In Seville, they burnt alive two thousand people in one year. On Pendle there blazed a beacon. One of a network to warn England of the coming Armada. Pendle is an ideal beacon: although only 1831 feet, it has a great relative elevation, and dominates perhaps a thousand square miles… 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
1. PINNACLE RIDGEJack left our Club some 23 years ago, emigrating to Australia. Our loss. I’ve been up Pinnacle Ridge many many times since then, and therefore, on a very infrequent get-together, it seemed only right to offer Jack the lead on the crux corner which (for most folks) is… 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
Waayyy way back in March we held our annual Winter trip. Aviemore SYHA was the base and it was great to see roughly a dozen members old and new as we started to exit COVID restrictions. As ever the more experienced shared their knowledge and were buoyed by the huge… Continue reading
Five of us, plus Steve Murrays dog Storm, made a two-day circuit around Eskdale with a wild camp under the feet of Scafell. Day-tripping the Lakes for a jaunt up such as Pinnacle Ridge or Blencathra is often done: but the western areas are just that bit further. So it… Continue reading
Cautley Spout was looking good. That is, as a waterfall in the warm summer-like days of March. As a winter climb, it had the reputation of coming into condition only at 10-year intervals. One of these was in 2010 https://www.yorkmc.org.uk/climbng-cautley-spout/ Perhaps the next stage of our disaster will see Cautley… Continue reading
Sundays walk started early but at a much more leisurely pace with a lovely morning brew thanks to Bev in her and Steve’s van. We took in the lovely tracks through the forest from the Loch Morlich to the emerald loch where a quick dip was tempting, but too much… Continue reading
The annual winter weekend, 2022. The weather was booked and the weather came! In all the years of winter mountaineering the UK, I can not remember a more perfect winter mountaineering day in the UK. There was blue sky, clear visibility (we could see the Ben from Cairngorm!) and good… Continue reading
