Cambridge University Hillwalking Club

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Club information

New to the Club? Don't know where to ask? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions!

To join the Club email list, ask the mailing list managers to add you.

Other useful stuff: an introduction to the Club, the constitution, and the committee (including useful email addresses).

Safety information

The Club has some helpful Mountain Safety Guidelines in addition to its formal safety policy. We also award grants from the Andy Gibson Training Fund to members who undertake training.

Resources

Some other useful hillwalking resources on the Web, including other walking and climbing clubs, places to visit, hillwalking equipment, archives of information, and weather links.

Entertainment

On a less serious note, the Club's Unofficial Trip Book is making its way onto the Web, along with the various (literary) ramblings of club members.

Pictures

Our photo gallery contains pictures of Scotland, the Lake District, Wales, and other things.

We have pictures of people in the club and of people who have left.

And, of course, links to other photo albums on the Web (club members' albums and other good collections).

Diary

See also the full diary or the events calendar for alternative views.

All trips: Trips are open to Club members (sometimes non-members are accepted at the committee's discretion). You will need normal hillwalking equipment (see the Club's Mountain Safety Guidelines); the committee can - and will - refuse to take people on walks whom they feel are inadequately equipped. The club does have some gear for loan - ask the Equipment officer.

Unless otherwise stated, weekend trips leave from Cambridge on Friday afternoons (usually around 5:30pm); day trips early in the morning (around 7am). Longer (vacation) trips generally require members to make their own transport arrangements, arriving on the evening of the first day.

Booking details are given on the email list; this normally involves a sign-up on the Monday morning immediately preceding the trip. You must sign the booking sheet to secure a place, unless you've been exempted by prior arrangement!

Maps specified are Ordnance Survey Landranger (1:50 000) and Explorer (1:25 000) series; Harvey maps are also available for some areas at 1:40 000 or 1:25 000 scale.

Weekend 28 and 29 November 2009: Yr Hafod bunkhouse by Idwal Cottage in the Ogwen Valley area of Snowdonia. There's easy access to all the high peaks of the area - the Glyderau ridge (including Tryfan, Y Garn and Elidir Fawr), and the Carneddau (including Pen yr Ole Wen) are accessible direct from the bunkhouse; Moel Siabod and Snowdon are a short drive away. It's a good bunkhouse for socialising in after walking; a good job as it's a long way from the pub!; We've previously visited this area in October 2008 and this bunkhouse in November 2007.; Appropriate maps are Landranger 115 (Snowdon) and Explorer OL17 (Snowdonia - Snowdon and Conwy Valley areas).
Tuesday 5 to Saturday 9 January 2010: The annual post-New-Year trip to the Lakes will once again be going to Seathwaite, at the head of Borrowdale. This is very close to the highest fells of the Lake District: Sca Fell, Scafell Pike, Great Gable, Great End and so on are all within easy reach, and slightly further afield is the full range of Central and North-Western Fells, including the secluded valley of Ennerdale and picturesque Derwent Water.
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Regular socials

Lunches: Lunches during term are on Monday lunchtimes at 1:15pm and cost Ł1.50. They are in Peile JCR in Newnham College (marked '1' on their college map (PDF)).
Pub Meets: Pub meets are on Thursday evenings from 9:30pm, in the Castle Inn, on Castle Hill. Upstairs if possible (or outside if it's nice), but occasionally downstairs. All year round (not just term-time). The Castle has an entry in the Cambridge Pub Guide; if you need directions, a map can be obtained from Multimap.