It is with sadness that we report the death of one of the very early members of the club, Dave Parsons. He was an important character in the history of SWMC, establishing Outdoor Action, a climbing shop in Cardiff that became almost a de-facto meeting place for Cardiff members back in the 1980s.

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The third “Meet and Greet” event this year is running at Foxhole Cove, a sport crag accessible from Southgate, Gower Meet and Greet – Foxhole, Gower Members should book by visiting the message board and signing up. If you’re not yet a member, or you can’t access the message board and would like to join …

Continue reading Meet and Greet this Saturday – Gower – Foxhole Cove

Once again it’s time to kick-off the outdoor season with our first “Meet and Greet” day of the year, climbing straight off the beach at Three Cliffs Bay, Gower. Open to members, new and old. Experienced leaders will be there if you’re taking your first steps outdoors after a winter of climbing plastic. The aim …

Continue reading Three Cliffs Meet and Greet – Sunday 12th March

With the Welsh Government bringing forward the easing of lockdown restrictions, we’re pleased to announce that outdoor club meets can resume from Monday 26th April. Assuming there are no further announcements, we should be able to run meets of up to 30 people. I’m sure that many of us are raring to get back on …

Continue reading Club update: Outdoor meets from 26th April

The Welsh Government has announced another period of restrictions beginning on the 20th December.  As before all meets will be suspended and the hut will be closed to bookings. Climbing walls will be closed and travel will be restricted to essential purposes only. Levels of coronavirus in Wales are currently higher than during the initial …

Continue reading COVID 19: Level 4 restrictions

Just a reminder that this year’s AGM is going to be run online using Microsoft Teams due to the ongoing pandemic situation An email has been sent out with details on how to join the meeting, and the link is also available on the message board Microsoft Teams has probably become familiar to quite a …

Continue reading Reminder: Annual General Meeting – 7pm, Thursday, 19th November

Due to increasing levels of coronavirus in Wales, you will almost certainly have heard that the the government are implementing a brief “firebreak” lockdown. This is planned to run from 18:00 this Friday 23rd October until Monday 9th November https://gov.wales/coronavirus-firebreak-frequently-asked-questions The rules are similar to the original lockdown, so no meeting anyone outside your household …

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Now that all but essential travel is advised against, and the latest order to close all leisure facilities, the committee has had to make the difficult decision to close the club hut. The health service up in North Wales is very under-resourced at the best of times, and we can’t be seen to be encouraging …

Continue reading COVID-19: Hut Closed

Unfortunately due to the ongoing pandemic, and changes to government advice, all official club meets, including the regular Wednesdays are going to have to be suspended. Both climbing centres in Swansea have already closed anyway, and I would expect the ones in the East to go the same way in the next few days. The …

Continue reading COVID-19: All meets suspended until further notice

On Saturday 28th March we will all be creeping out of our winter holes, turning our back on plastic holds and dusting off our trad rack for our first Meet and Greet event of the year at Three Cliffs. This is an opportunity for all club members – young, old, veteran climbers and club newbies …

Continue reading Three Cliffs Bay Meet & Greet – Saturday 28th March

Unfortunately due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in Italy, and the subsequent control measures, the FCO are advising against all but essential travel to Italy https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/italy Due to this, the Siciily trip next week will not be going ahead as planned. Disappointing for us, but I think we should spare a thought for the people …

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The club’s annual get together will this year be held on Friday the 22nd of November at Munday’s Bar, the private bar upstairs from No Sign Bar in Swansea. https://nosignwinebar.com/mundays-bar-private-hire-venues-swansea/ 8 Tickets are £10 including a hot/cold buffet. Veggie and vegan options are available. All are welcome, including partners, friends etc! If you’re interested in coming, …

Continue reading Annual Dinner – Friday 22nd November

There’s still space on this upcoming weekend’s trip to North Wales. If you’re interested in learning some new techniques, Vince Brown will be there and looking for people to teach leading, self rescue or possibly roped scrambling, depending on the weather. Otherwise we’ll be planning on anything from long multi-pitch mountain routes, to scrambling and …

Continue reading North Wales Club Hut trip this bank holiday weekend (24th-26th August)

This Saturday sees the next of our meet and greet days for new and old members alike We’ll be heading to the seaside again and climbing at Box Bay, Porthcawl, from 11am onwards For further details, check out the message board thread, or contact Miriam Fahmy, Ordinary Member East If you’re interested in joining the club, this …

Continue reading Meet and Greet day this Saturday (18th May) at Box Bay