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The story of the exploration of Pontesford Rocks
Below are pictures of the guide book, now long out of print, and an excerpt from a 1970 WMC Magazine Charlie T Shaw, Chas to his mates,...
Peter Dutfield
Aug 24, 20236 min read
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Devon Jubilee Weekend
Quite a few members headed to Devon for an extra-long weekend. Along with celebrating the Queen's jubilee the team climbed at Compass...
Rich Amor-Wilkes
Jun 16, 20221 min read
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Rebuffat-Bacquet
Looking at photos of the recent club trip to Chamonix, I got to reminiscing about my own trips there and was inspired to write a poem...
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Oct 28, 20162 min read
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Training for Kalymnos
The Author looking suitably ‘clown Like’ Some members of the club are heading out to Kalymnos soon, so I thought we could post an article...
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Oct 28, 20167 min read
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A Pensioners Welsh Outing
Solitude. The tents in Cwm Clyd with Pen-yr-Ole-Wen in the background My Son Garry and I had planned to do a light weight trip to...
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Oct 28, 20165 min read
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The Welsh 3000’s, June 18th 2016
The leaders of the A-team crossing the damp rocks of Crib-y-Ddysgl towards Crib Goch in the cloud below. Note the false ridge heading...
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Jul 15, 20162 min read
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An incident on Snowdon
Stan leading the expedition members Mike and Phil towards the first scramble, with Snowdon just peaking through the mist. The miners...
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Aug 3, 20157 min read
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June Hut Meet
Antonio taking over from Hamish to lead the second pitch, his first ever trad lead Last month I had the pain honour to organise the WMC...
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Jul 18, 20153 min read
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A few photos from January
The weather this January was less than brilliant, but it didn’t stop our club member’s getting out and about! Below are a few photos from...
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Feb 15, 20151 min read
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Skiing the High Peak Bike Trail
More snow on the car park that we expected, we almost got the car stuck! I think it was Garry who lit the spark as we were sitting in our...
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Feb 4, 20152 min read
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Dolomite’s Meet
This summer saw the return of the Alpine Meet to the WMC calendar. We visited the Italian Dolomites for two weeks, between the 5th and...
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Sep 22, 20143 min read
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August Bank Holiday Meet
At the top of Independence Slab, having finished our first climbs This weekend just gone, we had an incredibly successful meet at our hut...
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Aug 29, 20142 min read
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Easter 2014 Meet
Little Tryfan busy on Good Friday evening Like Richard, Monika and Peter, we had aimed to miss all of the Easter crowds. On Friday we...
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Apr 26, 20143 min read
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Avoiding the crowds at Easter
Easter is a busy time at most holiday and tourist destinations. Snowdonia is no exception. We set out to avoid the masses in search of...
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Apr 24, 20143 min read
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A Night On Stanage – Wild Camp
Location seen during the day Last night I managed to take my first trip in the Peak District since moving to Glossop. It was only a short...
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Feb 16, 20143 min read
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February Hut Meet
Chris, Guy and Dave sitting by the fire I was somewhat surprised to see so many bothered to turn up to our meet at Tal-Y-Braich this...
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Feb 11, 20141 min read
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Skiing North of the Border
Glen Coe ski centre had (just) enough snow, just a shame about the cloud and the rain Friday, 7pm. I’d just got back home from a hard...
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Feb 18, 20132 min read
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WMC at Wolf Mountain
Those of you who enjoy a bit of climbing indoors are invited to join us on Tuesday 29th January at Wolf Mountain from 7.30 to 9.30pm for...
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Jan 23, 20131 min read
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Puy Saint Vincent, December 2012
A few members went skiing in the Ecrins, south France. Here is the video of their trip: #powder #skiing #Snow #Winter
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Jan 20, 20131 min read
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First Snow December 2012
Dave, above the A5, bringing up the rear letting me set the pace The impromptu meet at the hut last weekend (1-12-12) went very well...
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Dec 14, 20123 min read
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