Many club members – perhaps a majority – enjoy cycling in some shape or form. Cycle trips are less formally arranged within the club cycling fraternity. When it comes to hill walking some hills sit well away from the road. As a result we sometimes like using a mountain bike …
The Basics – Axes Crampons and Approach Work Before attempting Winter climbing you should have a solid grounding in Winter Skills, Ropework and Navigation. Ice axes and crampons are the common tools shared by winter hillwalkers and winter climbers, the skill set in using them is similar but when climbing …
Scrambling is a category of mountaineering that involves ascending rock faces and ridges, often without the use of ropes. It is not an easy category to define exactly but it lies somewhere between hillwalking and rock climbing. A scrambling route is often distinguished from a hillwalk as a route where …