The end of summer club trip was booked at fairly short notice and an enthusiastic response from so many club members ensured that all twenty available beds were very quickly accounted for. The bunkhouse had been used before and was at Gillside Farm Campsite, Glenridding to the east side of… Continue reading
On the 15th of July 2022 Steve Murray and Dave Mannion left the incredibly sunny climes of North Yorkshire for the equally sunny heat of the French Alps. The idea to summit Mont Blanc had been delayed by the pandemic and this was our first opportunity to get together in… Continue reading
The good weather forecast for Cumbria was noted at the end of the previous week and Sam Kett along with Dave Mannion, being free for both Monday and Tuesday, put together a shortlist of possible objectives for Borrowdale and kept faith in the met office. The forecast held or even… Continue reading
In the months before lockdown a plan was hatched to attempt the multi-day, 35 mile Mullardoch Circuit. The round, taking in 12 Munros on the ridges to the north and south of Loch Mullardoch would be a significant advance in Steve Murray’s quest to bag all 282. The weather and… Continue reading
The first aid course planned for the weekend of 15th and 16th of January was cancelled at late notice due to the instructor testing positive for covid. The weather forecast was good so 3 of the course members, Andrew, Adam and Dave M plus Charley made a spontaneous decision to… Continue reading
On Saturday the 20th of November a small band of hardy souls embarked on a trip to the Dales with a plan to walk up Ingleborough from Horton in Ribblesdale but with an open mind as to the exact route to take. The meeting point was at the main car… Continue reading
During the weekend of 8-10th of October four of us made it to the Lake District and with the weather forecast lacking certainty equipped ourselves for walking, scrambling and climbing. We based ourselves in the Gillside Farm Campsite bunkhouse, uphill from Glenridding, Ullswater. The location was perfect for access to… Continue reading
On Bank Holiday Monday, the 31st of May 2021 we had the first York Mountaineering Club climbing day out in what seems like an eternity. The weather and venue could not have been better and our group of eight had a most pleasant day at the Wainstones. There were surprisingly… Continue reading
Over the weekend of the 6th to 8th of March and despite challenging and unpredictable weather throughout the winter season a team of seven club members headed north to Aviemore where, thankfully, decent winter conditions had established. Dave M and Steve M arrived a day early to climb on Friday… Continue reading
It was an early start on the Sunday morning after Valentine’s Day and the second weekend of the Six Nations Rugby. Matthew Diggle and Dave Mannion, well fed and bleary eyed from their respective candle-lit late night before set off anticipating few climbing options available on the hills due to… Continue reading
