ARETE

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The Tuesday Climbing Club

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SPRING 2012

March 2012

Picu Ureilla, with the refuge below See Gaerons article on Page 4

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EDITORIAL
Welcome to the Spring edition, produced in a state of mild PANIC! Having enjoyed some fabulous snow on our January skiing trip to Les Arcs and La Plagne, on Saturday morning Ill be off with some chaps from Kendal for a weeks cragging in Spain. I get back on the day of the Dinner, and am wondering how on earth I get copies of this mag done in time. I know more planning needed. So what have we got for you. Theres Part 3 of Gaerons intro to the Picos, and Part 1 of Loraines account of a trek in Albania. Both entertaining and informative. Thank you both very much for your efforts. Weve also got a great little piece from Susan (opposite) and an appropriate cartoon from a pals book of Bateman cartoons to bring the pages to a multiple of four, not forgetting Dons note on last Augusts Maintenance Meet. So thanks to all the contributors, and to Maureen for sorting out a discount deal with Cotswold Climbing (p3). If the planes on time Ill see some of you at the Dinner. Peter Clarkson
Tel: 01539 736316 19 Parr Street, Kendal LA9 7DH Email: greatescapade@hotmail.com

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CONTENTS
Notice Board The Great Rock Theft Mystery The Picos de Europa: (Part 3) Trekking in Albania Maintenance Meet August 2011 Up-coming Away Meets London Joint Lectures HM Bateman cartoon TCC Committee, Subs and Hut Fees 2011 Away Meets Programme Susan Ferguson Gaeron Davies Loraine Wilson Don Hodge

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NOTICE BOARD
Maureen Stiller writes: The TCC has recently set up a new discount scheme with Cotswold Climbing whereby TCC members may obtain a 15% discount on purchases from any of their shops or online. The Code is AF-TUECC- E9 and it lapses on 30 April 2013. Well done, Maureen.

The great rock theft mystery

Stanage 1967 Stanage 2011

Alastair Ferguson at the bottom of the same climb 44 years apart.

Who is stealing Stanage; where have the missing rocks gone? Could it be possible that these rocks in the left hand picture now reside in somebodys rockery? Anyone who knows the whereabouts of these rocks should return them immediately.
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Susan Ferguson

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The Picos de Europa: a Brief Introduction - Part 3

by Gaeron Davies And now we have the last section of Gaerons article about the Picos. The final walk of this trip to the Picos De Europa takes us up to Vega Urriellu to spend some time in the Central Massif and stay in the refugios. Start at Poncebos by parking as far up the road as you can. The route we want is on the L and drops down to the Cares river just after a tunnel. Cross the Cares river via a bridge go towards a hut and pass to its R to cross into the next valley. The trail is now obvious as it crosses a bridge over the river Texu and follows its E side to Bulnes. After about 20min of ascent with the river in the gorge below it makes an appearance at your level before you again climb above it. Keep climbing on a good track and in a further 40min some buildings high on a cliff a little way ahead come into view. Soon you will again be at the same level as the river with Bulnes Arriba The walk up to Bulnes ( upper Bulnes) looking down on you from its cliff top perch. At the bridge continue without crossing the river and a few mins later, after passing the discreet entrance to the Funicular railway buried in the mountain, Bulnes (650m) appears on the R. The funicular was built in 2001 to link Bulnes to Poncebos via a tunnel hidden inside the mountain. Prior to the building of this funicular the trail was the only route to get goods and animals to and from the village. Improved access has led to the renovation of many of the buildings and an increase in tourists, but the village has retained its grey stone buildings with red tile roofs and looks almost unchanged. As you pass Bulnes there is drinking water on the L. Continue slightly L to climb through woodland up the valley. (There is a more direct trail to Urriellu which goes on the other side of the river, but it is not an easy trail.) As you carry on gaining height the view of the river comes and goes in the valley below until you eventually cross it and later cross back again. By now you are half way up and soon the woods give way to -5-

