2026 Events
All Saturday and Sunday Meets start at 10.00am prompt unless otherwise stated.
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We also climb on Thursday evenings throughout the year, at a local crag or Big Depot in Leeds over winter.
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Please contact the Meet Coordinator if you intend to join a meet or require further information.
Meet Co-ordinators’ personal email addresses and phone numbers can be obtained from the
website membership list or contact the Meets Secretary – willisarchitects33@gmail.com
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Attendance at any meet at the Coniston cottage including housekeeping & maintenance meets is by
advance booking only through the hut booking secretary, Claire Howarth - ymchut@gmail.com
Jan 8th Committee Meeting.
Thornfield House, Morley. Leeds. LS27 0QG.
YMC Secretary Pete Stott - ymcsec2016@gmail.com or 07708-855069.
Jan 11th Hebden Bridge. South Pennines.
Circular walk – Crimsworth Dean & Dean Gate to Walshaw Dean Reservoir return by Hebden Water & Gibson Mill.
Start Point & Parking - Midgehole National Trust car park. HX7 7AA. GR-SD 987 291.
Kath & Graham Willis willisarchitects33@gmail.com or 07731-122766.
Jan 16th Scottish Winter Meet.
Raeburn Hut, Laggan. Cairngorms. (3 Nights).
16th-18th January 2026 inclusive. www.huts.mountaineering.scot/Hut/raeburn
Meet Coordinator - Mike Belk - mikebelk57@aol.com or 07971-569061.
Feb 1st Embsay Moor
From Embsay. Yorks Dales.
Circuit of Embsay Moor & Cracoe Fell from the Main Street public car park at Embsay
village, Skipton. BD23 6RE (adjacent to the Elm Tree Inn). Meet Coordinators are
Kath & Graham Willis willisarchitects33@gmail.com or 07731-122766.
Feb 6th Coniston Hut
Housekeeping Meet (2 Nights).
Booking – Claire Howarth - ymchut@gmail.com or 07717-706901.
Work Enquiries – Hut Warden Ken Tilford - kent.2@btinternet.com or 07483-873323.
Feb 22nd Farndale to Bransdale. North Yorks Moors.
Low Mill village car park - YO62 7UY.
www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/places-to-go/farndale
Meet Coordinator - Ben Gilbert - bengilbertemail@gmail.com or 07827-319412.
Mar 5th Committee Meeting.
Thornfield House, Morley. Leeds. LS27 0QG.
YMC Secretary Pete Stott - ymcsec2016@gmail.com or 07708-855069.
Mar 8th Pateley Bridge Environs & Cold Stone Cut Quarry.
Nidderdale - Yorks Dales.
Southlands car park & toilets near bridge over the river Nidd. HG3 5NA
Meet Coordinator - Rosemary Beale rosemaryrosie.beale@gmail.com or 07732-927482.
Mar 12th Best of Kendal Film Festival 2025
Picturevill Cinema at National Science & Media Museum. Book your own tickets on this link
www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/kendal-mountain-tour-2026 .
Mar 19th AGM.
Thornfield House, Morley. Leeds. LS27 0QG.
YMC Secretary Pete Stott - ymcsec2016@gmail.com or 07708-855069.
Mar 22nd Joint Walking Meet with Craven Mountaineering Club.
Details to follow.
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Apr 3rd Easter Club Meet
Coniston Hut (4 Nights – Friday to Monday 3rd-6th April inclusive).
Booking – Claire Howarth - ymchut@gmail.com or 07717-706901
Apr 12th White Hill
from Ogden Reservoir via Windy Hill. South Pennines.
Ogden Reservoir car park at Ogden Lane, Newhey, Littleborough, Rochdale.
OL16 3TQ. OSGB – SD 95265 12239. W3W – wells.nation.yield.
Meet Coordinator - Ben Gilbert - bengilbertemail@gmail.com or 07827-319412.
Apr 17th Coniston Hut
Housekeeping Meet (2 Nights).
Booking – Claire Howarth - ymchut@gmail.com or 07717-706901.
Work Enquiries – Hut Warden. Ken Tilford - kent.2@btinternet.com or 07483-873323.
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Apr 26th Settrington & North Grimston (near Malton). Yorkshire Wolds.
Roadside parking on Town Street in Settrington village. YO17 8NR. Circular walk taking in
Settrington Beacon and utilising parts of the Yorks Wolds Way and the Centenary Way trails.
Meet Coordinator - Ben Gilbert - bengilbertemail@gmail.com or 07827-319412.
May 7th Committee Meeting.
Thornfield House, Morley. Leeds. LS27 0QG.
YMC Secretary Pete Stott - ymcsec2016@gmail.com or 07708-855069.
May 15th Langdale.
Lake District Climbing & Walking Meet (2 Nights).
Robertson Lamb Wayfarers Hut. Langdale. LA22 9JS.
www.wayfarersclub.org.uk/robertson_lamb_hut.html
Meet Coordinator - Henry Green – henryg198@gmail.com or 07795-093384.
May 31st Marsden. South Pennines.
Details to follow.
Meet Coordinator - Mike Belk - mikebelk57@aol.com or 07971-569061.
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June 14th Joint Walking Meet with Craven Mountaineering Club.
