January 2021 Burns Meet – Virtual !

Posted on 24/01/2021 by AlanW

January sees the year start with the very popular Burn’s Meet, for winter fun and a traditional Burns dinner.  We are all fed up after almost a year without a big gathering so weren’t going to let a little global pandemic stop us from getting together for this weekend.  Alan W had planed: A, B & C all were hatched as the situation evolved.  Plan D was dodgy!  We ended up on Plan Z – Zoom.  Continue reading →

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MKMC 2020 AGM Chair’s Report

Posted on 26/11/2020 by AlanW

Thank you Louie for nominating me to be on the committee last year.  Also thank you COVID for spoiling our fun!  However, as much as we’ve all missed our trips and usual life this year I have noticed how much members have come together and connected in many ways due to the fact that so much was taken from us in 2020.  Some of us have been on trips, some have climbed, some have done mountaineering, some have done fantastic challenges, so it hasn’t all been negative.  Continue reading →

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COVID Camping

Posted on 05/05/2020 by AlanW

How can you camp during the COVID-19 outbreak without braking the government guidelines? Well two members show us how to do it, at opposite ends of the camping spectrum . . . . Continue reading →

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Banff Film Festival World Tour

Posted on 27/03/2020 by AlanW

Gill, Tom, Bryce and Alan W were all looking forward to the Banff Film Festival Tour on Saturday 21st March.  Unfortunately, the screenings were correctly cancelled due to Covid-19.  A new provisional date is 26th September, but that will depend on the situation closer to the time.  This is the Banff Film Festival 2020 World Tour Trailer.  Here are some other climbing/adventure films to help while away your Covid-19 isolation: Continue reading →

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