CAT has a full calendar of events, which is distributed to members in the form of a 'meets list' every six months.
Meets range from evening meets during the warmer / lighter months to full weekend away trips in different parts of the country. Approximately 15 meets are held during the six month period.
Meets list April 2008 - December 2008
Day / Weekend Meets – 10am
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Date |
Grade |
Venue |
Meet Leader |
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Sunday 24th August |
E |
ESKDALE. Meet at Ravenglass in time to catch the 10.30am narrow gauge steam train (Ratty) to Beckfoot. Walk up to Blea Tarn past the Blea Tarn haematite workings and descend to Eskdale Green via the Ban Garth workings. Either (1) walk past the archaeological dig by Muncaster Fell and follow the fell to Muncaster Tarn and Brankenwalls mine (some open levels little visited). Or (2) use the Ratty from Eskdale Green to Miteside and visit the Brankenwalls workings from there. Continue on to Ravenglass. The full walk will be about 8 miles with two ascents. There is a pub halfway! |
Dave Bridge |
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Sunday 7th September |
E |
TEESIDE MINE. Don Borthwick & Sheila Barker will lead a surface trip to this mine in the South Tyne Valley, Garrigill. This is an area we have been surveying with CAT GPS. Should be able to get permission to drive up, so easy. |
Don Borthwick & Sheila Barker |
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Sunday 5th October |
EXP |
>MIDDLECLEUGH EXPLORATION. Following the re-opening of the level by the Digging Team John Brown will lead a further meet to continue the exploration of this level. |
John Brown
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Saturday 29th November |
E |
AGM & DINNER. Your chance to have your say and vote your friends into office in return for favours at the bar! The AGM is at 4.30 pm with the very popular Dinner at 7.00 for 7.30 pm. Both will be at the Crown Hotel in Coniston. Bring your party poppers! |
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Sunday 14th December |
D/SRT |
BROWNLEY HILL. Tony Holland will lead this through trip and advises that its not hard or indeed very long. There is no SRT and no one will get shale down their backs, cold or even wet tootsies... and the day reserved for this, it will be pouring with rain outside. OK .. I lied...Grade D/SRT. |
Tony Holland |
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Friday 26th December |
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BOXING DAY MEET. Volunteer required to lead! |
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To participate in a meet, you will need to become a member of CATMHS (of the appropriate class depending if the meet is underground). Please navigate to the membership page for information on becoming a member.
Meet grading system
Meets are graded according to the following system:
- E - Easy, level walking, scrambling.
- D - Difficult, abseil or ladder pitches and awkward ground. Suffixed SRT if prussiking will be required.
- S - Severe, long or awkward SRT pitches, unstable or serious ground. Full SRT competence required.
- EXP - Exploratory, these meets are intended to push into unknown ground and long and difficult abseiling and prussiking pitches may be expected. Rope traverses, pendules and deep water may be encountered. For the safety of the party participants must be fully SRT competent, and able to exercise their own judgement in difficult circumstances.
