York Alpine Club was founded in 1981, and exists for the encouragement of
all kinds of mountain activities, including walking, climbing, skiing and
biking, and is affiliated to the BMC.
We pride ourselves on being friendly and welcoming to new members, whatever
your level of experience.
We meet on Thursday evenings at Brigantes
Bar, 114 Micklegate, York (map)
from 9.30 p.m. onwards.
The Club's calendar of activities includes:
Weekend meets, staying in huts or camping
Sunday walks
Mid-week evening and weekend climbing, on local crags
in the summer and at local climbing walls during
the winter
Regular social events
Our members will also be found taking part in
mountain marathons, fell running, mountain biking, road biking, orienteering,
and possibly even caving.
Check our blog
to see what we have been up to recently.
Here for the crack...by pebbles [August 29th, 2010] The venue this week was Brimham. Will and me headed for the pinnacle area first, where ...
BMC Participation Statement.
The BMC recognises that climbing and mountaineering are activities with
a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should
be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions
and involvement.
This site is maintained by Simon Caldwell
All photos are by me unless otherwise credited
