Milton Keynes Mountaineering Club

Cliffhanger – Saturday 3rd July 2010

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:25:36 +0000

After much discussion and numerous e-mails, three intrepid members of MKMC headed for Millhouses Park, Sheffield, and the 3rd Annual Cliffhanger event. Gary sent out an e-mail … [read more ]

Climbing in Skye

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:50:42 +0000

The dark grey rock towered up in front of me for hundreds of meters blocking the sun’s light and warmth. It was still early and we were the first group of climbers to reach the base of the Cioch Buttress that morning…[read more]

Arco- The joys of pizza and rock!

admin — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:36:01 +0000

The trip to Arco promised three things climbing, Via Ferrata and pizza eating.Based on this criteria the trip was a great success.
With fifty plus pitches of climbing taking place, One Via Ferrata ticked and many pizzas eaten. [read more]

Climbing In Mallorca

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:19:27 +0000

The easiest sector at Puig de Garrafa is called Sector Solarium, and for good reason: this south-facing crag is unrelentingly blasted by the Mediterranean sun throughout the day. Consequently, any pale, anaemic British climber caught beneath Apollo’s withering gaze is instantly transformed into a sweaty, gibbering heap…. [read more]

First experiences- A beginner on a wall!

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:52:58 +0000

A beginners perspective on his first indoor wall experience… [read more]

New climbing walls

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:18:36 +0000

At long last…

There are two new walls opening near us, one over in Northampton and, one here on our doorstep at Kingston. Hooray!

We’ll try and keep you posted as we hear more.

Quarries

admin — Tue, 18 May 2010 21:13:48 +0000

Having purchased a bargain of a guide book at the Outdoor Show. Alan set out to explore the yet unexplored (for a group of MKMC climbers) world of sport climbing in the quarries of the Peaks… [read more]

Banff Mountain Film Festival

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:47:57 +0000

Hello!

In Jan/Feb this year my partner and I are hosting the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour in the UK. I don’t know if you have heard of the Banff festival but it is one of the best and most renowned Mountain Film Festivals in the world.

We believe the Banff festival will be a great event – the films are brilliant (we are showing the best short films from the festival) and it has a great international reputation. This is our first year though so we are really keen just to get the word out there to people who love the outdoors.

Our London dates are Wednesday the 3rd Feb and Thurs 4th Feb at the Union Chapel in Islington which is an amazing Grade 2 listed Victorian gothic chapel right near Highbury and Islington station (one stop on the Victoria line from Kings Cross) – appreciate it is a little way from Milton Keynes but would be brilliant if some of your members could make it. Tickets are £11 (no booking fees or anything like that). And the bar will be open from 6:30pm! The festival will feature some great climbing films as well as other mountain based films such as paragliding (including incredible aerial footage of Mont Blanc), mountain biking, skiing/boarding and canoeing/kayaking to name a few!

The screening will have a really friendly, festive atmosphere (as it does in all other countries it tours where most shows sell out). We have lots of other local outdoor groups that will be coming to the shows. There will be lots of prize giveaways as well each night (including an overall prize of a 7 day trek to Mont Blanc).

Would you be interested in mentioning the event to your group as a possible social event?? (on a forum or perhaps an email mention to your members). Let me know if there is anything else you would like to make it a good night out for your group. The night will be over before 10:30pm so should be easy for people to get back to Milton Keynes afterwards.

The bar will be open during the evening, including intermission and therefore might be a nice winter get-together for your members.

Feel free to have a look at our website www.banff-uk.com (there is a trailer here and a bit of info about the films) and any questions/feedback about coming please let me know! Would be brilliant if you could make it!

Kind Regards,

Simon

So what did you do at the MKMC Christmas meet?

admin — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:56:56 +0000

So what did you do at the MKMC Christmas meet?
Answer. A great deal of eating and drinking, some scrambling and a bit of climbing.

Friday night, and the journey up was uneventful, which is how I like my car journeys… [read more]

Christmas Meet – Dec 2009

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:31:31 +0000

The time spent honing axes and crampons to razor like levels of sharpness, was not time well spent. The time should have gone in to reproofing water proofs. Or looking at the weather forecasts.
The only water ice I was going to find was in the back of the … [read more]