26/11/16 Evening trip. Originally hoped for a trip into Gautries but we couldn't get the entrance passage un-sumped/unplugged. As we didn't have any dangly kit with us, our backup plans were limited. We decided to trudge over in the freezing cold, now piss wet, to P8 where we ran down to the head of the …
105th Annual Dinner – Glaramara
18/11/16 - 20/11/16 By Crowson: Ok, up a snowy Great End via Cust's Gully, escaped from waterfall under chock stone to exit on head wall. (Crowson Grayson). By Bob G: On Saturday Phil and Bob tried to climb up a snow gully on Great Gable. The snow was like tiny polystyrene balls - we didn’t …
Knotlow
10/11/16 Evening trip. Down the climbing shaft, Waterfall Pitch, and into Waterfall Chamber. Then along the coffin level into Crimbo Pipe. Turned round and back out (Mike, Rob, McBain, David)
Carlswark – Merlin
03/11/16 In Gin Entrance - Rift Sump - short round trip - into Merlin - Shag's Sump - up out Merlin adit entrance. Think we might have broken David. (Mike, Rob, McBain Andy, Ed Samp, David)
Quick trip – White Rake & Merlin
26/10/16 Went to White Rake to check out the new lid and see if the dig was dry. It was. Then over to Merlin to see if the handline we left the other year was still in place. It wasn't. We climbed down anyway and found the streamway was predictably sumped upstream. So we ducked …
Moorwood Sough
16/10/16 Sunday trip up Moorwood Sough, up the danger ladders and a quick nosey about. Rob, Mike and Syd then carried on into Doom. Back out the same way... obviously. (Mike, Rob, Andy T, Syd, Bob G, Michael G, Matt)
Beudy Mawr, Llanberis
16/09/16 - 18/09/16 The Hut was as ever found to be comfortable, well equipped and convenient for Snowdon. With excellent weather, a good turnout and excellent food provided by the joint leaders a memorable meet was guaranteed. Many happy memories of previous meets at this hut, including impromptu, were recounted. Our southern members, Clowes, Goulden …
Stanage End
17/07/16 A beautiful sunny day, with however a strong blustery wind. The climbers parked at the cattle grid and walked along to the Far End, with the intention of climbing on the buttresses on way back. Geoff, just recovering from pneumonia, was coaxed up a few climbs by Syd, whilst Mike and McBain were ticking …
Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut, North Ballachulish
16/06/16 - 19/06/16 I arrived at the hut on Friday evening, having picked up Goulden and Hood at Perth station. We unloaded some food for the weekend, and then headed for the local bar which overlooked the Ballachulish bridge, where we found four of the less youthful members tucking into a bar meal. Pierce, Grayson …
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Wales Meet: Croesor
14/05/16 - 15/05/16 A good weekend was forecast and it was arranged to go down Friday morning, so Mike had time off work, but unfortunately Rob couldn’t make the meet at all. The Syd mobile picked us up then drove to Bradders for Eddie Samp. It was agreed to go to the hut first, as …
Derbyshire Pennine Club 