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open pasture and the remains of some majadas. In 1hr30min from Bulnes you arrive at the col of Pandebano (1200m), a wide green rolling crest with goats, sheep and cattle grazing. If you only have one day available and want to see Picu Urriellu at close range then cut out this first part by heading for Sotres and up the ziz zag track to park at Pandebano. Then join the walk at this point and return here the same day. At Pandebano go S along the col and then W on a path which is steadily gaining height as it passes buildings and a refugio at Terenosa. In an hour or so Gaeron and companion below Torre Corredo at a gap in the rock the path turns a corner to head S and give you a view of Picu Urriellu, a 500m high slab of limestone rock with an orange tint, particularly at dusk, which gives it its other name Naranjo be Bulnes, the orange tree of Bulnes or orange thing of Bulnes. It is probably the best known mountain in Spain with 40+ of the premier climbing routes. The track is now narrower and clings to the rock to emerge on more open ground and a long zig zag up to the vega Urriellu (1950m) a glacial valley from the quaternary period. This is reached in about 6hrs from Poncebos, 3hr from Pandebano. Sitting at the foot of Picu Urriellu is a 2 storey building and the largest refugio in the Picos with 100 places but its completely dwarfed by the bulk of the Picu towering over it. The quickest return to Poncebos is by reversing the outward route, but if you have time stay and explore this part of the Picos. There is an almost infinite choice but here are some suggestions:
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a day (or two) in the Torre Cerredo area. Take a path going W and away from refugio to go NW and climb steadily to a chimney and a straight forward scramble to the ridge of Neveron de Urriellu 2250m. Contour past its N face to Horcada Arenera and head for the jou which you cross SW and exit R at a col. Here you are in the centre of a crescent of 10 peaks of over 2500m and in front is Torre Ceredo, at 2648m the highest in the Picos. After a day here have another night at the refugio. head for the Fuente De area

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Go S from the refugio over the Jou de Los Boches (2100m) and climb assisted by a fixed cable to the col at Horcados Rojos (2350m). The peak of Horcados Rojos (2500m) is an easy ascent from here if you are so inclined. Below is the odd sight of a gun turret from a US aircraft carrier put here in 1961 and used as a refugio Cabana Veronica ( 3 places). Cabana Veronica The cable car at Fuenta De is 2hrs away E. There is another refugio here. Or continue for 1hr NE beyond Fuenta De over Horradina de Covarrobres (1900m) to the refugio at Aliva. The following day descend the Duje valley, starting on a glacial moraine then passing thorough a large majada Vega de Torro to arrive at Invernaderu de Texu in about 4 hrs on the track which was seen after Sotres on the last walk. From here climb the zig zag to Pandebano <1hr and descend to Bulnes and Poncebos in another 2hrs. 3. a 6hr circuit of Picu Urriellu Set off NE from the refugio, round the N side of Picu Urriellu and ascend to a ridge on the E then scramble up col Bonita (2400m) for a view of the S and E faces. Now back down the scramble and S towards a col and a vague path S over Coteres Rojas to the col Canalona. Stay on the ridge to Horcados Rojos before dropping to Jou de Los Boches (reverse of 2. above). Or drop to Jou de Los Boches from Canalona and head N back to Urriellu. My route back makes an alternative return to Bulnes via the Refugio at Cabrones and makes it a 3day trip. Start by following the 1st option above to the point where Torre Cerredo comes into view at the jou beyond Horcada Arenera. From here head NW and then W around a depression to a broad col with views N to Jou de Cabrones. Then go N to the refugio at Cabrones (2100m). It is only 3hr from Urriellu to Cabrones so there is time to stop and explore some of the Torre Cerredo area on the way. From Cabrones its down hill all the way, both literally and because its the last day in the Picos. Leaving Cabrones follow a track N for 3hrs to vega Amuesa (1400m). You will again be on good pasture with grazing livestock and several majadas, one of which is converted into an unattended refugio. There is an option to drop W down to the valley at Cain which we will ignore. Instead head E and down the valley by the path on the S and not the path over the scree on its N side. -7-

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After 2hrs you reach Bulnes Arriba, castle like on a high cliff. A path on the N side drops directly to the river at the bridge which was passed on the way up. An alternative is to exit S on a steady gradient to Bulnes itself and have a look at this isolated mountain village where there are places to eat. The descent to Poncebos takes about an hour from Bulnes and is one of the most scenic areas in the Picos. As you follow the narrow valley there is a fine aerial view of the route ahead with those rugged peaks rising steeply to both sides and falling equally steeply to the river below. There are lots of flowers and trees to look at plus a few goats on the path and probably eagles overhead. A perfect reminder of the Picos - until next time.

