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MPS 2025

Another year, another MPS trip. Penruddock was calling, and after the usual Friday-night excitement of continual arrivals we reconvened on Saturday morning for a trip around the northern fells.

29th November 2025

Outdoors

The Fog of War(cop)

On Sunday I led a group of unsuspecting friends through a military firing range.

10th November 2024

Haydn Williams on a flagstone path across a snowy misty moor.

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The Spine Race 2023

In 2016 I volunteered on the Spine Safety Team, watching...

18th April 2023

Outdoors

Snowy Scotland

It’s a long while since I’ve been to Scotland, and even longer since the last winter trip.

17th March 2020

Outdoors

Marsden to Edale

“if you harness the power of your soul, you can push your body further than you ever imagined” Probably.

13th January 2016

This happened within 300m of the start. © Haydn Williams

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MPS Reunion 2015 – Lake District

Our semi-annual gathering of ex-members of the Nottingham University mountaineering society happened last weekend.

4th November 2015

Nantlle Ridge in the wind and rain. © Gary Mirams 2015

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High Drama

Will I ever tire of Cwm Idwal? No. No I will not.

Our Saturday started there after a breakfast rendezvous…

2nd October 2015

Looking south from Drws Bach. © Haydn Williams 2013

Outdoors

I’ve spent the last three New Year periods in Scotland desperately hoping for nice weather, and instead looking at the inside of clouds all day. So I changed tactic this year, and headed for Snowdonia instead.