CUHWC Blake Beck Trip (Lake District Northern Fells) (10th-14th June 2005)

An hour after the end of my last exam, I headed again for the hills! The first two days were an official hillwalking club trip, with accommodation split between the Blake Beck camping barn and Gill Head campsite – I was camping. I did a long walk including Sharp Edge and Blencathra in good weather on Saturday, and a shorter one on Skiddaw in wetter weather on Sunday. After everyone else had returned to Cambridge, Will and I stayed in the Lakes for an extra couple of days walking, although this was limited somewhat by wet weather. Monday’s walk was to Glenridding, taking in Great Dodd and Raise but bypassing the other summits to minimise time exposed to the elements!

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CUBB Punting (27th May 2005)

It was the hottest May day in 50 years (well, it was in London anyway), so a few of us from the band – actually just a selection of this year and next year’s committees! – decided to take an evening off from revision for a punt along the backs. N.B. Jenny was there too, but seems to have avoided being photographed!

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Approaching the Bridge of Sighs – Charlotte, Di and Greg

CUBB Annual Dinner 2005 (30th April 2005)

Just a few photos from the Brass Band Annual Dinner, which was held this year at Selwyn College. Afterwards we continued to the Hat and Feathers, and then to John’s room at Corpus.

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CUHWC Snowdonia Trip (15th-21st April 2005)

The Easter vacation trip went, as usual, to northern Snowdonia, where we stayed in the well-located Bryn Brethynau bunkhouse near Capel Curig. The weather wasn’t as good as we had hoped, with lots of wind, rain and snow, but we managed some good walks nevertheless!

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CUBB Tour 2005: Malvern and the Midlands (17th-20th March 2005)

This year’s Brass Band tour was to the Midlands, staying in a large hostel near Hanley Swan. We performed in Great Malvern, Hagley, Solihull and Stourbridge, and also had time for visits to Stratford and Birmingham, and a night-time walk up the Worcestershire Beacon, plus all the traditional tour antics of course!

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CUHWC Annual Dinner 2005 (9th March 2005)

The CUHWC Annual Dinner 2005 was held in the Wordsworth Room at St John’s College. We enjoyed excellent food in excellent company and were entertained by speeches by the outgoing and incoming presidents. Afterwards we went to the Maypole, and then on to Prince Harry’s room.

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CUHWC Kentmere Trip (4th-6th March 2005)

An excellent weekend in Kentmere, in the Far Eastern Fells of the Lake District. We did two fantastic walks direct from the bunkhouse, taking in most of the significant fells of the area. We endured high winds and near-white-out conditions on the Saturday, but were rewarded with sunshine and fine views on the Sunday. And I got to use my crampons!

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The view North from the slopes of Froswick

CUHWC Shropshire Trip (13th February 2005)

This term’s day trip was to the Long Mynd area of Shropshire: an area I had not visited before. I enjoyed a walk taking in Caer Caradoc Hill and Pole Bank (the summit of Long Mynd). An unexpected bonus was to find a thin layer of snow on the hilltops, and to be snowed on during the walk!

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Mark, and the view north from Caer Caradoc Hill

CUHWC Cadair Idris Trip (28th-30th January 2005)

Another weekend hillwalking, this time in southern Snowdonia. We stayed near Dinas Mawddwy, and did walks on Cadair Idris and in the Arans in surprisingly good weather!

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Looking towards Maesglase from Dinas Mawddwy

Along the Cam to Ely (23rd January 2005)

I decided to do a Sunday walk to Ely – something I had meant to do last year but never quite got around to! I took the obvious route beside the River Cam, and looked around the famous cathedral before catching the train back to Cambridge.

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CUHWC Seathwaite Trip (9th-14th January 2005)

Heading back south from Aviemore, I spent five nights in Borrowdale on the annual CUHWC New Year trip staying at the High House bunkhouse. The weather was windy but mainly dry, and I enjoyed several excellent walks both from the door and slightly further afield. A great way to end the Christmas vacation!

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Aviemore and the Cairngorms (3rd-9th January 2005)

I joined seven friends from the hillwalking club for a week in Aviemore, in the Cairngorms. We hired a guide for a couple of days to teach us some winter mountaineering skills, using ice axes and crampons, and building snowholes. The snow was disappointingly scarce until the last day though, so our new skills weren’t really put to the test! N.B. No photos of Wednesday – we were too busy practising our ice-axe arrests!

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Setting off up Glen More, near the Lodge

Dartmoor (18th December 2004)

The Saltash contingent of CUHWC were joined by Michael’s friend Ollie for a pleasant day on Dartmoor, walking to Pupers Hill and Red Lake from Shipley Bridge.

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A clapper bridge below Huntingdon Warren

CUHWC Snowdonia Trip (26th-28th November 2004)

Another excellent weekend away with the hillwalking club: my first visit to Snowdonia since starting at Cambridge. We stayed at Caseg Fraith bunkhouse, in the Ogwen valley. On Saturday I led a group doing some scrambling on Tryfan and the Glyderau, and on Sunday I did Snowdon from Pen-y-Pass via the Pyg and Miner’s Tracks.

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CUHWC Cheviots Trip (12th-14th November 2004)

With the IDP completed, I had time for a weekend away with the club – to the Cheviots, staying in Byrness youth hostel. On Saturday we took advantage of the excellent, clear (but cold!) weather for an epic 40km yomp from Chew Green Roman Camp to The Cheviot and back. On Sunday, low cloud eliminated any views on a shorter walk on the border SW of Carter Bar, so I only took a couple of photos.

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Will, me, Andrew, Pete and Michael on The Cheviot

CUHWC Edale Trip (17th October 2004)

A year on from my first trip with CUHWC, and I found myself leading a group on this year’s New Members’ trip to Edale, in the Peak District. We walked from Edale to Hayfield via the Kinder Plateau.

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Looking along the western edge of the Kinder plateau

Unofficial CUHWC Switzerland Trip (13th-23rd September 2004)

I joined four other members of CUHWC for a fantastic ten days in Switzerland. We camped near the village of Lauterbrunnen, in the ‘Berner Oberland’, part of the Swiss Alps. We did eight excellent walks in the surrounding area, with highlights including the Eiger Trail, Jungfraujoch, Faulhorn, Schwarzhorn and Schilthorn. Before returning home, we spent a day exploring Bern, the Swiss capital.

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CUHWC Langdale Trip (7th-9th May 2004)

One month before exams, and I decided to have a weekend off for the term’s only hillwalking club weekend trip. We went to Langdale, in the Lake District, and despite several organisational mishaps, had a very enjoyable stay! Walks were on Bow Fell and Crinkle Crags (Saturday) and the Langdale Pikes (Sunday).

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CUBB Tour 2004: Liverpool and St Helens (11th-14th March 2004)

My first tour with Cambridge University Brass Band was to the Liverpool/St Helens area. Over the four days, we enjoyed playing five successful concerts, and made visits to Chester and Liverpool.

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CUHWC Howgill Fells Trip (27th-29th February 2004)

I went on the last CUHWC trip of the term: a weekend in the Howgill Fells (western Yorkshire Dales) in Cumbria. We enjoyed walks on The Calf on Saturday, and Wild Boar Fell on Sunday. Lots of fun was also had in the snow and on the frozen hilltop lakes!

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