The second winter weekend trip of the season was based in Aviemore and involved a group of seventeen club members. Eight members were able to travel on Thursday to gain an extra day on the hill and the remainder arrived in Aviemore on Friday afternoon or evening. Following the recent… Continue reading
The first of two winter weekend trips for 2024 took place over the extended weekend of the 22nd to the 25th of Feb and the club was based at the Alex Macintyre Memorial Hut near Ballachulish. There was a tremendous response to the trip with all sixteen places taken within… Continue reading
The trip to Ribblehead on the 9th to the 11th of February was initially planned by Emma W as a club trip to the Lakes, replanned as a private trip to the hut and ultimately became a small group of us taking up the six bunk spaces and more coming… Continue reading
On Thursday the 11th of January Derek W, Gavin M and Dave M drove north to Glen Nevis. The traffic was light, the six-wheeler breakfast at Truckstop 74 was great but most of all the weather forecast and snow conditions were expected to deliver over the whole weekend. The hostel… Continue reading
The week approaching Saturday the 25th of November saw a developing window of good weather which gave the perfect opportunity for a local walk in the Dales. Charley, Adam, Virginie and Dave M with Anna met for a 9:30am start at Embsay Reservoir. It was a cold, bright morning with… Continue reading
In her quest for Munro compleation Dolly with Dave M, Derek and Brian Y headed to Glen Etive over the weekend of the 27th to the 30th of October. The weather forecast had been indecisive but generally indicated unsettled, showery, windy and possibly wintry weather. However, this did not dampen… Continue reading
The fantastic weather on the first Sunday of September was perfect for the planned short, social walk in Nidderdale. The car park in Lofthouse worked well for a 10am start with sufficient spaces available for our four cars. At just under ten miles the route was fairly easy going on… Continue reading
Brian Y and Dave M had discovered a couple of corresponding days free from duties and concocted a plan to climb near their native area at Peel Crag in Northumberland. The weather, however, was not exactly on the same wavelength so the climbing area was changed to Langdale where the… Continue reading
The summer trip to Hathersage took place over the weekend of the 14th to the 16th of July. The summer trip was hotly anticipated by the 17 club members attending and the Old Stables Bunkhouse at Thorpe Farm came equipped with top facilities including a barbecue and an ice cream… Continue reading
The Club trip to Wasdale took place over the weekend of Friday the 23rd to Sunday the 25th of May. As a bonus of membership in another club Oli B very kindly exercised his reciprocal rights to use the Brackenclose Hut, which belongs to the FRCC, at the north end… Continue reading
