A club which travels to mountainous regions of the UK for hillwalking at all levels of ability. We run day trips, weekends away and longer holiday trips to areas such as the Lake District, Snowdonia, the Brecon Beacons, and Scotland. We welcome residents of Cambridge, and staff and students of both universities.
What's newRecent changes to this site.
Club informationNew 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 informationThe 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.
ResourcesSome other useful hillwalking resources on the Web, including other walking and climbing clubs, places to visit, hillwalking equipment, archives of information, and weather links.
EntertainmentOn 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.
PicturesOur 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).
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 or 6 o'clock); day trips very early in the morning (6 or 7 o'clock). 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.
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