Our weekend meet at The Roaches, led to a few epics… There was bloodshed by the first team on Valkyrie, a single tear shed for the second team, and amarooned leader with two ropes jammed on the Mincer. Many brave parties then took on The Sloth 💪🏻. Perhaps fuelled by good food, great cheesecake and […]
Northumberland Meet 19 – 21 May 2012 – Dave Helliwell This meet was held at the same venue as in 2010 – the Demesne Farm Bunkhouse in Bellingham – and delightful it was. In this poor summer the forecast was changeable and this may have kept numbers down a bit. However eight Oreads and a Local […]
Snakes and Ladders – Spenser Gray and Chris Hartshorne The March meet to Tan yr Wyddfa has not been blessed with the good weather Snod claimed he had ordered, looking out of the window I huddle down further into the chair, the rain feebly beating against the window. “We could go to the Beacon and […]
Climbing the Needle – Gordon Gadsby. March 2011 It was a warm sun dappled day in the mountains of central Lakeland with great fleecy white clouds drifting slowly above the towering rock spires of Great Gable. With Colin Hobday and George Reynolds I was climbing Napes Needle, the most famous rock pinnacle in England. Although less […]
1 May 2024 Meet at Fairholmes, at the top of Ladybower Reservoir, outside the car park cafe SK 173 893 at 10.00 a.m. for a 10.15 start. Parking at Fairholmes pay car park or free on the access road before. Start is through Hagg Side wood up to Lockerbrook Heights, along Rowlea Pasture to Alport […]
3rd-6th May 2024 We will be based at the campsite at Kelynack, set in a small valley.https://www.kelynackholidays.co.uk/the-site/touring-caravans-and-tentsEarly booking advisable. The site has excellent Wi-Fi, toilet and shower facilities, separate sinks for dish washing, laundry facilities and a small shop. Pitches all have electric hook ups accessible. The site is set just off the main road […]
11th-12th May 2024 The new members’ meet – an opportunity for old friends, new friends and number 1-6 friends to come together on God’s own gritstone. The club president has personally put in a request with the powers that be (Met Office) for some forecasted sunshine, the Heathy Lea hut will be available Fri-Sun for […]
16th May 2024 It is street parking opposite The Crispin pub, Great Longstone, DE45 1TZ.We will congregate on the triangle of grass that can be seen for an 11.00am start. Map reference 198 727 although my track record on sendingthese isn’t great! People still find the location, Thank you.Through the church yard and over fields […]
Sat. 18th May 2024 The start is from Intake Lane, Cromford GR SK 298 567 at 10-15am.Parking can be found in Intake Lane, Cromford Market Place, or in theRugby Club Ground car park on Cromford Meadows.The walk is a 10 mile linear one, not very strenuous, and will require ashuttle system.Could I ask for 4 […]
25th May – 2nd June 2024 Skye has great opportunities for climbing, scrambling and walking. Climbing includes many long classics, the Dubhs Ridge (pictured above), Pinnacle Ridge and routes on Sron na Ciche including the Cioch. There is a range of mountain routes at all grades and of course scrambling on the Cuillin Ridge itself. […]