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

A near perfect weekend staying at the comfortable Moelwyn bunkhouse at Plas y Brenin near Capel Curig. Trips up the Glyders, Carneddau, Moel Elio horseshoe on Saturday with Moel Siabod and routes in the hills around Blaenau Ffestiniog on Sunday. For coming events go to: Meet Programme and for a blog of the weekend and

A weekend in the Newlands valley staying at the Carlisle MC club ‘hut’. Great routes all round and a roaring stove to return to along with gas lighting – defo ‘off grid’! For gallery of pics click the header above and click for coming events.

A weekend in the Lakes staying at Fylde MCs ideally situated ‘hut’. Medium level walking on Saturday but higher level on Sunday including Wetherlam (763m). For gallery of pics click the header above and for coming events click here.

This year’s trip abroad was to the Zillertal Alps in Austria. Based in Mayrhofen, the group managed quite a few local peaks including the Ahornspitze at 2973m. Next year it’s the French Pyrenees with plenty of trips to Snowdonia, the Lakes, Peak District, Brecon Beacons etc in between. For gallery of pics click the header

Better than expected weather on Saturday with a trip up the Carneddau and another around the lakes from Capel Curig. Horizontal rain on the Sunday but we were lucky to get better weather around Llangollen. For gallery of pics click the header above and for coming events click here and for a blog of the

Pictures from a 10 mile Saturday walk by the Bittell reservoirs and Lickey Hills. Click on the title to go to the gallery and click HERE to see what’s coming up.

A few pics from the January trip to Snowdonia. Fantastic cloud inversion and brocken spectres on Moel Siabod after a scramble up the Daear Dhu spur! Some great mountain days with ascents of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) by the Watkin path, Carnedd LLewelyn, Pen Yr Helg Du and Creigiau Gleision among others. Click on the title

A week of walking in the sunshine on the Costa Blanca – a long awaited trip. Click on the title to go to the gallery and click HERE to see what’s coming up.