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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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Day walk on Cnicht

Nuneaton Mountaineering Club   October’s event was a one day walk over Cnicht which is otherwise known as the Welsh Matterhorn. Although this area is close to Snowdon it is much less frequently walked and it is not unusual to … 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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Canoe trip River Wye August 2017

Nuneaton Mountaineering Club take to the water. The photograph shows 9 members and friends having lunch and a well earned rest as they paddled down the River Wye. Our August meet was an exciting weekend camping and canoeing on the … Continue reading

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Kinver 21 January 2017

Despite the rather dull day 5 members enjoyed a good day walk exploring the area around Kinver in Staffordshire. We were told the walk was about 8 miles but in fact it ended up being 12.3 miles with 468 metres of … 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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Rhyd Ddu trip 13th-14th January 2017

Rhyd Ddu trip 13th -14th January 2017 Fifteen members and friends gathered for the January meet of Nuneaton Mountaineering Club held in Rhyd Ddu, Snowdonia.  We were based in a large house owned by the Oread Mountaineering Club of Derby … Continue reading

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K. Fellfarers Hut, High House, Borrowdale (Lakes) 23-25th September 2016

We originally booked the bunk house for the weekend, Friday and Saturday nights, but as the accommodation was available the previous week, some of our members we able to get a couple of extra nights going up on the Wednesday and therefore … Continue reading

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Camping in the lake District 12th-14th August 2016

Camping in the lake District – 12th – 14th August 2016 by Helen Keyte  Colin and Dave C were the first to arrive and set up camp at Gillside Farm, Glenridding.   Nick and I arrived later as we had to take … Continue reading

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