, SO310221

A moderate walk of 19km/12miles with 450m/1476ft of ascent. The Cwmyoy Roundabout will ascend Gaer, Bal Bach (and the option of Bal Mawr - an additional 1.5km and 90m ascent) before descending to Llanthony and back along Hatterall ridge.    Start 09:00am. OS Explorer Map OL13, grid reference SO311221. Parking opposite Queens Head Pub inContinue reading "Walk: Cwmyoy Roundabout. 19km/12miles, 450m/1476ft ascent (Moderate)"