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Meets Archive 2011
15th - 23rd January - Ice Climbing Meet in Slovenia.
The meet will be organised with the participation of the Slovenian Alpine Club and local luminaries. Come and discover this part of Europe. Ice climbing, mixed climbing and ski touring are excellent.
Contact Francoise Call, 0033 683 772619. Report.
12th February to 6th March - Cordillera Darwin - Chilean Tierra del Fuego.
A chance to climb in one of the most remote mountain ranges outside of the polar regions.
Meet co-ordinator - Simon Yates 01768210969. Further details
18th-19th February - Scottish winter meet: Tulloch Station Lodge.
This year it will be held at Station Lodge in Tulloch at which accommodation has been booked for the nights of 18th and 19th February. Station Lodge is a bunkhouse in the old railway station and provides a comfortable base, well-placed for all the main winter areas. It is easily reached by car from Inverness, Edinburgh or Glasgow; alternatively the train stops literally on the doorstep! Let me know by email or phone if you wish to reserve a place. The cost will be £15 per night (or a little more if we don't fill all the places booked).
Co-ordinator Martin Gillie 0131 4401528
18th - 20th March - President's Welsh Dinner meet - Hog Roast at Bryn Tyrch
The dinner is a social opportunity for those who were unable to get to the London one. We also have a speaker - Steve Sustad (see below) It is to be held at the Bryn Tyrch Hotel, Capel Curig. A chance to meet your new President and sample Welsh winter climbing if we have conditions anything like last year. If not, good winter walking, rock climbing at Tremadog, and mountain biking at Bettws y Coed . Hog Roast £16 per head, numbers limited to 50, so sign up now ! To book, and for further details, including local accommodation options,
contact the AC Office (0207 613 0755) or admin@alpine-club.org.uk Co-ordinator: John Town
STEVE SUSTAD : One of the world’s most outstanding yet elusive climbers Steve has partnered the likes of Doug Scott and Don Whillans as well as our new President. He has climbed routes on Broad Peak, Shivling, Changabang, Taweche, Cerro Kishtwar and many others. But he has only ever been persuaded to talk about his amazing experiences on one or two occasions.
We are indeed fortunate as he has agreed to do his first ever after dinner speech at the Welsh Alpine Club meet. He'll be talking about his attempt to solo the huge South Face of Aconcagua in Argentina. He was caught in a terrible storm and without realising, in the confusion of the
maelstrom, he dug a tiny snow hole which turned out to be in a serac. On the second day it collapsed sweeping away most of his gear including his sleeping bag and ice axes… The way down involved grade V ice climbing which, without axes, Steve found acutely memorable.
NB The Llanberis Mountain Film Festival is from Fri 18th - Sun 20th March 2011. See details
9th -15th April (with the option to extend) - Winter meet in Jotunheimen, Norway
At the Krossbu hut by the Smoerstabb-glacier. Primarily ski-touring but with winter mountaineering possibilities on nearby ridges and faces.
Krossbu is situated on the eastern part of Sognefjellet which is in the western part of Jotunheimen. Smoerstabb-glacier is close to the hut with 20 peaks above 2000m (most of them may be reached with light equipment). The Fannaraak-peak on the western part of Sognefjellet and Gjertvasstind in Hurrungane, likewise. Transportation by minibus and snowscooters will be specially arranged on Saturday 9th April at 20.00 hrs from Lom which may be reached by bus from Oslo Airport-Gardermoen at 14.30 hrs. Airline tickets from London Gatwick at 09.50 hrs available for NOK 490 / £ 50 with the airline Norwegian. Easy return from the mountains from Friday 15th April when the public Easter holiday buses start. Details about the hut from the hut-owner, Mr. Kaare Vole, Krossbu - phone +4761212922.
Co-ordinator: Knut I.Toensberg, mobile +4795524558
29th April- 2nd May (bank holiday) Hurdlow, Derbyshire
The meet is a joint meet with the ABMSAC and will be based round a pub with a Camping Barn attached at Hurdlow, over the Bank Holiday weekend. The Camping Barn has ample rooms and there is a campsite (www.peakpub.co.uk/camping). Aldery Cliff (limestone) and Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill are less than 15 minutes away. The Roaches and other Gritstone Classics are also not far away.The pub, the Royal Oak, is situated at the end of the High Peak trail so there is some good cycling on offer as well. As this is a busy weekend, numbers will be limited, we will need to make reservations early to secure places. If you want a place in the bunkhouse you must book a place asap. Camping is also limited so again earlier you let us know the better
Contact Andy Burton (burtonandy@hotmail.co.uk) to book a place on the meet, or contact Steve Hunt (AC Co-ordinator) on huntyclimbs@hotmail.com
14th May -17th Scottish Spring Meet, Skye
Coruisk Hut. Co-ordinator Paul McWhinney 01535 271395. Pre-midge mountaineering in Britain’s Alpine range.
A joint meet with the Craven Pothole Club (promise: no caves or midges) in the middle of the Cuillins, staying in the Coruisk hut - The 4 nights will be be £30. (or you can camp if the hut is full). There will be a meal on the Saturday evening. Best known for The Dubh Ridge, there is plenty of walking, scrambing & climbing and a sandy beach. Easiest access is by boat from Elgol.
2nd - 16th July - Fiesch in the Upper Rhone Valley (joint AC/ABMSAC)
Hotel based meet.
