Wednesday Night Climbing – 26th July Last week, whilst many of the members climbed indoors, those who met at Mike Davies Leisure risked the rain and had a dry evening climbing on Great Tor. West In addition to the traditional meeting at Mike Davies Leisure at 5:30pm, some members are heading straight to Graves End. …
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Wednesday Night Climbing – 19th July The weather currently appears unsettled, so keep an eye out for any last minute changes. East A few members climbed at Llangattock last week, where unexpecdidely Brecon Mountain Rescue turned up for their training. If the weather forecast improves we’ll be heading to Temple Bay this week, meeting at …
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Wednesday Night Climbing – 12th July A rather late newsletter this week, but the weather is continuing to be favourable. East A number of members turned up to Castle upon Alun last week, where some interesting climbing was found. This week we are going to head to Llangattock – Chwar Pant Y Rhiw, where we’ll be meeting at …
Continue reading Wednesday 12th JulyWednesday Night Climbing – 5th July Tomorrow is forecasted as another warm day, which will make a change from the wet conditions last week. East This week we are going to head to Castle upon Alun, where we’ll be meeting at about 6pm in the car park in St. Brides Major, as parking is limited closer to the …
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Wednesday Night Climbing – 28th June Unfortunately the forecast for tomorrow heavy rain, although it looks like it will clear up in the east. East Report from Alec Naylor Last Wednesday was not only the hottest day in the UK since the summer of 1976, but the hottest Summer Solstice on record. We had already decided …
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Wednesday Night Climbing – 21st June This Wednesday marks the Summer Solstice, and the weather is expected to continue. East There was a slight drop in turnout last week at Navigation Quarry, but the newer members that turned up were in for a bit of a surprise. Haydn led “On Jupiter and Mars” (E1 5b) and “Let …
Continue reading Wednesday 21st JuneWednesday Night Climbing – 14th May After a period of unsettled weather, tomorrow is expected to be good, with temperatures in the high 20s. East There was rain upon turning up a fortnight ago to Navigation Quarry, so we’re going to have another attempt this week, where we’ll be meeting from about 6pm. Information on the crag and routes can be …
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Wednesday Night Climbing – 7th May Unfortunately the forecast for tomorrow evening is heavy rain, so the club meet at Cilfrew Edge will have to be postponed and we’ll be heading indoors, unless there is a drastic improvement. East Last week upon turning up to Navigation Quarry it began to rain, and members retreated, some heading to …
Continue reading Wednesday 7th JuneSWMC Newsletter – Wednesday 31st May The weather is currently looking good for climbing on Wednesday. East On a hot and humid evening 7 members turned up to climb at Tirpentwys. Peter turned up with his bike, as he hadn’t used it in a year, which soon resulted in a short race. Curon quick off …
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Wednesday Night Climbing – 24th May This week could be the warmest week of the year. East The forecast was heavy rain in the east last week, although it did appear to stop earlier than anticipated. A few headed indoors to Boulders for a reintroduction to what had become the unfamiliar artificial wall. We’re heading …
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Wednesday Night Climbing – 17th May The good weather for the start of the season has taken a turn, with rain forecasted for most of tomorrow. East Despite a good turnout, the climbing was rather restricted last week at Penallta. A number of new members experienced their first multi-pitch climbing, whilst others aborted their …
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Wednesday Night Climbing – 10th May East Weather forecast looks promising and this week we’re heading to Penallta, where we’ll be meeting from about 5:45pm. Information on the crag and routes can be found on the wiki: https://swmc.org.uk/wiki/Penallta If you’re attending and are offering, or require lift sharing, please feel free to use the email list or …
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Wednesday Night Climbing – 3rd May There were 14 members climbing at Gelli in the East last week, and everyone climbed a few routes before descending to Fagins for a debrief. This week we have a joint meet at Box Bay, Porthcawl, which will be a good opportunity to climb outside with members from the …
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Wednesday Night Climbing – 26th April East 11 members turned up at Witches Point for our second Wednesday night climbing of the season Despite the abundance of good sport climbs, someone decided to put up a new Trad route… This week we’ll be heading to Gelli, which is a short uphill walk from the Gelli …
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The weather has continued to be reasonably good and is currently forecasted to be good for both Wednesday night and the new Members’ Day on Saturday at Morlais Quarries. Wednesday Night Climbing – 19th April East Despite the wind, 10 members ventured to Trebanog for the first Wednesday night climbing of the season, where everyone …
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The weather has been good over the last week or so, and continues to look reasonable for tomorrow night, unless it suddenly takes a turn for the worse. Hopefully it will remain with us over the Easter weekend. Wednesday Night Climbing – 12th April East We’ll be venturing outside for the first Wednesday night climbing …
Continue reading Wednesday 12th AprilThis 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 …
Continue reading Wednesday 5th AprilLast 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 …
Continue reading A never ending tick listA 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.
Continue reading First outdoor climbing of the yearWe’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 …
Continue reading Easties – Pub Meet – 5th JanSo 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 …
Continue reading Westies Now on their Winter ScheduleThis 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 …
Continue reading AGM 10th of NovemberThe 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 …
Continue reading Westies – Wednesday, 5th OctoberLast 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 …
Continue reading Westies – Wednesday, 28th SeptemberLast 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 …
Continue reading Westies – Wednesday, 21st SeptemberThe 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 …
Continue reading Westies – Wednesday Meet – 14th SeptemberThe 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.
Continue reading AGM 2016The 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.
Continue reading SWMC End of Year Party. Yeah14 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 …
Continue reading Westies – Wednesday Meet – 7th SeptemberThree 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 …
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