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Wednesday 3rd May

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 26th April

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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Wednesday 19th April

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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Members at Foxhole Cove last week

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

Continue reading Westies – Wednesday, 28th September

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 …

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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 …

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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‘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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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