Goytre Village Hall (GVH)

Earlier this year Tristan Blanchard who is a member of Gwent Mountaineering Club, together with several friends and sherpa guide successfully reached the summit of Imja Tse / Island Peak (6189m/20,305ft) in the Nepal Himalaya.   Come and join us to hear more about Tristan's successful high altitude climb which, by pure chance, was achievedContinue reading "Talk: An ascent of Island Peak, with Tristan Blanchard"

"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"

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.

A talk by Peter Salenieks.

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"

Come along to an illustrated presentation in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton taking in the Antarctic Peninsular, Elephant Island, South Georgia and The Falkland Islands. Giving an introduction to the "White Continent" with historical references, outstanding scenery and stunning wildlife. The talk will be delivered by Keith Anderson.

Hear more from Jon and Kath Singleton as they describe wandering through volcanoes and gorges seeing vultures and flamingos on their travels earlier this year.

Let 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.

Big 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"

Haydn 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.