Celebrate the first weekend of 2023 with the LMC at Fronwydyr.
16 spaces available

"Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!"

Traditional LMC Burns weekend in the Lake District. The Lakes are at their best at this time of the year with a good chance of winter conditions. End the day with haggis! What's not to like?

This year we will be staying at the Lancashire Mountaineering Club's hut, The Loft, in Langdale.

Price includes hut and haggis supper on Saturday night.

Meet up at the hut for a weekend of winter fun, with a warm, dry hut to return to at the close of the day.
16 spaces available.

Waterfall ice climbing in Cogne in the Gran Paradiso national park in northern Italy.

Loads of very accessible routes across all grades and relatively reliable ice conditions.

Accommodation: chalet/Airbnb TBC

We will book accommodation based on the number of people who sign up so we expect those who sign up and pay the deposit to attend.

Travel: Fly to Turin or Milan and then hire a car

Guidebook: Cogne Selected Climbs, Oxford Alpine Club

12 spaces booked by Croydon MC.
4 loft spaces available for LMC members.

March madness is expecting good weather this early in the year.

Stay at the hut, walk, climb and generally make the most of a chance to escape the city.

MEET FULL!

2 people on the waiting list already

5 Nights at the CIC hut situated at the foot of the North Face of Ben Nevis. The UK's premier winter climbing crag and home to a huge range of routes including many classics!

The hut is booked from the Sunday to the Friday morning so it's recommended to travel up on the Saturday and then use Sunday to walk up to the hut with food and gear for the week and ideally do a climb that day as well (if there's time).

The CIC hut is basic. It has a kitchen, toilets, running water and drying room, but no shower. For details on facilities, and the hut more generally, see https://www.smc.org.uk/huts/cic.

All gear and food needs to be taken up on foot from the Ben Nevis North Face Car Park which takes around 2hrs 30 mins and is a real slog. But once you're there, there are negligible walk-ins to all the climbs on the North Face.

Early march is typically a good time for ice routes on Ben Nevis so you're likely to get more out of this meet if you're happy on this surface and can climb at least Scottish grade III, but there are enough easier routes to fill a week also. This meet is not recommended for those that favour winter walking as options for that activity are very limited.

The cost of a bed in the hut is £24 p.p.p.n. The full cost of £120 is payable on sign up. Unfortunately due to high demand for the CIC hut in the winter season the Scottish Mountaineering Club cannot offer refunds in the event of cancellation. If you need to cancel your place then please find someone else to take it and transfer you the money.

Guidebook: Scottish Winter Climbs - SMC (available in paperback or to download on the Rockfax app)

Travel to Ben Nevis: The drive is about 10 hours from London and can easily be done in a day. Alternatively, using the sleeper train from Euston to Fort William plus taxis could work well if there were enough people doing this to share taxi costs. (NB - Sleeper train doesn't run on Saturday night)

** Cancelling due to lack of interest **
A weekend of outdoor pursuits in the lush landscape of South Wales. Hill walking (you'll be ideally positioned for the Dragon's Back), caving, canoeing and even horse riding are available in the area, and a short drive will take you to Pen Y Fan, the tallest mountain in South Wales. Plus popular locations like Hay on Wye (for book and café lovers), and the beautiful River Wye itself are all nearby.

Accommodation is likely to be the Dinas Castle Inn bunkhouse near Talgarth, which will cost £30p/p per night including cooked breakfast.

6 spaces booked by The Somerset Levellers, leaving 10 spaces remaining.
This is a mid-week booking.

Sport climbing on the south coast

Staying at the Portland Bunkhouse at 40 per person for two nights. I have reserved 10 spaces, but could get more so if the meet is full, please contact me :-).

If you wish to join, but want to arrange your own accommodation please contact me.

Let's hope for some sun!!!

PS: For those that have asked: No, climbing is not mandatory. If you want to go hiking then you are more than welcome.

