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Category: Classic Journal Articles

Classic RCJ Articles: the Club’s third hut…Haute Hut Cuisine and The Climber’s Grand Tour

14th April 2021 George Wilks Classic Journal Articles, Featured Meets

From 1945 to the opening of Beudy Mawr in 1948 the Club found temporary refuge in a small tin hut[…]

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Classic RCJ Articles: Skye’s Cuillin Ridge in Summer

15th March 2021 George Wilks Classic Journal Articles, Featured Meets

After Joe Fisher’s slideshow of his winter traverse of the Cuillin Ridge (still available in the Virtual Meets Gallery) I[…]

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Classic RCJ Articles…Tal y Braich, the second Club hut…and a breakthrough on Cloggy

19th February 2021 George Wilks Classic Journal Articles, Featured Meets

Five years after the Club’s lease of Cwm Eigiau ended in 1921 a sub-committee was formed to find a replacement[…]

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Classic RCJ Articles…two more articles on the first Club hut [Cwm Eigiau] from 1918

31st January 2021 George Wilks Classic Journal Articles, Featured Meets

In an earlier post in this series Andy Tomlinson gave us Tim Wyldbore’s amusing account of Cwm Eigiau’s transformation from[…]

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Classic RCJ Article: Recuperamo On the Walker Spur by Nick Wallis [2006]

17th January 2021 Andy Tomlinson Classic Journal Articles, Featured Meets

In his On the Hill With, Nick Wallis made reference to his ascent of the Walker Spur. Along with fellow[…]

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Classic RCJ Article: Sailing to the Faeroes by Boece Cardus and John Payne [2004]

6th January 2021 Andy Tomlinson Classic Journal Articles, Featured Meets

In his ‘On the hill with…’ Geoff Bell recalls that his President’s Meet on the Faeroes in 2004 was a[…]

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Classic RCJ article: The Scottish Four-thousands by Philip Brockbank and Frank Williamson [1955]

17th November 2020 Andy Tomlinson Classic Journal Articles, Featured Meets

Philip Brockbank joined the Club in 1931, after his student days in the infant MUMC. It was said that few[…]

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A Short History of the Rucksack Club 1902-1939; Philip Brockbank and Eric Byrom

21st October 2020 Andy Tomlinson Classic Journal Articles, Featured Meets

This Short History is a variation on the theme of Classic RCJ articles. It is an invaluable source of historical[…]

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Classic RCJ Article: Eustace Thomas, Manchester Mountaineer by Steve Dean [2002]

30th September 2020 Andy Tomlinson Classic Journal Articles, Featured Meets

  Eustace Thomas was a member who had a significant impact on many aspects of mountaineering and the Rucksack Club,[…]

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Eustace Thomas and The Welsh 3,000s and more

12th July 2020 Dominic Oughton Classic Journal Articles, Member Posts

Joe Fisher spotted an article on the Welsh 3s https://www.ukhillwalking.com/articles/destinations/how_to_do_the_welsh_3000s_challenge-12857 and posted the following question on FaceBook: From reading this[…]

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Our members modelling the new Climbers Against Can Our members modelling the new Climbers Against Cancer x RC Tshirt on our recent Pembroke meet ☀️All proceeds go to Climbers Against Cancer, and they come in purple, blue, green and orange. What better way to show your support, whilst looking great at the crag? 
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  • 01

    Pembroke Weekend

    All day
    01/05/2022-02/05/2022

    Co-ordinator: Jack Helliwell

    I will be arriving at the campsite in Bosherston on the Thursday night (28th April)
    and staying until the Monday (2nd May), please join for as much or as little as you
    like. The campsite is just down the road from the St Govan’s Inn and very close to the
    Range East crags. Although – given the location – I expect this mainly to attract
    climbers, all are very welcome. I’m hoping to organise a group meal in the pub for
    Saturday evening. Get in touch if you have any questions, and remember, it’s always
    sunny in Pembroke

  • 02

    Pembroke Weekend

    All day
    02/05/2022-02/05/2022

    Co-ordinator: Jack Helliwell

    I will be arriving at the campsite in Bosherston on the Thursday night (28th April)
    and staying until the Monday (2nd May), please join for as much or as little as you
    like. The campsite is just down the road from the St Govan’s Inn and very close to the
    Range East crags. Although – given the location – I expect this mainly to attract
    climbers, all are very welcome. I’m hoping to organise a group meal in the pub for
    Saturday evening. Get in touch if you have any questions, and remember, it’s always
    sunny in Pembroke

  • 04

    Frogsmouth Quarry

    16:00 -22:00
    04/05/2022
    John Jefferies

    https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/frogsmouth_quarry-1109/

    John Jefferies

     

     

  • 04

    A: Windgather, Kettleshume, Sponds Hill, Rainow & Jenkin Chapel; 10.0ml
    B: Windgather, Rainow, Jenkin Chapel & Pym Chair  8.5mi

    10:00 -16:00
    04/05/2022

    A: Windgather, Kettleshume, Sponds Hill, Rainow & Jenkin Chapel; 10.0ml
    Coordinator: Geoff Edge
    Start: Windgather Rocks SJ994782
    Pub: Robin Hood, Rainow; OK
    Maps: Dark Peak W; White Peak W – 109 Manchester; 118 The Potteries
    Route AM: Fps/rds N & NWly by Taxal Edge, Clough Fm to Kettleshulme 987799; fp/rd NNW by Lower Cliff Fm to 980809; fps W/SWly up Sweet Hill, by Stag Ho to rd Bakestonedale 956795; fps/lns Sly by Gausie Brow, Billinge Head Fm, E of Rainowlow to Rainow, Robin Hood appx 952762
    Route PM: Rd NEly to 956764; ln/fp Ely by Waggonshaw Brow to rd 975763; rd 200m Nly; fps etc E/ENEly by Jenkin Chapel, Green Booth, Dunge Fm to rd 993787; rd SSE to cars

