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This meet is aimed at outdoor novices and anyone else who needs to ease themselves back into climbing after a long layoff, although all club members will be very welcome. Fairy Cave is one of our favourite ‘local’ venues and is about an hour and forty minutes from Romsey.

There are many lower-grade routes to learn or refresh techniques and plenty of harder routes, virtually all on amenably-angled slabs, if you want to push yourself.

Organiser: John H

Members going:

1. John H
2. Jonathan M
3. Duncan P
4. Mark G
5. Darren
6. Dave R
7. …

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• This meet is planned as single day trips over the weekend (Portland is 1hr 30mins from Southampton) however there are plenty of campsites locally (likely to be very busy) if people wish to stay.
• The aim will be to head to the quieter areas of Portland (such as The Lost Valley on the east side) with options to head elsewhere should people wish.
• There are a good number of easier grade 3, 4 and 5 slabs available, with plenty of top roping options. Or harder grades can be targeted, depending on what people wish to do.
• Bouldering is also an option – I will have a crash pad and the local bouldering guide book with me.
• Options for a swim in the sea at Ope Cove if the weather is nice.
• The plan will also be to stop at the Chesil Chippie after the days climbing for fish and chips on the beach (or a pint at The Cove).

Organiser: Jamie M

Members going:

1. Jamie
2. Sarah
3. Mike
4. Naomi
5. Darren
6. Corinne
7. Duncan
8. Matt

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• This meet is planned as single day trips over the weekend (Portland is 1hr 30mins from Southampton) however there are plenty of campsites locally (likely to be very busy) if people wish to stay.
• The aim will be to head to the quieter areas of Portland (such as The Lost Valley on the east side) with options to head elsewhere should people wish.
• There are a good number of easier grade 3, 4 and 5 slabs available, with plenty of top roping options. Or harder grades can be targeted, depending on what people wish to do.
• Bouldering is also an option – I will have a crash pad and the local bouldering guide book with me.
• Options for a swim in the sea at Ope Cove if the weather is nice.
• The plan will also be to stop at the Chesil Chippie after the days climbing for fish and chips on the beach (or a pint at The Cove).

Organiser: Jamie M

Members going:

1. Jamie
2. Mike
3. Corinne
4. Ivan
5. Naomi

Only two hours from Romsey, this area offers climbing in a wide range of grades. There are single- and multi-pitch routes and some real gems in idyllic locations high above the river Wye.

Organiser: Jim Kearn

Members going:

Spectacular sea cliff climbing on slab rock with great protection. I’m organising this trip on my local patch in North Devon, where we have some of the best trad climbing on the most spectacular sea cliffs. There’s also many beaches close by, so bring your wetsuits and surf boards.

DATE: 3-5 September 2021
ROUTES: from VD to E5
ROCK: Culm (compressed sandstone) with good protection
ACCESS: Abseil in after a 20 minute walk from the National Trust car park.

CAMPSITE:
There can be two options for camping, which we can firm up nearer the time.
1. Freshwell Camping, is booked at Baggy Point

Another chance this year to get your hands on the excellent friction of gritstone!

Organiser: Matt

Going:

1. Matt (Thursday – Sunday)
2. Pete (Thursday – Sunday)
3. Patrick (Thursday – Sunday)
4. Sarah
5. Tony
6. Ivan
7. Kirsty
8. Hannah?
9. Helen
10. Adam Fish
11. John H

A week-long trip to one of RoCs favourite areas. The climbing is superb and there are lots of great walks and scrambles for the occasional (!) damp day.

We’ll be staying at Stu’s flat (thanks Stu) in the centre of Keswick, which has four beds and plenty of floor space for more in sleeping bags. We’ll do communal cooking most evenings and share the chores – eating well and making the trip affordable.

Organiser: John H

Members going:

1. John H
2. Dave R
3. Hannah + Andy (arriving Friday)
4. Kirsty (not staying)
5. …

This meet is aimed at outdoor novices and anyone else who needs to ease themselves back into climbing after a long layoff, although all club members will be very welcome. Fairy Cave is one of our favourite ‘local’ venues and is about an hour and forty minutes from Romsey.

There are many lower-grade routes to learn or refresh techniques and plenty of harder routes, virtually all on amenably-angled slabs, if you want to push yourself.

Organiser: John H

Members going:

1. John H
2. Lindsay
3. Emma
4. Clive
5. …

A Romsey Climbers first – a meet in the world’s highest mountains! It’s a three week trip to climb Mera Peak. Mera Peak is the highest trekking peak in Nepal with an elevation of 6,476m/ 21,247ft and situated to the east of Mt. Everest in the Khumbu region. It has stupendous view of the surrounding peaks including 5 out of the world’s 6 highest peaks in Nepal: Mount Everest, Lhotse, Cho-Oyu, Makalu and Kanchenjunga.

After flying to Nepal the trek commences from Kathmandu to Lukla with 30-40 minutes of a scenic turbulent mountain flight. After landing at Lukla, the trails trace the untouched and natural villages of Hinku Valley. There are two different trekking trails from Lukla to the Mera Peak, but we walk towards Chuthanga which is the less travelled trail. The trip follows rivers and frozen streams; Zatrawala Pass; dense fir, pine and rhododendron forest; terraced green paddy fields; glaciers and traditional villages.

Mountain Mart Treks (based in Kathmandu and owned by a friend of John Horton) are organising an itinerary and trek solely for Romsey Climbers. More information about the trek can be found at Mera Peak Climbing | Mera Peak trek, Expedition cost | Mera Peak itinerary (mountainmarttreks.com).  The total cost will be about £3000 including flights, trek, insurance and spending money. For more information contact Patrick or John H.

Organiser: Patrick

Members going:

1. Patrick
2. Matt L
3. Jim K
4. …