Author: Andy Tomlinson

The Wednesday evening outdoor climbing session has arrived, with the first Meet at Windgather on 4 April 2018 [see Calendar for details of all venues over the summer]. If the weather is inclement please keep a watchful eye on Members Posts for further info/change of venue [sometimes on an indoor wall].  

Week of 2 – 8 April 2018 The start of the 2018 Wednesday evening outdoor climbing meets. Wednesday Walkers: 12.75 ml from Old station Rushton Spencer 936625 via Bosley, Bosley Minn, Wincle & Turner’s Pool. Pub: Ship Inn, Wincle. Contact Gerry Oliver for more details. The first Outdoor Wednesday Evening Climbing Meet of 2018: Windgather. Pub: Swan, Kettleshulme. Contact Liz Sell for more details. Weekend: Scottish ‘wet camp’…hopefully not all it first seems! Contact Mike Hartley for more details.   For full details see the Meets Calendar, Posts and December Meetstaff

Bill Deakin writes: What with everything else to think about, many of you will have overlooked the fact that Beudy is reserved for Club use from this Friday until the following weekend. At present, only 2 people have booked in and that is for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend so there is plenty of room for you to go and ‘get out there’. The forecast is not that bad and even if the weather is poor, you can still gather round the stove in the dining room and plan your next adventure. Steve has done a lot of work on the chimney breast. Have a look at the picture – we hope you agree that it is ‘in keeping’ with the rest of the place. If planning to go please let Bill know how many places you want to book.

Week of 26 March – 1 April 2018 Wednesday Walkers: 10 ml from Stoney Middleton layby on A623 [227757] via Housely, Stanley House, Grindlow, Bretton, Eyam. Pub Barrel Inn, Bretton. Details Gavin Young. The last Indoor Wednesday Evening Climbing Meet of this winter season: Awesome Walls, Stockport. Pub: The Railway Long Weekend: The Easter Meet at Craigallan. Contact Les Watt for more details.   For full details see the Meets Calendar, Posts and December Meetstaff

Week of 12 – 18 March 2018 The Winter Alpine Meet goes on all week in Chamonix. In addition: Wednesday Walkers: 10 ml from lay-by on A625 [approx 092822] taking in Brown Knoll, Crowden Tower, Grindslow Knoll, Edale, Chapel Gate. Pub Nag’s Head, Edale. Wednesday Evening Climbing: Awesome Walls, Stockport. Pub: The Railway Weekend Meet: Mountain Biking from High Moss…please let the Meet Co-ordinator know if you are going by Tuesday 13th.   For full details see the Meets Calendar, Members Posts and December Meetstaff  

Week of 5 – 11 March 2018 The Winter Sun Rock Meet in Spain goes on all week. In addition: Wednesday Walkers: 8.5ml from Chinley Chapel [055820] includes…South Head, Roych Clough, Sparrowpit, Bagshaw. Pub: Wanted, Sparrowpit. Wednesday Evening Climbing: Awesome Walls, Stockport. Pub: The Railway Two weekend Meets: Joint meet with Craven Pothole Club @ Horton-in-Ribblesdale Start of the week’s Winter Alpine and Igloo Meet, Chamonix   For full details see the Meets Calendar, Members Posts and December Meetstaff

A quiet week this week! Wednesday Walk: Hotpot Meet Wednesday Indoor Climbing at Awesome Walls Stockport. No weekend Meet Next week will be more active!

The Meet Co-ordinator has provided the following update [21 January]: A circular walk of approximately 17km taking in Ward’s Stone. Meet 9.30am in Littledale [Forrest of Bowland], roadside parking near Cragg farm (SD545617). Terrain: field paths, moorland tracks and rough moorland traverse. The walk takes in high Bowland tops and visits the highest point in the Forest of Bowland. Anyone interested contact meet co-ordinator as in Meetstaff. Note this is a change of start from that advertised in December’s Meetstaff.  

Occasionally members ask if they can change the Meetstaff format they receive. I have received the following from our Membership Secretary [Carole Smithies] that clarifies how to implement such a change: “If a member wants to get a hard copy paper version of MS, or to cease to get hard copy of MS, then he/she needs to let me know and I’ll update the database, which includes an MS print or not tick box which enables me to send the posting list to the printers.” Andy Tomlinson Website Secretary

Congratulations to Helen and Mike on completing the “double/ double”!! Keith (The President) writes: “A fresh looking Helen Pritchard and Mike Zeidan having just completed a quadruple Marsden/ Edale starting at 6am Friday and finishing about 3 pm on the Saturday afternoon at the Ramblers Rest. Incredible effort following in the footsteps of Geoff Bell and John Crummett who I believe did a double/ double in 1994. Congratulations to you both!” (apologies, this post first erroneously said Miles – bad typing on our President’s behalf)