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Dear Gentians, I hope you all have a good festive break. Attached are some scanned in photos from the 1994 New Year Meet at Patterdale Have a mountainous time. Best Wishes to All. Steve

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A small but perfectly formed group of Gentians arrived on Friday evening at the MAM Low House hut near the centre of Coniston for a weekend of hill walking. Stuart had traveled up earlier and the lounge fire was soon blazing and the kettle on. The consensus was for a pub meal which was taken

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It’s that time of year again (nearly) and as ever, the BMC website gives some useful advice.

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The Club met at Plas y Brenin, Capel Curig, Snowdonia for the Annual Dinner Meet on 5th Nov 2016. More to follow but here is a photo I took on return to the hut Saturday afternoon. I was assured it was a Mountain Leader event and that no crime had occurred.

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I’m sure many of you know Ralph and Katy Phipps who were founding members of the Gentian Club in 1974. They now live in Spain producing a website recording walks across Spain. Click or copy and paste this link to your browser http://www.walksinspain.org/wordpress/ Their website also provides a link to The Costa Blanca Mountain Walkers site for further insights

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A weekend of contrasts as on Saturday the weather denied us the hills. 50-60 mph winds, very heavy rain and low cloud was provided for the group of five. Phil was leading on Sunday for another group albeit the wind had dropped rain and cloud persisted near Llanberis. This walk, 13 miles and 3500 ft, above the Sychnant Valley after

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While trawling the internet I was delighted to see the continued existence of the Gentian Club. In the early seventies I had just left school in Jersey and like many young islanders I was yearning for the experience of large open spaces. Joining the YHA was a natural choice at the time and George Watkins

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All, Independent Hostels have posted the ‘Badrallach Bothy on Little Loch Broom’ blog written by Mike following the Clubs’ visit to the area earlier in the year. Included is a short piece about the Club to attract more members. Thanks to Steve B and Ted for organising and to Mike for the article. Have a good

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Independent Hostel Guide Independent hostels, like youth hostels, have private rooms and dorms, flexible lengths of stay and self catering kitchens.  Designed with walkers and cyclist in mind they have drying rooms, boot racks and no chintz. Bunkhouses and camping barns are both types of independent hostels.  All hostels welcome groups and are able to let