Hertfordshire Mountaineering Club

HMC Welcome HMC Events HMC Committee HMC Membership HMC Photos HMC Videos HMC Origins HMC Links HMC Logo HMC Crux

hmc_logo.JPG (4600 bytes) Hi, and welcome to the Hertfordshire Mountaineering Club, an active & friendly club for all ages and abilities, for walking, climbing and scrambling, meeting Tuesday evenings from 9.30pm in the main bar at the Sun Inn,  Lemsford,  Welwyn Garden City,  Herts,  AL8 7TP, England. UK grid ref TL 220124  Ecrins_summit.JPG (77217 bytes) 
La Grave, Ecrins, France
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Mardi Himal, Nepal
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Gary B & Richard G
Leigh in Ecrins.jpg (37616 bytes)  
Leigh S
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UK Coast to Coast
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Partying
13 Half Dome, with Lee & Robin.jpg (91519 bytes)  
Yosemite
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Gary B

 

Events / Meets

Gives you an idea of what we do, and where we are going over the next few months - plus details of earlier meets this year

HMC Forum

Sharing lifts for HMC weekends away, organising adhoc meets, use the forum to get in touch with fellow HMC members
Committee

See the Committee members and their contact details, plus minutes of previous AGMs, and the roles of committee members

Membership 

How to join the HMC (including costs and a membership form to download).  
Please let the Secretary know of changes to your contact details (address / phone nos. / email

Constitution

Details of the HMC Constitution.

40th Anniversary

Description of the 40th Anniversary dinner in April 1998.  50th Anniversary dinner due in April 2008

Origins

Origins of the HMC, founded at the Marquis of Granby pub, in Stevenage Old Town, 1958.

Logo

How the HMC logo came into existence - courtesy of Steve Johnson

Links

Links to other mountaineering related websites, including Weather, Maps, UK Climbing Walls, Instruction & Training, Info & Advice, Huts, Bunk Houses & Accommodation, Gear & Commercial, Skiing, Search Engines & many other websites.

CRUX

Link to HMC CRUX website containing many past editions of the HMC club magazine CRUX.  CRUX contains many articles by HMC members, mostly humorous, with photos.  A lot of info on past events, members, etc

Member of the Year

Details of all Members of the year (MOTY) & chairmen since the Tankard was first awarded in 1984.

HMC Poster

The latest HMC contacts poster is available as a PowerPoint slide for download (at 500K) - for advertising, putting up at Climbing Walls, Libraries, Shops, etc

HMC Climbers Yahoo Group

We have a Yahoo! group for HMC climbers to let members know what's going on at the wall, etc. See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hmcclimbing/

2006 Winner of the HMC Mountain Videos.  Presenting 'The HMC in Paklanica' by Adrian Jones.  Go to the photos page for more videos and photos.
HMC 2005 Questionnaire

A power point presentation giving the results of the 2005 questionnaire conducted by Ann Peden

Useful Lists

Kit List for UK Huts  -  a suggested list of what may be useful for members visiting UK huts 
Kit List for the Alps  -  a suggested list of what may be useful for members visiting the Alps 
Info for new climbers  -  Information for new climbers - from Adrian Jones, 2005 Climbing rep

Check out the weather on your favourite hills

A few pictures from the HMC Photos page

Ecrins
Alps
2005

Ecrins_summit.JPG (77217 bytes)Leigh in Ecrins.jpg (37616 bytes)

Nepal.
2001

Group at Astam.jpg (54931 bytes)
Sally, Gary Bebb, Richard Goodey, Andy, Chris Cook, Elspeth Bartlett, Caroline Cook, Geoff Sharpe, Geoff Deans, Richard Bailey & Leigh Singleton Julian Macdonald, Albert Sillwood, Geoff Deans, Debbie Smith, Eddie Cornell, Dave Allen & Harry Marshall at Astam, Nepal Oct 2001.   Mardi Himal & Machhapuchhre in the background

 

Roaches
Staffs,
UK.

Whillans Hut, Roaches, Jun 00.jpg (67163 bytes) Gary Bebb, Norman & Pete 00Jun.jpg (52720 bytes) Rupert Priestnall & Pete 00Jun.jpg (47330 bytes)
Whillans hut, Roaches     Gary Bebb, Norman Macdonald & Eddie Cornell, bumbling    Rupert Priestnall & Adrian Jones, thinking
 
Please send mail to the  HMC Secretary   if you have any questions about the club
Last modified: March 15, 2008 by PD Consultants