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Big team in this coming weekend (25th/26th) – Will Pitt with 11 others. Veterans in Sefton have booked 4 three day (Wednesday to Friday) slots – 15 – 17 March, 19 – 21 April, 17 – 19 May and 21 -23 June. These have been booked exclusively and will enable ViS to carry on the great work they do with men and women from the Forces.

The Club acquired Beudy in 1948 and Steve and I want to celebrate its 75th ‘birthday’ with a weekend of climbing, walking, running, cycling (maybe drinking). Details to be finalised but make a note in your diaries now. Perhaps think about booking a bedspace now.

At the moment it’s hard to believe that we had snow last year at this time. It’s all green and warm in Glencoe currently. But fret not those of you who would like to join me on my Craigallan meet from 24-26 February. I have it on good authority that winter is returning with low temperatures and more snow the w/c 20 February. Mind you it’ll probably be blowing a bit as well. Fingers crossed we get some white stuff to climb on. Let me know if you would like to join the 5 of us so far signed up. Late applications will be understood; it’s a long way from the NW if conditions are going to be crap!

Please come along and join me for a Bleaklow walk next Saturday starting at 8.30 am.   Full details as per Meetstaff are below, but basically there will be at least two walk options: one 20 miles the other about 15 miles, but if you don’t fancy either just come along and do you own thing. Meeting in The Queens Arms at the end of play for a pint or two. Bleaklow – the best hill in Derbyshire. 18th February.  Coordinator Andy Llewellyn.  Meet at Old Glossop (GR 046947) for a walk of up to 20 miles visiting a number of the stones on and around Bleaklow and the Outer Edges. Departing Glossop at 8.30. The walk will be a slight variation on the previous undertaken Bleaklow stones route taking in a couple of the infamous Bells Wells (if we can find them).  In years gone by there would be a minimum of 20 joining a Derbyshire walk but numbers have been steadily falling over the past decade or so.  It would therefore be brilliant if we can get at least 20 out on the day so please come along to join in the fun, be it for the whole walk,[…]

This weeks evening venue was originally scheduled to be at Summit Up, Oldham. However, they have a Lights Out Night which has proved very popular and is fully booked, so this meet has been moved to Partheon, (formerly MCC).

Ben Llewellyn’s cycling meet has been moved to High Moss, so the weekend of 13/14 May is now available. You don’t need to rush to grab this slot – I can’t see you having much competition. Apart from Penny Collier’s meet on 10/11 February, a long standing booking from OBEC (who have been coming to the hut for over 50 years) on 22/23 April and Rae Pritchard’s May Day weekend meet (29 April – 1 May), every other weekend is available until the first week in June, when Beudy is reserved for its 75th anniversary celebration . As at today, that is fourteen (fourteen!) weekends where Beudy will be empty. As far as weekday bookings are concerned, one Member has booked to stay from Easter Monday for 4 days. Other than that, nothing has been booked midweek for the rest of the year. Oh, and all the other weekends in June and most of July are available. Steve and I wonder why. Surely North Wales climbing and hillwalking is still in fashion. Is it because for a lot of people the A55 expressway (ha ha!) makes a day trip easy? Is it a Covid hangover? If so, is there a[…]

We have had a fantastic response so far and the survey closes at the end of the month, so if you have not already completed it, you still have chance. https://forms.gle/KviQrttSgg6Wcwzt8 Apologies to all the members who are also on Facebook and WhatsApp who will have seen this message multiple times.  

Is anyone not booked on the Cogne or Senja winter climbing trips this year interested in joining either? Cogne is 4th-11th February and Senja, in northern Norway is 6-13th March.  Both offer a fantastic array of winter routes across a range of grades. So if you’re interested please contact Rob McGinnes, details as per Handbook

The calendar season is coming to a close and we’ve raised almost £4,000 for Climbers Against Cancer. You can still bag yourself a bargain for a fiver (including postage – feel free to donate more!) and why not have a browse of the other goodies in the CAC Shop while you’re there… Don’t forget that the calendar includes all this year’s Club meets so you’ll never miss the fun!Meanwhile, Bill has a few cosmetic seconds, so if you can think of a good home for a bunch (maybe a scout group?) then get in touch with him.Many thanks for all your support – and get snapping for 2024 (landscape please!!!) Cheers, Dom