Category Archives: Hill Walking

Coniston Copper-mines weekend

Top Of The Old Man of Coniston Club members met at the Barrow Mountaineering Club hut in the Coppermines Valley near to Coniston in the Lake District for our first weekend meet of 2018. As affiliates of the British Mountaineering … Continue reading

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November in the Langdales

On a cracking November weekend members of Nuneaton Mountaineering Club camped at the National Trust Great Langdale campsite in the Lake District. On Saturday they climbed the stony path up to Stickle Tarn which is a popular hill walking destination … Continue reading

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Mountains of Mourne. Northern Ireland

Nuneaton Mountaineering Club’s trip to Northern Ireland was a great success. Various methods of travel were employed including flying to Dublin and hiring a car, ferry from Holyhead to Dublin, overnight ferry Birkenhead to Belfast and the Belfast to Cairnryanferry. … Continue reading

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Camping weekend on Anglesey 30 June – 2nd July 2017

This was the clubs first trip to Anglesey. We had booked the camp site at Bont farm near Malltraeth where we were given an area of the field for ourselves. which proved to be a good idea as the camp … Continue reading

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Lady Bower Resevoir December 2016

That strange time between Christmas and New Year, when no-one seems to know which day of the week it is, was a great opportunity for some of the members of Nuneaton Mountaineering Club to get out for exercise, fresh air … Continue reading

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Bala Weekend report 2016

On the weekend of the 15th-17th January 2016 10 members stayed at the Bala bunkhouse in Snowdonia. The bunkhouse is a converted 18th century building, accommodating up to 26 people in the bunkhouse and two annexes. Thankfully we had it … Continue reading

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Backpacking

Backpacking When you carry too much on your back, walk too many miles and wake up with a llyn on your doorstep one night and a loch on the next. When your watch is forgotten, the time of the day, … Continue reading

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January “Winter” weekend

ADVANCE NOTICE 11th – 13th January 2007 The January “Winter” weekend shall be based at Windermere YHA from the Friday for two nights. You will be aware that there are a host of good mountains within easy reach and hopefully … Continue reading

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