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Meets Programme

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Please note that meets are for members and, where space permits, guests of members. Prospective members wishing to attend must contact the membership secretary first. If attendance is possible, they will be deemed guests of the meet steward. Anyone who is neither a member nor a guest of a member WILL NOT BE ADMITTED.

March 2010
12 Mar 2010
to 14 Mar 2010
Fronwydyr is booked by an outside club
Four loft spaces remain for LMC members
19 Mar 2010
to 21 Mar 2010
Les Calanques
Hostel/Hotel AccommodationClimbingWalking
Les Calanques are some cliffs situated east from Marseille, south of France, along the Mediterranée Sea.

Incredible weather, bring some sun lotion !

Activities include sport climbing and trekking
Limited to 12 spaces.
19 Mar 2010
to 21 Mar 2010
Fronwydyr is booked by an outside club
12 spaces booked by Leicester MC.
4 spaces remain available for members.
21 Mar 2010
to 28 Mar 2010
Scottish Winter - Calluna
Hostel/Hotel AccommodationWinter WalkingAlpine/Mountaineering
A week of Winter climbing, based in Fort William
Limited to 8 spaces.
April 2010
1 Apr 2010
to 4 Apr 2010
Easter at Cornwall
Hut AccommodationCampingClimbing
Staying at the Kelynack campsite near St Just, with access to fantastic sea cliff climbing at Bosigran, Chairladder and Sennen. The bunkhouse is now full, but there are plenty of camping spaces available.
4 Apr 2010
to 8 Apr 2010
CIC Hut II
Hut AccommodationAlpine/Mountaineering
Staying at the SMC's most famous hut, avoiding long walks into the Ben. Please note that due to the committing nature of winter climbs on Ben Nevis this meet is not for winter climbing novices.
9 Apr 2010
to 10 Apr 2010
Opportunists' Meet
CampingClimbingWalking
A meet for keen beans and weather watchers to maximise the chances of a Spring weekend on rock in the sunshine!

Just commit to the weekend's climbing but we're going to keep the destination open until the Wednesday night before the weekend with the best option of three top venues (probably Stanage, Swanage or Gower) being chosen then on the basis of careful scruitiny of Metcheck!

Wherever we go, it'll be camping. More details will be put up nearer the time.
17 Apr 2010
to 18 Apr 2010
Wye Valley
CampingClimbing
Camping at Beeches Farm
23 Apr 2010
to 25 Apr 2010
Fronwydyr is booked by a LMC group
All 16 spaces are booked.
30 Apr 2010
to 4 May 2010
Strawberry Cottage, Glen Affric
Hut AccommodationWalking
May bank holiday trip to the remote and beautiful northern highlands
May 2010
1 May 2010
to 3 May 2010
Pembroke - May bank holiday
CampingClimbingWalking
A cracking seaside crag fest for anyone and everyone keen on rock and keen on 3 days of climbing in spring sunshine on some of the best sea cliffs in the country.

Camping will be at the Rectory Fields. Dinner on Saturday night at the pub.
1 May 2010
to 3 May 2010
Fronwydyr - Working party
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21 May 2010
to 22 May 2010
Peak - Heathy Lee
Hut AccommodationClimbing
Hut meet at Heathy Lee, near Baslow. Within walking distance of Chatsworth, Birchens, Gardoms Curbar and Frogatt Edges.
Will start to take bookings on 29th March.
29 May 2010
to 5 Jun 2010
Includes Spring bank holiday
Burgundy/Bourgogne, France
Hut AccommodationClimbingWalking
Sport climbing, hot weather, fine wine, staying in a Gite.

A large selection of sport climbs for everyone from novice to expert with well over 19 crags and 1300 routes. So it's just like going down the wall but outside. Staying in a Gite near Dijon. Camping also an option.

http://www.londonmountaineeringclub.com/downloads/Burgundy2010.pdf
Limited to 19 spaces. THIS MEET IS FULL
June 2010
4 Jun 2010
to 5 Jun 2010
Fronwydyr
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11 Jun 2010
to 12 Jun 2010
Lakes - Swirral camping barn
Hut Accommodation
Staying at a cosy if basic camping barn at the foot of Helvellyn.

http://www.lakelandcampingbarns.co.uk/barnview.asp?ID=12

Limited to 8 spaces.
11 Jun 2010
to 13 Jun 2010
Fronwydyr is booked by an outside club
12 spaces booked by Water Aid Geologists Munro Group.
The 4 loft spaces remain available for members
19 Jun 2010
to 26 Jun 2010
Escape the world cup meet
Hut AccommodationClimbingWalking
While the rest of the country watches the telly, go walking and climbing at the Naismith hut in remote, wild and beautiful Assynt.
19 Jun 2010
to 20 Jun 2010
Gritstone gallop
CampingClimbingWalking
The third annual Gritstone Gallop!

Apparently used by the Rock and Ice Club as their pre-Alpine training, the Gritstone Gallop is a walk along each of the edges from Stanage High Neb to Birchen in the Peak Distirct, with a route being climbed on each of the edges in between (12 in total).

The full Gallop is a long day, finishing up in the Robin Hood Inn near Birchen and the campsite. But you're welcome to cut it short as you wish.

