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
A beautiful day saw Steve G, Bev, Caroline, Dave, Anna, myself and Hal take the track up the forest from Ingleby Greenhow onto the exposed Moors, where the view stretched miles north. The wind was fierce and cold if you stopped for any length of time, but the company was… Continue reading
Dominating the head of Loch Etive in the west, Ben Starav has two ribs off its summit. We went up the northern (right hand) rib on hard-frozen snow. Then across the summit area to a long narrow east ridge which rises to the subsidiary top. The first rib rears up… Continue reading
A fabulous day out with clear skies in winter saw a big turn out for Broxa forest. The walk took us through a variety of terrain from forest with obstacle courses to clamber through where trees had fallen, along the muddy river side and through fields. Lunch stop was on… Continue reading
Hopefully just a short report (although it does cover 6 days), as nothing particularly eventful occurred, but I thought that others in the club might be interested if they were planning something similar…When you mention winter climbing to most people, images and memories of spending hours driving to Scotland, and… Continue reading
Scottish Winter isn’t just challenging for its frequent brutality but for the way it plays with us. It’s a bit like being in an bad relationship, it promises, threatens, sometimes delivers, frequently punishes you. But you love it regardless for the amazing moments and experiences. There have been good opportunities… Continue reading
“And is no nook of English ground secureFrom rash assault ?”Gunnerside Gill off Swaledale was filled with burning, digging, banging, crushing and smelting lead ore, at the time Wordsworth was writing. Industrial buildings thrown up willy-nilly, plate-ways carved diagonally up hillsides. Today, a path climbs the narrow re-wooded valley, passing… 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
BREAKING NEWS – Carrier has paid his subs. Continue reading
Another beautifully wet and windy day welcomed the hardy souls of the York Mountaineering Club to Chop Gate, where everyone was extremely thankful to Hambleton District council fixing the parking meter! After donning our full wet weather kit again, we headed up the wonderfully muddy hill behind the Wesleyan chapel,… Continue reading
