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Our programme of mountain hiking, climbing and other events
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Read about how we grade our hill and mountain walks and how we categorise our climbing activities.
Wednesday evening climbing at Sirhowy. Sport. Timings will be advised via climbing group comms. For more details please contact John Jones. UKC Logbook (ukclimbing.com): Sirhowy South Wales Climbing Wiki (SWCW): Sirhowy - Quarry Mawr Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for more information.
Join Liz on this evening walk to Craig Cerrig-gleisiad and Fan Frynych. Meet at 19:00 in the layby off the A470. OS Explorer Map 0L12, grid reference SN971 222. Drinks afterwards at Nant Ddu Lodge. For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.
Trad climbing at Shornecliffe. Timings will be advised via climbing group comms for more details please contact John Jones. Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for more information.
Join Ralph on this tour of the hills around Usk Reservoir, including Y Pigwn, Mynydd Myddfai, Mynydd y Llan & Foel Darw covering a distance of 25km/15.5miles with 612m/2008feet ascent. We'll start at 9.30am from the Usk Reservoir Dam. OS Explorer 12, grid reference 833286. For your safety and the safety of other members, weContinue reading "Walk: Tour of hills around Usk Reservoir. 25km/15.5miles, 612m/2008feet ascent (Hard)"
Navigation Quarry climb (mostly sport, some trad). Timings will be advised via climbing group comms for more details please contact John Jones. Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for more information.
Join Chris & Helen John on this evening walk based on the Cwm Ffrwd circular. We'll walk up the river valley through the beech wood and past the spoil heap onto the mountain. The path is mostly good with some rocky paths and one boggy stretch. To reach the trig on Coity mountain takes atContinue reading "Evening walk: A variation of the Cwm Ffrwd circular."
Saturday climbing at Portishead Quarry (Avon). Timings will be advised via climbing group comms. For more details please contact John Jones. UKC Logbook (ukclimbing.com): Portishead Quarry Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for more information.
Join John for this linear walk starting at 9.15am at Llanhiledd railway station. We'll catch the 9.33am train to Ebbw Vale Town and make our way back to Llanhiledd along the Skyline. OS Explorer Map 152, grid reference SO 217007. Good carparking available at Llanhiledd railway station to catch the 9.33am train to Ebbw ValeContinue reading "Walk: A linear walk from Ebbw Vale to Llanhiledd along the Skyline. 19km/12miles, 635m/2000ft ascent (Moderate)"
Sport climbing at The Gap - lower quarry Timings will be advised via climbing group comms for more details please contact John Jones. UKC Logbook - The Gap (ukclimbing.com) The Gap - South Wales Climbing Wiki (SWCW) Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for more information.
Saturday climbing at Ferndale. Sport, some trad. Mostly in the shade so good hot weather option. Timings will be advised via climbing group comms. For more details please contact John Jones. UKC Logbook (ukclimbing.com): Ferndale South Wales Climbing Wiki (SWCW): Ferndale Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact theContinue reading "Climb: Ferndale (Sport, some Trad)"
Join Rob Kemp for this moderate to hard graded walk to Mynydd Mallaen, Llandovery in Carmarthenshire. We'll start promptly at 10am at Cwm Rhaedr Car Park OS Explorer 187, grid reference SN 765423. For your safety and the safety of other members, we advise minimum personal equipment requirements for all our walks.
Wednesday evening climbing at Mountain Ash. Mostly sport, some trad. Timings will be advised via climbing group comms. For more details please contact John Jones. UKC Logbook (ukclimbing.com): Mountain Ash South Wales Climbing Wiki (SWCW): Mountain Ash Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for more information.
Meet at 19:00 at Usk Castle Car Park for a 3 mile walk followed by our annual summer BBQ. Further details to be announced.
Sunday climbing at the Gower, Trad and Sport. Precise venue to be confirmed. Timings and details of location will be advised via climbing group comms for more details please contact John Jones. South Wales Climbing Wiki (SWCW): Gower Climbing meets are weather dependent and can change at short notice. Please contact the organiser for moreContinue reading "Climb: Gower (Trad and sport)"
Wednesday evening climbing at Bargoed. Sport. Timings will be advised via climbing group comms. For more details please contact John Jones. UKC Logbook (ukclimbing.com): Bargoed South Wales Climbing Wiki (SWCW): Bargoed
In the Middle Ages, "forest" referred to land demarcated for hunting by the nobility. Lying between the Brecon Beacons to the east and the Carmarthen Fans (Black Mountain) to the west, Fforest Fawr was once extensively wooded. Populated by red deer, several areas were also set aside for the breeding of rabbits for meat andContinue reading "Walk: Wild Fforest Fawr 22km/13.5miles, 835m/2740ft ascent (Moderate/Hard)"