Gwent Mountaineering Club

Indoor climb: Every Wednesday (October - March)
2024-12-18 18:00 - 21:30, 2024-12-25 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-01-01 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-01-08 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-01-15 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-01-22 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-01-29 18:00 - 21:30, 2025-02-05 18:00 - 21:30 (Europe/London) and 4 more dates | Summit Centre, Trelewis, The Old Drift Mine Trelewis, Treharris, CF46 6RD
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 Mine Trelewis, Treharris South Wales, CF46 6RD

Walk: Circuit of Eastern Beacons Edges. 17km/10.5 miles, 800m/2635 feet ascent (Moderate)
2024-12-22 09:15 - 17:15, 2024-12-29 09:15 - 17:15 | Talybont Reservoir (Nant Tarthwynni) SO099197
Join Ralph for this circuit of the Eastern Beacons edges.
Start 9.15am. Talybont Reservoir grid reference SO 099196.
For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.

Night walk: Blorenge, Keepers Pond 3miles/5km
2025-01-09 19:00 - 21:30 | Keeper’s Pond Car Park, Blorenge, SO254107
Join Sara for this night walk, starting from Keepers Pond.
For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.

Walk Saturday: Wolf Moon Walk. 17km/10.6miles, 740m/2430ft (Moderate)
2025-01-11 16:30 - 23:00
This night walk will take place late afternoon and evening on Saturday 11th January. A head torch and spare batteries are essential. Please also bring your usual food/drink for a 5- to 6-hour/10mile walk.
January’s full Moon came to be known as the Wolf Moon because it was believed (incorrectly) that wolves were more likely to be heard howling at this time. This moon is also known as the Moon After Yule, Ice Moon or Old Moon. Nevertheless, a near full (95%) Moon and the hope of clear, cold weather offers the opportunity for a splendidly lit night walk across the central Brecon Beacons.
Further details will be sent by email.

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

Talk: Learn to Lead a Club Walk
2025-01-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Online
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 to lead a walk out in the hills and mountains.
We will:

outline the general GMC etiquette of how to advertise the walk details to members ahead of the walk
talk about what to consider ahead of the walk
discuss leading on the day itself
talk through some common and not so common issues that may arise.

THIS IS AN ONLINE EVENT STARTING AT 7PM.

Walk: A Sugarloaf Circular. 19km/13miles, 760m/2500feet ascent (Moderate)
2025-01-19 09:30 - 17:00 | Crickhowell, High School / Leisure Centre Car Park
Join Steve for this Sugarloaf Circular Walk – following the River Usk, up & around the Sugarloaf returning via farms, fields along the Grwyne Fawr. 19km/13miles, 760m/2500feet ascent.
Start 9.30 am from Crickhowell School Car Park. OS Explorer Map OL13, grid reference SO216184.
For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.

Talk (online): The High Balkans
2025-01-23 19:00 - 21:30 | Online
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

Talk: Climate Change - Past, Present and Future - Our Fragile Moment
2025-01-30 20:00 - 21:30 | Goytre Village Hall (GVH), Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, NP4 0AW, United Kingdom
Join Havard Prosser at Goytre Village Hall for this talk about climate change.

Walk: A Circuit of the Fforest Fawr Hills. 24.5km/15 miles, 1070m/3500feet ascent (Hard)
2025-02-02 09:30 - 17:00
A Circuit of the Fforest Fawr hills, including Fan Bwlch Chwyth, Fan Nedd, Fan Llia, Fan Dringarth, Craig Cerrig Gleisiad, returning via Fan Frynych to the start.
24.5km/15 miles, 1070m/3500feet ascent.
Start 9.30am.Village hall at Heol Senni, grid reference SN 928234.
For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.

Talk: Pennines Spine Challenge
2025-02-06 20:00 - 21:30 | Goytre Village Hall (GVH), Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, NP4 0AW, United Kingdom
Join Brett who is a Longtown Mountain Rescue member for this talk about his experience of the Pennines Spine Challenge.

Walk: Tor Y Foel circuit. 15.4km / 9.6M, 555m/1823ft ascent (Easy)
2025-02-09 09:30 - 15:00 | Llangynidr, village main car park
Starting in Llangynidr we’ll follow the canal heading up to Tor Y Foel, descending through forestry to Talybont Reservoir. We’ll return via the Usk Valley Way. Start at 9.30am. Grid reference SO155196.
Please bring cash for the car park donation box.
For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.

Annual Photo Competition 2025
2025-02-13 20:00 - 21:30 | Goytre Village Hall (GVH), Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, NP4 0AW, United Kingdom

Walk: Around Llanthony Abbey. 16km/10 miles, 800m/2400feet ascent (Easy)
2025-02-16 09:30 - 17:00 | LLanthony Priory Car Park
A circular walk of 16km/10 miles and 800m/2400feet ascent around the ridges of the vale of Ewyas, taking in Bal Mawr, the highest point in Monmouthshire, Chwarel y Fan & picking up the Offas Dyke Path back to the start at Llanthony Abbey.
Start 9.30am. Llanthony Priory car park OS Explorer Map OL13 grid reference SO 290278.
For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.

Talk: Mountain Webapps for Everyday
2025-02-20 20:00 - 21:30 | Goytre Village Hall (GVH), Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, NP4 0AW, United Kingdom
Join Alex for a repeat of his popular talk on the website and phone apps he uses every day to support his mountain activities. Thoroughly updated since this talk was first given in 2022. Come away with new ideas for websites and apps you too can use.

Club trip: Aviemore 24-28 February 2025
2025-02-24 - 2025-02-28
GMC are organising a weeks high Alpine trek across the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland next June (note the Oberland trek is fully booked). The Oberland trip is being run as an introduction to Alpine trekking for the club, so as part of the training Jon has booked 4 nights accommodation in Aviemore, Scotland from the 24th Feb 2025, departing on Friday 28th.
Limited spaces still available.

Martin Skinner (a qualified Winter instructor and member of the Club) has very kindly agreed to join us to give us some snow and ice instruction and practice ready for our trip.

If you are wanting to join in the training, you will need Alpine B2 boots, ice axe and crampons. Martin will let us know nearer the date if any other equipment needed.
Any queries, please contact Jon Singleton.

Walk: Circuit of the Eastern Beacons. 24km/16miles, 867m/2844feet ascent (Hard)
2025-03-02 09:30 - 17:00
Join Ralph for this circuit of the Eastern Beacons returning via Cwm Oergwm. Starting from Llanfrynach up to Cefn Cyff & Fan y Big. Distance 24km/16miles, ascent of 867m/2844feet.
Start 9.30am at Llanfrynach Village Centre. OS Explorer Maps OL12, grid reference SO 074258.
For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.

Talk: Isle of Eigg and Rum
2025-03-06 20:00 - 21:30 | Goytre Village Hall (GVH), Newtown Road, Penperlleni, Pontypool, NP4 0AW, United Kingdom
Join Keith for this talk about his trip in 2024 to the Isle of Eigg and Rum.

Walk: Mynydd Llangorse. 13km/8miles - 18km/11.25 miles, 700m/2300feet ascent (Easy-Moderate)
2025-03-09 10:00 - 17:00
Join Havard for this walk from Cwmdu Village Hall to Cefn Moel and Mynydd Llangorse with an option to add Mynydd Troed at the end. Distance of 13km/8miles to 18km/11.25 miles with approximately 700m/2300feet ascent.
Start at 10am from Cwmdu Village Hall. OS Explorer Map OL13, grid reference SO180 239.
For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.
