This will be your new weekly bulletin from SWMC, detailing forthcoming activities and any other updates. You can consider this a mini-newsletter if you wish. If you have anything to contribute, particularly pictures and trip reports for the website and social media, then email [email protected] with the details. Wednesday Night Climbing – 5th April Spring …

Last August the BBC recorded a conversation between Gwyn Evans (former Chairman) and Kim Collis (former Secretary and Barn Warden) as part of The Listening Project, where they talk about different attitudes to risks in climbing. A snippet of this recording will be broadcasted by BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday 5th April at 10:55 and a slightly …

A few members made the most of the spring weather and headed to Box Bay for some early season climbing. With the clocks going forward tonight, we will be heading outside on Wednesday nights soon, weather permitting. As usual, keep an eye on our Bulletin Board. If you’re interested in joining, get in contact.

We’re going to attempt to start a regular pub meet / curry night, so that new members can get to know us, and existing members can know each other better. To start things off, we’re going to try The Gatekeeper tomorrow night (sorry for the late notice, but it has been on the club Bulletin Board for …

So last Wednesday was the last time this year that the Westies will be out on Wednesday evenings;  it’s just too dark now. Last Wednesday, we did a mass ascent of East Ridge on Great Tor followed by an extended session at the Joiners’ Arms in Bishopston. Westies will now be heading inside on Wednesday evenings …

This year’s AGM will be held 10 November 2016, at the Rhyddings pub: Rhyddings at Swansea Brynmill Avenue Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BT Meeting will start at 7pm. Please make every effort to attend, as ever, the committee needs support and new blood to drive the club. The Agenda will include: “election of Committee members“. All …

The very damp weather got the better of us last Wednesday and most of us retired to Dynamic Rock. This Wednesday will be the last Wednesday meet where we will meet outside and, as has become traditional for the last meet of the year, we shall climb East Ridge on Great Tor in the dark. We shall meet at …

Last Wednesday we managed to get a few climbs in at Pennard Butress.  However, the evenings are really short now and there are probably only two more outside Wednesday evening meets left for this year.  The final meet to be the ‘traditional‘ mass ascent of  East Ridge on Great Tor in the dark and/or pouring rain and a …

Last Wednesday the Westies made their way to a damp, (and quite slippery), Tor Gro.  The biting midges and, at times, quite desperate bush-whacking through dense hawthorn, made for an unusual experience for those who have never been to one of Gower’s more esoteric crags.  Those fortunate to get to the top were rewarded by stunning …

The evening are really drawing in now and there are possibly only a few outside Wednesday evenings left for this year. Last Wednesday we were at Watch House Slab and finished in almost complete darkness. Next Wednesday (14th September)  may well be the last time this year that we meet at 17.30 at Mike Davies Leisure. 2016-09-14 5:29 …

The SWMC will be holding its AGM on the 10th of November 2016 in Swansea. The meeting will start at 7pm and the venue is: Rhyddings at Swansea Brynmill Avenue Brynmill Swansea SA2 0BT Look forward to seeing as many of you there.

The club has booked the Tap House in Cardiff for our End of Season Party on 25 November 2016. We have the upstairs bar from 7pm – 1AM and buffet is provided, all for the bargain basement price of £15 per person. Look forward to seeing you all there.

14 SWMC members turned out to support the meet at Boiler Slab last Wednesday.  Given the limited available daylight at this time of year, we all managed to get in quite a few routes. Next Wednesday (7th September) we shall be meeting at Mike Davies Leisure at 17.30. 2016-09-07 4:14 PM BST 2.23 meters Low Tide …

Three Cilffs was again the location of the Westies’ climbing last Wednesday.  It was a warm and sunny evening and we climbed until dark and made our way back to Southgate by the light of our headtorches. This week we are meeting at Mike Davies Leisure in Upper Killay at 17.30. 2016-08-31 12:36 PM BST …

Last week was the first time that the Westies ventured into Carmarthenshire for their weekly meet.  The crag was Cwm Capel near Burry Port.  This new crag, (only recently discovered, cleaned and equipped), has a one minute ‘walk-in’.  This makes it easier to get to from Mike Davies Leisure than many of the Gower crags.  11 routes, grades ranging …

‘Well Mr Evans I have to tell you that you have prostate cancer and it’s an aggressive form of the disease’.  I’d had a fortnight of sleepless nights after my tests wondering ’What if’, well now I knew. Only a matter of weeks later I was under the knife and the offending gland had been …

Last Wednesday Westies were out at Odin’s Wall.  According to Mark W., there was some sort of encounter with gorse bushes.  No doubt we’ll find out more this coming Wednesday. Meeting this Wednesday at 17.30 at Mike Davies Leisure in Upper Killay. 2016-08-17 12:24 PM BST 1.64 meters Low Tide 2016-08-17 6:40 PM BST 9.17 …

No one can remember going to the pub on two occasions on a Wednesday evening before, but that’s what happened last Wednesday. At Mike Davies‘ the weather was looking miserable;  a strong wind and rain-threatening clouds.  We decided to go Rhossili. No sooner had we started the walk down to the Rhossili Upper Crags from the car park, …

Last week’s meet was remarkable not because the Westies chose to go to Three Cliffs, but because most received at least one free (and very tasty) hamburger from a group from Suffolk! As usual, we will be meeting this week at Mike Davies Leisure in Upper Killay at 17.30. Check email/Facebook/BB on Wednesday morning for any change …

There was a good turnout last Wednesday on an evening which had been forecast to be warm.  It was cold and very windy and the Westies went to the Second and Third Sisters. Mark W. made an attempt on Barney Rubble on what must rank as the worst cliff on the whole of Gower; i.e. Second Sister! …

Westies were out last Wednesday at a windy (but dry!) Lewes Castle and King Wall. Meeting this Wednesday at 17.30 at Mike Davies Leisure in Upper Killay and climbing somewhere on Gower. Weather is looking good for Wednesday. 2016-07-20 1:23 PM BST 1.44 meters Low Tide 2016-07-20 7:42 PM BST 9.30 meters High Tide 2016-07-20 9:20 …

Despite there being rumours of some sort of sports event that evening, there was a good turn out last Wednesday at Catacomb Gully. This week we’ll be meeting, as usual, at Mike Davies Leisure, in Upper Killay and climbing somewhere on Gower. 2016-07-13 1:34 PM BST 7.23 meters High Tide 2016-07-13 7:43 PM BST 3.17 meters …

Hopefully we won’t be rained off three weeks in a row! As usual, we’ll be meeting this Wednesday at Mike Davies Leisure in Upper Killay at 17.30. 2016-07-06 2:26 PM BST 1.16 meters Low Tide 2016-07-06 8:44 PM BST 9.56 meters High Tide 2016-07-06 9:34 PM BST Sunset

Well.. as forecast, it’s rain! So it’s off to Dynamic Rock in Clydach. We’ll be getting there from around 1830.

Being rained off on a Wednesday evening used to be a rare thing.  In recent years it seems to be happening with increasing frequency.  The last two Wednesdays have been wet and Westies have retreated to Dynamic Rock. As usual, we will be meeting at Mike Davies Leisure at 1730. It’s a little too early …