Trekking in the Thethi National Park of Northern Albania

by Loraine Wilson Chapter 1 of 2 Why choose to go to Albania ? Well, its like this:Most of my work in mountain trekking was in the mountains of Greece: the Pindos range on the Albanian border, but also in the Mani and in Crete. Back in the 1980s, before economic migrants came (legally or not) from just anywhere, it was Albanians that we encountered in the countryside skilled stone masons, shepherds assistants, olive pickers and the like. You could tell them apart from the locals because they were small, skinny, had bad teeth, kept their heads down, and had the habit of avoiding looking you in the eye. Time moved on, Greece joined the EU, Albania threw off its dictator and Greece looked more willingly on foreign workers because, as farmers would say, since children no longer help their parents, we couldnt manage without them. I was working mostly in Crete by then. Roads in the White Mountains of Crete provide access to some work stations but high mountain grazing is such that shepherding still goes on far beyond the road heads. Needless to say, even apart from low status Shepherding as a profession, being stuck up in the mountains for a couple of weeks at a time is not acceptable to the younger generation. Fortunately for the locals Albanians willing to work in shepherding, see this as an opportunity because village police with their immigration checks do not chase them beyond a road. When I was crossing the mountains again in 2007, it was one such youth that I encountered as I headed for a stone-built bothy I knew while my companions put up their tent nearby. My mattress had succumbed to thorns from the nuisance plant, Thorny Burnett that grows up there. My bag was at its warmth limit (if that) and my otherwise breathable bivi bag had been clogged up with encrusted ice each night. -8-

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The Albanian lad, named Yanni by the locals, was about 19, lithe and well made, but thin as youd expect especially with that lifestyle of not being allowed to kill a sheep for food. Instead, like all shepherds, he carried a just in case shotgun in the hope of getting a hare, a chukker (partridge) or a Kri-Kri. The Kri-Kri is a mountain Ibex, unique to Crete and nowadays seriously protected, that probably arrived, as a domestic goat, during the Neolithic period. That it should have survived on a Mediterranean island all this time is due to its climbing ability on the inaccessible high crags of the Gorge of Samaria, the east rim of which happens to be very close to this particular bothy. Oh, Yanni you must not shoot the Kri-Kri (huge fines, prison sentences). Why? he asked in amazement. How am I to explain rare breeds and rare genes to someone like this, who hasnt seen the world, and wants to eat meat for a change? He also knows any shepherd up there may shoot a Kri-Kri when no one is looking. on it goes, I thought, because this is also Sfakiot territory (the local tribe) and no-one tells Sfakiots what to do (as it were) in their own mountains particularly when it comes to hunting. This bothy has two distinct rooms. Id set myself up in the best one for tourists and as he took the cartridges out of his gun and hung it up he said rather kindly Dont be afraid, you are my mother (limited Greek between us). His father had married again after the death of his mother and I do not even have a photograph of her he said, bitterly. Horrors, Albania! - What a place and its even in Europe. Moving on again, from such memories and encounters, in 2011 two UK Adventure operators started trekking in Albania, using the Thethi National Park on the Montenegro border. There was even a good 1:50,000 German map showing many reclaimed traditional routes near to, or crossing, the border. This region of the Dinaric Alps is particularly challenging for freelance trekkers because it is so sparsely populated and therefore short on facilities. However, commercial treks need road access and suitable accommodation points and these are increasingly found inside the National Park boundary. Several club members had used KE of Keswick, and found them good, so I thought Id try them out. Their Operations manager showed me pictures, including one of a snake which was used, I think, to test viewers reaction (bad sign that, but...). I read Edith Durhams High Albania. This is a well written, jaw-dropping account of her travels, extraordinary adventures, and observations in those mountains in 1908, when tribal customs and rivalries between districts and valleys made it too dangerous for normal travellers. It wasnt Africa - although it sounded like it - so few have heard of this Edwardian explorer who was one of those intrepid women who hire what we now call a fixer as a guide and protector, and get through when other travellers are simply murdered. And not only get through, but also find themselves as curiosities invited to stay as guests by local chieftains. The dominant tribal custom in those days was extremist blood feuding between surplus males. (Women appear to have had subhuman status and were therefore left out of it, their grief no doubt ignored.) Edith Durham got to the valleys of what is now the National Park when the only access was by mule track over high passes. Today, dirt roads will get you there from Shkodra town (north of Tirana and its airport) but even now these two deep valleys, the Thethi and the Valbona, are still linked together only by mule track. Far downhill south from Valbona is Lake Korman, a man-made reservoir so long and narrow that it has three dams along its length. Built in the 1930s, it provides the whole country with electricity. Commercial trekkers approach the National Park via the Boga valley, and -9-

