Category: Member Posts

Gareth Williams’ joint meet with the Karabiner Club, advertised as being at Beudy in the Handbook, is being held at High Moss. Contact Gareth direct if you intend going. That means Beudy is available on that weekend. Not only that, the hut is available all the week before and all the week after – nearly a fortnight! Forget being fried on the Continent, come to Wales and enjoy the sun soaked crags and hills without all that airport/ferry /bag handlers/ air traffic control hassle. Did I say ‘sun’ soaked? Remember to bring the waterproofs! There again, the drying room is quite efficient. Bring the kids, bring the missus and come and have your Summer holiday at Beudy. As ever, let me know if you want to book – I’m expecting a rush, so don’t delay!

Anyone who knows Mike will be aware of how modest he is about his remarkable achievements in the great outdoors and chatting with him you have to almost tease out information.  Therefore it is great news that he has managed to sit still long enough to get it all down on paper and his book ‘From One Extreme to the Other’ has just been published. Mike was kind enough to send me an early copy. This is an extraordinary account of an extraordinary individual. Mike’s beginnings in the outdoors are, to me anyway, somewhat surprising for someone who was to become a record holder for many of the UK’s ultra-running challenges. The Club’s core, and associated, activities are a theme throughout the book ranging from climbing in the UK to Yosemite, caving, sea kayaking, peak bagging, cycling and of course ultra-distance running. The only activity that he doesn’t seem to do much of is walking, unless you count traverses of the Scottish Highlands with an inflatable canoe strapped to your back. The book covers Mike’s Coast to Coast record, Pennine Way record, representing GB in various 100km races, and perhaps his most astounding challenge of all a consecutive run over[…]

Peter Edgerton’s Club Meet has been postponed so the weekend of 21 – 23 July has become available. Still plenty of room at the hut over the next few weeks. To check availability, log in as a Member and go to the ‘Huts’ section. Click on ‘Hut availability’ and you can see the current bookings situation, going right through into next year. Just click or hover over a date and booking details come up. Solid green squares indicate that the hut is free.

They look awesome ????! If you’ve ordered anything and you’re going to be at Warby’s Wye Valley or Andy’s Cornwall meets, let me know and I’ll bring them down (otherwise hang fire and I’ll be in touch next week to arrange delivery or collection). PS I’ve got a few spare Ts and Vests so get them before they’re gone. Cheers, Dom

These were left at High Moss. If you recognise anything or know who it belongs to then get in touch and we will try to unite it with it’s owner. A good quality tan coloured bath towel. An off white ladies cardigan made by Gap. A blue stuff sac. A ladies swimming costume. A pair of black gaiters. A bike track pump made by Fastrax

Hi all, if anyone is going up to craigallan in the near future and would be able to collect and bring back a camping mat left behind by someone in our team from a recent visit please, it would be much appreciated! I’m Sheffield based, but can arrange to collect from elsewhere in/near the peak, or happy to arrange/pay for postage, and a donation to Mountain Rescue! Many thanks in advance, Chris Pembroke

The Wednesday Walk 7 June will be from Beudy at 10am as follows: Beudy, Nant Peris, Elidir Fawr, Carnedd y Filiast, Foel-goch, Y Garn, Llyn y Cwm, Beudy – 9.5 miles 4200ft. Hope to see you there, some of us will be staying on at Beudy. Gary

Just a thought – if anyone is going to climb any of the routes done on the opening meet in 1948, please consider doing it for ‘Everest for Elsie’ and donating a bit of cash. I don’t know how to do links and things but I’m sure you’ll get there. Thanks.

A bit of an update. At present, all the bunks in the hut have been taken and, if everyone turns up who has said they want to attend the anniversary meal on Saturday, there will be 23! Granville will be cooking and we’ve gone for a typical 1940s menu. If you are coming, don’t forget any other provisions, drinks and a pillow! The forecast is looking good, which prompts me to suggest that if any climbers want to repeat the routes done on the 1948 weekend, they need to do Trilon and Crackstone Rib on the Wastad, Nea and the ‘Great Flake’ (now the first pitch of Sickle)on the Grochan, Spiral Stairs, Tributary Crack (up and down) and Parchment Passage (down) on the Cromlech, The Cracks on the Mot, Gambit Climb on Clogwyn y Ddysgl and Avalanche/Red Wall/Longlands and Paradise on Lliwedd. Phew – there’s a challenge! Whilst no walks were recorded in the log book that weekend, I cannot believe that such an occasion would not be marked without forays over into Ogwen and across to Yr Wyddfa.