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New Arrangements for Membership In the coming months STMC is planning to make significant changes to its membership arrangements. For existing members the current system of annual renewals will be discontinued and all existing members will be offered life membership. New members will be asked to pay a one-off joining fee of £25. New members will also be asked to complete and sign a membership application form as at present. After the end of 2013 the Club will no longer maintain its affiliation to the British Mountaineering Council. Members who want to continue receiving the benefits of BMC membership (insurance, discounts, Summit etc) will be able to join BMC as individual members. Club activities will continue as at present: meets at roughly one per month, local walks, London socials and Xmas meals, and the main means of communication will be the E-News. At the moment we have not been through this website to reflect these changes, so please be aware that in future the club will operate as described here. Forthcoming Events
Sept 1 – 3 2017 : Camping, S Wales
Oct 6 – 8 2017 : ox Tor Bunkhouse, Princetown, South Dartmoor Bunkhouse
Oct 27 – 29 2017 : Peak District, Pondside Bunkhouse at Thorpe Farm near Hathersage Nov 17 – 20 2017 : Lake District, Bonscale Farmhouse, 12 places Jan 19 – 21 2018: North Wales, Oread MC Hut at Rhyd-Ddu Mar 3 – 10 2018: Scotland Winter Week, area of Spean Bridge
Mar 16 – 18 2018: Yorkshire Dales, Airton Quaker Hostel. May 19 – 26 2018 : Scotland Spring Meet, Shiel Bridge, Kintail
Please click on 'Meets List' to see more information on the meets.
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August Bank Holiday, 2007, Weekend Meet on Dartmoor, Devon
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Contributed by Ian Stuart
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It was to be the last camping meet of the summer and we decided to use a site on the northeastern side of Dartmoor, a couple of miles from Sticklepath.
After a summer of pretty poor weather, good to write that this meet enjoyed fine weather from start to finish. It was to be the last camping meet of the summer and we decided to use a site on the northeastern side of Dartmoor, a couple of miles from Sticklepath. Our previous camping meets on Dartmoor have tended to be based round on the west side of the Moor so this gave us the chance to see a different part of Dartmoor, with the advantage of saving half an hour on the journey. 
Saturday and Sunday were both taken up with fine long walks out on the Moor. For summit collectors, the list of tors included, on Saturday, Kennon Hill, Hound Tor, Wild Tor, Hangingstone Hill, Oke Tor, Belstone Tor; and on Sunday, Bellever Tor, Longaford Tor, and Higher & Lower White Tors. On Saturday we got out as far as Cranmere Pool, where we found that some-one had removed the stamp. Sunday's route took in some slightly unspectacular hut circles. Walking on Dartmoor can be a bit dubious in wet or misty weather but on these two days, with fine weather and dry ground, the walking was excellent and even crossing a Mire on Sunday afternoon was not too much of a problem.
Food: Saturday, fine evening, pubs crowded, so we ate (and drank) on the campsite; Sunday, went for a slightly dubious curry in Okehampton. Omissions: no cream teas. Monday: not wanting to go back out onto the Moor, we picked up a route on the Two Moors Way along and/or above the River Teign where it passes for several miles through a fairly spectacular gorge, a good walk to finish the meet.
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