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then leave from the Valbona, taking, as a big short cut, a three hour ferryboat ride along the reservoir to re-join the main road back to Skhroda. Night one (in a fascinatingly quiet hotel nothing on the road), and our guide, Armand Jegeni, a young mountaineer/mountain biker (www.iRideAlbania.com) from trekking sub-contractors Outdoor Albania, attempted to describe our itinerary which was difficult because, oh heck, it made no sense at all. He was obliged (by KE) to take us over an old transhumance pass (Sheep Pass) to enter the Thethi valley from the north. Thereafter, we would, in theory, walk up and down that valley three times north/south before finally walking over to Valbona. (My fears confirmed, commercial treks arent good value; young things in offices dont know what they are doing, and so on... except that, my fault, I should have got hold of the map before booking) Deposited, by mini-bus from Skhodra, at the trailhead, we dived into the village caf for refreshments. On the back terrace they had made a fine new shower room. The landlady appreciated our admiration. Her quaintly unbecoming traditional Albanian hair style with head band made her look like the Apache chieftain, Geronimo. A former, probably illegal, migrant worker to UK piped up that hed had a nice time working in Chichester. We filled our bottles at the village spring and then we were off up to Sheep Pass at first passing through marvellous mixed woodland. Above the woodland, meadows in amongst karst formations formed the sheep-grazing territory of an elderly couple who lived there during the summer months in their stone bothy. They were the only people we met still doing this, so absolute has been the population exodus from of these mountains. (During 40 years of Stalinist, and then Maoist rule, up to 1992, Albanians were not allowed to re-locate around their own country). I was in the rear of the group, and didnt have to hurry because two people were slower than me. This is fine except one misses interesting things a guide may have to say when he is with the faster walkers. He had lots to say because we had on trek Pheobe Smith, features editor of Trail. In this instance she was assigned to write an article for Wanderlust. With her hair permanently (she said) dyed in black and white stripes shed been called a Cotton Tail (some sort of Raccoon?) by Texans on the flight out. Most tourists in Albania are middle aged Americans but those I sat beside were retired teachers who came annually to teach in remote villages. This year they were going to the northern mountains for the first time. They wondered what the food would be like in comparison to that of southern Albania which is culturally and geographically nearer Italy than Austria. Armand set up our picnic on top of the pass, where, perching on jagged rocks, you could see what came next, which wasa steep and narrow descent, over vegetated scree, of at least 500m to the valley below. On the almost precipitous slopes either side of the pass huge and ancient Macedonian pines grew, at this altitude of - 10 Phoebe Smith at Sheep Pass

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1600m (5250ft) whilst high above, completely bare, jagged ridges presumably divided various deep valleys one from the other. All that remained of the old transhumance trail was but two logs at the very top, fixed as arises to former mule track steps. I wondered just how old they actually were. I got my picnic and sat on a small patch of grass beside a great rock. It turned out that the path went around that rock, but next thing was, one unfortunate trekker tried to climb down to it from her viewpoint spot. Yelps of fear, panic and shock came from behind the rock, which some of us rounded, to find her lying white-faced and bashed after having somersaulted down to the path over jagged rocks. Armand, clearly well trained in First Aid, set about checking her limbs, jaw bone and wrists for fractures, and patching her cuts with Steri-strips. That done, falling rocks followed his scramble up a nearby rock needle. Perched up there to get a mobile fix, he booked a place for her in the only car leaving the valley that day and he warned the relevant hospital to expect her. Dont worry about the queue, they will always treat a tourist before any locals he assured her. We heard later there had been various accidents amongst trekkers in the park probably because it is mainly middle aged walkers who come on trips like this. Middle aged walkers obviously do best with middle aged guides who understand them, but in a country like Albania, recreational mountaineering is, after all, very new. We now had to get down off the top of the pass. At first, erosion had left almost nothing to hang on to except Armand as he balanced precariously over the drop but one by one we made it. (What a total shambles if we had not). Now passing his rucksack to one of the men, he then piggy-backed our white-faced companion (120lbs) all the way down 400m to the road, the underfoot loose and steep throughout. Later I asked him if hed been in Special Forces since they are trained to carry huge weights but his answer was Absolutely Not! Later on he mentioned that his father had been Albanias track and field sports Olympic trainer during communist times. A top job no doubt and so no weedy underfed, bad genes young man this, but Austrian-educated, and tall, strong and well-made. The rest of us picked our way down, I on my trekking poles, glad I was accustomed to limestone because this, so steep and with all its loose rocks, was the trickiest long descent Id seen anywhere, and that includes Oman. We heard later that KEs operations manager had been shown the view from Sheep Pass, but had then returned down the way she had come up! Down at the road the others were waiting for the slow brigade, having seen the lady off to hospital. There had been no room in the car for her husband to accompany her, not that, strangely, he had been of any consequence throughout, so off shed gone on an Albanian adventure of her own. Armand, however, had organized everything as far as he could, and she was delivered back to us next day all patched up and wrist in plaster. The doctor had told her that the scars from her cuts would have been much worse if Armand had not applied Steristrips immediately after cleaning her wounds. (Interestingly, the application of Steristrips by amateurs is apparently not allowed by travel insurers). (To be continued)