The best possible Easter based at Kelynack campsite with the affable Francis. Twinkling granite in the sunshine above a turquoise ocean, climbs steeped in history and stature, clifftop paths and white sand beaches, Cornish pasties, palm trees, and maybe the occasional pirate about. Unlimited camping as always. NB Caravans are now FULL - Please do not try to book a caravan place

A weekend of walking, scrambling and climbing based at the Murt camping barm in nether Wasdale

Climbing on the sea cliffs of the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast.

Staying at the very basic St Petrox Campsite (the usual one).

http://www.stpetroxcampingandcaravansite.co.uk

Enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend at the hut.
The hut is very well located for all outdoor pursuits from hill walking to scrambling to rock climbing.

The hut is FULL however there is opportunity for people to stay at the campsite down the lane.

Please contact Chris Watt for further details.

Join me for a daytrip to Dorking on a circular walk of about 22 kms.

Ignore end date for meet, this is a day trip.

6 spaces booked by Oldham Mountaineering Club; leaving 10 spaces available for LMC members.

Yes, there's climbing in Shetland! Who knew? Have a look at this UKC article by Martin Kocsis to whet your appetite!

There is quite a lot of info on this site: shetlandclimbing.info

Guide Book on Amazon

Whilst a lot of the climbing is on remote sea cliffs (which can be very committing if you have not done this before) there does appear to be climbing at all grades and a smattering of inland crags too.

Don't worry if sea cliff climbing is not your thing as there will be opportunities for walking and other activities as well (including possibly taking bikes with us).

We will be staying at Voxter Outdoor Centre. near Brae in the north of Shetland. This is close to where the majority of the climbing is.

Voxter is booked for Saturday night through to the Thursday morning. At that point the group are free to explore the island for two nights (Fri/Sat) until we return on the ferry on the Saturday night (3rd June).

As things currently stand (Feb 2023), the absolute cheapest way to get to Shetland will be by driving from London. With 3 people to a car this works out at around £200 each. Flying and driving (on a similar 3 per car basis) works out at around £675.

The current plan is to drive up on Friday 26th May to Aberdeen and then take the overnight boat arriving on Shetland on the Saturday morning. We will return on the Saturday night boat on 3rd June and return by car to London on 4th June.

Current plans suggest we have enough cars leaving from London to accommodate the whole group.

Please email the meet steward if you are interested and bookings will open in February.

A week of mountain pursuits in the wilds of North Wales from our base at the club hut in Nant Peris.

We are also looking at engaging the services of some mountain instructors for beginner and improvers training — please email Laurence, the meet steward, via the link in the top right (email icon under his name in Booking Details) if 2–3 days of instruction would be of interest to you.

Hiking in the Surrey hills.
27/05/2023
Training for the champagne challenge. I am planning to do a fast pace 60 KM hike. Starting early Saturday and aiming to finish within 12 hours.
More details to be found in our champagne challenge discord channel.

P.s. I’m happy for a more leisurely paced group to join us and do part of the route with a quicker escape route

Hiking in Epping Forest.
03/06/2023
Training for the champagne challenge. I am planning to do a fast pace 40 KM hike (a double circular route of 20KM the new revised plan is one 43 KM circle). Starting early Saturday and aiming to finish within 8 hours.
More details to be found in our champagne challenge discord channel.

Starting at Chingford Station at 9AM

P.s. I’m happy for a more leisurely paced group to join us and do a shorter route and escape at any point they see fit

Unfortunately we have had to cancel this meet due to lack of interest.

Sea cliff climbing on the Dorset coast. Accommodation likely to be camping.

12 spaces booked by the Alpine Club, leaving the 4 loft spaces available for LMC members.

It's back! The LMC annual endurance weekend, the Champagne challenge has returned.

Start and finish from the hut climbing all 14 peaks over 3,000ft in North Wales. It is a monster day out, but there should be plenty of daylight. And complete the challenge in under 15 hours you'll get a bottle of champers.

A successful Champagne Challenge also requires team support to rescue the exhausted. Anyone interested in assisting, please let the meet steward know.

