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Dave Alderson would like to sell his RCJs, ideally to someone else in the Club. Although Dave is in NZ, the RCJs are in UK and would have to be collected.  The set is missing a few of the early annual reports (1903, 04, 05) and two or three more journals, one around WWII and maybe a couple of others later. Please get in touch with Dave to progress, his contact details are in the handbook.

Due to a cancellation, there is now more availability this weekend. Why not take advantage of a good forecast and Get Out There! Let me know how many places you want. Bill

When I said next weekend (20/21), I should have said April, not May. My apologies for any confusion.

Surely the weather in the UK can’t continue for much longer (can it!)? Here’s what’s happening at Beudy until the end of (flaming?) June. Next weekend (20/21 May) is quite busy, with parties of 6, 5 and 3 already booked in. The following weekend (27/28), Rob Peppit is bringing a party of 10 from DPC. Strangely, only 2 people (from London MC) have booked for the Early May Bank Holiday weekend, so plenty of room at present. Andy Stewart has organised a last minute Meet for the following weekend (11/12 May) – let Andy know if you are up for it or, indeed, as he says – up to it! Long time regulars (and I mean long time – they have been coming every year for well over 50 years), OBEC have booked the whole hut for the weekend of 18/19 May. Veterans in Sefton have a group session booked for 20-22 May. This takes us to the Late May Bank Holiday weekend. Peak CC, who are frequent visitors to Beudy, have booked the main dormitory (11 bunks) but are wanting more spaces. Let me know as soon as you can if you want to come that weekend so that,[…]

Barbara passed away after a short illness on April 9th 2024. Probably this will be of interest only to ex-Anabasis members of the Club as Barbara, although a long-standing member of the Anabasis, was not one of those who transferred to the Club after the demise of the Anabasis.

We’ve reached the end of the ‘calendar selling’ season and I’m delighted to report that sales of the 2024 charity calendar have raised over £3,500 for Climbers Against Cancer. If you roll in the profits from sales of the joint CAC / Get Out There! merchandise then we’re looking at around £4,500 that will go to funding cancer research and support for those living with and beyond the disease. I thought you might like to know about some of the projects we’ve been able to fund, supported by the great generosity of the members of The Rucksack Club (and others who’ve bought the calendar). ·         Monaco Scientific Centre to fund the CSM’s research into paediatric cancers and brain tumours ·         The Ledge, Inverness, with Scottish Highlands NHS, piloting the use of climbing to help those recovering from cancer ·         Institute for Biological Research at the University of Belgrade, investigating new cancer treatments ·         Prostate Cancer Research, funding the ReMove pilot to encourage patients to exercise ·         Breast Cancer UK, enabling one of their ‘seed projects’ to look into breast cancer prevention …and ‘in the works’ are projects in Nepal (on paediatric radiotherapy training to enable effective treatment of young people), and Tanzania (supporting nutrition in[…]

On a couple of occasions in the last month or so, the heaters in the main dorm and in the dining area have been tampered with, rendering them inoperable. In each case, we have had to call out an electrician to repair and replace the damaged parts at a cost of £95. Steve and I are puzzled as to why people need to mess about with the heaters. They are easy to operate – the first press of the ‘BOOST’ button will give 15 minutes heat, the second press 30 minutes, the third 1 hour, the fourth 2 hours. Once set, the timer counts down to zero. A fifth press returns the timer to zero. We will be putting instruction notices by each heater in the hope that we can avoid any further damage and expense.

The scheduled meet at Beudy on the weekend of 5/6 April is not now taking place.

Dave Sinclair, a good friend to many in the Rucksack Club and Black and Tans, has sadly passed away peacefully at his home in France. Dave was a very accomplished caver and climber and an active member of the club for many years. Dave left the club when he and his wife Eunice moved permanently to France however there was always a warm welcome at their home when on climbing trips to Provence and the Alps. Dave will be greatly missed and our thoughts are with Eunice and their son Stephen. Rob Ferguson