Tony Smythe
The Club is sorry to hear of the death of Tony Smythe who was a member of the CC back in the 1960s. He was known for being the son of Frank Smythe, the noted Himalayan mountaineer, but probably better known for being the co-author...
Read MoreMeet Report 10-11/2/24 Pembroke (Range West Briefing)
Six members attended the meet and made the 9am briefing at Merrion Camp. After a 30 minute briefing by the Range Safety Officer and a PCNPA Warden, the 6 members headed into the range from Stack Rocks to Greenham Common. This proved to be above...
Read MoreCC Newsletter January 2024
Sublime conditions, East Ridge of Beinn a' Chaorainn Photo: Anne Daykin. Click for larger image The Club Officers have just finished writing their contributions to the Annual Report. Look out for an email soon with a link to the report and the...
Read MoreAccess to Robertson Lamb Hut (Wayfarers' Club) 2023
The 2023 revision of the Hamish Nichol Accord with the Wayfarers’ Club has now been formally signed off. The agreement allows CC members easy access and preferential rates at the Robertson Lamb Hut in Langdale; in return Wayfarers' members can book into any of our...
Read MoreMeet report Women’s focused meet, RO Downes Hut, 22-24 September 2023
The CC’s first women’s focused meet saw an enthusiastic group gather at the Downes hut on the Friday night, augmented by extra climbers on Saturday and more attending the evening event. Although not specifically billed as an aspirants’ meet there were six newcomers, all of...
Read MoreMass Maintenance Meets - November 24 - 26
We have blocked out all the huts for the weekend of November 24-26 for maintenance meets and will be having a mass event across the estate to thoroughly clean and complete running repairs for each hut. As stated before, the format will be for a...
Read MoreLate Summer Meet 2023 Report 30th August to 13th September 2023 – Count House
This meet was a big success in so many ways! First of all we had fantastic weather, mostly hot (sometimes shady crags were needed), dry and sunny. We had one wet day which was good for shopping and relaxing. Many people were either camped out...
Read MoreJoint CC/LC&CC Llanberis Meet 16/17 Sep
I had a lot of fun at the joint Llanberis Meet this weekend, despite a ridiculously changeable forecast. 20 and a bit people came along. So a success depending upon your perspective.........or which club you are in. 17 were LC&CC members, albeit 4 are also...
Read MorePembroke Meet report 2023
This Pembroke meet was brilliant. We had mostly excellent weather, good tides and lots of enthusiastic CC members ready to get out climbing every day. There was 21 of us in the hut, camping and in vans. A wide range of climbs were done from...
Read MoreCount House Joint CC/Rucksack Club meet 9-17 July 2023
During the week there were around 11-16 from each club; most arrived sometime around the start of the meet and many left early because the rain became disappointingly persistent towards the weekend. Two hardy Rucksack folk cycled from Exeter over a couple of days, managing...
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