Fingers crossed for good weather, I chose the weekend closest to the longest day, which I'm sure we will need every minute of daylight ;)
sunrise: 4:43 am BST
sunset: 9:21 pm BST
duration of daylight: 16 hours 38 minutes

P.s. the hut can only house 16 people and the campsite is booked for an additional 10

A one week trip to the Dolomites based around Canazei. Lots of trad / sport climbing, hiking, via ferratas and great food. Most likely staying in an airbnb.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/destinations/the_dolomites-2708

Back for its 16th year!!!

Started by Ralph Hale back in 2008, the Gritstone Gallop follows in the great tradition of the Rock and Ice club who apparently used this event for their pre-Alpine training, in days of yore.

The 'Gallop' is about 12-14 miles in length, and is done entirely on foot (and hands!). It starts in the High Neb area of Stanage in the Peak District and ends at Birchens Edge, a route is climbed on every edge/crag on the way - 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.

Your grade for the 'Gallop' is the lowest grade you climb in the day, and the more crags you climb, the more beers you are allowed in the Robin Hood Inn.... if you make it before closing time!

Campsite: Eric Byne
https://www.ukclimbing.com/listings/accommodation/eric_byne_memorial_campsite-20016

Since the meet became so popular I booked extra 10 spaces at the Ty Isaf campsite which is at the bottom of the road from Fronwydyr. They charge £10 cash per person per night and it booked under the name of Fronwydyr. So all reserved spaces will go there unless any of the people booked to stay in the hut want to swap. In that case please let me know in advance.

To pay for the hut, please visit the https://www.londonmountaineeringclub.com/basket. the link can also be found on our website under membership - payments - and choose the appropriate Fronwydyr bed fee.

On Saturday after all the outdoor activities on the hills we will relax after at our summer barbecue.

The club hut address:
Fron Wydyr
Nant Peris
Gwynedd
LL55 4UN
Coordinates: (53.1082426, -4.0848072)

The campsite address:
A4086,
Nant Peris,
Caernarfon
LL55 4UN
Coordinates: (53.1051317, -4.0827771)

Can't wait to see you all there!

12 spaces booked by LMC members.

A weekend meet for members — families also welcome.

Since The Gower was one of Bertie's favourite places and he loved stewarding the annual meet there, we've decided to remember him with a meet in his honour!

There is climbing at all grades in the Gower and it is particularly suited to trad newbies with some very good easy climbing right off the beach at Three Cliffs Bay. Tides are looking favourable (neap) with low tide at late morning.

We will be staying at the campsite at Oxwich Bay. The Oxwich Bay Hotel with a cafe/bar and restaurant overlooking the beach is a short walk away.

I've provisionally booked us 10 spaces at the campsite but I'll need to know numbers a week or two ahead and may close bookings early! So if you are thinking of signing up, please do so ASAP.

12 spaces booked by LMC members.

12 spaces booked by Raleigh UK Society.
4 loft spaces available to LMC members.

A long weekend in the mountain and valleys of North Wales.

A visit to the South Coast for long warm days of sports climbing on Limestone.
After a hard day on rock it is customary to gather around the BBQ on Saturday evening and share the stories. The evening finishes off with the delicacy that has influenced the name of the meet.
Staying at Portland bunkhouse. £20,- PPPN

12 spaces booked by Scunthorpe MC.
The 4 loft spaces remain available for LMC members.

Spend a weekend enjoying the lakes and fells of Cumbria's Lake District.

We are going to be based in Ambleside on the shores of Lake Windermere, so an ideal spot for lakeside walks, wild swims and within easy reach of a host of climbs, hikes and scrambles.

Accommodation has been booked for those that had signed up prior to Saturday 2nd September. Others are welcome to join — the more the merrier — but will now need to find their own accommodation.

6 spaces booked by LMC group.

Join me for a circular day hike through Dorking, length about 22 kms.

The plan is to start at 9am sharp at West Dorking station (I could be persuaded to start earlier, if people are up for it).

There is off-street parking around West Dorking. Anyone coming from London via train will probably arrive at Dorking Main or Dorking Deepdene station - from there it is a shortish walk to West Dorking, but I am happy to pick people up.

The hike is long but not very hard - there aren't any overly steep sections and the paths are well maintained. A good portion of the walk is shaded. We will pass through absolutely stunning ancient forests and gorgeous hillsides with fantastic views.

