Milton Keynes Mountaineering Club

We were all a bit nervous of the MWIS weather prediction for all three days, especially after ten of us drove up in torrential rain and heavy traffic on the Thursday afternoon. However, we all have the right gear and were keen to get onto the hills regardless. Continue reading →

Saturday 30th July

Change over/arrival/departure day. Five was the magic number as five were leaving, five arriving and five remaining! This must have been confusing for the Air BnB cleaners when Alan W handed the keys back and said see you this evening. Continue reading →

Friday 22^nd July

The advance party set off with the kit on Friday afternoon only to join the channel crossing delays on the M20, finally making it to our first ‘overnight’ stop to Dunkerque at 6am. After a 2hr power nap, we were on the road again and heading for Italy.  Meanwhile, Gill ‘who left Milton Keynes at 2 am’ avoided much of the madness in Dover and boasted to the nation on the BBC morning news, whilst her co-driver looked away. Continue reading →

We were heading back to the Wye Valley and Beeches Farm campsite. The last time we were here there was birthday cake, 40th birthday cake. For Alan W’s Trangia stove! Unfortunately, no excuse for birthday cake this time! Continue reading →