A group of 15 Oreads and guests set off from Ticknall Village Hall in the South of the county on a dry but cloudy morning. Fortunately the same group, still dry, returned later in the afternoon after a 22km tour of some of the local highlights. We were pleased to welcome Pete Amour’s brother in […]

The rules favour those looking to cover a distance collecting crags, pinnacles, trig points and monoliths in addition to climbs. On the day heavy showers and high wind made teams concentrating on crags a routes uncompetitive. The best strategy by far was to have a plan and to know where to find monoliths (stoops and […]

10th to 12th December 2021 John Green This year I have been given the job of leading this traditional meet. As a number of our regular attendees are unavailable and I now have difficulty going for more than 18k I have tried to a) keep it local b) Ensure good accommodation for Sat night in […]

29/30 Oct. 2021 Spenser Gray I am running a weekend cycling meet based at Heathy Lea. If there are sufficient numbers I can organise some kind of group meal.My proposed off road route is here (starting at the Yorkshire Bridge):https://www.plotaroute.com/route/1691097If people would prefer to do a road based route, or something shorter/ longer you are […]

13th -14th November 2021 If you like isolation and basic facilities you must visit this special little hut situated high above the Conwy Valley, grid reference SH713638. It is the last building in the valley marked on the OS map. Access is by foot only from the public car park at SH732663, this is about […]

Saturday 23rd Oct 2021, 10:30 a.m. start The meeting place for this walk will be the public car park at Ticknall Village Hall, just off the minor road from Ticknall to Ingleby (SK353240). The public parking is at the back of the car park and is free but there is a box for donations. Toilets […]

10:30 a.m. Sunday 3 October 2021 Michael Moss BARMY, or Best All Round Mountaineer of the Year, puts the emphasis on groundcovered. The format will be similar to previous years, with categories forclimbers, runners, walkers, and for this year, bikers. Points will be awarded for crags visited, climbs done, triangulation pointsreached. Additional points for stone […]

Despite a disappointedly wet new members meet we had a great turnout of new faces at the depot on the Saturday with many eager to get out on rock and do the real thing. Promises were made by the meet leader and so here we are…This is a much more informal meet with the idea […]