for July and Aug… 28 June Stoney Middleton then the Derwentwater Arms, Calver 5 July Tissington Spires then The Dog at Thorpe.12 July Harpur Hill then the Church Inn, Chelmorton.19 July Earl Sterndale then the Royal Oak, Sparklow.26 July Horseshoe then the Derwentwater Arms, Calver.2 August High Tor then the White Lion, Starkholmes.9 August Intake […]
Fri 30th June, Sat. 1st July and Sun. 2nd July 2023 We have Heathy Lee reserved for the Friday and Saturday evenings. If weather looks good I’ll arrange for the keen to meet up post work on Friday for an evening session somewhere. Venues will be determined by the conditions and where people want to […]
Swanage – by Royal Appointment June 2015 One was wondering what to do for the Bank Holiday weekend. One had spent all week fondling with one’s Velocettes, ensuring they were in imperfect working order and guaranteed to breakdown before reaching Windsor. One was also keen to get away from one’s palace before the arrival of one’s latest […]
A small group of Oreads travelled up to the beautiful (but rather midgey) Isle of Skye in May. There were grand intention to do the full ridge traverse across 2 days. The weather and peoples tired limbs never quite worked aligned for that attempt however plenty of adventure was still had on the Cuillin! Days […]
Alpine Meet: Val Ferret – August 2012, Pete Lancaster It was twelve years since the club last visited Val Ferret for its summer alpine meet so a return trip to this beautiful valley was due. I was determined not to hassle Sally about booking and might have succeeded had the online booking form performed…however, after only […]
These are the eeningcrags and pubs for the next couple of months. Keep and eye on the social media, especially oread@groups.io | Topics , there could be changes due to the weather. 10 May Birchens then the Wheatsheaf, Baslow.17 May Froggatt then The Grouse.24 May Stanage then The Grouse.31 May The Roaches then The Rock.7 […]
Fri 9th to Sun 11th June 2023 We have booked this excellent hut (Rucksack Club) in the southern LakeDistrict for early June when the weather has a good chance of beingmagnificent with plenty of daylight to climb on some high crags.High Moss is situated in the Duddon Valley in the south western Lakes atthe foot […]
Wed. 7th June 2023 Meet at the car park between Barber Booth and Upper Booth SK107 847for a 10.00 am departure. There isn’t much space so please endeavour tocar share -but it’s free.Jacob’s Ladder – South Head – rough track to A625 – Chapel Gate 15.6Km700m+ 4h30.There are four stiles, not much mud and please […]
Sat. 3rd June 2023 Horseshoe Quarry may not be the most scenic of climbing venues but it isperfect for those looking to get started leading and cleaning sport routesdue to a ground level anchor setup for practice ropework. If you are a bitrusty with your sport climbing skills and want some help or you want […]
18th May 2023 The start point is the picnic area, Wirksworth Dale, Brassington, mapreference 235 548. From here we walk through Brassington and take thefootpath leading to the Limestone Way. We cross the Limestone Way takinga footpath to the road. We then pick up a footpath in the direction ofPinders Rock, turning on a track […]