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Friday 31st Aug. 1st Sept Rucksack club. High Camp Bad weather option. Friday 7th 8th Sept. Working Meet now full Friday 14th 15th Sept. East Yorkshire Mountaineering Club Friday 21st 22nd Sept. Presidents meet. Rucksack Club and Pinnacle Club Monday 24th to Saturday 29th Burghley M.C. Friday 5th 6th Oct. Search and Rescue Dogs 10 beds booked Saturday 13th Oct. 4 beds booked Friday 19th 20th Oct. 24 beds booked Friday 9th 10th Nov. 25 beds booked Friday 26th 27th Jan. 12 beds booked

On the Saturday I propose to visit Moel Cynghorian with hopeful views of Cloggy 10 am start from the hotel. On the Sunday explore the industrial history of Llanberis Slate quarries visit Australia bring a torch . 10 30 start from Hotel a minutes silence will be taken at 11 am at Pentre Castell behind the hotel

Week of 20 – 26 Aug 2018   Wednesday Walk: 11mls from slip road by Earl Sterndale church [090670] viaPilsbury, Monyash, Flagg, Pomeroy. Details Gerry Oliver. Pub Bull’s Head, Monyash.   Wednesday evening climbing: Earl Sterndale [Aldery Cliff] Co-ordinator: Rick Gibbon UK Climbing Link: https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=150 Pub: The Quiet Woman, Earl Sterndale   Weekend: No organized activity   For full details see the Meets Calendar, Posts and March’s Meetstaff  

Saturday 20th October – save the date! The re-introduction of a fine Western Moorland traverse first reported in the club journals in April 1951. From Greenfield the route heads up the Chew Valley to meet the Pennine Way at Laddow Rocks which it follows over Bleaklow, Snake Summit and Mill Hill before heading down William Clough to Tunstead. It continues on to Coombs Reservoir via Chinley Churn and Eccles Pike before heading across to Bollington and onwards to arrive at a well earned pint in Macclesfield. More details to follow shortly including train times, waypoints, rendezvous points and refreshment stops! Andy Towne 07979 05644 andytowne@me.com

Week of 13 – 19 Aug 2018 Wednesday Walk: 10mls from Cistern’s Clough A53 [034698] via Axe Edge Moor, Burbage Edge, Deep Clough, Danbower, Cheeks Hill. Pub: Early Doors at the Stanley Arms at Bottom-of-the-Oven, off the Macclesfield Road [open all day]. Details Ian Wasson.   Wednesday evening climbing: Horseshoe Quarry. Co-ordinator Andy Tomlinson UK Climbing Link: https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=148 Pub: Three Stags Head Inn, Wardlow   Weekend: Climbing from Beudy Mawr. Coordinator: Steve Gregory   For full details see theMeets Calendar and July’s Meetstaff

This is the state of play up to the end of the year. 18/19 August – Club Meet, Steve Gregory. 29/30 September – Rob McGinnes booking for the whole hut. 27/28 October – Club Meet, Jackie and Mark Hatton. 10/11 November – Club Dinner weekend. 17/18 November – Club Meet, Chris Foster. 24/25 November – Club Meet, Audrey Russell. 29-31 December/1 January – New Year Meet. Which means there is plenty of opportunities for you to enjoy doing what you want in Wales. Just let Steve or myself know in advance if you want to make a booking.

Oh What a Night! – Great Entertainment was had by all at Ravensdale at last Wednesday’s evening meet the first day the crag re-opened after an extended bird ban. A team of veterans (i.e. those still daft enough to climb on polished trad limestone) assembled to re-live their glory days and ticked off a series of routes across Raven Buttress including Conclusor, Delusor, Mealy Bugs, Mealystopheles (nearly!) Ploy and Frore (impossible!). Andy Tomlinson demonstrated the art of flying and why it is always best to wear a helmet! Whilst Jim Burton sought to take out hut warden Bill Deakin by dislodging a large block. That’s one way of getting out of your hut fees! “Alls well that ends well”. Andy was OK and the old “cream team” retired to the Red Lion at Litton. Meet attended by: Charlie Perrin; Ric Gibbon; John Warburton; Bill Deakin; Cec Rhodes; Andy Tomlinson; Alf Gleadell; Jim & Jane Burton. Special mention for Domininic & Helen Oughton plus Steve George who came to the pub but had the sense (or maybe not) to climb on Garage Buttress.

Week of 6 – 12 Aug 2018 Wednesday Walk: 10.5mls from Tegg’s Nose reservoir [945718] viaLangley, Forest Chapel, Lamaload, Rainowlow, Bollington, Kerridge. Details Gwyn Thomas. Pub Poachers, Sowcar. . Wednesday evening climbing:Burbage North Co-ordinator: Dave Crilley UK Climbing Link: https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=88 Pub: The Millstone   All week and weekend: Alpine Pyrenees Meet based in Lescunon the Plateau de Lhers: http://www.gite-camping-lhers.com Coordinator: Alex Bourdeu   For full details see theMeets Calendar and July’s Meetstaff  

Various forecasts agreed there would be a climbable weather window at some stage on Saturday, but couldn’t agree when. Turned out to be 11am to 2pm, and the early birds got the best of the conditions Ultra dry, wind-blasted rock made for great friction, but blustery belays on top. Good to see so many people turning out despite the predicted maelstrom (which duly rolled in about 15 mins after the above shot!) At least it was dry at The Yorkshire Bridge.