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Talk: Everest Base Camp – My journey, from a mountaineering layman

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

A presentation by Mike Jones MBE highlighting his experience of the Everest Base Camp Trek without any technical references. Mike Jones MBE, ex-soldier and retired police officer is chair of Gwent County, Royal British Legion. He is presently leading a project to have a war memorial erected in Goytre to commemorate the fallen from theContinue reading "Talk: Everest Base Camp – My journey, from a mountaineering layman"

Walk: Talywain to Cwmtillery Lakes. 19km/12miles, 700m/2300ft ascent (Moderate)

Join Sara on this moderate walk of 19km/12miles with 700m/2300ft ascent. The walk will take us on an old drovers road from Talywain, skirting around Coety Mountain to Cwmtillery Lakes taking in Mynydd James on the way. It's mainly on good tracks. We'll start at 9.30am from Talywain Rugby Club car park. OS Explorer mapContinue reading "Walk: Talywain to Cwmtillery Lakes. 19km/12miles, 700m/2300ft ascent (Moderate)"

Talk: Cotopaxi – an ascent

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

A talk by Peter Salenieks.

Walk: Mynydd Fforest and surrounding hills. 26km/16.5miles, 700m/2300ft ascent (Hard)

Join Ralph on this 26km/16.5miles hard walk taking in the hills of Mynydd Fforest, Cefn Llwydiart, Cefn Clawdd, Twyn Y Post, Fforest Brycheiniog and Llandyfalle Hill. Total ascent 700m/2300ft following mainly good paths. Please bring a headtorch. We will start at 9.30am OS Explorer Map 188, grid reference SO117377 at Brechfa Pool.

Talk: Slaying the Dragon, with Claire Prosser

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

In 2022, I completed the Dragon's Back Race, a mountainous 380km 6-day Ultra from Conwy Castle to Cardiff Castle. It is described as the World's Toughest Mountain Race, and *spoiler alert* it was pretty hard!   Come along to hear what motivated me to enter, the training involved and general tales from the 6 days.

Walk: Pengenffordd to Grwyne Fawr Bothy. 21km/13miles, 840m/2770m ascent (Hard)

Pengenffordd car park

Join Nia for a hard walk starting at Pengenffordd heading onto Y Grib and moving North East 713m to the Grwyne Fawr Bothy. Nia has recommended that walkers aim to bring some rubbish bags with them so a tidy up of the bothy can be done if needed. The return leg of the walk willContinue reading "Walk: Pengenffordd to Grwyne Fawr Bothy. 21km/13miles, 840m/2770m ascent (Hard)"

Night walk: Blorenge

Keeper's Pond Car Park, Blorenge, SO254107

Join us for a 4 mile night time walk around the top of the Blorenge. We will meet at the Keepers Pond Car Park for 7pm. OS Explorer Map OL 13, grid reference SO254107. Head torches essential.

Walk: Great Cwm Horseshoe. 18km/11.2miles, 840m/2755ft ascent (Moderate)

Crickhowell, High School / Leisure Centre Car Park

Our walk, which begins from the High School / Leisure Centre car park in Crickhowell (9:30am. OS Explorer map OL13, grid reference SO 216185) is essentially a high-level walk rising to and around the rim of the Great Cwm (Cwm Mawr in Welsh). This large, steep-sided bowl is cut into the south-western aspect of theContinue reading "Walk: Great Cwm Horseshoe. 18km/11.2miles, 840m/2755ft ascent (Moderate)"

Talk: There and back again, with Alun Richardson

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

"There and back again" - the life of a climber, photographer and IFMGA Mountain Guide https://ifmga.info/. Alun's talk will discuss rock climbs and mountains from Pembroke to El Capitan, Greenland and Everest. Alun's climbing biography includes E5s, grade 6 ice routes and big walls in Yosemite. He has climbed mountains all over the world andContinue reading "Talk: There and back again, with Alun Richardson"

Walk: Fforest Fawr circular. 21km/13miles, 1000m/3000ft ascent (Moderate/Hard)

Join Mark for this moderate to hard walk through Fforest Fawr to Castell Coch, on to Garth Woods and Garth Hill and back across the valley where we'll take in part of the Taff Trail and Craig Yr Allt before returning to the start. The walk is 21km/13miles with 1000m/3000ft of ascent. Expect muddy pathsContinue reading "Walk: Fforest Fawr circular. 21km/13miles, 1000m/3000ft ascent (Moderate/Hard)"

Postponed Talk: The Pyrenees, a visit by gwentmc

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

Sara Dickinson, Carole Wright and Chris John will deliver an illustrated talk about the Club's week-long visit to the Pyrenees in July 2023.  

Walk: Around the upper Afon Honddu. 26km/16miles, 1195m/3625ft ascent (Hard)

Join Ralph for a walk around the upper Afon Honddu. We'll start from Pen yr Heol under the northern escarpment of the Blacks. The route circles the upper Honddu Valley via Bird House, Twyn Talycefn, Blacksmith's Anvil, Capel Y Ffin, The Vision, Hay Bluff and Twmpa. The walk will cover 26km/16 miles with a totalContinue reading "Walk: Around the upper Afon Honddu. 26km/16miles, 1195m/3625ft ascent (Hard)"