On Saturday 11th March a group of SMC members joined other users of Creation Climbing Centre and local families in a charity climb to raise money for a Forest School for St Martin de Porres primary school. We also raised
The Hut Weekend January 2017
Donna, Ash, Ross and Mike headed over to the SMC Hut for this weekend and got to work! Progress was made: 2 full landrover loads taken up the back track 1 tonne of logs delivered at the top gate (£100
Lakeland New Year 2017
New Year’s day was too cold for rock climbing and lacked the necessary white stuff for winter climbing. A desperate need to be in the hills drove John Russell and Ian Wyatt to go backpacking, something neither of us had
Pembroke Meet Aug 2016
Pembroke has brilliant, world-class sea cliff climbing, but its distance from Birmingham means we don’t always schedule a trip there.. This time, 14 of us did make the effort, camping at Bosherton, and had another excellent weekend. Most of us
Snowdonia Meet Aug 2016
A fantastic turn out for the Snowdonia camping meet! A dozen of us camped out at Capel Curig and savoured a selection of North Wales classic climbing venues, with parties heading to Carreg Wastad, the Grochan, and hitting the slate
Glencoe, Scotland weekend Meet May 2016
A group of us had an excellent weekend up in Glencoe – shame we had to leave, with perfect conditions on the Monday. Ian, Roger, Rob Trezise and Rob Smith were all there, so it was also a Chairman’s reunion.
Ad Hoc Events 2015 (Archive)
A Partial list of Ad-Hoc Events in 2015 CHRISTMAS CURRY 16th Dec 2105 7.30pm at “Grameen Khana” 310-312 Ladypool Rd Birmingham B12 8JY Please let Margaret know if you will be joining us, Facebook users can comment here ANNUAL DINNER
Easter 2016 Meet – Calpe, Spain
The Easter week meet to Calpe was a great success. Ten members old and new flew out to Alicante (some joining us from Saudi others joining midweek) for some hot rock. Everyone had a great time in a great location
Winter Climbing in Cogne, Italy – Euro Ice 2016
Solihull Mountaineering Club’s chairman, Ian Wyatt and fellow member Dave Rickerby invited me to join them on a week long trip to Cogne in northern Italy to sample the icy delights of the Gran Paradiso national park. None of us
2015 Meets Programme (Archive)
SOLIHULL MOUNTAINEERING CLUB MEETS SCHEDULE 2015 Every month, the club organises weekend meets, which form the core of the club’s activities. The 2015 programme has plenty to offer for climbing, walking and mountain biking. Summer meets are often camping, in