This year’s trip abroad was to the French Pyrenees staying at the comfortable Gite Le Lutin in Bagneres de Luchon. For a look at the current programme, click here.

Some pics of our trip to the remote Dolgoch Hostel in the Cambrian Mountains. We’re talking *very* remote here with solar power for lights and showers and no phone signal or wi-fi. Great for a digital detox! See coming events on https://www.gentianclub.org.uk/meetprogramme.php and for a blog of the weekend and more pics go to https://davidpettit.home.blog/…/gentian-cambrian…/

Some pics from a full week staying at Mar Lodge in the heart of the Cairngorms. There are no less than 15 Munros in the back garden which gave ample scope for excursions. As a day off from the uphill, one group managed the 22 mile walk starting at Linn of Dee near Braemar and

A Winter weekend in the Lakes walking around Blencathra and staying in the very comfortable Lonscale bunkhouse. Some snow at last! For a full account of the weekend by one of our members click here. Click to see our current events programme.

Pictures from this years Scottish Winter trip staying at the very comfortable Fassfern House at Kinlocheil near Fort William (we don’t normally get a grand piano in our accommodation!). A good week despite some poor weather and we managed to get up Ben Nevis at last! Click to see our current events programme.

A Winter weekend in Snowdonia/Eryri staying in the perfectly located Oread club hut at Rhyd ddu at the foot of Snowdon/Yr Wyddfa. Groups managed Moel Hebog (‘Bare Hill of the Hawk’ – 783m) and a loop via the Watkin path on Saturday followed by a chunk of the Nantle Ridge and a section of the

A snowy walk on Sunday round Alport Castles in the Peak District. For a look at coming events click here or better still – join us on one! Click here to find out more. For a full account and more photos by a Club member click here.

Some easier walking this weekend in the White Peak based at the comfortable Woodlands bunkhouse near Bakewell. For a look at coming Club events go to – https://www.gentianclub.org.uk/meetprogramme.php Better still – join us on one! – https://www.gentianclub.org.uk/blogs/home/

Two days walking in the Black Mountains staying at the comfortable Star Bunkhouse with a Saturday evening meal at the Bear Hotel in Crickhowell, an 18th century coaching inn. The weather was a bit damp but hills climbed included Pen Cerrig-calch (701m) and Pen Allt-mawr (719m) with some taking the option of lower level walking

A day’s walking in the Peak District taking in Sir William Hill, Bretton Clough, Abney Moor and Abney Clough. Great weather and colours. For a full account by a Club member click here and for a look at coming events click here. Better still – join us on one! – click here to find out