Maintenance Meet August 2011

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Many thanks to the thirteen people who turned up to the maintenance meet, which once again was held on the Thursday and Friday prior to the Bank Holiday weekend. Although the hut had been deep cleaned in the spring, we still found lots of work to do, including those described below. New sliding shutters for the coal bunkers were made, to replace the old ones which had practically disintegrated. The trees around the car park were cut back and we managed to burn all the smaller branches and cut up the larger ones to use on the open fire when they had dried. At that time of year, the grass had grown a lot and so it was all strimmed and raked, and some weedkiller was applied where necessary. The kitchen was given a thorough cleaning and the cutlery drawers were cleared of the excess duplicate items. Much of the paint on the walls throughout the hut had some damage and so a lot of it was touched-up but sometimes complete walls needed repainting. When the hut refurbishment was carried out, the kitchen windows were replaced, but they used un-plated steel hinges, which had seized-up and so these were changed to hopefully non rusting brass ones. We removed one of the glass panels of the secondary double glazing in the living room, in order to clean the inaccessible surfaces. Unfortunately, the pane broke as we were refitting it which necessitated a trip to Penrith to get a replacement. Luckily we were able to use Martins campervan, which had a flat surface to transport the new glass. Leaking gutters were repaired and broken downpipe clips replaced. The two storerooms were cleared of all the rubbish that had accumulated recently. Upstairs in the dormitories, the blanket cupboards were sorted out and the excess blankets were bagged for taking to cloth recycling. The drying and entrance rooms were swept out to remove the accumulated dirt and then washed. The washroom walls and floors were as usual given a very necessary cleaning, but we now have storage heaters and extractor fans in these rooms. I hope that in future, these will reduce the condensation and resulting mould and decrease the amount of maintenance required, and also make them more comfortable to use in winter. The weather being dry, it was a good opportunity to repaint a lot of the gloss white paint both inside and outside the hut, since it was quite a time since some of it had been treated. I am sure that there were many other things that members cleaned, repaired or repainted at the maintenance meet, because in spite of the things that outside contractors do, there always seem to be plenty of tasks to keep us busy in order to keep the hut in good order. Don Hodge

UP-COMING AWAY MEETS

There is always a need for fresh faces as Meet Stewards for club Away Meets. The duties arent onerous - just put those offering lifts in touch with those who need lifts; limit the numbers if its a hut meet; and ensure all fees are paid. Volunteers please . . . anyone who feels they can help out, please contact the Meet Secretary, (or any Committee Member). For any Meet shown in the Arte, if no Meet Steward is listed, please contact any Committee member for more details of the Meet in question. - 12 -

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As a general rule, the George Starkey Hut is reserved for the two clubs (TCC & ABMSAC) over all Bank Holiday week ends and at times such as Christmas and New Year. At these times, please check if there is a Steward. If there isn't, please book places directly with the Hut Booking Secretary. Transport, when there isn't a Steward, will be down to the individual member(s).

Please refer to the full list on the back page.

23-25 Mar ULMC Hut, Snowdonia A weekend in N Wales for a change! Easter Meet 5-9 April

George Starkey Hut, Patterdale Easter at the Hut. Focus on exercise and fun, not chocolate! Steward: Maureen Stiller 11-14 May Pembrokeshire (St Davids or Milford Haven) Not sure of precise location at this stage. Please check with Judy before setting off! Steward: Judy Renshaw 1-9 June Scotland Scotland before the midges arrive. Always a good plan, and a great time to be up north. Steward: Judy Renshaw 1-5 June George Starkey Hut, Patterdale An alternative to Scotland for those short of time. Steward: Maureen Stiller

Steward: Judy Renshaw

LONDON JOINT LECTURES

Held at the Civil Service Social Club, 13 - 15 Great Scotland Yard by AAC UK Section, ABMSAC, F&RCC, RC & TCC Talks commence at 7:30 p.m. Attendance is free to both members and guests. 2012 Tuesday 6th March Mike Pinney ABMSAC Nepal