    B: Windgather, Rainow, Jenkin Chapel & Pym Chair  8.5mi
    Start: Windgather Rocks  SJ994782
    Pub: Robin Hood, Rainow SJ952762
    Maps: Dark Peak W; White Peak W – 109 Manchester; 118 The Potteries
    Route AM 4.5mi: Rds NNW/SW to 989783, fps NWly by Charles Head Farm to rd 975789.
    Fps (swamp at Black Brook best avoided via FB at 966783)
    SW/W by Harrop Fold Farm to 959779, trk/fp/rd SSWly to Billinge Head Fm, E of Rainowlow to Rainow, Robin Hood.
    Route PM 4.0mi: Rd NEly to 956764, ln/fp Ely by Waggonshaw Brow to rd 975763,
    rd 200m Nly; fp/rd Ely by Jenkin Chapel to Pym Chair, Rd N to cars.

  • 07

    High Moss Cycling Weekend

    All day
    07/05/2022-08/05/2022

    Co-ordinator: Ben Llewellyn

    Cycling meet based at High Moss.I will be doing a reasonable length road ride on the Saturday, taking in several of the hills in the area.Join me for this or feel free to come along and do your own thing, on road or off, by bike or on foot. I will provide an evening meal on the Saturday so please let me know by the Tuesday if you will be coming along. Ben.a.llewellyn@outlook.com 07840533115

  • 08

    High Moss Cycling Weekend

    All day
    08/05/2022-08/05/2022

    Co-ordinator: Ben Llewellyn

    Cycling meet based at High Moss.I will be doing a reasonable length road ride on the Saturday, taking in several of the hills in the area.Join me for this or feel free to come along and do your own thing, on road or off, by bike or on foot. I will provide an evening meal on the Saturday so please let me know by the Tuesday if you will be coming along. Ben.a.llewellyn@outlook.com 07840533115

  • 11

    The Roaches

    16:00 -22:00
    11/05/2022

    https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/roaches_lower_tier-105/

    Andy Tomlinson

     

  • 11

    A: Wetton, Alstonefield, Coldeaton Br, Biggin, Hartington & Narrowdale; 11.75ml
    B: Wetton, Hulme End  7.6mi

    10:00 -16:00
    11/05/2022

    A: Wetton, Alstonefield, Coldeaton Br, Biggin, Hartington & Narrowdale; 11.75ml
    Coordinator: Gavin Young
    Start: Wetton car park SK109551
    Pub: Devonshire Arms, Hartington ; Good
    Maps: – 1:25,000: White Peak W & E – 1:50,000: 119 Buxton Matlock & Dove Dale
    Morning Route: (7.5 mi) Fps etc Ely to rd Alstonefield 130556; rd/lane/fp ENEly by Overdale (YH) & (coffee) down to Coldeaton Br 146561; fp E/NE up side dale to rd near Lees Barn; rd 400m SE; Tissington Trl 1.9km Nly to 162585; fps etc Wly/NWly by Greenhead, Dalehead; crossing upper Biggin Dale (lunch) to crossroad junction 137594; Reynards Lane & corner cutting path NWly down to Hartington, Devonshire Arms
    Afternoon Route: (4.25 mi) Fp Sly thro Beresford Dale to FB 131584; over fb & fp/lane SWly/WSWly by Narrowdale, (tea), to rd 117571; rd/fp SWly to fp wall crossing 115567; trespass W/SW up to Tumulus on hill 371 & to fp approx 107558; fp rds etc Sly to cars

    B: Wetton, Hulme End  7.6mi
    Start: Wetton car park SK109551
    Pub: Manifold Inn, Hulme End SK112594
    Maps: White Peak
    Route AM 4mi: Rd, trk NE/N to 107557. Fp NE to top of hill, NW to cross rd at 104572. Fp N to 102576, where N via Ecton Hill to 099584. Descend Wly to rd at 096584. Follow Manifold Trail NE to Hulme End, where E to pub.
    Route PM 3.6mi:  d S,SE via Field Farm to Narrowdale, where SW, cross rd, to Wetton.

  • 14

    Bells Wells Revisited (in memory of Geoff Bell)

    All day
    14/05/2022

    Co-ordinator: Jo Wallis 

    Start at Shepley Street in Old Glossop at 8am for the long route or midday for the short route. The long route will be lead by Richard Bradbury and will be taken at a decent pace, aiming to visit most of the wells that were visited on the original walk in 1999. However, the original walk, led by my dad, Geoff Bell was ‘quite a big day out’;a committing 42 miles and 14 hours ‘around Bleaklow and Kinder and back again’. It started and finished in darkness and some were too tired to eat the meat and potato pie my mum, Mary, had cooked. Richard has adapted the long route for this occasion to be around 25 miles, which he estimates will take around 10 hours from an 8am start. 

    An alternative shorter route will also be on offer which I shall lead. My route will skirt Bleaklow then Kinder, starting from Shepley Street at midday. The aim is that we all arrive back at Bank Street around 6pm where my mum will reprise her meat and potato pie (or similar).

    Please contact me for more details and to bagsy yourself some pie (please let me know by Wednesday the 11th to book the pie). There may be a ‘just pie’ option ….please ask. This revisited walk was conceived on our street, when Rucksackers gathered to pay their respects to my dad. There was no wake..no cheese…no wine. We all simply went home.

    Hopefully Covid will allow us to Get Out There and enjoy some fond memories.

  • 18

    Stanage Plantation

    16:00 -22:00
    18/05/2022

    https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crags/stanage_plantation-101/

    Dave Palmer

     

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