A club dedicated to you
One of the university's oldest societies, the hiking club predates the University of Manchester by several decades. In all that time, our goal has been to help everyone get into the great outdoors. We run weekly trips all over the UK, from Snowdonia and the Lakes to the Scottish Highlands, and frequent socials where you can meet like minded people.
We, as a society, are bond by formal rules enshrined in our Constitution. You can find there our aims and all kind of information on how the club is running. We also have an Equality Policy, made by the SU and enforced by our Inclusions Secretary.
Curious about what these people are up to, aside from bragging about their navigation skills and keeping the local pubs healthy? Some would say "nothing, really", but you can have more details on our wiki.
Run with love by people (2018/19)
- Course: Physics
- Vague Age: Not yet old enough to have any idea what's going on
- Spotted On Hike: Very easily due to his love of bright clothes. Usually lost.
- Favourite Mountain: Don't ask me to make a decision
- Tipple: Virgin pornstar
- Quote: "Don't be silly, gaiters are supposed to go on that way (while pointing at a pair of gaiters that were on backwards)"
- Contact: chair@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Mathematics
- Vague Age: Older than the bartender thinks I am
- Spotted On Hike: Wearing a silly hat, probably doing something ill-advised
- Favourite Mountain: Anything with a ridge, the sharper the better
- Tipple: If you're offering ;)
- Quote: "I don't think it's broken"
- Contact: vicechair@umhc.org.uk
- Course: MSc Environmental Monitoring, Modelling and Reconstruction
- Vague Age: Feelin' twenty-to-oo
- Spotted On Hike: With Jessie-the-Mountaineering-Dog!
- Favourite Mountain: Skiddaw massif
- Tipple: WINE
- Contact: treasurer@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Biomedical Sciences
- Vague Age: Forever 21
- Spotted On Hike: At the front, overly excited about having a radio and/or using a compass
- Favourite Mountain: Fagaras, Romania
- Tipple: Anything with vodka
- Quote: ""That was fun! Who wants to hike another mountain?" - me at the end of a hike"
- Contact: secretary@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Physics
- Vague Age: 21
- Spotted On Hike: Doing unnecessary ice axe arrests
- Favourite Mountain: Kilimanjaro
- Tipple: A nice pint of Wainwright
- Quote: "But did you die"
- Contact: hikesec1@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Physics with Theoretical Physics
- Vague Age: 19 forever
- Spotted On Hike: Looking fabulous
- Favourite Mountain: Brokeback Mountain
- Tipple: Gin
- Quote: "Out of my way, I'm gay!"
- Contact: hikesec2@umhc.org.uk
- Course: PhD Health Informatics
- Vague Age: 20ahum
- Spotted On Hike: Maybe Wandering Off
- Favourite Mountain: Cute Little Castle Crag
- Tipple: Double Bells Diet Coke
- Quote: "Why Why Why"
- Contact: hikesec3@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Physics
- Vague Age: 21
- Spotted On Hike: Looking for a pub
- Favourite Mountain: Olympus Mons
- Tipple: A pint of hot chocolate at Pete's Eats
- Quote: "You might end up in Lancaster!"
- Contact: kit@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Astronomy
- Vague Age: 20s
- Favourite Mountain: Lost Valley, Aberfeldy
- Tipple: Chinese Tea
- Contact: publicity@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Psychology
- Vague Age: No longer 17, still young and sweet tho
- Spotted On Hike: Running down to the pub while sipping whiskey from my hip flask
- Favourite Mountain: *lamenting that Norway is prettier* Tryfan is cool I guess
- Tipple: Cocktail fanatic but anything will do really
- Quote: ""Can we walk on guys? I want to get to the pub before the coach leaves""
- Contact: socialsec1@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Chemistry PhD
- Vague Age: 24ish
- Spotted On Hike: Any with the guy with a mohawk
- Favourite Mountain: Sgurr na Banachdich
- Tipple: Ask me on a hike, Im not allowed to talk about it
- Quote: "I can sleep when I'm dead"
- Contact: socialsec2@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Maths & physics
- Vague Age: 20
- Spotted On Hike: Snacking
- Favourite Mountain: Tryfan
- Tipple: Lager
- Quote: "'It's all fine' *explosions intensify*"
- Contact: training@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Physics with Theoretical Physics
- Vague Age: Old enough to know better
- Spotted On Hike: Telling other people not to do what I just did
- Favourite Mountain: Celeste Mountain
- Tipple: Biddenden cider
- Quote: "We're probably going the right way."
- Contact: transport@umhc.org.uk
- Vague Age: A quarter of a century old
- Spotted On Hike: Pouring a nice cup of coffee
- Favourite Mountain: Any remote one
- Quote: "It'll be alright !"
- Contact: webmaster@umhc.org.uk
- Course: PhD Music
- Vague Age: About the right age to be doing a PhD
- Spotted On Hike: At the front, staring at a map while ignoring a perfectly good path.
- Favourite Mountain: Something in Scotland, probably on Skye.
- Tipple: Something from Scotland, probably distilled on Skye.
- Quote: "It’s nice, but it isn’t the north-west Highlands."
- Contact: weekends@umhc.org.uk
- Course: Chemistry
- Vague Age: 20
- Spotted On Hike: Harassing Sam
- Favourite Mountain: Snowdon
- Tipple: Good cuppa
- Quote: "Fed well never fed up"
- Course: PhD student
- Vague Age: 26
- Tipple: Cider
- Course: Plant Science
- Vague Age: 19
- Spotted On Hike: sucking rhubarb n custards
- Favourite Mountain: Har Ki Doon
- Tipple: ALE
- Course: Pharmacy
- Vague Age: Doesn't matter unless you're cheese or wine
- Spotted On Hike: Trying not to fall over
- Favourite Mountain: Snowdon
- Tipple: Pink gin and lemonade
And a massive thanks to all the old gits who keep badgering us when something is not well done. Also, they are often here too help you
mastering some practical skills and ramble about their crazy personal life stories.