Wed. 14th Dec. 2022 Wednesday is the Wednesday before the Wednesday before Christmas. On this auspicious evening the normal practice is to wander along to Black Rocks at Wirksworth equipped with suitable equipment, climb as many routes as you can endure, heckle others and then retire to a pub.  At the weekend some of us […]

Thur. 15th Dec. 2022 We will start at 11.00 am by Tansley Church. There is street parking to be had invarious spots on the road through the village. This is a shorter walk (under fivemiles) suitable for short winter days but does have some ascent. We will go up toRiber by the most gentle means […]

9-11 December 2022 The Bullstones meet will be in the Three Peaks Region of the Yorkshire Dales.Starting from Clapham, Friday night will be spent on the lower slopes ofIngleborough before heading to Helwith Bridge for Saturday night at the YSSHut. On Sunday it will be the return to Clapham.Let us know if you would like […]

7th Dec. 2022 Meet at Massarella’s café at the Peak Village shopping complex just off the A6 atRowsley, where there is plenty of free parking available. I’m aiming for a 10:15depart. The route takes us over the A6 into Rowsley village, up on to Stantonmoor-visiting Nine Ladies stone circle and the Cork stone- past the […]

Tues, 6th Dec., 8pm, Royal Oak pub, Ockbrook Jon Morgan: professional mountain guide, retired anaesthetist. Jon is a hillrunner and ski mountaineer. He also represents GB in skimo racing and iscurrently more than halfway into a one-week-at-a-time ski traverse of the wholeAlps.Admission £3.00 Oreads £5.00 non members.

Sunday 4th Dec. 2022 After a night on the tiles, or an evening spent at the Oread’s Annual Dinner,what could be better than a walk in the countryside with friends, enjoying thefresh air?The dinner this year is at the Fox and Goose on Pudding Pie Hill (what awonderful name!). Heathy Lea is close by (five […]

17th Nov. 2022 This will be a Bonsall – Masson Hill round. We will start at 11.00am from theFountain Cafe, Bonsall. Roadside parking by the cafe or in the park bottomparking, – honesty box £1,Minimum gradients on the route from Bonsall Dale into Horse Dale to joinBlackmore lane, Morelands lane, leading to a short section […]

Tuesday 15 November, 8pm. For the first zoom talk this winter I will be describing and showing some photos from our Coast to Coast walk this June. Featuring Michael and Cathy Moss, Michael and Helen Hayes, Nigel and Janet Briggs, some warm summer weather, some people (well mainly me) swimming, a few ups and downs […]

Tuesday 1 November 8 pm Lecture Royal Oak Ockbrook Brian was at the forefront of British and Himalayan mountaineering in the 1970sand 1980s. A generation of radical young climbers emerged, with tiny budgetsand high ambitions they pioneered light and fast Alpine-style expeditions ongreat peaks including Everest, K2, Jannu, and Nuptse. Brian’s book, High Risk: Climbing […]

Sunday 13 November and 17 December – Jeff Ingman and Tim Sellears Climbing outside in November? Climbing outside in December? ……regardless ofthe weather?It can only mean one thing……dry tooling.To my knowledge this is the first time that the Oread will be meeting for drytooling, a specific niche activity for developing skills and strength for winterclimbing. […]