15th March 2020, 20:00 The final Oread Zoom of the winter features a footpath that traverses themountains of Corsica from north to south and is said to be one of the finestwalks around. Jan and I walked it in 2017 and wouldn’t disagree. Many Oreadshave first hand knowledge of it and it was the subject […]
2nd March 2022 Starting from Crich village centre at 10.30, we will walk out to the Memorial ofthe Sherwood Foresters, then traverse Cliff Quarry and drop to Wakebridge. Afurther drop to Wakebridge farm will see us continue to Holloway (Fuel Café), Lea5Hurst, Lea Wood and the Derwent Valley Heritage Way to Duke’s Quarry. FromCrich Carr […]
15th Feb. 2022 20:00 Scotland summer 2021With an aim of completing 60 Corbetts this year, I headed to the far north westof Scotland. I was joined by a couple of fellow Oreads for my ‘significant’birthday. Activities included cycling, kayaking, sightseeing, overnight bothy stay,and of course, those all important Corbetts. The joining link will be emailed […]
19th Feb. 2022 The walk will start at 10.15am at the carpark opposite St Peter’s church inEllastone (Church Lane, Ellastone, Ashbourne DE6 2HB.) It is next to the villagehall and a tennis court, on the road to Wootten. The walk will be approximately10 miles taking in Wootten and the Weaver Hills. Bring a packed lunch […]
1st Feb, 7.30 p.m. Rob Tresidder will give an illustrated talkabout the Alpine Passes Walk, fromSargans to Montreux via eighteen passesand below the north face of the Eiger.This talk is in honour of Kev Reynolds,walker and writer extraordinaire 1943 –2021.Admission, as usual £3.00 Oreads, £5.00others.Please note earlier start time toaccommodate the pub’s current closing timeof […]
4th and 5th March 2020 22 beds are booked at the ABMSAC George Starkey Hut in Patterdale for thenights of Friday 4th and Saturday 5th March. However as usual we have theoption of extending our stay by a day or so if required.As this is a long established Oread meet I think everyone will be […]
This morning a few keen Oreads went for a walk starting at Linacre Wood Car Park and doing the circular route. If you are interested in finding a group of like minded people who enjoy walking and the outdoors (and beer…) then take a look at the membership page for more information.
Some years earlier I was asked to lead this event when Rusty belatedly took ill. On that occasion I collected Rob Tressider en-route, arrived at the Ilam start point in torrential rain and found ourselves the only fools out on such a foul day. This year I collected Jane Tressider, and was pleased to see […]
When the weather outside isn’t ideal for a trip to the peaks why not pop to the pub and get your mountain fix through hearing about exciting trips and achievements from summers gone by! This week Bob Pettigrew will describe the pull of Kulu in the heart of the Great Himalayan Divide that forms the […]
11-12 February 2022 This is the Ochils Mountaineering Club hut, with more details at:https://www.ochils.com/club-cottage-for-letWe have a booking for 10 beds at £12 pppn. Michael Hayes is meet leader –Fully booked but contact him if you would like to be on the reserve list.