The South Wales Mountaineering Club is running the first of this year’s beginners’ days on Sunday April 17th.  This is an ideal opportunity to get some experience climbing outside with guidance from the more experienced members.  We’ll be meeting on Three Cliffs Bay, Gower at 09:15.   Anyone attending will need to be aged 18 …

Weather permitting, the West members will be meeting on Wednesday at the carpark next to the old post office in Penmaen (map) at 17:30 to climb on Odin’s Wall.

Weather permitting, the West members will be meeting on Wednesday at the carpark in Landimore, near Weobley Castle on North Gower (map) at 17:30 sharp to climb at Tor Gro.  If it is raining, we will be meeting at Dynamic Rock at 18:30 as usual.

A gentle reminder: membership fees for 2011 are now overdue.  If you haven’t paid yet, please pay up to the appropriate membership secretary ASAP.

The Wales Air Ambulance and Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation each received £75 from the 50th Anniversary raffle and have sent their thank you note.

The South Wales Mountaineering Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations we are holding a gala dinner on the 27th November 2010. The dinner is being held at the sumptuous Marble Hall at Cardiff City Hall, starting at 7pm and continuing until 1am. The evening will consist of a …

There will a guest lecture to help celebrate SWMC’s 50th Anniversary. Who: Pat Littlejohn What: Good times and climbs in South Wales 1977-85 Where: UWIC Llandaff Campus, Western Avenue, Cardiff CF5 2YB When: Friday 26th November starting promptly at 7.30pm Tickets are just £10 each and are available from Dave Parsons (029 2051 3440) or …

There is one remaining space free on the skiing trip to La Rosiegravere in France.  If you’re interested, please add your name to the bulletin board thread.

With the nights drawing in and winter approaching, the club has now switched to the winter schedule for weekly meets. The East members are meeting at the Boulders Climbing Centre in Cardiff or the Summit Centre in Trelewis each Wednesday from 19:00 onwards. The West members are meeting at the Dynamic Rock climbing centre in …

Weather permitting, the West members will be meeting on Wednesday at the carpark in Landimore, near Weobley Castle on North Gower (map) at 17:30 sharp to climb at Tor Gro.  If it is raining, we will be meeting at Dynamic Rock at 18:30.

The South Wales Mountaineering Club is 50 years old this year!  To mark the occasion, there are a number of events being organised and we’d like to encourage as many members and ex-members to attend as possible!  If you’re interested in attending any of these events, please email

After all the trad climbing trips of the Summer, it’s once again time to start thinking about hitting those redpoint goals for the year. A weekend trip to the ever-sunny Portland on the south coast will take place on the weekend of September 11-12th. This is a sport climbing trip, but even if you’ve never …

As part of the SWMC 50th Anniversary celebrations, there will be a meet in North Wales at our wonderful little hut on the weekend of 25-26 September. There are also 12 beds booked at the Lincoln Mounteering hut nextdoor (which SWMC also owned once upon a time!). This means we can hold an extra big …

A trip to the club hut in North Wales is being organised for the August bank holiday.  Please see the bulletin board thread for details.

The 2011 snow holiday is in its planning stages.  If you’re interested, please add your name to the bulletin board thread.

For those of you that have yet to experience (or with limited experience) the pleasures and additional challenges of climbing in Pembrokeshire, then this weekend will be a good introduction. The vast majority of venues require an absail into the bottom of big sea cliffs, where there is then the added spice of incoming tides …

From Wednesday April 21st, the East members will be following their summer schedule and meeting in the North West corner (nearest to the filling station) of the Asda car park, Coryton interchange (M4 junction 32), North Cardiff in time to leave at 18:00 to climb on local crags in South East Wales or the Wye …

From Wednesday May 12th, the West members will be following their summer schedule and meeting in the

The second introductory day of the year will be held at Boiler Slab on Saturday May the 8th.  We will be meeting at the Gower Inn car park

Weather permitting, the West members will be meeting on Wednesday at the Southgate carpark (map) at 17:30 to climb at Three Cliffs Bay.  If it is raining, we will be meeting at Dynamic Rock at 18:30 as usual. Low tide is at 17:29 so we have until about 20:30 on the beach.  Sunset is at …

The first newsletter of 2010 is now available! To see the newsletter click here.

Weather permitting, the West members will be meeting on Wednesday at the carpark next to the old post office in Penmaen (map) at 17:30 to climb on Great Tor.

Weather permitting, the West members will be meeting on Wednesday at the Southgate carpark (map) at 17:30 to climb at Graves End Wall.  If it is raining, we will be meeting at Dynamic Rock at 18:30 as usual.

Let’s hope the weather stays like this for the first introductory meet of the year. Place: Quarry X1, between Edwardsville and Mount Pleasant Date: Saturday April 24th Meet: Asda car park, Coryton interchange (M4 junction 32), North Cardiff at 9.30am or at the parking spot near Mount Pleasant village at 10.15am This meet is open …

Weather permitting, the West members will be meeting on Wednesday at the carpark in Landimore, near Weobley Castle on North Gower (map) at 17:30 sharp to climb at Tor Gro.  If it is raining, we will be meeting at Dynamic Rock at 18:30 as usual. Sun set will be at 20:11, giving us about 3 …

The May day bank holiday trip to the Peak is being organised.  Please see the bulletin board thread for further details.

weather permitting, the West members will be meeting on Wednesday at the Southgate carpark (map) at 17:30 sharp.  If it is raining, we will be meeting at Dynamic Rock at 18:30 as usual.