Co-ordinator: Alasdair Andrews tel 0131 667 1529.
16th July - 6th August - Joint Alpine Meet
Ecrins, Ailefroide - co-ordinator: Mike Pinney 01935 428131 or e-mail as per handbook.
The meet will be based on the Ailefroide campsite and is arranged jointly for the Alpine Club, ABMSAC, Climbers Club, FRCC & Wayfarers and their guests for whom members accept responsibility. In addition to climbs and walks in the Ecrins, the Queyras is within a reasonable distance.
Ailefroide, a little village at an altitude of 1550 m, is situated in the heart of the Parc National des Écrins. The campsite is adjacent to the village and used in 1994 & 2006. www.ailefroide.fr/?choix_langue=en&id_rubrique=1
Camping d’Ailefroide, 05340 AILEFROIDE. FRANCE
info@ailefroide.fr +33 (0)4 92 23 32 00
The Alpine Club Ecrins guide covers the area.
There is also Snow & Mixed Climbs by Sebastien Constant, now in English. I have obtained a copy, but have yet to study it. For rock climbs there is also Plaisir Sud - available from Cordee and Escalades Autour D’Ailefroide available locally. There is a Via Ferrata guide available from the local tourist office.
Although it is not essential to book and if you are in the area, please drop in and make yourself know, the campsite have asked for numbers. So if you are planning to attend, please let me know by the end of June together with your anticipated day of arrival. Mike Pinney
17/18th July - 150th Anniversary of the first ascent of the Gouter Ridge on Mont Blanc
A group of AC members plan to follow the route of the first ascent of the 'normal' route up Mont Blanc. Following the climb there will be a barbecue at Bionassay on Saturday.
A second group of guides, clients and journalists plan to make a similar ascent dressed in period costume.
A third group, including Francoise Call, intend to climb the Voie des Papes from Courmayeur, hopefully meeting near the summit.
One of the objectives behind this event is to highlight the various problems with the "voie normale". For example; 31 people died
in the last ten years on the section between the Tete Rousse and the Gouter huts alone, chronic overcrowding in the Gouter hut and the use
of the Vallot hut as a refuse tip. This is why the press is involved. However the main objective remains to have a couple of fun
days out, while showing respect for those founding members of the AC 150 years ago.
Contact Gus Morton for more information.
30th July to 28th August - Kyrghistan: Climbing in the Tien Shan inc Khan Tengri.
Based at a semi-permanent camp on the North Inylchek Glacier, which is reached by helicopter.
Co-ordinator: Simon Yates 01768210969 Further details
27th August to 10th September. Joint AC/ ABMSAC /CC/FRCC Dolomites Meet
Camping Dolomiti, Cortina.
The Dolomites Meet will be returning to Cortina in 2011 partly because the 2010 Meet was cut short owing to bad weather and partly because the Dolomiti campsite is an excellent base.. The Cortina area has a huge amount to offer both in terms of the volume and variety of the rock climbing not to mention the vie ferrate and scenic high level walking. It is also well positioned for access to nearby areas in case anyone feels they've 'climbed out' the immediate Cortina area. Transport links from Treviso airport are also quite good. The Dolomiti Campsite is to the south of Cortina, sign posted from the main road with a local bus service as well. It is the nicest of the three campsites grouped outside Cortina with flat grassy pitches, excellent showers, inclusive hot water and laundry facilities, a small shop, a pleasant bar, access to covered areas and superb views.
Co ordinator: Jeff Harris 07816 459 235
30th September to 2nd October - AC Reunion Meet - RLH Langdale.
(joint with ABMSAC, FRCC, CC & Wayfarers) Open to all who have attended AC meets in 2011 (or intended to).
Co-ordinator: Mike Pinney 01935 428131
21st to 23rd October - AC NW Highlands Meet - Torridon. CANCELLED
Autumn meet to mighty Torridon, based at the Kinlochewe Hotel bunkhouse. Twelve places available initially for AC members and guests,
£10 - £15 pppn. Trains run to nearby Achnasheen, lifts likely to be possible from there. Masses to choose from-classic scrambles and ridge traverses on Liathach, Beinn Alligin and Beinn Eighe (see SMC Highland Scrambles North), acres of rock to climb, including single-pitch crags for chillier days (see SMC N. Highlands Central & South), plus many more Munros and Corbetts within reach. We will plan to have an informal dinner in the Hotel bar on the Saturday night, which looks like it serves good Real Ale!
Co-ordinator Jonty Mills - contact details in AC Handbook or Alpinet.
Saturday 26th November - AC Annual dinner & AGM - Shap Wells Hotel, Cumbria
The dinner will follow the AGM, and prior to that the China Symposium.
Dinner will be 7 for 7.30 pm. Guest speaker to be announced. Dress: smart casual.
Dinner tickets cost £28.50 per person for a three course meal, excluding drinks. There will be a cash bar including a selection of wines and real ales.
Tickets can be purchased by sending a cheque plus SAE to The Administrator, Alpine Club, 55 Charlotte Road, London EC2A 3QF marking the envelope - ANNUAL DINNER. No Refunds! Make cheques payable to the Alpine Club.
Shap Wells has a special rate for AC members for overnight accommodation, £84 per night for a double or twin and £57 for single occupancy.
Book direct with the hotel - 01931 716628.
Do come and support the Club. The Shap Wells is in a great location for walking in the hills, and the evening is a brilliant social occasion
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