Wolverhampton Mountaineering Club
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leave only footprints. 		Wolverhampton Mountaineering Club meets on Tuesday evenings at the New Inns, Salop Street, Wolverhampton from about 9.30pm. All who are interested in climbing, walkiing, or skiing on the mountains are very welcome. All that you really need is a love of the mountains and you will find you have lots in common with all the Club members. Student members are always welcome and over the years we have had many Club members who attend Wolverhampton Poly (oops! sorry I mean University).

Club Hut
The Club has its own "Hut", (near LLanberis in North Wales) which makes an excellent base for any mountain activities. The Club is affiliated to The British Mountaineering Council and members are covered by BMC insurance for third party risks. 		Anyone who is a wheelchair user and thinks it not possible to go camping ought to give it a try. I'm not trying to sound hard! What I mean is that the obstacles may not be as large as first expected. To some extent mobility ceases to be a problem once you are inside a tent. Everything is either down by your feet, or up near your head. I have been camping with people that were paralysed from the shoulders down and they all survived !


One very important thing to remember is that English nights can be quite cold, even in August ! ! This is of particular importance to people with reduced circulation in the lower limbs. Keep well wrapped up.

There is a great wealth of experience in the Club with members having ventured as far away as The Artic, The Alps, The Himalayas, America, France, Spain even New Zealand. Members always make newcomers and beginners very welcome, and many will even give up some of their own climbing time to give beginners some encouragement... If you would like to join, just pop along on a Tuesday evening for a chat. Don't forget to tell them where you saw this ! ! !

A good source of camping info is the Tourist Information offices, if they havn't got a leaflet they will usually give you some recomendations. Try locally, you don't have to go for a week, a single night out can be a great treat for some. If you are in a wheelchair you might find that some things are actually easier in a tent. If we are camping I usually cook the breakfast. It's the only time that Gail gets her breakfast in bed these days ! and I don't even have to leave the tent.

A night out under canvas can be a great adventure to some, even if it is next to the car. There are many campsites with toilets that have disabled facilities (no I don't mean the taps are broken !) The Forestry Commission site at Beddgelert in North Wales is a good example (arrive during the day and ask in the office for the key to the disabled loos). It's worth trying the smaller campsites around the country as many of these are now providing disabled facillities.
If you have any questions about camping and disabillity, contact me and I will try to help. I am a T12-L1 Spinal Injury Para' and I don't really know about problems with other disabillities, but if I can help, I will.