
Legendary Tales
As a society, we get up to lots of adventures both in and out of the mountains. This page stands as a record of the fun and hilarious experiences that members have had over the past couple of years. We hope that it gives you an idea of the great times we have as a society!
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*A former social sec* successfully navigated using a fridge magnet.
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*Certain climbers* abseiled down the stairs at a bunkhouse, definitely not disturbing the poor souls trying to sleep or use the stairs.
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*Certain 4th year students* went “chair caving”.
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*Everyone* took part in a LEGENDARY snowball fight on Winter Tour.
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*Someone* brought biological weapons to said snowball fight.
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*7 brave mountaineers* cowered in Rhyd Ddu car park public toilets for several hours after failing to reach “the Obelisk”.
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*Someone* ran over the President’s backpack.
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*One tour group* went to Costco and brought 3kg of beef mince and 10kg of rice. Rumour has it the rice is still being eaten.
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*Someone* heroically led a team to conquer a walk that had been abandoned by others due to ‘bad weather’ and ‘low morale’, summiting the great Crimpiau.
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*A certain (very large) group* destroyed several frozen ponds with ice axes on Bwlch Tryfan
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*Someone* carried one of those ice blocks all the way down to the bunkhouse and put it in the freezer with some cheese.
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*A certain group of madmen* (aka fell-runners) ran four laps of a flooded Derwent Water.
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*The same group* decided to sit in the pub the next day because it was raining (and definitely not because they could barely move).
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Public Service Announcement 1: never play Twister with six people.
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*Someone* waded through a river for several hundred meters because they felt like it.
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*A tour member* left their ice axe on a random Scottish bealach and had to run back to get it in B2s.
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*A walk leader* went the wrong way at the same point on the way up and the way down Sgurr nan Gillean.
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*A certain former President* fell down some stairs whilst giving a speech.
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*A certain Advanced Skills Officer* failed to notice the drastically cooler temperature in a suspected ‘fridge’, received a message of a ‘very loud bang’ in the bunkhouse, and returned hours later to the sight of his beloved beverages coating the walls of the freezer.
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*A certain group* got so wet they went for a swim in a tarn in full gear.
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*Someone’s* knees don’t work.
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*Someone* fell in a river on tour.
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*Someone* used a ladder as a xylophone.
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*A certain Social Sec* might not actually go on any trips.
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Public Service Announcement 2: a 15km route with the President will not be 15km - you have been warned.
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*A certain trip leader* forgot to give themselves a ticket for their trip and had to stay at university.
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*Someone* crossed a river by hanging onto the bottom of a bridge.