See the bulletin board for more details.
July 2010
2 Jul 2010
to 3 Jul 2010
Fronwydyr
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9 Jul 2010
to 11 Jul 2010
Fronwydyr booked by an outside club.
12 spaces booked by East Yorks caving and MC.
Four LMC spaces available.
16 Jul 2010
to 17 Jul 2010
Galloway
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23 Jul 2010
to 25 Jul 2010
Fronwydyr booked by an outside club
12 spaces booked by Innominata MC.
Four loft spaces available for members
24 Jul 2010
to 6 Aug 2010
Arolla
CampingAlpine/Mountaineering
The annual alpine meet.
August 2010
14 Aug 2010
to 15 Aug 2010
Portland
CampingClimbing
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20 Aug 2010
to 21 Aug 2010
Peak - The Roaches
Hut AccommodationClimbing
Staying at the excellent troglotastic Don Whillans hut.
27 Aug 2010
to 29 Aug 2010
Kinder & Bleaklow
Hut AccommodationClimbingWalking
Far from the bank holiday crowd in the most mountainous environment the Peak has to offer. 250 routes to choose from on the north edge of Kinder. Meanwhile Bleaklow: Shelf Stones; Shining Clough; Shelf Benches; Yellowslacks; Torside; there's always Laddow across the valley; only 3 days. Plenty of walking options in England's largest area without a road. And if it's all too quiet and peaceful, there's always Stanage...
September 2010
10 Sep 2010
to 11 Sep 2010
Yorkshire: Lowstern
Hut AccommodationClimbingWalking
Staying at the YRC's excellent Lowstern hut, near Clapham. Nearby cragging is an option, as is the 3 peaks challenge for the keen and energetic.
17 Sep 2010
to 19 Sep 2010
Fronwydyr is booked by an outside group
12 spaces booked by Not So Trad MC.
Four loft spaces remain for members.
18 Sep 2010
to 19 Sep 2010
Climbing weekend, venue TBC
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25 Sep 2010
to 26 Sep 2010
Yomp - Plynlimon
Hostel/Hotel AccommodationWalking
Legend speaks of a steep mountain in a mysterious land, the source of a mighty river. The highest summit in Wales between Snowdonia and the Brecons begs to be yomped. Cometh the hour. Based in Machynlleth.
October 2010
1 Oct 2010
to 2 Oct 2010
Fronwydyr
Hut AccommodationWalking
Navigation meet bookings start 1st September
8 Oct 2010
to 13 Oct 2010
Sierra Nevada
Camping
Wild camping in The Sierra Nevada of Spain . Mission: Bag as many 3000 meter peaks as possible. Also lots of scrambles, rock climbs and Via Ferrata routes. DATES ARE NOW SET AT 7TH Oct. to 13th Oct
THIS MEET IS NOW FULL BUT TAKING RESERVE NAMES.
Limited to 12 spaces. THIS MEET IS FULL
15 Oct 2010
to 16 Oct 2010
Lake District - Coppermines Cottage
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November 2010
11 Nov 2010
to 15 Nov 2010
Costa Blanca
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12 Nov 2010
to 14 Nov 2010
Fronwydyr booked by an outside club
12 spaces booked by Litchfield MC.
Four loft spaces reserved for members
26 Nov 2010
to 28 Nov 2010
LMC Annual Dinner
Annual Dinner on Saturday November 27th,
at the Royal Victoria Hotel.
December 2010
3 Dec 2010
to 5 Dec 2010
Fronwydyr booked by outside club
12 spaces booked by Polaris MC.
Four loft spaces available for LMC members
10 Dec 2010
to 12 Dec 2010
Fronwydyr is booked by a LMC group
All 16 spaces are booked
January 2011
22 Jan 2011
to 23 Jan 2011
Lakes Burns Supper - Langdale
Hut Accommodation
Staying at the Wayfarer's Hut in langdale.
February 2011
11 Feb 2011
to 13 Feb 2011
Fronwydyr is booked by an outside club
12 spaces booked by Scunthorpe MC
4 loft spaces remain for LMC members

Note : In this meets programme there are a number of new full members stewarding meets for the first time. Please treat them gently and help out if help is needed!

How to book on meets : All meets are organised by a meet steward (see name after details of meet), who can be contacted preceding the meet. For weeklong meets we ask for a deposit. The steward coordinates transport and will sometimes coordinate a communal meal on Saturday night. Ask them for details of accommodation, planned activities etc. in the month preceding the meet. Weekend meets usually start on Friday night and finish on Sunday. Dates given indicate the nights away.

Fronwydyr : If you haven't been to Fronwydyr before, here are just a few of the things you can do from the doorstep. The hut is in the Llanberis valley which separates the Snowdon and the Glyder massifs. It's above the hamlet of Nant Peris, which has a pub The Vaynol and not much else. Llanberis Pass is a Mecca for rock-climbing and although there's more climbing in the harder grades there are a good number of excellent easy climbs too, both in the Pass itself and high up. There's a detailed climbing guide to Llanberis if you want the full Monty; or there's a good selection of the best in Ground Up's North Wales Rock. If you're into it, Llanberis slate is only a few hundred yards from the hut. The scope for Walking is enormous, but here are a few obvious ideas - you can reach the Glyders and Snowdon without a car, and both Crib Goch (airy ridge scrambling) and Crib y Ddysgl can be reached on foot from Fronwydyr without encountering the Snowdon hordes via Cwm Glas (look at the 1:25,000 map). Also, you can walk straight out of the door and up easy grassy slopes to Y Garn and Elidir Fawr and on to the Glyders (all over 3000 feet) and over to the Ogwen Valley or down to the Pen-y-Gwryd hotel for a pint before returning down the pass. If it's blowing a hoolie there are details of the local climbing wall on the notice board in the hut. Another Mecca, Pete's Eats cafe, is 2-3 km by car or on foot through the quarries in Llanberis village, where there are also good gear shops if you're in for a real fester.

Do you have comments on the meets programme? Ideas for new or different venues? Ideas for new themes for meets? Would you like to steward a meet? If you have ideas please contact the Meets secretary, Chris via phone: 07751 284 733 or e-mail.