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Building on our collaboration with Climbers Against Cancer which has already raised over £4,000 for cancer research through sales of the 2022 Rucksack Club Calendar, we’re now launching a range of T-shirts. These will feature the unmistakable CAC logo on the front and the Club’s ‘Get Out There!’ logo on the back (the perfect combo for when you can’t quite decide what to wear!) Price £20 if you can collect (eg at the Gogarth Meet) or an extra £2 for P&P Available in Blue, Purple or Green (see images below) Available in Unisex T style – Sizes: Small (34-36), Medium (38), Large (40-42) and Extra large (44-46) Most importantly, every penny of the profit will go to helping fund cancer research – think of it as a £10 T-shirt with a tenner going to a great cause and it’s a bargain! To order, please use the following form: Order Form if that’s too tricky, drop me an email to dominic@oughton.uk.com. You need to order by 31 May and the Ts will hopefully be available for collection at the Gogarth Beach BBQ on 25th June or for posting around that time. We managed to create a prototype T-shirt and ‘road test[…]

Further to yesterday’s Post, it has rained persistently and heavily all morning [and continues], so I am cancelling this evening’s Meet.  Indoors at Stockport is a dry alternative from around 6.45pm if anyone is interested…Dom plans to be there. Andy

In recent years, much has been written about “Green Care” and the role that our natural surroundings play in treating a range of different health conditions. This “Hill Walking and Mental Health Day” is aimed at anyone who’s keen to find out more about how one of our most popular forms of exercise can help those with mental health issues. Through a series of short talks, workshops and a walk in the Peak District we’ll hear about what’s taking place in the UK today. The day will finish with a talk from the author and mental health campaigner Jake Tyler who’ll describe how walking more than 3000 miles around the UK lifted him out of a life threatening episode of depression. For more information on the day click here This will be an excellent day for anyone interested in mental health issues and, whilst organised by the British Mountain Medicine Society, it is most definitely aimed at anyone interested in the outdoors not just those with a medical science background.

A WINTER WALK

Plenty of places still available on both these meets. Please contact the meet coordinators to book in ASAP. Full details below: High Moss Cycling – 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. Contact details as per handbook.  Bell’s Wells Revisited (in memory of Geoff Bell) Jo Wallis Start at Shepley Street in Old Glossop at 8 a.m. for the long route or at midday for the short route. The long route will be led by Richard Bradbury and will be taken at a decent pace, aiming to cover 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[…]

There will be a mid-week walk on Wednesday 22/06: Moel Siabod from Capel Curig (meet Capel Curig car park SH720582 at 10 am). Those who wish can then stay overnight at Beudy Mawr for another walk on Thursday (to be discussed but probably in / around the Glyders from the hut). If you are interested / would like a bunk booking then contact me by emailing wednesday.walks@rucksackclub.org. Gary P.S. If you stay on at Beudy for Thursday night then you can go straight onto the Gogarth meet.

A walk and wild camp/bivi along the Duddon watershed starting at Silecroft station at 11.51 a.m. on Thursday 2 June and finishing at Foxfield station on Saturday 4 June. Around 40 miles in length or you could join for part. I plan to camp between Green Crag and The Pike on Thursday after 15 miles and 1200m of ascent and at Pikes on Caw on Friday after a further 15 miles and 1500m (and hope that campsite water sources will be still running in June). The route is broadly Black Combe, Whitfell, Woodend Height, Green Crag, Harter Fell, Hardknott, Adam a Cove, Cold Pike, Swirl How, Dow Crag, White Pike, Caw, Great Stickle. Let me know if you want more detail of the intended route or further information (I expect to be in Scotland from 3-27 May).   Mike Gregg

After the “virtual” zoom version in 2020, and the reduced capacity affair last year, the Gogarth Meet will (fingers crossed!) be back to it’s full octane, face-to-face fun this June! No more “you’re on mute”; no wait-lists and waivers; just a huge bunch of Rucksackers and friends assembled at the best crag in the world topped off with a gigantic beach BBQ. We’ve got a bit of catching up to do to make up for lost time, so do invite friends and family along and let’s see if we can fill the beach! It goes without saying that the climbing will be world-class, but there’s something for everyone on Holy Island: paddling (in boats or with your trousers rolled up!), pedalling, walking, twitching or simply building sandcastles. Anything is fair game, so long as it helps work up an appetite (and thirst!) ahead of the beach BBQ. In terms of logistics, plans will be familiar to anyone who’s been along for any of the last 20 years: Camping is pre-booked at Valley of The Rocks https://goo.gl/maps/WHtttGVJG5DkdWxf7 – you don’t need to book separately, but on arrival please let them know you are there. They’re offering a special rate for The[…]

A hearing aid has been found at High Moss. Is anyone missing it ?

Here’s what Meet Co-ordinator Jack Helliwell has to say about this Bank Holiday weekend trip to one of Britain’s most iconic climbing areas: 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. …and a few photos from recent trips to whet the appetite – Hopefully see you there!