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CLWB GORPHWYSFA CLUB
Welcome to the Gorphwysfa Club’s website.
The Gorphwysfa Club is a group for mountain lovers. Inspired by Geoffrey Winthrop Young, the club has regular meets around the UK. Members and their friends walk, run, climb, orienteer, engage in other mountain related pursuits and, above all, socialise!
Gorphwysfa is Welsh for Resting Place. The current youth hostel at Pen y Pass used to be the Gorphwysfa Hotel. The Club had many meets at Pen y Pass in its early days and called itself after the old hotel.
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Click here for a brief history of the club.
Look at our News and Gallery page for the latest chat. ​​​​
Courtesy of Brian Saunders, who kindly emailed us this 1905 picture.