mountains

December 2004

1. 28Tue
   Article A circuit on the Berwyns Paul picked me up in the morning at about 0630 at M6J10. A little concerned by drastic weather forecasts predicting more snow and ice on th…
2. 26Sun
   Article A stroll on the Clent Hills An evening of heavy snow saw me feeling very optimistic about having a great day today. Although I wasn't surrounded by the white fields th…
3. 12Sun
   Article Traverse of the Brecon Beacons from Pencelli to the Storey Arms I left home at 6am yesterday morning highly excited by a weather forecast that said there would not be a cloud over the Beacons for three d…
4. 5Sun
   Article Ascent of Glasgwm Had a fantastic day today. I almost didn't go, having my bloody throat infection again. I picked Paul up in West Bromwich at about 05:50 th…

November 2004

1. 14Sun
   Article Ascent of Snowdon What an awesome day! It has to be said, as can be seen by the title, that I bottled Crib Goch. The weather looked so sweet on the way in th…
2. 6Sat
   Article Traverse of Bannau Sir Gaer I arrived at Llanddeusant youth hostel with Keith and Steve at about 4 O'Clock on the Friday afternoon. Weather looked promising, and we ha…

October 2004

1. 9Sat
   Article A Coniston round I hadn't been looking forward to today for some reason, in fact I had contemplated not actually going. I suppose it was in part due to the …

September 2004

1. 12Sun
   Article Ascent of Moelwyn Bach As forecast the weather was a bit naff today. We had intended to take in eight tops, but decided on completing Moelwyn Bach at 710m to turn…

August 2004

1. 8Sun
   Article Ascent of Blencathra via Sharp Edge Today was pretty awesome, I kind of knew that it would be trying to sleep last night, with pictures of Sharp Edge running through my mind. …

July 2004

1. 31Sat
   Article Wasdale to Styhead Tarn and Glaramara via Seatoller We really did have an excellent walk in with views over Langdale, of Bow-fell, and of Great End and Esk Pike. We quickly ascended Allen Cra…
2. 23Fri
   Article A circular walk on the Malverns Today was much better than the last couple of walks. Although the Malverns are desolate by no stretch of the imagination, at least there wa…
3. 21Wed
   Article Ascent of Brown Clee Hill Went Marilyn bagging again today with my mum and the girls - it just ain't the same as munro bagging. Ascended Brown Clee Hill via a steep …
4. 19Mon
   Article Walk up The Wrekin Decided that I had to climb something today, and eventually plumped for The Wrekin. Took my Mum and two little sisters along for the ride a…
5. 10Sat
   Article Traverse of the Carneddau from Ogwen Had an awesome day today out with the club on their Ogwen-Aber coach meet. It was on a Saturday as they had decided to have an extended coa…
6. 4Sun
   Article Attempted ascent of Snowdon from the Watkin Path I don't know whether it was bravado or ambition, I would like to think that it was the latter, but it was probably the former, when on the …
7. 3Sat
   Article Traverse of Moel Hebog, Moel yr Ogof and Moel Lefn I wasn't expecting to have a good day today, all of these summits being somewhat smaller than what I had become accustomed to climbing. So …

June 2004

1. 13Sun
   Article Ascent of Great Gable and Green Gable The Lakes looked far less intimidating after ten days in Glencoe. Had a very good climb, we followed a track from Seatoller to Seathwaite, …
2. 7Mon
   Article Ascent of Bidean nam Bian Had a wicked day today, hatched a plan in the Clachaig last night to claim Bidean nam Bian with the blokes from Lincoln, which involved me …
3. 4Fri
   Article Ascent of Sgor na h-Ulaidh Apparently it was a nice day as forecast today - at ground level. Unfortunately I spent most of my day inside a cloud. I struggled to find …

May 2004

1. 9Sun
   Article Traverse of the Rhinogs Traversing the Rhinogau in the clouds with West Bromwich Mountaineering Club from Pont y Grible to Bontddu.

April 2004

1. 18Sun
   Article Ascent of Bow Fell from the New Dungeon Ghyll Climbing Bow Fell from the New Dungeon Ghyll with West Bromwich Mountaineering Club, ascending via the band, and returning through Micklede…

March 2004

1. 14Sun
   Article Ascent of Cadair Idris from Minffordd and on to Dolgellau The walk over Cadair Idris via the Minffordd path, and dropping down into Dolgellau on the Pony Path - with West Bromwich Mountaineering Cl…

February 2004

1. 8Sun
   Article Ascent of Raise from Glenridding This was my first meet out with the club, and had a wicked time. We started climbing at about 10:30 and headed for Raise, and hoped to go o…