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,...
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Rich Amor-Wilkes
Jun 16, 20221 min read
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...
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Oct 28, 20162 min read
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, 20167 min read
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, 20165 min read
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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Jul 15, 20162 min read
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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Aug 3, 20157 min read
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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Jul 18, 20153 min read
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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Feb 15, 20151 min read
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 4, 20152 min read
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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Sep 21, 20143 min read
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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Aug 29, 20142 min read
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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Apr 26, 20143 min read
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 23, 20143 min read
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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Feb 16, 20143 min read
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 10, 20141 min read
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 18, 20132 min read
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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Jan 22, 20131 min read
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 20, 20131 min read
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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Dec 14, 20123 min read
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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