Participating in meets is what the club is all about. Meets are run by members, for members.
The club thrives by having members take an active interest in the meets that are run. To volunteer to steward a meet, or to suggest a new meet, please contact our meets secretary. The FAQ page offers advice on what to expect on a meet and guidelines for organising meets. Remember that if you have spotted potential for a new meet, the chances are high that others will also be interested!
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Trad, sport climbing and walking on the sea cliffs of Dorset.
Camping at Tom's Field Campsite
https://www.tomsfieldcamping.co.uk
Please book your own pitch. We'll be congregating in the "Top Ridge Area" area near pitch 34.
Book early to avoid dissapointment as the campsite gets fully booked in the summer.
Acton Field campsite can be used as a overflow if people sign up to the meet last minute and Tom's Field is full.
https://www.actonfieldcampsite.co.uk/
Great valley cragging, alpine rock, 4000ers, and a north face that some may have heard of.
13 separate bunks/beds booked in a large house/appartement in Meringen, Bernese Oberland.
https://www.gruppenhaus.ch/en/house/holiday_hostel/aspen/1509
The house has a fully equipped kitchen, large living room area, garden and BBQ. It also boasts 3 toilets, 3 showers and 4 washrooms.
Cost is £36.00 per person per night. Full payment is required on sign up and accommodation fees are non-refundable. But if you need you cancel your place you're welcome to try and find someone to replace you (or if the meet fills up there may be a waiting list to draw from).
Guidebooks
Alpine climbing - The 4000m Peaks of the Alps (Martin Moran)
Rock Climbing - Schweiz Plaisir West and Schweiz Plaisir Ost
A Rockfax for the Bernese Oberland is being developed that will have both Alpine and rock climbing in it. There's a chance it may be ready in time.
For a flavour of what's on offer:
rock climbing https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/destinations/grimsel_pass-201873
Alpine climbing
https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/features/hut_to_hut_in_the_bernese_oberland-5375
A meet at the club's hut in Eryri
BBQs , charcoal and fire lighters will be provided. Just bring some food to cook
More12 spaces have been booked by an LMC member.
The 4 loft spaces have now been booked by LMC members.
This is a mid-week booking.
12 spaces have been booked by the Rockhoppers MC. The 4 loft spaces have been booked by LMC members. The hut is full.
This is a mid-week booking.
Staying at the Alpine Club's George Starkey Hut in Patterdale, at the foot of Helvellyn.
22 bunks booked for Friday 22nd to Monday 25th August
£20 per person per night.
Bookings are non-refundable, but if you need to drop out you're welcome to find someone else to take your place and reimburse you the hut fees directly.
Participants are welcome to stay an extra day or so either side of the meet if they want. Please let the meet steward know if you do this and we can arrange an additional payment to the Alpine Club for any extra nights.
Activities: Climbing, Scrambling, Bouldering, Hiking, Swimming,
Travel Notes: Possible to take a direct train from London Euston to Penrith. It takes 3 to 4 hours one way depending on the service. Possible to pick up people who use this method of travel from Penrith at a pre determined time. Please DM me if interested in traveling this way.
There is a Whatsapp group for the meet at the LMC Whatsapp Community so that participants can add themselves.
MoreA family friendly long weekend in South Wales that all members are welcome to attend. Sea cliffs, sandy beaches and a short drive from London. There is something for everyone.
Camping at the Pitton Cross campsite near Rhossili
https://www.pittoncross.co.uk/
We have been allocated 10 pitches and you would need to make your own booking with the campsite with ref : LMC 2025 and inform the meet steward.
Possibility to extend the stay either side of the long weekend.
Good trad, sport climbing and coastal walks in the area.
Guidebooks:
Rockfax South Wales Sport Climbs (book and app)
Rockfax Pembroke and Gower Trad (book and app)
Gower Rock: Selected Climbs (book)
A Whatsapp group for the meet will be added to the LMC Whatsapp Community so that participants can add themselves. A link to it cannot be added here for data security reasons.
MorePLEASE SIGN UP AND PAY THE ACCOMMODATION DEPOSIT BY Mid July IF YOU INTEND TO COME
Based in/around Cortina, an abundance of incredible rock and alpine climbing, via ferrata and hiking in the beautiful Dolomites.
ACCOMODATION
A lovely apartment in Cortina is booked that accommodates 8 people. The cost for the whole week would be £300 pp if all spaces are taken. Please pay the accommodation deposit by Mid July to secure your space.
