Milton Keynes Mountaineering Club

Caseg Fraith in evening sun – not an omen of the weather to come! (Kathy)

(How to have fun in North Wales in an easterly gale)

April’s trip took us back to North Wales, to the comfortable Caseg Fraith hut at the foot of Tryfan.  In the pre-trip chat, and with classic British understatement, Alan W pointed out that the 30-40 mph easterly wind, gusting 50, would be fresh and invigorating (or – for the fell runners – a really fun and exciting tail wind) for much of the weekend.

So did we cower in the hut? Or with trepidation venture out? Continue reading →

The club’s return to this part of Snowdonia seemed destined never to happen. Postponed twice due to COVID-19, The Mountain Club, Stafford were good enough to welcome us back in March, 2022. The wait was worth it!

Lee and Henry (guest) arrived Thursday evening as an advance party whose main purpose was to figure out all the electrics, heating and watery bits and pieces. Continue reading →

We were hoping for snow, with ice axes, crampons, helmets and warm gear all packed and ready. What we had was torrential rain, more torrential than I ever remember, and extremely high winds even at low elevation! Continue reading →

Gloucester Mountaineering Club had allowed us to push back our Annual Burns booking from 2021 to this year due to the COVID pandemic.  After the 2020 virtual Burns weekend, we were determined to enjoy a MKMC traditional Burns weekend as possible Continue reading →