Northern Lake District
Facing unknown and unpredictable weather and traffic, 17 souls made their way up the crawling M5 and M6 to the beauty of the Northern...
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Akaash
May 19, 20141 min read
Big Black Mountain Challenge
4 AMC members made it to Llanthony Priory on Saturday 17th May for the 2014 Big Black Mountain Challenge in aid of Longtown MRT. Phil...
Akaash
Apr 19, 20141 min read
Bantham Hand
A smash and grab raid of the esoteric, but photogenic sea stack called the “Bantham Hand” in Bigbury Bay, near Plymouth in South Devon....
Akaash
Dec 22, 20133 min read
Brecon Beacons Trip, Christmas 2013
So, without further ado… The trip really begins at Temple Meads station where three fellow hikers were picked up by a little white...
Akaash
Oct 22, 20131 min read
Lundy Trip 2013
Here’s what “Lundy Virgin” Neil had to say about the trip: Well I guess I should write something as a member of the “Lundy Chastity” –...
Akaash
Oct 22, 20132 min read
Bog Walking
When I joined the mountaineering club I hadn’t appreciated I had, in fact, joined a bog walking club! Or perhaps it was just a strange...
Akaash
Oct 2, 20134 min read
Ballater Trip (Scotland)
Despite a questionable weather forecast leading to some last minute cancellations 7 people made it to Ballater for the August bank...
Akaash
Aug 21, 201311 min read
The Munros
The sky is dark and wet snow is in the air. It is Sunday the 16th January 2011 and I have just walked into the Drovers Inn on the banks...
Akaash
May 9, 20131 min read
Lake District Trip
In May the AMC went to the Lake District. These are some of the photos.
Akaash
Jun 5, 20111 min read
Gower Trip
The Gower coast was looking its May best for the weekend trip organised by Sharon Chirrop. 18 or so happy climbers met up at the...
Akaash
Apr 17, 20111 min read
Dartmoor Trip
This weekend 3 records were broken: the biggest meet (28 victims), the hottest weekend of the year (21 degrees) and the grottiest...
Akaash
Mar 27, 20117 min read
Take a walk on the wild side
As I drove down the A9 towards Perth on a lovely sunny autumn evening I felt rather pleased about the trip that was now drawing to a...
Akaash
Mar 20, 20117 min read
A beginners guide to the art of seconding
You’ve completed a top-roping course and the climbing bug has bitten. You’re dedicated and spend many evenings at the local indoor wall,...
Akaash
Mar 20, 20115 min read
Wild Camping
When asked to write a piece about wild camping I was unsure whether to take it as a compliment or a slur. To many, it is a dirty word;...
Akaash
Mar 20, 20114 min read
Rob’s five favourite Avon Gorge climbs
I lived in London because I was born there. I started climbing in 1992 and after few years I realised that I never belonged in London. So...
Akaash
Mar 20, 20118 min read
Snowdon, the hard way
This article is more about Michaela Bray’s first time up a mountain of any distinction, and for this momentous occasion she chooses non...
Akaash
Mar 20, 20117 min read
New kid on the rock
A breezy day in May that carries with it ozone from a restrained sea. I sit on a beach of pebbles feeling their shape and texture with my...
Akaash
Mar 20, 20118 min read
Between a rock and a Hard Severe place
Well I guess it all started on July 24th 1999 with the splendidly named Mr Bender and I swear to God that is his surname. Anyway I was a...
Akaash
Mar 20, 20117 min read
Pass the yak dung, it’s cold!
‘Good morning! Tea, coffee?’ I wrestle with the draw strings to get out of my sleeping bag. ‘What do you want?’ I enquire to the cocoon...
Akaash
Mar 4, 20116 min read
Rob Horler’s Scottish Adventures
It’s 8 am on Saturday the 15th of January and I’m looking out of my window in the Tyndrum Lodge hotel at the near horizontal rain lashing...
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