South Wales Mountaineering Club - 50 Years Old!
The South Wales Mountaineering Club was established in 1960 and aims to encourage interest in mountaineering in all its forms and to bring together like minded people interested in mountaineering. The club's activities range from mountaineering and rock climbing to scrambling and hill walking, catering for all level of experience including total beginners.
With approximately 150 members, we have branches in Cardiff and Swansea who meet regularly to climb indoors and out.
The club organises a number of meets to climbing areas throughout Britain and occasionally further afield. There are also a number of specialist introductory meets organised for those with little or no experience.
Membership is open to anyone aged 18 or over. We are affiliated to the BMC. The club also has a Junior Section.
The club operates regular weekly meets on Wednesday evenings, climbing at local crags during the summer and indoor climbing centres during the winter, and arranges a number of trips further afield throughout the year. Please see the meets page for further details.
Please click the links under "Site Navigation" for further information.
Cardiff (East) Weekly Meets
The East members are currently 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 Valley.
If this will be your first time with the club, are a non-member or a novice, please contact John Custance.
Swansea (West) Weekly Meets
The West members are currently following their summer schedule and meeting in the Gower Inn car park, Parkmill at 17:30 to climb on Gower.
Novice climbers are encouraged to attend the weekly meets, but should contact a club member first.
Latest Club News
50th Anniversary Events
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 07:50 — Steve HillThe 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 swmc@nexusuk.org. We would also be grateful if all past and present members were able to spread the word about these events to anyone the know who has been involved with the SWMC in the past. It would be great to see as many familiar (and maybe some unfamiliar) faces as possible to swap tales and adventures about the history of the club - 50 years is quite a remarkable feat!
25th - 26th September: North Wales
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 meet for up to 30 people!
27th November: Annual Dinner
The annual dinner is going to be an extra-big event this year. This will take place in Cardiff City Hall on Saturday 27th November, starting at 19:00. More details to come soon!
Portland sport climbing trip - Sept 11/12th
Wed, 08/04/2010 - 07:14 — Steve HillAfter 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 clipped a bolt before, Portland's the ideal place to start.
SWMC 50th Anniversary North Wales Meet - 25-26 September
Mon, 08/02/2010 - 14:01 — Steve HillAs 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 meet for up to 30 people!
North Wales, 28th-30th August
Thu, 07/08/2010 - 13:27 — Steve HillA trip to the club hut in North Wales is being organised for the August bank holiday. Please see the bulletin board thread for details.
2011 Skiing / Snowboarding
Wed, 07/07/2010 - 16:00 — Steve HillThe 2011 snow holiday is in its planning stages. If you're interested, please add your name to the bulletin board thread.
