It is very sad to report that Dave Cowans died unexpectedly on Tuesday 8th September. He had not been in[…]
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Author: Andy Tomlinson
Outdoor meets and Covid-19: time to get back in business? Update 15th September 2020
Outdoor meets and Covid-19: time to get back in business? Update 15th September 2020 On 10th September the BMC[…]
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On the hill with…Nick Wallis
Welcome to “On the hill with…” an occasional series of short interviews with members of the Rucksack Club. This week[…]
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Covid-19 update: Huts and Outdoor Meets. 26th August 2020
Huts: Partial re-opening of Beudy Mawr: After lengthy discussions, the Beudy Mawr Hut Wardens proposed a partial re-opening of their[…]
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Classic RCJ Article: Gritstone Rocks – 1921 by Morley Wood [1922]
Morley Wood joined the Club in 1909. He was an active climber who climbed many new routes, often with Fred[…]
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On the hill with…Betty Hamer
On the hill with…Is the turn of Betty Hamer who, as she says later, was one of the early female members[…]
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Interesting video on an early ascent of Left Wall, Dinas Cromlech
My attention has been drawn to this very interesting video on an early ascent of Left Wall, along with much[…]
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Classic RCJ Article: The Conventions of Mountaineering, by JH Doughty [1925]
Harry Doughty joined the Club in 1920 (at the age of 31). As well as a Journal Editor [of some[…]
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“On the hill with…John Allen”
“On the hill with…” meets John Allen who has been very active in the mountains all his life rock climbing[…]
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Classic RCJ Article: The Crossing of Greenland, by Ted Courtenay [1982]
The next article to be Posted in this series of ‘Classic RCJ Articles’ was written by Ted Courtenay after a[…]
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