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The Club acquired Beudy in 1948, initially on a lease at £8 per annum rent. In 2023, £8 will allow a Member to stay in the hut for one night! To mark the 75th anniversary, the Wardens have decided to postpone the working meet on the weekend of 2 to 4 June and, instead, a weekend of activities and festivities. It is very much a ‘do as you please’ weekend. There will be a Saturday evening anniversary dinner provided by the Wardens and Granville. Apart from that you will need to look after yourselves. Places are going fast – if you want to come, contact Bill Deakin.

Beudy is busy this coming Bank Holiday weekend – at the moment there are 3 bunks left. Plenty of space in early May (at present, only one person in over the Coronation weekend!) but things are a little busier towards the end of the month. The 75th anniversary meet (2-4 June) is filling up now but apart from Veterans in Sefton who have booked the hut 21 – 23, the rest of June is essentially free. Likewise for the first two weeks in July. It is easy to check on availability now – just log into the Members section of the website. Click on ‘Huts’ on the top line and then when the page appears, click on the ‘hut availability’ box. Hover over a date and this shows you who has booked and for how many spaces. Simples. To make a booking contact me by email please.

The Skye (GBMH) meet for 2023 has been cancelled as interest in it has declined to a low level, making it not viable as a club meet. However, the good news is that Gill has stepped forward to organised a replacement. The replacement meet will be at the Cairngorm Club hut, Muir Cottage, Inverey, Aberdeenshire from 1-6 October (5 nights). Come along and do your own thing – there’s plenty to go at. Within a 12-mile radius, there are 37 Munros, 8 Corbetts and a Graham. There are many sub-600 m Marilyns (for those so inclined) around Aberdeenshire, Angus and Moray, and literally dozens of excellent low level walks. There’s also climbing up in the hills, at the Pass of Ballater and at the coast, plus brilliant mountain biking on the hill paths and tracks and new purpose-built MTB trails around Tarland, going up onto Pressendye. Details of Muir Cottage are at https://www.cairngormclub.org.uk/muircottage/muircottage. The location is OS grid reference 076896, 1.5 km downstream from Linn o’ Dee and 8.5 km from Braemar. There are 18 places available at a cost of £12 per night, so the cost will be £60 per person. It should be noted that everyone would need[…]

The weather looks good for tomorrow evening’s climbing Meet at Windgather. I’ll be there by 4pm and after at The Vale Inn, Bollington [SK10 5JT].  Andy

MUMC are attempting to climb all the UKC top 50 routes at stanage edge in a day on Saturday 22nd April to raise money for Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue. As a completely voluntary organisation all the money raised goes directly toward assisting people in the mountains. Why not come and join in, and of course your donations would be very welcome! Link to donate below ⬇️

This trip is now definitely going ahead next winter. We have 8 beds at the Morskie Oko hut, one of the largest and best huts and conveniently located just an hour’s walk from some of the best winter climbing the Tatras have to offer (so I’m told). Those signed up to go are Kevin Wheeler, Andy Stewart, Gareth Williams, Ade Pedley, Dave Palmer, James Forder and Mark Jennison. That leaves one place vacant. If you want to go, please let me know. Most of us will be flying out to Krakow from Manchester by easyJet on the 22 Feb and staying overnight in the city before getting the train or bus south to Zakopane the next day. I will sort the Krakow hotel and Poland transport nearer the date.

There is no rock climbing planned tomorrow, just a 6-7 mile walk meeting at the top of Crescent Drive to begin the walk at 1.00 pm (directions as my original post on the website). By ‘rock climbing planned’ I mean meeting with local rocksmiths to explore the crags. That does not mean that anyone who wants to climb cannot, but nobody has said that they do want to climb. Also, after a lot of rain there is some worry about the possible friability of the sandstone. No problem about people falling off and damaging themselves with bits of our crag in their hands, but there is concern about the long term health of our sandstone playground. There as been talk of a Helsby or Frodsham meet as part of the Wednesday evening programme. On the right evening, that would be perfect. Once something is arranged, details will be posted. Cheers! Dave

Walkers: Meet time now 1.00 pm. same location (top of Crescent Drive). Climbers: decision Friday (14th April) about climbing. Dry and sunny but damp rock (from recent weather) can leave rock friable. Watch here on Friday evening for the final decision and arrangements, plus maybe some detail – what sort of climbing, bouldering/lead/top rope, etc.

Hi all this is my plan if the weather is suitable meet up 9am parsley hay car park on Tissington trail its not a race its about enjoying Derbyshire 45miles approx. with 1425 meters ascent if your interested please let me know by 18th so I can arrange my weekend https://connect.garmin.com/modern/course/154139291 there is an option to cut short and ride back along the trail back to the start contact me mjhatt@btinternet.com text 07968720582

Due to a cancellation, Beudy is now available until the 21st of April, when the OBEC club are in from then until Sunday the 23rd. Check the bookings calendar for more details and let Steve Gregory or myself know if you want to make a booking.