Located on a working hill farm, Smithy’s Bunkhouse lies in the Black Mountains within the Brecon Beacons National Park, two and a half miles from the quaint historic market town of Abergavenny.

The bunkhouse is equipped with showers, toilets, a fully equipped kitchen, a drying area, coin operated washer and dryer and an adjacent common room with piano & wood-burning stove.

There are walks to Skirrid, Sugarloaf and Blorenge from the doorstep.

Sounds like a good pub at the end of the drive.

Music is optional!

Staying at the ULGMC hut (Fallcliffe Cottage) between Hathersage and Grindleford. This has alpine style bunks in 3 dorms. Froggat, Stanage, Curbar, Millstone and many other popular destinations within easy reach.

Staying at the Karabiner Club hut, 25 minutes walk through Padarn park to Llanberis. You may camp in the grounds if you prefer. Stunning views of Snowdon, and towards Anglesey. The slate quarries, just 10 minutes walk, have 1500 trad, sport and adventure routes.

//Navigation Skills//
For those of you who would like to sharpen your navigation skills or those who would like to learn how to navigate confidently in the hills whatever the weather, then this is the weekend for you!

For those who would like to join, Will Green will take out a group and cover skills such as walking to a bearing, pacing and timing. We will also navigate to features such as re-entrants, ring contours, spurs and spot heights, and learn how to translate contours on the map to features on the ground.

MEET FULL AND RUNNING A WAITING LIST. PLEASE ONLY SIGN UP IF YOU ARE ON THE WAITING LIST AND HAVE BEEN INVITED TO A PLACE. ANYONE ELSE WILL BE DELETED!!!

This year we have booked a chalet at Glenmore Lodge - Scotland's national outdoor training centre, in the heart of the Cairngorms. There will be the option to hire instructors for some winter skills training. Whilst snow is not guaranteed the northern Cairngorm plateau is the best bet at this time of year.

Staying at the old schoolhouse in Helwith Bridge, owned by the Yorkshire Subterranean Society. Just down the road from Horton in Ribblesdale, if anyone is up for the 3 peaks challenge. You can eat at the Helwith Bridge Inn, including breakfast if you book in advance.

We are also putting on Navigation this weekend with Team Walking Skills. More information has been sent out via email - check your inbox or get in touch with Dayne to find out more!

If interested in Navigation training, please mention in the notes when signing up!

Home of wild ponies, jail ale and the Hound of the Baskervilles. Wild moorland walking and climbing on the tors and Dewerstone. We are staying at the Fox Tor cafe bunkhouse in Princetown in the centre of the moor.

We're staying at the Lancashire Climbing and Caving Club's Tranearth Hut. Set in the Lake District hills, it's a beautiful area to explire a whole range of exciting scenery and activities.

The hut is well equiped, we have 20 spaces reserved, we could even increase our booking size if things get popular.. Camping for 3 tents in the garden too.. Though with the solid fuel stove and comfy sofas in the lounge, bag yourself a space indoors if you can!

Last thing to add, extending your stay before or after is an option here too :)

Link below

https://thelccc.co.uk/club-huts/tranearth-2/

For our last hut trip of the season we are returning to the wonderful Isle of Skye, 5 years after our last visit. We are staying at Glenbrittle Youth Hostel, in a spectacular location at the base of the Cuillin ridge. Anyone up for the Inn Pin, or wild swimming in the Fairy Pools?

Roll up for the last hut trip of the season for lovers of solid fuel burners, central heating and drying rooms!

Just up the road from our recent visit to the Ty Powdwr hut, we return to the Llanberis vicinity for more walking, climbing and scrambling this April in the GMC's hut.

Next door to some soaring hills and the usual Lake district views we have the slate quarries just 10 minutes walk, have 1500 trad, sport and adventure routes. Quick access to the Glyders is also available, including the ever enticing Bryant's Gully, the longest scramble in the Steve Ashton guidebook (three stars!).

With our annual trip to the land of pasties and jam first scones comes the first camping trip of the year!

Hope for sun and you might just feel like you've left the United Kingdom! Walkers will be enticed by the southwest coast path, some of the country's best beaches and a hearty reward of pub food after all of the day's exertion.
Climbers will find satisfying multipitch routes, and good training in overcoming the 'yuck' factor when reaching for a jug smothered in gull poop. With the benefit of the holiday weekend, you can intersperse your climbing with a day of kayaking!
This year we are back at Treen campsite, near Porthcurno. £13pp with small tent.
**Please sign up by Friday, 26th April so I can give final number to Gillian.**

This meet is specifically for those of you who want to learn skills that will enable you to take on the wonderful world of trad climbing. This Skills Weekender is for you if you are already an indoor climber with the confidence to lead and belay a partner safely or you're a sport climber looking to make the leap into trad. You'll learn skills vital for trad climbing that you can then use to further your own progression.

We'll cover 4 core areas;
1) Gear, what is it and how to place it safely,
2) Belaying with half ropes,
3) Setting up anchors to keep you and your climbing partner safe,
4) Abseiling on a single line and half ropes.

We will climb on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th. The format will be 5 groups of 4 novices with 5 group leaders taking you through the areas outlined above.

We will be staying at the bunkhouse in Bamford on Friday 10th and Saturday 11th May.

Join us to celebrate the founding of the Rockhoppers 70 years ago in our spiritual home - Snowdonia.

Meet full - please see the email of 9th March for details of how to get on the waiting list

This is a once in a decade opportunity to bring together members of the Rockhopper community to recognise the formation of the club all those years ago.

There’ll be plenty of opportunity to explore and do all the usual activities as well as a race around Snowdonia to collect pieces of a puzzle and pre-planned route options for walking, climbing and cycling. The evening entertainment comes in the form of a quiz on Saturday and the main event of dinner and a ceilidh on Sunday. So get your dancing shoes ready!

