2001 Climbing Meets List
The following list should give you some idea of the official climbing activities of the Club during 2001. All Transport arrangements will be sorted out at the pub meet proceeding the trip. If you are unable to attend the pub please telephone or e-mail the Climbing Secretary , before the Monday pub meet.
- January 2001, JaneSki Trip, 13th-20th, Tignes, France, (Fully Booked)
- February 2001, Lakes, Friday 2nd – Sunday 4th February, Barrow Mountaineering and Ski Club Hut, Coppermines Valley
- April 2001 (Easter), Cornwall, Thursday 12th April – Monday 16th April, Camping and Caravans, Sea View Caravan Park, Sennen
- June 2001, Gower, BARBEQUE, Friday 22nd June – Sunday 24th June, Camping, Pitton Cross Caravan & Camping Park, Rhossili
- July 2001, Llanberis, Friday 27th July – Sunday 29th July, Camping TBC
- August 2001 (Bank Holiday), Pembroke, Friday 24th August – Monday 27th August, Camping TBC
- September 2001, Lundy, Saturday 15th – Tuesday 18th, Camping, Book directly with the Landmark Trust
- September 2001, Lakes, Friday28th – Sunday 30th, Camping, NT Site, Great Langdale (TBC)
- October 2001, DINNER MEET, Cwellyn Arms, Rhyd Ddu, Friday 26th – Sunday 28th, Bunkhouse
- November 2001, Peak District, Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th, Camping, North Lees Campsite, Hathersage
- December 2001, Joint meet with the cavers, Yorkshire, Friday 7th – Sunday 9th, YSS hut, The old School, Helwith Bridge, Near Settle
- February 2002, Scotland, Accommodation booked for Thursday 21st February – Sunday 24th February inclusive, Inchree Centre, Inchree, Onich, Fort William; GRID REF 0204633 (O.S. 41); http://www.hostel-scotland.com/ ; 16 places.
2001 Caving Meets List
The following list should give you some idea of the official caving activities of the Club during 2001. All Transport arrangements will be sorted out at the pub meet proceeding the trip. If you are unable to attend the pub please telephone or E-mail the Caving Secretary , before the Monday pub meet.
- January 12th to 21st, France JaneSki takes to the road again, this year off to Tignes, for a week of skiing.
- January 27th to 28th, Derbyshire Reynard House warming Party
- February 10th to 11th, Yorkshire (Neil’s Birthday Party)
Accommodation: YSS hut, The old School, Helwith Bridge, Nr Settle
Permit: 11th, Rumbling Hole, , Leck Fell, SRT, Grade 4, Length 213m, Depth 119m - March 17th to 18th, South Wales (Llangattock)
Accommodation: CSS Cottage, Whitewalls, Llangattock
Permit: Agen Allwedd, Llangattock, Grade 3/5, Length 32km, (MAX of 8 in Party)
Permit: Ogof Draenen, Grade 4/5, Length 28km - April 21st to 22nd, Mendips
Accommodation: Marks Place - May 21st to 26th, Cambridge Beer Festival Guess
- June 2nd? , Strawberry Fair, Midsummer’s common, Cambridge
- June 9th to 10th, Peak District
Accommodation: TSG Hut at Castleton
Permit: Peak Cavern 9am start on Sunday. - June 16th to 17th, Yorkshire
Accommodation: Camping Glebe Farm or YSS hut, The old School, Helwith Bridge, Nr Settle (please advise preference)
Permit: EaseGill
Permit: 16th , White Scar (wetsuit recommended or good climber) - July 14th to 15th, Wye Valley,
Accommodation: god knows
Permit: ?th, Slaughter Stream Cave, Grade: 3, Length: 7km, Depth: 100m
Permit: ?th, Redhouse Lane Swallet, Grade: 4, Length 1.7km, Depth: 40m (wetsuit recommended) - July 26th to 29th, Cambridge Folk Festival Confirmed
- August 11th to 12th, Yorkshire
Accommodation: Camping Glebe Farm or YSS
Permit: 11th, Lost John’s Cave & Box Head Pot, Leck Fell, SRT, Grade 4, Length 6km, Depth 141m - September 8th to 9th, Mendips
Accommodation: Marks Place
Permit: 8th, Saint Cuthbert’s Swallet, Grade: 4, Length 6.8km, Depth: 45m(This is a lead cave, fitness to do trip decided by cave leader and caving secretary or deputy), meet 1:30 for 2pm trip, Leader Mike Wilson, Max Party size:5 - October 13th to 14th, South Wales (SWCC)
Accommodation: South Wales Caving Cottage, Penwyllt
Permit: Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, Grade: 2-4, Length: 50km, Depth: 308m (Max of 6 inc leader) - October 2001, DINNER MEET, Cwellyn Arms, Rhyd Ddu, Friday 26th – Sunday 28th, Bunkhouse
- November 10th to 11th, Derbyshire
Accommodation: TSG ‘Chapel’, Castleton, on the A625 between two bad bends, opp’ primary school
Permit: Peak Cavern - December 8th to 9th, Yorkshire
Accommodation: YSS hut, The old School, Helwith Bridge, Nr Settle
Permit: 8th Notts Pot , Leck Fell, SRT, Grade 4, Length 1.098km, Depth 127m
Pub Meets
We now meet every Monday at 9pm (except Bank Holidays when there is usually an away trip), the venue is the “The Castle”, Castle Hill, Cambridge. Parking is available in the car park of the Shire Hall just up the road from the Castle. Various arrangements for club trips including car sharing arrangements are usually made on the Monday before the trip. If you cannot attend on this day please make direct contact with the climbing or the caving secretary.
- 2001 Annual General Meeting, Monday 26th February, 8pm, The Castle.
- October 2001, DINNER MEET, Cwellyn Arms, Rhyd Ddu, Friday 26th – Sunday 28th, Bunkhouse
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT Concerning FMDV
Notice to all members of the Cambridge Climbing and Caving Club
Following on from a discussion and a vote at our AGM on 26th February 2001, the Cambridge Climbing and Caving Club decided that it will abide by the recommendations made by the NCA, BMC, land owners, and government.
Thanks for your help and co-operation in this serious matter.
The committee elected at the AGM and endorsing this message are
Neil Burgess, Caving Secretary
Graham Dolman, Climbing Secretary
Gordon Carder, Secretary
Mike Clark, Treasurer