Details to follow.
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June 20th Isle of Skye. Scotland
Climbing & Walking Meet (6 Nights).
Glen Brittle Memorial Hut – www.gbmh.co.uk Meet Coordinator Patrick Svarc-Jeffs –
patricksvarcjeffs@gmail.com or 07935-149318.
July 2nd Committee Meeting.
Thornfield House, Morley. Leeds. LS27 0QG.
YMC Secretary Pete Stott - ymcsec2016@gmail.com or 07708-855069.
July 3rd Coniston Hut
Housekeeping Meet. (2 nights).
Booking – Claire Howarth - ymchut@gmail.com or 07717-706901.
Work Enquiries – Hut Warden Ken Tilford - kent.2@btinternet.com or 07483-873323.
July 10th Roaches Climbing & Walking Weekend.
Peak District. (2 Nights).
BMC Don Whillans Memorial Hut. ST13 8UB. GR SK 007 622. Roadside car parking
or pay & display adjacent to Roaches Tea Room at Paddock Farm. ST13 8TY.
www.thebmc.co.uk/en/don-whillans-hut
Meet Coordinator – Mark Bradley markbradley.leeds@gmail.com or 07739-543854.
July 26th Joint Walking Meet with Craven Mountaineering Club.
Details to follow.
Aug 2nd Dove Stone Reservoir Environs
Near Oldham. Peak District.
Reservoir main car park off A635 East of Greenfield. OL3 7NE. OSGB SE 013 034.
Meet Coordinator - Mike Belk - mikebelk57@aol.com or 07971-569061.
Aug 16th Levisham & the Hole of Horcum. North Yorks Moors.
Roadside parking in Levisham Village near The Horseshoe Inn. YO18 7NL
Meet Coordinator - Ben Gilbert - bengilbertemail@gmail.com or 07827-319412.
Aug 30th Black Hill
from Crowden via Westend Moss & White Low. Peak District.
Parking at Crowden Car Park on the A628. SK13 1HZ
Meet Coordinator - Ben Gilbert - bengilbertemail@gmail.com or 07827-319412.
Sept 3rd Committee Meeting.
Thornfield House, Morley. Leeds. LS27 0QG.
YMC Secretary Pete Stott - ymcsec2016@gmail.com or 07708-855069.
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Sept 6th Simon’s Seat
from Grimwith Reservoir. Yorks Dales.
Yorks Water Car Park at Grimwith Reservoir. BD23 5ED.
Meet Coordinator - Kath & Graham Willis willisarchitects33@gmail.com or 07731-122766.
Sept 20th Joint Walking Meet with Craven Mountaineering Club.
Details to follow.
Oct 2nd Coniston Hut
Housekeeping Meet. (2 nights).
Booking – Claire Howarth - ymchut@gmail.com or 07717-706901.
Work Enquiries – Hut Warden Ken Tilford - kent.2@btinternet.com or 07483-873323.
Oct 9th Photo Competition.
Thornfield House, Morley. Leeds. LS27 0QG. Details to follow.
Photo Show Coordinator Henry Green – henryg198@gmail.com or 07795-093384.
Oct 18th Eyam, Abney & Foolow Villages.
White Peak - Peak District.
Derbyshire Dales DC - Eyam Village Car Park, Hawkhill Road, Eyam. S32 5QP.
Meet Coordinator - Kath & Graham Willis willisarchitects33@gmail.com or 07731-122766.
Oct 30th Coniston Hut
Club Bonfire Meet. (2 nights).
Booking – Claire Howarth - ymchut@gmail.com or 07717-706901.
Nov 5th Committee Meeting.
Thornfield House, Morley. Leeds. LS27 0QG.
YMC Secretary Pete Stott - ymcsec2016@gmail.com or 07708-855069.
Nov 8th Crummack Dale Circuit – Yorkshire Dales.
YDNP Car Park at Clapham village. LA2 8EF - OSGB SD 7434 6918.
Meet Coordinator - Kath & Graham Willis willisarchitects33@gmail.com or 07731-122766.
Nov 12th Photo Show
Details to follow.
Meet Coordinator - Henry Green – henryg198@gmail.com or 07795-093384.
Nov 22nd Joint Walking Meet with Craven Mountaineering Club.
Details to follow.
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Dec 13th Xmas Fuddle Walk
Barden Moor, Skipton. Yorks Dales.
Barden Scale. Approx Postcode BD23 6AP- Roadside parking - GR SE 051 568.
Meet Coordinator – Kath & Graham Willis willisarchitects33@gmail.com or 07731-122766.
Dec 18th Xmas & New Year Coniston Hut Club Meet (15 nights).
Booking – Claire Howarth - ymchut@gmail.com or 07717-706901.
Dec 26th Ilkley Cow & Calf
Traditional Boxing Day Meet. Note start time – 10:30am.
Cow & Calf Public Car Park. Approx post code LS29 9RF – GR SE130 467.
Meet Coordinator – Kath & Graham Willis willisarchitects33@gmail.com or 07731-122766.
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Jan 7th: Committee Meeting. Thornfield House, Morley. Leeds. LS27 0QG.
YMC Secretary Pete Stott - ymcsec2016@gmail.com or 07708-855069.