Karabiner Mountaineering Club 82nd Year - Annual Dinner The Royal Victoria, Llanberis Saturday 10th October 2026

The highlight of the 2026 social calendar has arrived again, the KMC Annual Dinner. This will be an excellent opportunity to reconnect with all your KMC friends, we will be returning to North Wales again this year to the always excellent Royal Victoria Hotel in Llanberis. With a full weekend of outdoor activities and social events that brings together members, associate members and their partners from all over the UK and farther afield it is not to be missed.

HOTEL Booking deadline Friday 18th of September 2026, so get in contact soon.

Friday If you are staying at The Royal Victoria on the Friday night check in is from 3pm. In the evening, there will be an informal drinks in the bar starting around 8pm. Dependent on peoples arrival times.

Saturday

Pre-Dinner Drinks: from 6pm

Call to Dinner: 6.45pm

Dinner: 7pm – 8.45 pm

Speeches: 9pm – 9.45pm Speaker: Andy Stratford presents ‘’The Last Glaciated Volcanos of Ecuador’’ – a KMC expedition from 2022. 

9.45 pm - Raffle, Awards.

After dinner drinks: Retire to the bar for drinks and merriment until the inevitable end, a separate lounge will be available downstairs to congregate and socialise

Raffle: If you would like to donate something to the raffle please contact Craig or bring it along on to the dinner on Saturday. Tickets are £2 each.

Sunday

More info on activities to follow soon.

I am excited – where can I stay?

The KMC has reserved 15 rooms at The Royal Victoria and we fully expect demand to exceed supply. Rooms need to be booked by Friday 18th of September 2026. A special rate of £155 / night has been agreed per double / twin room, please secure booking directly with the Royal Victoria Hotel by quoting code KMC101026 to get this agreed rate and book with the hotel direct.

If you prefer you can of course stay at the hut or elsewhere, please let me know if that is what you intend to do.

The cost of the dinner is £35 per person for the Vegetarian / Vegan menu and £45 for the Dolbadarn menu.

So when booking please pay the full cost of the meal only into the club main account and e mail myself @ president@karabiner.org indicating your menu choices and how much you have paid and to Treasurer @ treasurer@karabiner.org with the reference of annual dinner 26 so he can keep the club accounts straight. 

Please note if you intend to stay at Ty Powdwr you need to tell us at the time of booking to ensure there is space for you. Obviously you will have to cover your own hut fees!