The hike will take between 6 and 7 hours, depending on whether or not we stop off at a pub for a pint half way through :-).

I am using OS Explorer Map 146.

Join me for a circular day hike through Dorking, length about 16kms.

The plan is to start at 9am sharp at West Dorking station (I could be persuaded to start earlier, if people are up for it).

There is off-street parking around West Dorking. Anyone coming from London via train will probably arrive at Dorking Main or Dorking Deepdene station - from there it is a shortish walk to West Dorking, but I am happy to pick people up.

The hike will not be particularly hard - there aren't any overly steep sections and the paths are well maintained. I did a practice run of the hike last weekend, and unfortunately one of the paths is blocked by a huge fallen tree branch so I am working out alternative routing at the moment, but this may add 0.5 miles or so to the hike.

The hike will take between 4 and 5 hours, depending on whether or not we stop off at a pub for a pint half way through :-).

I am using OS Explorer Map 146.

Weather forecast shows rain in the late afternoon, but I hope by then we are finished.

12 spaces booked by JMCS.
4 spaces remain for LMC members.

New members of the LMC are especially welcome on this meet, which will give new and existing club members a chance to climb together.

You don't need to be an experienced trad climber to come on this meet, but should at the very least be confident lead climbing and belaying indoors. Please get in touch with the meet steward (Adam) so we can arrange climbing partners before the meet based on experience and interests.
 
In terms of climbing gear, at a minimum you need to have a harness, rock shoes, helmet and belay device. If you need any equipment then please ask and we will try to borrow from other members.

The meet will be taking place in the Peak District, with plenty of easily accessible gritstone crags for all levels. Part of the group will be staying at Fallcliffe Cottage, and some at North Lees campsite.

The monthly meet at our club hut Fronwydyr. Activities on offer from the club include climbing, scrambling, trail running and hiking in the glorious mountains of Northern Snowdonia, with routes onto the Snowdon massif and the Glyderau range right from the door.

16 spaces available.

Sport Climbing trip to Manikia in Greece.

Manikia is a relatively new climbing area that has opened up in just the last few years. Only two hours drive from Athens, the area offers over 350 sport routes as well as trails for hiking and mountain biking. There are also at least five attractive beaches in the area.

The introduction of outdoor sports and recreation has revitalised the local economy and the area now offers a number of restaurants and lovely properties to stay in, plus a couple of very picturesque campsites.

Thankfully, the area had been untouched by the recent wildfires.

Accommodation An attractive house on the coast near Kimi has been booked for us for the nightly cost of approximately £21 per person. There is still room for 1 or 2 more should a last minute trip take your fancy.

Flights currently start from £90 return from London to Athens.

To learn more about Manikia visit https://manikia.com/

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances we had to cancel the Meet

The Kohlberg is a 514m summit in the Sauerland hills crowned with the Quitmannsturm observation tower constructed in 1893 by the sons of a teacher Carl Friedrich Quitmann, who had emigrated to England.

Everything a yomp should be, at least 20 miles over remote hills glowing with autumn colours. And German good food and living. Public transport friendly. Yomp on Saturday.

Ryanair flies to Dortmund from Stansted departing 11.45 on 27 October 2023. There is a return flight early Sunday evening.

Alternative travel options possible including via nearby Dusseldorf.

Book your own accommodation. The meet steward is staying at the Adolph Kolping youth hostel.

16 spaces available at the hut.

5 in vagabond hut.

The plan is to go to a fireworks display next to the Menai straits one evening. Possibly next to Beaumaris Castle. Hiking, climbing or whatever everyone wants to do in the day.

Chance to sharpen your navigation skills both by day and night. Suitable for novice navigators or wizard-like wanderers. Some members even find their way back onto this meet for a repeat.

We will to study maps, and then go out on the hill to practice navigation using native wit and a compass. A compass will be obligatory, however we will also discuss and use any GPS-based devices people may bring along. Bookings open on 1 September.

Beat the late autumn blues with a few days of bolt clipping in the sunshine! There is climbing at all grades from beginner to expert.