Booking options
Please read before booking:

There are two steps (three if you're not already a member)
0) Join the club here
1) Book onto and pay the club for this trip
2) Book and pay for any Plas Y Brenin rooms or food.

You need to book onto this trip (using the green "Book online" button to the right) and choose one of the three payment options. Fill out travel details (see FAQ) and write in the comments section "Camping", "PYB" or "Other" (along with any other comments on travel.

Then click on the PYB booking link button below if you want catering or a room. You pay PYB separately for these options.

Please refer to the booking email sent on 12th January and the FAQ page for more details.

Camping
Select the "70th dinner (including camping)" payment option when booking onto the trip.
Optional: enjoy meals at PYB by choosing the "catering only" option on the PYB booking link below.

Staying at Plas y Brenin
Select the "70th dinner (staying at PYB)" payment option when booking onto the trip then choose one of the room options (single or shared) on the PYB booking link below.

Undecided / other accommodation
Select the "70th dinner only" payment option when booking onto the trip.

PYB accommodation / catering packages
Once you've booked on the meet (using the green "Book online" button as normal), please click the button below to go to the PYB packages page and click on "Buy Tickets" and choose your option.

Booking button temporarily removed as the meet is full

A staple for anyone who's missed the grit this year, we'll be making an annual return to the Stanage/Burbage areas with some high altitude camping (to be confirmed) within a few mins walk of the crag.

For walkers, the Peaks offer multiple enjoyable meanders that will help the knees recover from and prepare for the steeper Snowdonia and Lake District trips either side of this visit.

More spaces can be made available if demand requires it.

We return to the National Trust campsite, from where we can still taste those delicious bacon rolls from last year. And who can forget the underfloor heating?!

Excellent facilities aside, this location offers a great opportunity to get Alps-fit before your summer adventures, with a superb variety of crags nearby, such as Ravens (15 minute approach) and Gimmer crags, and long, hard mountain days available for the keen walker. Bring oversocks for delightful ghyll scrambling (if the weather allows) and hungry bellies for the pub if the weather requires.

(Ask nicely and we might see the return of Rob's yoga tent.)

High summer: the perfect time to go to the beach. We return to Nicholaston Farm, where the long steps down to the dunes precipitate an excellent day of sandy walking, and from where beautiful climbs can be reached with a short drive (or a swim!).

What does this trip offer beyond amazing climbing, walks and great public transport?
Endless sandy beaches, beautiful forests, a well-filled shop, on-site oven-baked pizza, hot showers with underfloor heating, a dedicated warm water dog-wash and industrial fridges to keep all of that delicious food. And cafes and pubs galore.

If you're still not convinced, check out some of the scenes from our last visit.

I reckon you deserve a week off, staying in a lovely little hut nestled in the Pass of Llanberis, arguably the home of trad climbing in the UK. The hut is based in Nant Peris so you have iconic crags such as Graig Ddu, Clogwyn Grochan, Carreg Wasted, Dinas y Gromlech and Dinas Mot just a short walk or bus ride away - its a paradise for anyone looking to get into their multi-pitch climbing with lots of very accessible grades. Another bonus is that the position of the hut is literally only a 20min walk away from the famous sport routes of the Llanberis quarries, which, on showery days are very fast drying. Not wanting to tie in? You could explore the many world class boulders in the valley or just take full advantage of some incredible walks all from the front door of the hut.

Reach out to me if you have any questions or if you want to chat through logistics of the meet.

Dates:
Monday 22nd to Friday 26th July

Accommodation
Fronwydyr hut in Nant Peris at £10 per night per person.

Activities for the week
Trad single / multi pitch
Sport climbing
Bouldering
Hill walking
Scrambling

For those of us experiencing FOMO from the week in Llanberis trip, you will have the option to join the holidaying Rockhoppers on the tail end of their week (but at a campsite, not in their hut).

An opportunity to scratch that sport climbing itch.

We return to South Pem. From the challenging limestone cliffs at Saddle Head to the iconic sea stacks of St. Govans, South Pembrokeshire has a route for every level of bravery or climbing madness.

For those who prefer their feet firmly on the ground, the coastal walks provide breathtaking views and a chance to spot local wildlife, without the risk of unplanned swimming.

Note: the showers are "traditional".

We are staying in the small town of Schruns in the Montafon Valley in western Austria, on the border with Switzerland, where we have rented a holiday apartment. This is a family friendly alpine resort, which offers a variety of mountain based activities.

Activities include walking through Alpine meadows and up to summits approaching 3000m, via ferrata both in the valley and on longer mountain routes, and rock climbing either in single pitch klettergarten or longer multi-pitches, There is also the opportunity to stay overnight at one of the many high mountain huts, or undertake a glacier ascent to a 3312m peak. Its up to you to group together with other participants to organise your own activities to make the most of this trip.

Before booking you first need to email the meet steward to request the full details, so that you are aware of what is on offer, including recommendations for guide books, maps, insurance, and transport.

Our annual weekend of volunteering in Snowdonia, organised by the Snowdonia Society.

Our last coastline meander before returning inland for the autumn, Hartland Point offers a spectacular blend of coastal scenery and challenging terrain that will delight both walkers and climbers alike.

Where is the president taking you this year?

We'll keep it a secret for just a little while longer, but expect it to feature beaches, lakes and big mountains within a 30-minute drive, and a beautiful ruined abbey within 15. (A penguin award goes to whomever guesses it just from that).

Join us for the awarding of Rockhopper of the Year, commiseration prizes for all of the runner-ups and a glance at the much-loved but a little bit creepy Penny the Penguin.

BYOB! (But we'll arrange food, don't worry.)