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OnlineOur Annual General Meeting will be held online on 24th October 2024. Agenda and joining details will be shared via email.
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Our Annual General Meeting will be held online on 24th October 2024. Agenda and joining details will be shared via email.
Bleak, desolate and lonely, you may think, but Mynydd Llangattock is home to more than 400 sites of archaeological interest - testament to the busy place it must have been in the past. Join Alex for this moderately graded walk (17km/10.5 miles with 510m/1675ft of ascent) to explore. From our starting point in Crickhowell weContinue reading "Walk: Mynydd Llangattock 17km/10.5miles (Moderate)"
Despite a lifetime of outdoor walking and climbing activities I’m not a natural backpacker. Making a journey on foot with my home on my back is almost alien to me. That’s not to say I’ve never done it but the occasions have been few, far between and of short duration. Thus, it was with trepidation thatContinue reading "Talk: Exploring the Pennine Way"
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 likelyContinue reading "Walk Saturday: Wolf Moon Walk. 17km/10.6miles, 740m/2430ft (Moderate)"
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.
Thursday evening walk to the trig point on Mynydd Maen and back. We'll start at 7pm from the Mountain Air car park, Upper Cwmbran. Grid Ref: ST277980 Lat, long for sat nav: 51.67640, -3.04653 Google maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/a1M7GMbSdomsEG1T9 Please bring your headtorch and spare batteries. For your safety and the safety of other members,Continue reading "Evening Walk: Mynydd Maen, 6km/3.7miles (Easy)"
Our walk, which is at the lower end of the moderate grade, begins from the High School / Leisure Centre car park in Crickhowell (9:30am. OS Explorer map OL13, grid reference SO 216185). We will walk out of Crickhowell following the Beacons Way as it makes its way towards the southwest corner of Pen CerrigContinue reading "Walk: Pen Allt Mawr and Pen Cerrig-calch. 16km/10miles, 770m/2530ft ascent (Moderate, just)"
The Club's long weekend in wild Ennerdale promises early-summer 5-star walking, climbing and cameraderie in the remote Western Lake District. One of the most remote of the Lake District valleys, Ennerdale is largely unspoilt with its striking natural features providing an overwhelming character of wildness and tranquility. It's many years since the Club last visitedContinue reading "Weekend trip: Lake District, Ennerdale"
Join Alex for this linear traverse of the Sugar Loaf from Crickhowell to Abergavenny. The route is graded moderate (16km/10miles, 850m/2130ft ascent). From Byefield Lane Car Park, Abergavenny we will walk a short distance (half mile) to a bus stop. We will take the 09:54 X43 bus service to Crickhowell. Alighting at Beaufort Square, weContinue reading "Walk: Sugar Loaf Traverse (Linear). 16km/10miles, 650m/2130ft ascent (Moderate)"
Join Alex for this linear route graded moderate (16km/10miles, 830m/2725ft ascent) which will traverse Fan Frynych and Fan Fawr in the Central Brecon Beacons. Starting at Storey Arms, we will take the 09:23 T4 bus service towards Brecon. Alighting in Libanus we will make our way across Mynydd Illtyd Common, passing by the National ParkContinue reading "Walk: Fan Frynych/Fan Fawr Linear. 16km/10miles, 830m/2725ft ascent (Moderate)"
Join Alex for a training day in the Brecon Beacons to practice map-reading and finding your way. This will be a leisurely, meandering walk with plenty of time to brush up navigation and way-finding skills as we work our way from one landscape feature to the next. This will be a practical session with lotsContinue reading "Walk: Practice map-reading and finding your way, 14.5km/9miles, 535m/1755feet ascent (Easy)"