Annual General Meeting
Goytre Village Hall (GVH) Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, United KingdomThe Club's Annual General Meeting (AGM).
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Walk: Northern Blacks. 24km/15miles, 888m/2915feet ascent (moderate side of hard)
Hay Common (Hay Bluff), SO239373A 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 KingdomHaydn 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, SO113034A 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.
Training (half-day): Finding your way with a map
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"
Walk: Cefn Cul and Fan Foel. 21km/13miles, 843m/2785ft ascent (Hard)
Tafarn-y-GarregAscending 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 ParkA 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 KingdomBig 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"
Walk: Mynydd Carn y Cefn from Pen y Fan Pond Country Park. 24km/15miles, 825m/2700ft ascent (Hard)
Mynydd Carn y Cefn from Pen y Fan Pond Country Park. We will start at 9am. OS Explorer Map 166, grid reference SO198007. Head torches essential.
Talk: High Caucasus trekking.
Goytre Village Hall (GVH) Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, United KingdomLet 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.