Wessex Mountaineering Club

Here are the photos from the 2016 photo competition. Julian Prieto and Trace Sutton drew on 3rd place. Malcolm Max Streeton came in 2nd place. Alan Blanchflower’s amazing photo won by a comfortable margin. I don’t think we’ll have as many photos from Peru next year! Here’s the full list of entries: Paul Rigg This … Continue reading 2016 Photo Competition →

Here are the photos from the 2015 photo competition (sorry for the delay in posting these!) We only had received two entries, but I supplemented this with photos from the newsletter! Attendees at the AGM were asked to vote for their three favourites. 3rd place Alan Blanchflower with climbing at North Pembroke Joint second place … Continue reading 2015 Photo Competition →

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There was an excellent turnout for this meet, which was based in a lovely area of the UK, rightly famed for its crags, but also offering wonderful walking. Paul and I drove up on early and spent Thursday and Friday walking as it was too cold and windy for us to take pleasure in climbing … Continue reading Peak District, 19-20 June by Jill Stevens →

Our first WMC Navigation Course took place on a beautiful June evening in the New Forest. Three brave trainers Max, Frodo and David were ready for our ‘knowledge hungry’ club members Chloe, Julian, Tracy, John and me (Marta). Apparently, the weather was not on our side dry, sunny, plus 20 degree Celsius but I beg … Continue reading Wessex Navigation Course by Marta Adamus →

I am not much into Bouldering. A trip to Font did not inspire me much, and I had a invite for a Birthday trip to N Wales the same weekend. However people kept telling me it would be fun, climbing in the sun on a sandy ‘beach’, drinking coffee and eating croissants. It was bound … Continue reading Fontainebleau, by Max Streeton →

A well attended meet in the Borrowdale valley.  Lots of climbing, scrambling and walking. Friday was cloudy and damp, so a few of us (me, Alan, Tracy and Max) decided to attempt Cam Crag Ridge, a grade 2 scramble up towards Glaramara from the Langstrath valley. For once, even though the visibility was pretty poor … Continue reading Lake District, Easter 2015 →

On Saturday 14th February, over 20 friends of Chris Bristow assembled in Broadmayne to take part in a 10 mile walk, led by Bob Mott to commemorate 50 years of his active membership of the Wessex Mountaineering Club. At lunchtime, there was a reunion of members and past members. The president of the British Mountaineering … Continue reading Seedy’s 50th (by Jack Crewe and Chris Bristow) →