11-15 July 2022 Now’s the chance for you to have a few days free of charge at Tan yr Wyddfa andhelp to maintain the Club’s property. There will be lots of painting and cleaning,plus tidying up outside, though Nodge will need to find a new job now we have alocal gardener to cut the grass. […]

Wed. 6th July 2022 Please assemble at the car park (SJ 987 697) adjacent to Clough House. This isabout 1 mile N. of the disused quarry where we have previously parked en routeto Shutlingsloe, and on the opposite side of the road. We shall set off from hereat about 10.30 If the road signs say […]

Lots of Oreads in attendance today at the Heathy Lea maintenance day. Grass has been cut, trees trimmed, wood pile stocked and even a wood shed being constructed!

18th-19th June Swaledale, possibly the finest of the Yorkshire Dales with oodles of footpaths,open access land, the Pennine Way, and the Coast To Coast routes to indulge in,not to mention pedalling action to be had both on or off-road.I shall be camping at the very well equipped (and located) Usha Gap FarmCampsite, https://ushagap.co.uk just up-river […]

Sat. 18th June Meet at the Polka Dot Cafe near the dam over Langsett Reservoir at 10:00 for a10:30 departure. A short straw poll may be held to nominate a leader – unlesssomeone volunteers beforehand.Parking at the nearby Langsett Visitor Centre. Map OL1 Dark Peak; GR 211005.I’m happy to act as a matchmaker for those […]

10/11th June 2022 This delightful hut is well situated for a variety of crags – in Langdale itself areGimmer, Raven, White Ghyll and Pavey Ark and there’s magnificent quarriesclose at hand too. If the weather is kind, with the long daylight hours this couldbe the best climbing or mountaineering weekend of the year. This is […]

Wed. 8th June 2022 Perhaps a lesser known corner of Derbyshire. This walk starts in Hathersage,climbs to Nether Bretton via Highlow Brook and Bretton Clough. Across to Abneyand Overton Moor, returning along the Derwent Valley. Approximately 16km/10miles with 450m elevation.Meet at the end of Station Approach where it meets the B6001 at SK 2319 8117,10:30 […]

Sat. 21st May 2022 Michaelo Percival leading. Meet at 10:00 for 10:15 departure. Lay-by car parking at Cistern’s Clough GR034698 OL24 White Peak. (This has not been recced so please allow time to findan alternative.)I hope the Buddhists amongst us will not be offended by this route being takenin a widdershins direction.Cistern’s Clough, Dane Head, […]

19 May 2022 We will start at 11.00 am at Ashover Village Hall, On street parking or there areusually plenty of spaces at the Village Hall, Most of the route is not on the WhitePeak map, you need Explorer 269, Chesterfield and Alfreton. My plan iscunningly to avoid all the steepest ups and downs in […]

Progress is now slowly being made in scanning and adding old paper Newsletters that have come into the Committee’s possession. So far,, in April 2022, copies from the very early formative years, and the expanding period of the early 80s are now on the site., and provide a fascinating insight into the month by month […]