Milton Keynes Mountaineering Club

What a great weekend a select few of us had in North Yorkshire for our Christmas meet.

Friday 30th November

On Friday evening Gill & Adam walked up from Austwick Village on the Ingleborough Cave trail.

Saturday 1st December

On Saturday Malcolm, Michelle and Ivona climbed Whernside and Gill and Adam climbed up towards Ingleborough, stopping off at Gaping Gill to stare into the abyss.

Saturday night we all helped cook our traditional Christmas dinner, turkey with all the trimmings.  Two members of the YRC joined us later and entertained us with their caving stories.

Sunday 2nd December

On Sunday Michelle walked from Clapham to Norber Rocks; Graham and Malcolm walked from Malham to Malham Tarn via Gordale Scar, then returning via Malham Cove and back to Malham.  Ivona, Gill and Adam finished the cleaning and had an interesting time chatting to the cavers again.

The Lancashire Mountaineering Club Hut, Cae Ysgubor , was booked for 12 of us for the weekend. Days out climbing and walking had been planned. All that was left was to enjoy; Friday came and we were off . . . Continue reading →

Not planned as a MKMC meet but three members and their families joined up with two families from Big Rock’s Youth Academy at Alpkit’s Big Shakeout Festival in the Peak District.   Continue reading →

This slightly longer meet based itself at the Alex Mac hut in Onich at the entrance to Loch Leven, 20 minutes from GlenCoe and Fort William.  It’s a great BMC/SMC hut which is available for clubs and individual members to book with good facilities and heating!  It’s named after Alex MacIntyre, a pioneering big wall mountain climber who lost his life aged 28 on Annapurna. Continue reading →