Going deep at the Cwmorthin Slate Mine

As part of a CPD weekend with Yr Hafod, we were kindly treated to a couple of great days. The first was a day wandering around Cwm Idwal with Mike Raine looking at some of the common and very rare flora that is present there. One of the big takeaways from the day with Mike

NKHC Christmas Meet

Having been in the club for several years I decided it was time to attend the infamous Christmas meet. It had been suggested that I may even experience the spectacle of pole-dancing, an activity worth the 12k walk required on the Saturday on the run-up to the meal. About two days before the meet the

GLSW Explorer weekend in Eryri

The weather in Eryri for the five days prior to the Saturday on the hills with an Explorer Scout group was awful. The way the wind and the rain combined in Dolwyddelan reminded me of the film Forrest Gump where he described the rain going upwards. Saturday came and the weather was fantastic, no rain

Back in the Lakes after lockdown

After a long wait, the weekend finally arrived, this was the first chance to get away with the club following COVID-19!! After a pretty drive from Yorkshire, I arrived at the Rydal Hall bunkhouse near Ambleside just in time for one of Shira’s special Green Thai curries. There was an evening of the usual “what