Upcoming BMC Training Courses

By stephen

The BMC is running a series of training courses this year, all of which are aimed specifically at club members and are interested in any takers. The following is an overview, the links pointing to Word Documents giving further details.

Winter Skills 10-11th March 2012 ( Scotland )

There are 3 places left on this course, so please get in touch as soon as possible.

Navigation Skills: 28-29th April 2012 ( North Wales )

Expedition Skills & Planning: 1-2nd Sept 2012 (S. Lakes)

Navigation Skills (details TBC): 15-16th Sept 2012 (Peak)

First Aid: 5-6thOctober 2012 ( North Lakes )

If you are interested in taking part in any of these please get in touch with Martin Kocsis at the BMC.

Many thanks,
Stephen 

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'The Long Hope' film Dave MacLeod

By stephen

This stunning film, which won the people's Choice award at the Kendal Mountain Film Festival in November, documents Dave MacLeod and Andy Turner's epic ascent of 'The Long Hope.' There is a discount available for NLMC club members- so come down to the RGS on February 8th for some inspiration on climbing 1400 feet of loose, bird infested sea-cliff (as if you needed any!)

Tickets can be bought for £9.60, a discount from £13 with booking fee, by emailing Naomi on vice@nlmc.co.uk

More information is available at Dave's website.

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New Members’ Meet 2-4th October

By sec

After the very successful new members meet earlier in the year NLMC has decided to run a second meet at the club hut in Snowdonia over the weekend Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October. This will have a very similar format to the last one and again we will be offering some instruction for new members using instructors from Plas y Brenin (partly funded by grants from BMC and rest by NLMC). Help from experienced members is also needed and any offers to assist with this weekend would be greatly appreciated. 

If you have joined the club within the last 12 months (or just about to join) this weekend is for you. It is a great opportunity to meet other climbers and gain further climbing experience. You will need to provide your own climbing shoes, harness and helmet. Costs will be just the hut fees (£4 per night) and share of petrol costs to get there - remember this is for members only - so join up now if necessary!!!

As orgainsing this does take time - sorting out lift shares and courses please let me know early if you:

1. Intend to come
2. Want to participate in some instruction - indicate your experience level
3. Do you need a lift or can you offer a lift.
4. Willing to help with less experienced climbers.

Please reply directly to me not to chat@ or news@...

Hope to hear from you soon.

Steve

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September Working Meet

By john

As you will have seen from the last NLMC newsletter, we are holding a working meet at the club properties on the 19/20th September. If you have been up to the cottage this summer you will have seen that we (by "we" I mean George Wilson) have been doing quite a lot of landscaping work. However, we need members to help with this, as well as plenty of smaller jobs inside the properties. 

All members are very welcome to come along and jobs will be found for all, regardless of DIY skills. As an extra incentive, the committee will lay on free food and (some) beer for everyone attending. I'm also told that there will be localised showers over all UK climbing destinations that weekend so you won't be missing out on any climbing opportunities.

Please let me know if you will be coming along. If you have tools/paintbrushes etc please bring them along as well (I can let people have more idea of jobs that need doing once we have an idea of numbers attending).

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October Working Meet

By processwire

After the very successful new members meet earlier in the year NLMC has decided to run a second meet at the club hut in Snowdonia over the weekend Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th October. This will have a very similar format to the last one and again we will be offering some instruction for new members using instructors from Plas y Brenin (partly funded by grants from BMC and rest by NLMC). Help from experienced members is also needed and any offers to assist with this weekend would be greatly appreciated.

If you have joined the club within the last 12 months (or just about to join) this weekend is for you. It is a great opportunity to meet other climbers and gain further climbing experience. You will need to provide your own climbing shoes, harness and helmet. Costs will be just the hut fees (£4 per night) and share of petrol costs to get there - remember this is for members only - so join up now if necessary!!!

As orgainsing this does take time - sorting out lift shares and courses please let me know early if you:

1. Intend to come
2. Want to participate in some instruction - indicate your experience level
3. Do you need a lift or can you offer a lift.
4. Willing to help with less experienced climbers.

Please reply directly to me not to chat@ or news@...

Hope to hear from you soon.

Steve

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Treen BBQ this weekend

By processwire

Don't forget this weekend is the annual Treen BBQ in sunny Cornwall. Wonderful climbing, sunny weather (I hope!), and a beach BBQ. You know it makes sense.

We stay at the southern Treen campsite (rather than the Treen in north Cornwall) near Porthcurno where the Minack theatre is. The best route from London is M4 to Bristol, then M5 South, etc. Drive into the village (a steep sharp left turn off the B road) and drive to the end of the road. Just before the road goes into a car park there is a shop on the left and a farm track on the right. Take the track and drive to where it takes a sharp left by a gate. The campsite is through the gate. We normally camp in the field on the right.

The BBQ is on Saturday night. Most people buy food in Cornwall after climbing on Saturday - the Penzance Tesco is not too far out of the way.

We walk along the coastal path to Porthcurno beach and BBQ there after the beach has emptied (and the lifeguard has left). Sometimes the (fool)hardy go swimming...

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