When and Where We Meet
Summer
Evenings
From April to October we meet every Tuesday evening at a local crag, if it's raining then many of us us will head to the Big Depot or one of the local bouldering walls. On the first Tuesday of every month the meet is always to Almscliff crag. After climbing we usually go to a nearby pub, for the first Tuesday at Almscliff this is dedicated a new members social and is held in the Hunters Inn near Pool in Wharfedale (unless it's raining).
Weekends
From May to October we have one or two camping meets per month to somewhere mountainous in the UK with walking, climbing and scrambling being the main activities undertaken by members. We also have regular walking and climbing meets on Saturdays or Sundays, often to the Peak District or the Yorkshire Dales. There are also occaisional hut meets during the summer months.
More About JoiningWinter
Evenings
From October to April we meet every Tuesday evening at the Big Depot. On the first Tuesday of every month we head to the Midnight Bell in Leeds from 9pm for our new members social. To climb with us at the Big Depot you'll need to be able to belay and have your own shoes and harness.
Weekends
From October to May we have one or two hut meets per month to somewhere mountainous in the UK with climbing and scrambling being the main activities undertaken by members. We also have regular walking meets Saturdays or Sundays, often to the Peak District or the Yorkshire Dales.
Meet cancellations and changes (usually due to the weather) are always advertised on the relevant Bulletin Board thread.
Upcoming Meets
Don't miss a thing! We have a calendar feed for most calendar apps on Apple and Android.
| Date | Meet & Leader | Info |
| 10th Sep 2024 |
Evening Meet. Caley (Bouldering and burgers) Meet Leader: Graham Matthew |
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| 14th Sep 2024 |
Day Meet. Roseberry Topping (Walking) Meet Leader: Peter Ainsworth |
A lovely walk in North Yorkshire, which change to take in the wonderful views from the top Roseberry Topping and Captain Cook’s monument. Log in to sign up! Bulletin Board Thread |
| 20th - 21st Sep 2024 |
Camping Meet. North Wales - TBC (Camping ) Meet Leader: TBC |
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Bulletin Board Thread |
| 28th Sep 2024 |
Day Meet. East Leeds (Walking) Meet Leader: Peter Ainsworth |
An adventurous walk with Peter in East Leeds (ish) - but it'll probably be a little further out! Log in to sign up! |
| 4th - 5th Oct 2024 |
Hut Meet. 16 places. North Ballachulish, Scotland (Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut) (Hut meet) Meet Leader: Katie Hickling |
A stones throw from the beautiful Glencoe Valley - an early in the season Scottish hut for hopefully catching the hills before the snow dump for those less winter inclined... Log in to sign up! Bulletin Board Thread |
| 18th - 19th Oct 2024 |
Hut Meet. 12 places. Patterdale, Lake District (Agnes Spencer) (Hut meet) Meet Leader: John Spurling |
This cosy hut is ideally situated for climbing and walking in the Helvellyn massif Log in to sign up! |
| 26th Oct 2024 |
Day Meet. Masson Lees (Dry Tooling ) Meet Leader: Sean Howson |
Messing around with spiky things under big overhangs. Good times and sore muscles guaranteed! Log in to sign up! |
| 1st - 2nd Nov 2024 |
Hut Meet. 12 places. Ballachulish, Glencoe (Craigallan) (Hut meet) Meet Leader: Peter Coldham |
A lovely hut with more crockery you could ever need, a conservatory and on the doorstep of super big fun in Glencoe. Log in to sign up! |
| 8th - 9th Nov 2024 |
Hut Meet. 43 places. ANNUAL DINNER - Chamois Mountaineering Centre, North Wales (Hut meet) Meet Leader: Peter Coldham |
Our Annual Dinner this year is in North Wales at the lovely Chamois Mountaineering Centre hut Log in to sign up! Bulletin Board Thread |
| 29th - 30th Nov 2024 |
Hut Meet. 26 places. Seathwaite, Lake District (High House/K Shoes) Xmas Meet (Hut meet) Meet Leader: Andrew May |
LMC xmas dinner meet - a bit earlier this year! Log in to sign up! |
| 10th - 11th Jan 2025 |
Hut Meet. 20 places. Ullswater, Lake District (George Starkey) (Hut meet) Meet Leader: David Ponting |
Annual jaunt to the lovely George Starkey hut near Ullswater Log in to sign up! |
| 24th - 25th Jan 2025 |
Hut Meet. 14 places. Glencoe, Scotland (Lagangarbh) (Hut meet) Meet Leader: Peter Ainsworth |
The hut no-one can pronounce that is also the most photographed hut in Scotland. Perfect location for wintery fun times Log in to sign up! |
| 7th - 8th Feb 2025 |
Hut Meet. 20 places. North Wales (Tan Y Garth) (Hut meet) Meet Leader: Sarah Sharps |
One and a half miles from the centre of Capel Curig in the heart of Snowdonia, perfect for some winter walking or, more likely, a typical wet Welsh weekend Log in to sign up! |
| 21st - 22nd Feb 2025 |
Hut Meet. 14 places. Feshiebridge, Cairngorms (Mill Cottage) (Hut meet) Meet Leader: Steve Mead |
Cross your fingers for winter in the Cairngorms... Log in to sign up! |
| 7th - 8th Mar 2025 |
Hut Meet. 20 places. Coniston, Lake District (YMC Coppermines) (Hut meet) Meet Leader: John Spurling |
"The good hut" in the Coppermines area - on the doorstep of The Old Man, and many more classic Lakes fells Log in to sign up! |
| 21st - 22nd Mar 2025 |
Hut Meet. 18 places. Dinas Mawddwy, southern Snowdonia, Wales (Bryn Hafod) (Hut meet) Meet Leader: Amy Fulford |
Located beneath the grand Craig Cywarch (aka Craig Cowarch) which is a massive complex cliff-line with long rambling easy classics to marginally accessible extreme test pieces and where polish is unlikely to be a problem! Loads of walking from the doorstep too in the Aran Mountains. Log in to sign up! |
iCalendar Feed
For those of you who use Google Calendar (or anything else that accepts iCalendar format) you can subscribe to the meets list using the following url: https://www.leedsmc.org/meetslist.ics
Eg. If you use Google Calendar
- Open your "Calendar"
- Click the "+" next to Add a friend's calendar
- Click "from URL"
- In the "URL of calendar" field paste https://www.leedsmc.org/meetslist.ics
Calendar times in the iCal feed are set only as a guide. Refer to the Bulletin Board for accurate start and finish times.