TRAVEL
Airport Venice Marco Polo is the best option for flying based on firstly travel convenience and price. It's a 2 hour drive away from Cortina.
Currently following BA flight is going for under £200 incl. hold luggage:
7.05pm LHR- 10.15pm VCE
9.30pm VCE- 10.45pm LHR
ROUTES
We’re spoilt for choice of where to climb in Cortina.
Cinque Torri has a range of excellent cragging, multi pitch trad and via feratta across all the grades from 3-8.
GUIDEBOOKS
Rockfax dolomites is available in print and on the Rockfax app.
As well, Falesie a Cortina d'Ampezzo contains many crags not contained in the Rockfax version.
A Whatsapp group for the meet will be added to the LMC Whatsapp Community so that participants can add themselves. A link to it cannot be added here for data security reasons.
MoreA long weekend of bolt clipping in the sunshine.
We will be going to Calpe again staying at Villa Solpadel which is a short walk from the town centre (similar to Villa Perles). Most rooms are twins so booking will be on the basis of sharing a twin and it sleeps 16 people. The villa has a small pool too if weather permits!
Flights to Alicante are plentiful from a number of London airports. In order to co-ordinate car-shares, suggested approximate flights: Arrive Friday night, leave Wednesday night.
MoreChance to sharpen your map reading and navigation skills - both by day and night. Suitable for novice navigators and wizard-like wanderers. This year with new helpers - and new ideas!
We will to focus on using maps, and then go out on the hill to practice navigation. We will all make use of traditional navigation (using a compass, the map and looking around!), and also discuss use of GPS-based devices.
Bookings open on 1 September, and will be limited to ten participants. We will organise a communal meal on the Saturday night (I'll be looking for a volunteer co-ordinator). The meet fees include an extra amount to pay for the communal meal.
Refunds in the case of participants cancelling are at discretion of meet steward.
MoreThis meet is recommended for experienced winter walkers and wild campers only.
Winter backpacking in the Cairngorms
Braemar - Aviemore, 60km, tent and bothy accommodation.
Flight to Aberdeen, return by day train.
A Whatsapp group for the meet has been added to the LMC Whatsapp Community so that participants can add themselves.
MoreThis meet it best suited to experienced winter climbers.
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, stay at the Fort William Backpackers' hostel, 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. Every year there's talk of staying on after the Friday, but in recent memory this has never actually happened. 5 days straight of climbing and staying at the hut is normally enough to sate the rat.
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 relatively short 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 £26 p.p.p.n. The full cost of £130 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)
Scottish Winter Climbs West - Scottish Mountaineering Club
Travel to Ben Nevis: The drive is about 10 hours from London and can easily be done in a day.
MoreThe Misty Isle beckons for another LMC adventure, our 3rd in a row.
The first 9 beds reserved are now gone, so participants will now have to reserve their own bed at the hostel or find alternative accommodation. There’s also the Glenbrittle Memorial Hut a minute’s drive away, and the Glenbrittle campsite at the end of the valley. Just remember your midge nets!
The youth hostel is well situated with a beach and the famous Fairy Pools nearby, and has parking and a drying room on site.
There will be opportunities for walking into famous sites such as Corrie Lagan, as well as fantastic climbs on the Cioch as well as the Cuillin Ridge itself.
Cost of accommodation is £28 pppn. The full cost (£168) is payable on sign up.
Book early to avoid disappointment - and don’t forget your midge nets!
CANCELLATION TERMS
Although the hostel does offer refunds for individual bookings as long as cancelled 24h or more before arrival, due to the charge this incurs, we strongly recommend finding someone to take your place on the meet instead.
MoreThis meet it best suited to experienced winter climbers.
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 (16th Feb) to the Friday (21st Feb) morning so it's recommended to travel up on the Saturday (15th Feb) 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
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 relatively short walk-ins to all the climbs on the North Face.
Late Feb is slightly earlier that previous years, however the hut is in high demand and already booked out. This time of year 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. 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 £28 p.p.p.n. The full cost of £140 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 let the meet steward know asap. They can help find someone else to take your place (who will transfer you the money), though replacements aren't guaranteed and you will be liable for the costs if replacements can't be found.
Guidebook: Scottish Winter Climbs - SMC (available in paperback or to download on the Rockfax app)
Scottish Winter Climbs West - Scottish Mountaineering Club
Travel to Ben Nevis: The drive is about 10 hours from London and can easily be done in a day.
Please reach out to the meet steward (Will Osborn) if you have any questions prior to signing up.
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