The plan will be to take either a Thursday night or early Friday morning flight to Alicante. Suggested flight is 5:45pm EasyJet from LGW on Thursday returning 9:50pm on Sunday

We are booked into a lovely villa (Villa Perles) with a pool close to the centre of Calpe.

We will hire a car or two and head up to the climbing. Approximate cost should be around £50 per person for the car hire (depending on how full the cars are).

Guidebook:

A trip to the UK's premiere adventure festival — a weekend of talks, workshops, films and live music awaits attendees.

**ACCOMMODATION UPDATE: Please note - the first 8 bookers are staying in a cottage in Ambleside. Everyone after will be staying in the YHA in Ambleside or elsewhere. Spaces are limited and going, so it's strongly suggested to book ASAP. **

This year's events include guided hikes, runs and bike rides, classes on everything from wild swimming to drawing wildlife, and talks from a host of star speakers including Leo Houlding, Sasha Digiulian and Kristin Harila (fresh from her epic record-breaking season climbing all the worlds 8000m peaks).

Tickets for events need to be purchased individually from https://tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/events/

The LMC massive will be staying at a nearby YHA or club hut (TBC) — accommodation cost approx £40–£70 for the weekend. We will be booking accommodation very soon to avoid having limited options, so if you want to be included in the group accommodation booking, sign up before 28th July.

The long awaited Christmas event is here!
We Decided for something more adventurous this year.

The LMC Christmas event is open to all club members and guests.
It will be held at BrewDog Soho, starting 7pm on Tuesday 5th Of December

Complementary Drink on arrival

DISCLAIMER - this event is on a Tuesday rather than our normal Wednesday Socials.

Mandatory online Booking under meets calendar - £32PP
As we need to know how much food to order

Let's finish the year with a BANG and show everyone what the London Mountaineering Club Is made of!

A SELECTION OF THE BELOW DISHES
CHICKEN WINGS (GF)
Crispy buttermilk chicken wings, hot sauce & honey glaze with blue cheese dip
BUFFALO CAULIFLOWER (VE) (GF)
Hot sauce & syrup glaze, vegan mayo dip
TURKEY, BACON & CRANBERRY SLIDER
CRISPY TINDLE CHICKEN & THIS ISN'T BACON SLIDER (V)
PIGS IN BLANKETS
With English mustard
CRISPY BRIE WEDGES (V)
Apple ale chilli chutney
MACN CHEESE (V)
THIS ISN'T™ CHICKEN NUGGETS (VE)
With mulled cranberry dip
MINCE PIES (V)
With vanilla ice cream
BISCOFF CHEESECAKE (VE) +£5.50PP
With chocolate sorbetto

Cant wait to see all you beautiful people there!

DUE TO BAD WEATHER MEET IS CANCELLED

backpacking in Cairngorms National Park, Aviemore, Scotland.

This is intended as an introduction to winter hiking and backpacking. We are planning to stay in a shepherd’s hut, wild camp in a tent, and finally stay in a bothy.

None of the above luxurious accommodation options will be equipped with electricity or hot water. We will be cooking for ourselves too, and there will be no shops or pubs available. Oh, and no mobile phone reception either. :)

The focus will be on hiking, but there will also be the possibility of doing easy winter scrambling or climbing, with routes chosen according to ability and fitness. We could also add in a bit of hill running (if conditions allow) for those of you looking to get ready for the Frozen Champagne Challenge!

We expect to cover 20–25km, with an elevation gain of 800-1000m, each day whilst carrying all food and camping equipment — so this will not be a trip for couch potatoes!

The Cairngorm Plateau is well-known for its extreme and very changeable weather — the strongest gust ever recorded in the UK was 173mph on Cairngorm Summit!

Tents: You will need a suitable tent — sharing tents might help minimise loads.
Travel: Direct train from London King’s Cross on Thursday 7th, 12:00pm, arr Aviemore 7:26pm. Return from Aviemore on Sunday 10th 10:22am, arr King's Cross 5:49pm.

Don’t forget to bring some carrots for the reindeer!
More details LMC Discord reindeer meet channel

https://discord.gg/pGrprmfF