Climbing the Old Man of Stoer
We had been talking about a trip up to the Old Man of Stoer for about six years. This year we decided to just book some flights for mid...
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Akaash
Nov 29, 201710 min read
Borkoldoy – Kyrgyzstan expedition 2017
We’ve been climbing for several hours through knee deep, energy sapping snow. The only exception to this was getting to the other side of...
Akaash
Nov 15, 20171 min read
North Wales trip report
A very enjoyable weekend was had by numerous AMC members in North Wales. Most stayed in the Shrewsbury Mountaineering club hut in...
Akaash
Jun 4, 20173 min read
Mid Wales trip report
The Mid Wales trip had a good turnout with Roz, Sam, Chris, Dave, JP, Nigel, Mike, Elaine, Nick, Alex, Andrew, Dan, Niall, Kevin, Dave...
Akaash
May 11, 20173 min read
Easter Trip Report
The Easter weekend meant that it was time for the annual AMC trip to St Buryan near the very tip of Cornwall. A strong contingent of 24...
Akaash
Nov 7, 20164 min read
Lundy Trip, 17-20 September 2016
First of all, a little bit of background on Lundy… with a bit of help from Landmark Trust: ‘Lundy lies off the coast of North Devon,...
Akaash
Oct 8, 20161 min read
Stanage Trip – July 2016
With a slightly dodgy forecast and lots of our members away at the seaside, the numbers for the Stanage trip weren’t up to their usual...
Akaash
Oct 8, 20165 min read
Lakeland Day(s) – the June AMC trip
I’m not usually spooked by woods in the gloaming, but following Nick’s shortcut to the pub (“just follow the river”) had taken me into...
Akaash
Oct 2, 20166 min read
Winter Scotland trip 2016
The first weekend in March saw 29 AMC members head north of the border to the Scottish highlands for a long weekend of walking,...
Akaash
Sep 2, 20162 min read
AMC Mid Wales Trip Report
After the rain of the week, those who had made the journey up on the Friday where rewarded with sunny dry evening to chat and enjoy...
Akaash
Apr 25, 20164 min read
Rjukan – Norway
Rjukan – Norway by Lucy and James After a spontaneous idea at the annual Meets meet, James and I decided to organise a climbing trip to...
Akaash
Oct 9, 20153 min read
Lundy 2015
Since joining the club the annual trip to Lundy has become a bit of an obsession of mine, there is just something about the isolation,...
Akaash
Aug 20, 20152 min read
July North Wales Trip
The July North Wales trip turned out to be ‘not too shabby’ a weekend. A number of us arrived at the Nant Peris campsite throughout...
Akaash
Jul 19, 20154 min read
In praise of mis-spent youth
“You a hustler, boy?” Dan was showing a suspiciously deep knowledge of the rules of pool, about which he only demurred: “I’ve just...
Akaash
Jun 21, 20153 min read
South Pembroke Trip
With a good weather forecast for the weekend around 20 AMC members headed to Bosherston in South Pembroke for a weekends climbing,...
Akaash
May 4, 20153 min read
Sun and Sand at St Buryan. AMC Cornwall Trip 2015
Again the AMC undertook their annual Easter trip to Cornwall. This year Di arranged fantastic weather as promised for all who ventured...
Akaash
Mar 16, 20152 min read
Ski Trip February 2015
During the first week of February the club visited the picturesque resort of Canezei in the Dolomites for a week of skiing where 10...
Akaash
Mar 13, 20157 min read
Late Feb Scotland Trip
A friend recently asked me if I had emigrated to Scotland, as I have just been fortunate enough to spend another 10 days up there which...
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