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As the 3-day Laggan meet grew near, were were treated to the traditional mega-thaw that put paid to any thoughts of winter climbing, and to make matters worse Storm Otto was on its way.
But luckily worst of it came through overnight Thursday, so with a late start and staying away from the highest tops we managed a fine loop over Creag Ruadh, a Graham above the head of Loch […] Read the rest
As is traditional, the weekend before our January meet saw the Welsh hills covered in snow, but a turbo thaw soon put paid to that. But at least we had light winds, dry days, and even a bit of sunshine.
We were staying in the Cae'r Frân hut, a new one to the club, set high above Llanberis on the slopes of Snowdon. a 5 minute walk from the road. […] Read the rest
For this New Year's meet the 26th to the 1st YAC members headed to Mill Cottage, the mountaineering Scotland hut located near Feshiebridge on the edge of the Cairngorms.
The forecast looked a bit mixed but in the end was much better than expected with some fresh snowfall and two amazing blue sky days with beautiful views of the hills.
13 Members attended with a whole range of activities taking […] Read the rest
Cold weather arrived last week and the forecasts predicted cold but settled weekend conditions so a last minute plan was hatched and bags hastily packed for a quick getaway after work on Friday – time to head to Scotland!
Parking up in a layby it was a cold, crisp and clear Friday night, with some spectacular stars out, something I […] Read the rest
The club headed to the Yorkshire Rambler’s club Lowstern Hut, just outside Clapham village in the Yorkshire dales for the November meet, and thanks to Louise for coordinating this one. A decent turnout with people bringing kit for whatever the weather allowed, including climbers, mountain bikers, fell runners and hillwalkers. Friday evening was the usual chatter of catching up with people, and planning the next day’s activities.
Dave was organising this one and had booked us some pitches at the Fisherground campsite in Eskdale, Lake District. The weather forecast wasn’t looking brilliant but that didn’t put off a small select bunch from heading away for a weekend adventure in mid July.
Simon, Carmen and Dave were sorted and heading to the pub when the second car arrived, and tents were hurriedly put up trying to beat the […] Read the rest
A good weather forecast led to a decent turnout for a weekday (Aug 10th 2022) walk from Bramham, organised by Ann. After a quick look in the Church we continued out of the village following some of the lanes between the fields. A varied walk followed taking in some woodland, footpaths and stopping for a bite to eat by a stream. We got a great view of a combine harvester […] Read the rest
Two years after our last trip to Scotland, it was probably inevitable that this one would be a sell-out. Less predictable was whether the weather would cooperate, and it wasn't looking promising for a while with a series of storms crossing the country.
But for once, things worked out well, with Eunice's winds confined to England on Friday, we instead had a day of heavy snow.
The sensible majority stayed […] Read the rest
The Carlisle Climbing Club hut in the Newlands Valley is a bit of a throwback to a bygone age of (Victorian) endeavour! Hard to get to, a two kilometre track at the end of a narrow country lane, no electricity so heating by a pot bellied stove only, and lighting by gas lamps! These hardships only added to the experience of the […] Read the rest
Founded 40 years ago YAC celebrated its anniversary with a meet at the excellent, large K-FellFarers hut at the head of Borrowdale. With some restrictions still in pace we couldn't use all of the places but that still meant nearly 30 people attending over the weekend.