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Tuesday, 8th January (the second Tuesday) Tuesday, 5th February Tuesday, 5th March

NB: PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF VENUE

Lectures are now held at the Civil Service Social Club, 13 15 Great Scotland Yard, London, SW1A 2HJ. (Great Scotland Yard runs between Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall. Nearest tube stations are Embankment and Charing Cross). If you travel by car, note that it is possible to park on the Embankment and the Congestion Zone finishes at 6.00pm. The club has a bar which serves bar-meals. There is also a restaurant, waiter service 2-course meal is 13.00, 3-course is 16.00. Note that the dates for the lectures are generally the first Tuesday in every month. In January, it is the second Tuesday, as the first Tuesday is a little too close to the New Year.

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A Cartoon by HM Bateman

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THE TCC COMMITTEE 2012 - 2013

Home Tel. Hon. President and Chairman Treasurer Secretary Away Meet Secretary Arte Editor (ex-officio) TCC Nominated Directors of ABMSAC Limited Hut Booking Secretary (ABMSAC Ltd) Oread Hut Booking Contact Max Peacock 0207 582 8715 ovalpeacocks@waitrose.com 07855 159207 (Mobile) mo@stiller.org.uk judy.renshaw@btinternet.com greatescapade@hotmail.com Maureen Stiller 01273 4494210 Judy Renshaw Peter Clarkson Don Hodge Peter Clarkson Mike Pinney Colin Hobday (Huts at Rhyd 01923 825840 01539 736316 01923 825840 01539 736316 01935 428131 01332 551594 Ddu, N Wales & Baslow, Peak District) hutbookings@abmsac.org.uk Don Hodge 01923 825840 Other Tel/E-mail address don.hodge@btinternet.com

Please send any changes in personal details to

Judith Mullington

80 Cavendish Avenue, Harrow, Middx. HA1 3RQ, 0208 864 7214, judithmullington@aol.com

TCC SUBSCRIPTIONS 2012 & HUT FEES

TCC Annual Subscriptions: For 2012, the Committee has decided that subscription fees will stay the same as last year: Single: 22.00 Couple: 36.00 All membership fees should be sent to the to the Treasurer: Max Peacock at 5, Offley Road, London SW9 0LR George Starkey Hut Fees: since October 2009 are all per person per night: TCC and ABMSAC members: 6.00 BMC Affliated Club members: 10.00 * All others including members guests: 11.00 * Hut fees are set by ABMSAC Ltd, not by TCC.

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THE 2012 TCC AWAY MEET PROGRAMME

Date

Hut/campsite Location

Grid Ref

Steward

Places
14+ 6 28 6

New Year George Starkey Patterdale New Years Eve Dinner 20-22 Jan Yorkshire Clapham, Ramblers Club Yorkshire 24-26 Feb George Starkey Patterdale Dinner Meet 23-25 March ULMC Snowdonia

NY 394 161 Maureen Stiller SD 736 691 Judy Renshaw NY 394 161 Max Peacock

SH 684 601 Judy Renshaw

5-9 April George Starkey Patterdale NY 394 161 Maureen Stiller 14+ Easter Meet 11-14 May TBA Pembrokeshr Judy Renshaw r Bunkhouse ** Bunkhouse 1-9 June TBA Scotland Judy Renshaw ** 1-5 June George Starkey Patterdale NY 394 161 Maureen Stiller 8 Jubilee Wknd July Places inStarkey Hut Book direct Mike Pinney George to members with are available 3-5 August Oread MC Baslow, Peak SK 273 722 Judy Renshaw 6 District Maintenance Meet: 22-24 Aug George Starkey Patterdale NY 394 161 Don Hodge 20 24-27 Aug 26-28 Oct 9-11 Nov George Starkey Patterdale Fell & Rock Hut Birkness, Buttermere Coventry MC Corris, Machynlleth NY 394 161 Don Hodge 14 10 6

Directions Judy Renshaw from Geoff Hall SH 757 078 Judy Renshaw

30 Nov George Starkey Patterdale NY 394 161 Maureen Stiller 12 2 Dec New Year George Starkey Patterdale NY 394161 Maureen Stiller 14+ New Years Eve Dinner ** Bunkhouses need an early commitment. Please contact Judy ASAP if you want to go.
At present there is no meet scheduled for September as the camping meet in that month usually has no takers. If you would like to attend a camping meet in September please let Judy know so that one can be arranged.

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