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Summer Alpine Meet August 2008 – Randa This meet was a successful outing and typical of Alpine meets the club use to run until fairly recently. Just a group of RC members and guests having a go at some of the best mountains in the Alps. No very difficult routes but challenging enough if you’re not used to the Alpine scene. A good 40 people turned up for this meet based at Randa near Zermatt.  I’ve included the original meet report to jog a few memories.                                           Alpine Meet August 2008                                                                 Rae Pritchard Randa   Those attending this meet completely missed the 2008 Beijing Olympics but never mind we had our own Alpine Olympics in Switzerland.  The campsite at Randa was much the same as I remember from the last time the club had a meet here nine years ago with improvements to the facilities it proved once again to be a good base for various activities. About forty members and guests in various tents, caravans and campers attended. We enjoyed mixed weather and conditions but with only one day[…]

Young caver in a famous Peak District cave in 1965…who and where?!  

One of the Clubs ‘classic’ walks is the 75 mile Colne Rowsley which has appeared on the meets programme many times over the years.  I recently found a few pictures from the meet in 2003 which I thought were worth sharing. The start at Trawden on the outskirts of Colne And starting up the road. (L-R Andy & Gareth Llewellyn, Geoff Bell, Andy Howie and Andy Tomlinson) Rob Ferguson setting up the support stop at Marsden Andy’s Howie and Tomlinson enjoying (?) the evening meal at Marsden Two former Presidents and Honary Members.  John Richardson proving that he can eat his meal and tell a story while appearing to be fast asleep, while Geoff Bell listens on intently. Current President (Woolley) is he dreaming of conducting an orchestra while half asleep? Leaving Marsden and into the night. L – R Geoff Bell; Andy Llewellyn; John Richardson & Gareth Llewellyn Breakfast at Cutthroat Bridge. Andy Howie and Gareth Llewellyn A happy Ros Murray at Rowsley And yours truly fast asleep. But of course the ‘elite’ always have extra energy so John Richardson was heading straight off to a fancy dress party, but was he going as Bill or Ben? All photos[…]

For a blast from the past, Ged Cudahy recommends watching the video of the 1985 Karrimor International Mountain Marathon. It features the likes of John Richardson, Mike Cudahy and the infamous Joss Naylor. Here is a link to the video on YouTube (click here) and, ouch, that does look painful John!