12th-22nd Aug. 2024 Come and join us in Austria this August in the wonderful Otztal valley just South West of Innsbruck. We were last there in 2019 and had a fantastic couple of weeks sport climbing, mountaineering, walking, hut to hutting, mountain biking and enjoying this wonderful area. We are staying at the campsite in […]

Oread 75th Anniversary Camping Meet Weekend Programme Friday 13th September 2024 Camping open from Midday at the Camping Field in Baslow (see notes) Friday Evening Welcome drinks and nibbles together with a Fuddle if you wish to participate (bring one plate of finger food to share) Saturday 14th September BARMY (Best all- round mountaineer of the year) Competition from […]

Saturday 23 March See the newsletter for details

22-24 March This is a joint meet with the Eagle Ski Club based at the Aite CruinnichidhHostel, Roy Bridge. Please be in touch if you would like to know more andare interested in joining us. Neil Thompson

Taking advantage of our reciprocal rights with the FRCC we will return toKarn House, the superb Fell and Rock Hut in Aviemore where we have 12bed spaces booked.The weekend’s activities will be guided by the weather and hopefully we willonce again get some fantastic Scottish winter climbing and mountaineeringdone. 15-16 March

13 March We will be at Nottingham Climbing Centre, where you can do bothbouldering and lead climbing, from 7.00pm. All welcome. Emma Hayes

6 March A walk that begins at Calver, parking by the school. Ref: 248 734, S32 3AXis the postcode for the school. 9.45 a.m. for a 10.00 set off. From here wetake the Derwent Valley Way crossing New Bridge and then doubling backfor the footpath that takes us Knouchley Farm. Moving onwards to StoneyMiddleton, through […]

1-3 March Back in our regular spot but with a stand in meet leader this year we have22 beds booked at the ABMSAC George Starkey Hut in Patterdale for thenights of Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd March and as usual we should haveoptions to extend should anyone want.As this is a long established Oread meet […]

Tuesday 27 February The ‘Iceberg Trail’ on the remote east coast of Greenland, was abackpacking trek, requiring food drop offs and boat rides between thevarious sections and crampons for crossing snowfields and ascendingmountains. It was a great adventure, in a true wilderness, withbreathtaking scenery.The Laugavegur trek of Iceland stood out for its magical and diverselandscape, […]

22 February Short We will start at 11.00 am at Ashover Village Hall, On street parking or thereare usually plenty of spaces at the Village Hall, Most of the route is not onthe White Peak map, you need Explorer 269, Chesterfield and Alfreton. Myplan is cunningly to avoid all the steepest ups and downs in […]