The Committee

Chair

John Spurling

As Chair of the LMC, my role is to ensure the smooth day to day running of the club, ensuring each member of the committee is empowered to carry out their elected roles. I also have responsibility for the planning and execution of the Committee Meetings and AGM.

I can often be found in hills and mountains somewhere in the UK or abroad partaking in my passions of Hiking, Mountaineering, Via Ferrata Wild Camping, Bothying and Long distance trails. After living a few years in the sunshine of Southern Europe I moved to Yorkshire and invested in a good set of waterproofs I am now lucky enough to live in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales with my family consisting of 4 people 2 cats and 1 dog.

Treasurer

Clare Avory

As Treasurer, my role is to look after the books. This includes collecting subscriptions and keeping the BMC database up to date, paying for hut meets, merchandise and training, and ensuring everyone has paid up. I've inherited a very shiny spreadsheet from my predecessor, and look forward to developing our processes further.

I'm mainly a hill walker, scrambler and occasional walk leader, although I enjoy bouldering and sport climbing too.

Meets Secretary

Katie Hickling

Hi I'm Katie, the current Meets Secretary. My role is to organise the weekend meets ensuring the LMC is full of mini UK adventures all year round; generally camping in the summer and huts in the winter. My aim is to create a meets programme which caters to all levels of ambitions and abilities within the LMC and may even take you to some places you'd never considered visiting before.

I am originally from the far flung corners of Somerset but I have made Yorkshire my home for the past 3 years. I really enjoy exploring the mountains with long days on my feet, mostly fell running but I also really enjoy long multi day hut to hut adventures. Sometimes even (a not very exposed) scramble. I also do a lot of cross-country skiing in the winter, although there aren't many mountains involved in that.

I am keen that the meets calendar caters to the interests of all club members so I always welcome any suggestions for meet locations or people who may like to lead a meet.

Membership Secretary

Will Points

Hi, I'm Will, and as the membership secretary my role is to maintain the database and system access for our members, as well as support new or prospective members who want to get involved.

I only joined LMC at the end of 2023 but I've been active in the outdoors for about 20 years. I'm more of an all-rounder than you might think, but when the weather turns you'll more likely find me on the limestone than the grit.

Communications

Pete Coldham

As Communications Secretary it's my role to keep you up to date with past and future club capers via monthly email dispatches. I also have an eye on club emails. If there's anything you'd like to hear more about or that you'd like to share with the membership please do get in touch!

I joined the club after Covid and was very happy to discover so many like minded people. I wanted to get into trad climbing and have certainly done that, it's been an absolute blast and long may it continue.

Social Secretary

Graham Matthews

I am Graham. As social secretary, my main job is to organise the annual dinner as well as various social events throughout the year.

I have been climbing since the age of about ten and love all disciplines of climbing, especially trad. I enjoy climbing all over the UK but particularly the Peak district and Pembroke.

Climbing Coordinator

Jacob King

As climbing coordinator it's my job to organise all the Tuesday evening and climbing day meets. My main duty is to encourage people to "volunteer" as meet leaders and to put together a varied calendar for everyone to enjoy.

I've been a member of the LMC for around 3 years and I've been climbing for around 13 years. I have my hand in most climbing disciplines but the majority of my time is spent trad climbing or bouldering, with a few alpine trips sprinkled in for good measure throughout the year.

Walking Coordinator

Peter Ainsworth

I'm Peter and I organise the day walks for the club. The walks are a mixture of North York moors, east coast, dales and Peak District and are usually at least 6-7 miles. We will usually do circular walks, often with refreshments at the end. Sometimes there may be some scrambly bits of the walk, but climbing equipment will not usually be required. I am very keen to hear from members on walks they might want to do and I can support anybody who wants to lead a favourite walk.

Social Media Secretary

Rosi Elliott

Hi, I'm Rosi! As social media secretary I am in charge of the club Instagram and Facebook pages where I do my best to promote the club, hype up all the cool things our members do, and act as the first point of contact for enquiries through those channels.

I joined the club in 2023 and can usually be found slugging/flailing/crying my way up gritstone, although I also enjoy being rubbish to mediocre in a variety of other activities including swimming, cycling, running, scrambling, hiking, snowboarding, and (very) occasionally caving.

Ordinary Member

Luke Jones

Hello, I'm Luke, the ordinary member this year. As the website administrator I'm hoping that being on the committee will make it easier to make the website better for non-members, members and the committee. Alongside this I'll be helping out with any other bits and pieces necessary to keep things running smoothly.

I've been mountaineering, climbing, walking and skiing with the LMC for over 10 years. At the moment you'll likely catch me on a walk, big or small or at one of the socials.