Category: Member Posts

Great News! We’ve beaten off stiff competition from Netflix and Amazon Prime to bring you the EXCLUSIVE first screening of Season 3 of the Virtual Rucksack Club Slideshows. “Season 3” will start in January and will be beamed live into your living rooms on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month – Here’s the draft running order as it stands at the moment: January 11 – A Moroccan Double Bill featuring A Bill & Dom’s Excellent Adventure in Taghia and a chance to Rock the Kasbah in the Anti Atlas January 25 – A trip up the North Face of the Matterhorn (a.k.a. Le Grand Toblerone) with Dave Sykes and Stan Halstead February 8 – Desert Climbing in SW USA featuring the iconic Moonlight Buttress along the way with Jane Gallwey and Sam Simpson February 22 – The Life and Times of The Anabasis Mountaineering Club – A 60 year adventure with a Happy Ending with Dave Atkinson and guest stars March 8 – An Alpine Apprenticeship – A journey from MUMC Fresher to the Summit of The Matterhorn with Molly Worth March 22 – Mystery Guest – (ie I haven’t pinned anyone down yet, but there’s plenty of[…]

Hi All, I am cancelling the Club Hogmanay meet at Craigallan due to the uncertainties of Covid/omicron/restrictions in Scotland.  Here’s hoping for better in 2022.”   Thanks Ellie

A rather nice blanket and a new towel ( still has the label on ) left at High Moss. Let me know if they belong to you and I will try to return them. Steve Beswick

Due to a cancellation, Beudy is now available next weekend. In fact, Beudy is available anytime in December. We have had an enquiry about a New Year booking, but other than that, the place is more or less empty. Let me or Steve Gregory know if you want to use the best hut in Wales.

Pictures from September, October and November are now available to view by clicking on the Gallery section of the Club website. Please keep them coming in – I can update the Gallery anytime.

I hope to publish the Gallery for the last couple of months. It won’t take long to view – I’ve only got 6 pictures to deal with. If you want me to publish some of yours, please rename them and send them as email attachments or zip files. Thanks Bill

Chris Pembroke and friends are in this weekend (5 spaces), so there is room available. Steve and I had ‘exclusive’ bookings for the following two weekends but numbers are down, so there is room available on both if you wish to go. As usual, let mr know and confirm you have read all the Covid stuff. Bill

Read any book or article about climbing technique and you’ll see something about throwing yourself off in order to overcome a fear of falling. But why is climbing one of the few sports to advocate the practise of failure? What, if any, is the science behind this approach – how is it supposed to work? And what if you’ve tried that and actually found your fear getting worse? In this talk Rebecca will unpack some of the reasons why we fear falling, how falling practice is supposed to work and the many reasons it can actually make things worse. Expect to come away with some practical tips on how to manage anxiety in the mountains! Rebecca Williams is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and a Performance Psychology Coach, who specialises in helping climbers improve their performance through learning evidence based techniques to manage fear and develop confidence. She’s been working with climbers of all ages, abilities and disciplines for the last 15 years, and is very well placed to give a brilliant talk! Don’t miss it! Use this link…it is only £3 for non-members…money well spent on a winter’s evening!  

Dear All, I’m sorry to say I’m having to cancel the RC Nav’ Challenge, due to some problems with my right leg I won’t be able to put the checkpoints out. Please pass this message on to others who were planning to take part. Regards Andy