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Here’s what its like over the next four months. In December, Reading MC have their regular booking on the weekend of the 9th to the 11th (8 places). In January, Bill Crawley has booked 12 spaces for the weekend of the 20th to the 22nd. In February, Penny Collier has a Club Meet on the weekend of the 10th to the 12th. There are no bookings in March. Apart from those three bookings, the hut is available (aka empty). Come on, you lot – Get Out There!

Hi All I have spent a fruitless morning trying to track down the BBC documentary ‘The Last Climb’ all about Eric Jones’ amazing life and adventures including , at 82 years old , his spectacular solo of a near-vertical cliff on the dolomites. BBC no longer seem to have it available on iPlayer …. any advice gratefully received. Cheers Dom Griffiths

I have booked Forest Way bunkhouse at Inverlael, south of Ullapool, for 4 nights arriving 7th April 2023. The accommodation is as follows. 2 x bunkroom for 4, each with its own showerroom, ie 8 persons. £72.50 for the 4 nights. 1 x House room for 3 containing a double bed and a single bed, with its own en suite facilities. Cost varies according to occupancy. Kitchen/dining/lounge area, drying room, underfloor heating, secure bike storage, wifi. https://www.forestway.co.uk/ Book early to secure your place, details as per the handbook. Ellie Howarth

Unfortunately, Audrey Russell is unable to run her Meet this coming weekend, so the hut is available. As usual, please let Steve Gregory or myself know if you want to make a booking.

Just a quick update. In October, various parties have booked for odd days and the weekend of 22/23 but there is plenty of room if you want to go. The hut is booked out on the last weekend of the month (29/30) for the unveiling ceremony of the picture of Garth, the Anabasis Club’s home for many years. In November, something is happening on every weekend. On the weekend of 5/6, Rob Broomhead has booked the hut on behalf of the Powsers MC, who will be helping Rob celebrate his big birthday! The following weekend is Audrey Russell’s Club Meet (see Meetstaff for details). Penny Collier has booked 7 spaces on the weekend of 19/20 and on the last weekend (26/27) the hut has been booked by Sue Whittle on behalf of the Red Rope club. The hut is available any midweek. For anyone wanting some peace and quiet, or perhaps wanting to avoid Christmas and New Year altogether, there are no bookings at present in December.

Being unable work out how to update the Calendar info, this Post will have to do. I have started taking bookings for this one, and it would be good to know by Saturday 15th October if you are planning to be there, for one night, two nights or just either the Saturday or the Sunday. There will be a ‘bring and share’ buffet on the Saturday evening. Bill and Jan Murphy are acting as information exchange for this, just to avoid a scenario where everyone brings sausage rolls and no-one brings cake. Or beer. Please contact me, Dave Atkinson, to book your stay at the Hut. Thank you. dave.atkinson27@gmail.com

The eagerly anticipated 2023 Rucksack Club Charity calendar – in support of Climbers Against Cancer – has just rolled off the press, just in time for the stocking-filler / calendar-buying season. This years edition has contributions from over 70 Rucksackers (in front of and behind the lens), and post-pandemic it’s great to be able to report that EVERY SHOT was taken in the equivalent month of the previous year. What a tremendous demonstration of the diversity and vitality of The Club! I might be a bit biased, but I think it’s the best yet, and the quality of the images that have been contributed by Rucksack members is at the heart of this. I know you are itching to get your hands on a copy (or copies!), and I will follow up with a post with all the details shortly. In the meantime, this is a huge THANK YOU to everyone who contributed photos, and especially those whose photos didn’t make the final cut into the calendar. We had about three options for every one of the available 50 or so slots (more or less, depending on how active that particular month was) and it was a desperately difficult job[…]

Numbers are well down for the exclusive booking this weekend – only about 5 or 6 are confirmed, so there is plenty of room. As usual, please let me or Steve Gregory know if you want to go.

Andy Stewart writes: For Saturday’s Kinder Meet, John Jefferies and myself are planning to climb on Nether Tor above Edale, not Kinder Downfall as originally planned. Looks like a decent forecast and a good mix of grades with some quality lines. I’ll aim to be at Edale car park for 9.30…see you there, all welcome!