Welcome to the SMC team
Roll over our mug shots above to find out more about each team member.
Our logo 'friends in high places' conveys what we are about.
An interesting and varied meet card is essential for our survival over the next 50 years.
The SMC team are dedicated to this aim.
Pete McAree
| Role |
Club Chairman |
| Favourite walking destination? |
Crampons on, good snow on any hill - preferably Scotland |
| Favourite bit of kit? |
My legs - I take them everywhere |
| Map & Compass or GPS? |
I am so slow these days I leave navigation to others |
| You will recognise me on the hill because... |
I am the old 'B' at the back! |
Andy Bentley
| Role |
Committee member |
| Favourite walking destination? |
TBC |
| Favourite post walk tipple? |
TBC |
| Favourite bit of kit? |
TBC |
| Map & Compass or GPS? |
TBC |
| You will recognise me on the hill because.. |
TBC |
Rick Robson
| Role |
Biking and running advisor |
| Favourite destinations? |
Anywhere where hills are to be found |
| Favourite post walk tipple? |
Proper coffee first then a pint to rehydrate... |
| Map & Compass or GPS? |
Map always |
| Favourite bit of kit? |
Rab top or more recently a Paramo smock |
| You will recognise me on the hill because.. |
I have a Mountain bike in summer and Fell shoes on otherwise. |
Jackie Eyre
| Role |
Club email and website administrator |
| Favourite walking destinations? |
Wales and Shropshire |
| Favourite post walk tipple? |
Tea every time (preferably with cake!) |
| Map & Compass or GPS? |
Map & Compass, no idea how to use GPS |
| You will recognise me on the hill because.. |
I'll be the one lagging behind studying the map! |
Frank Maiden
| Role |
Club Treasurer |
| Favourite mountain? |
Svinjak, Julienne Alps, Slovenia |
| Favourite post walk tipple? |
Coffee and cake |
| Map & Compass or GPS? |
Always Map & Compass |
| Favourite bit of kit? |
My Meindl boots |
Jan Campbell
| Role |
Club Secretary |
| Favourite walking destinations? |
North-west Highlands, Scotland and Suilven |
| Favourite post walk tipple? |
Tea after a full day out; beer in the evenings |
| Map & Compass or GPS? |
Always Map & Compass, I am a dinosaur in that respect! |
| Favourite bit of kit? |
My long sleeved Merino wool thermal vest |
Chris Purcell
| Role |
Committee member |
| Favourite walking destinations? |
Lake District |
| Favourite post activity tipple? |
A beer, always a beer! |
| Map & Compass or GPS? |
I think there's a place and time for both! |
| Favourite bit of kit? |
I don't really have a favourite |
Joe Penfold
| Role |
Committee member |
| Favourite walking destination? |
A gentle stroll around the Churnet Valley in Staffordshire (betraying my roots there!) |
| Favourite post walk tipple? |
Any real ale with a warm chestnut colour is guaranteed to go down well. |
| Map & Compass or GPS? |
You have got to learn to use the former before the latter I reckon |
| You will recognise me on the hill because... |
I will be the smart arse reciting scientific names for the wildflowers |
Grace Chillingworth
| Role |
Committee member |
| Favourite walking destinations? |
TBC |
| Favourite post walk tipple? |
TBC |
| Favourite bit of kit? |
TBC |
| Map & Compass or GPS? |
TBC |
| You will recognise me on the hill because... |
TBC |
