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May eNewsletter
Smiler – Photo Ian Smith Welcome to the May eNewsletter Quick links within the Newsletter: Committee Lines Meets and Meet Report Hut News & A Fact About CGM Guidebook News Robertson Lamb Hut We...
View ArticleRev Dr Richard L Hills MBE
We have been inform that our member Richard Hills sadly passed away peacefully on 10th May 2019 at Willow Wood Hospice, Ashton-Under-Lyne, Manchester. We offer our condolences to his family and...
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BMC International Meet, Ynys Ettws, 12-19 May 2019
Viktor Kamb (Sweden) on Pull my Daisy, Llanberis Slate Quarries The biennial BMC International Summer Meet came to North Wales and we were blessed with brilliant weather for the week, which made such a...
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Downes Hut Closure
The Downes Hut and parking area will be closed between the 3rd and 22nd June for the installation of the new sewage treatment plant and soak away and for the Jamfest Meet the weekend of 21-23rd. Please...
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Lewis Meet 2019 –“Nae Midgies”
It was too cold and windy for the wee bastards, the meet commencing with a wet and windy weekend. This put a dampener on many people’s spirits and plans with more than a dozen deciding it was not worth...
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Smiler’s Wake
Sadly, our great friend Smiler passed away on 2nd May. To celebrate his life in the mountains, we invite all his friends to an evening of illustrated talks and a buffet meal. Date: Saturday 10th...
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Skye Meet May 25th to June 1st 2019
Participant members & guests Andy Chubb, Nick Gregory, Paul Scott, Debbie Marsh, Cathy Woodhead, David Medcalf, Peri Stracchino, Alison Cairns, Andy Cairns, Mike Hammill, Maddy Raven, Alison...
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Jamfest 22-23 June 2019
After what felt like an eternity of rain across the UK, the sun finally came out and provided us with perfect weather for the weekend. The Downes hut was freshly opened after building works, and we...
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CC/FRCC Joint Meet 2019
The weather forecast was not good for the weekend meet of the Climbers’ Club and the Fell and Rock Climbing Club at Rawhead in Langdale. The hut was fully booked and this was proving to be a very...
View ArticleCount House Boiler
Count House Boiler is leaking. The boiler at the hut is leaking and will probably need replacing as the cost of repairing it (again, it was extensively repaired in 2017) is likely to be excessive. If...
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Tide Tables pre 2020
Please Note: These tide tables will cease at the end of 2019 – beyond or for more locations around the world please use the new page … Use this page to explore tide tables covering UK coastal climbing...
View ArticleThe Hunt for Joe Brown’s lost negatives
A few weeks ago I received an e-mail from Zoe Brown, Joe Brown’s daughter with this distressed message: ‘At some point about 20? years ago Dad lost track of his collection of black and white negatives...
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Alpine Club Summer Alps Meet in the Pyrenees – 2019
Descending from the summit of Pico de Aneto – Photo Tony Westcott This year’s meet was promoted as “a change from the usual 4000m peak areas” and judging from the feedback from the 36 who attended the...
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Count House Family Meet – 2019
Kate looking cool The 2019 family meet convened on the Count House on Sat 27th July. This meet remains an annual pilgrimage for those involved, furthermore since it has been running for 40 years or...
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Reg Pillinger
We regret to announce that long term member Reg Pillinger died on the 14th August. We offer our condolences to Mary Nichol, his family and friends. The Celebration of Reg’s Life will be held at 2.30pm...
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Eulogy to Smiler
Photo David Medcalf Hello folks, on Saturday 10th August it was the Wake for Smiler, with lots of CC members ‘of a certain age’ in attendance. It was a really good night and we were well entertained...
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Claude Davies
Claude Davies with his long time partner Joe Brown – Photo Derek Walker We regret to announce that Claude Davies died on Saturday 31st August at East Cheshire Hospice, although the cancer took hold...
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Llanberis Pass – Road Closure
Ynys Ettws, Snowdonia ADVANCE NOTICE – ROAD CLOSURE – LLANBERIS PASS The road from Pont y Gromlech up to Pen y Pass will be closed for re-surfacing work from 08.00 to 18.00 hrs every day for three...
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Meet report Pembroke 2019
The meet started well with a full turnout in jovial mood which carried on the whole week. We had two social events through the week the first was the usual barbecue with guests from the Pinnacle...
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Al Alvarez
AL ALVAREZ, rock-climber and man-of-letters. BMC Conference, Buxton March 2nd. 1974ref: 2825/B/11© JOHN.CLEARE/ Mountain.Camera Picture Library We regret to announce that Al Alvarez died on Monday 23rd...
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