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2024 AGM & Dinner weekend, Llanberis
Date: Friday 23rd February 2024 to Sunday 25th February 2024Venue: Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis
AGM & Dinner on Saturday 24th February at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis
*** Bookings are now closed ***
AGM Papers: CC annual report 2024 Here
List of attendees Here
Weekend itinerary & social programme
Friday night Social
From 18:30 onwards - first 30 to arrive get a drinks voucher so don’t be late!
The evening will start with drinks & food from the bar for those who need it, then a short session of ‘ice breaker’ team games organised by Hilary.
For the main event I'm very excited to have two of our very own climbing celebrities, Jesse & Molly Dufton - but this time the focus is on the unsung heroine of the team, Molly.
Climbing through my Eyes – talk by Molly Dufton
The exploits of Jesse climbing blind has been well documented in the media, from the Old Man of Hoy to Forked Lightning Crack and new routing in Morocco. Leading trad on-sight without the use of your eyes blows many people’s minds, how is it possible? Well, as the saying doesn’t go, behind every blind man is a trail of carnage...and also a great woman, with blind optimism! Come and hear the untold story from behind the scenes, by the eyes of the ultimate climbing partnership. Molly will let us into her world of climbing, what it takes, the preparation, the trust involved and the many adventures to date. And in true partnership style, Jesse will also be on hand to share his thoughts, in what promises to be a fascinating evening.
Saturday events
10:00 Tour of the Llanberis slate quarries led by Cathy Woodhead. Meet in front of the hotel
14:00 Tour of Ynys Ettws to view progress of building works. Organised by Paul Drew. Meet at 13:45 in front of the hotel – please note places are limited, first come first served!
16:00 AGM in the Gwynedd Lounge
19:30 Pre-dinner drinks in the bar/Gwynedd Lounge
Please view the seating plan on display in the foyer, pre order your wine and buy your raffle tickets
20:00 Dinner in the Padarn Restaurant
Followed by the traditional toasts, President’s talk and raffle.
Sunday events
10:00 Mountain bike tour organised by David Medcalf – please contact him for details. Meet in front of the hotel
Dinner Menu Choices
*** Please note your choices will be included on your table place cards ***
This year we are offering separate vegetarian and non-vegetarian menus as follows (note it is not possible to ‘mix & match’ between these):
Non-vegetarian
Butternut squash soup, herb oil
Salmon gravlax, guacamole, sour cream, sourdough toast
Duck and orange pate, toasted bloomer, onion chutney
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Feather blade of beef
Roast pork loin, caramelised onion, apple sauce
Steamed Haddock, white wine sauce, crispy kale
All of the above served with creamy chive whipped potatoes and seasonal vegetables
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Raspberry & white chocolate cheesecake, mixed fruit coulis
Lemon meringue, raspberry compote
Selection of Welsh cheeses, oat cakes and chutney -0-0-0-
£35 per person
Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegetarian/vegan soup of the day
Dovetail of melon, raspberry compote and raspberry gel
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Creamy mushroom stroganoff, herb rice, truffle dressed rocket
Vegetable curry with coriander rice and poppadum (ve)
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Salted caramel chocolate brownie, fruit coulis (ve)
Fruit salad with raspberry compote -0-0-0-
£30 per person
House blended coffee/tea with mints
Please note any special dietary requirements or other requests on the booking form
Allergens information available on request
Accommodation options:
As always you can choose to stay in the hotel itself, please make the booking yourself either direct with the hotel or through your preferred booking agent.
As an alternative to staying in the hotel, the Club has booked the Llanberis Snowdon Youth Hostel for our exclusive use over the whole weekend (i.e. Friday & Saturday nights). This has 45 beds spread over 12 rooms, a comfortable and spacious communal lounge/dining area and self-catering kitchen. It’s a 15-20 minute walk from the Royal Vic (albeit uphill on the way back!).
This is available for the bargain price of just £40 per person for both nights (please note it is not possible to book for just one night).
You can book this at the same time as making your dinner booking – don’t leave it too late as places are limited! Please note that the option to request a bed in a single sex (male/female) room cannot be guaranteed – I’ll do my best to accommodate this but it will depend on how the numbers work out across the available rooms. More info about the hostel here
We have also block booked our own Welsh huts (Cwm Glas Mawr & Helyg) for the weekend, contact the Dinner Organiser to reserve a bed. Please note it is highly unlikely that Ynys Ettws will be available by this time. There are numerous other Club huts in the vicinity (see the BMC huts directory here
*** Bookings will close on Tuesday Feb 13th ***
Meet Coordinator(s): Alison Cairns (Dinner Organiser) – email Dinner Organiser
How to attend: booking will be online via the eShop – Here
Meet Coordinator(s): Alison Cairns - email dinner@climbers-club.co.uk
How to attend: Contact meet coordinatorIf you have any ideas of venues for further meets please contact the Meets Secretary. If you have never organised a meet and would like to contribute to the Club then you may find it useful to read the Meets Guidance.
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