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7:30pm on Tuesday 7 July ’The Six Great North Faces’. In Part 2, we are hosted by the Alpine Club to tick the remainder of The Big Six: the Petit Dru, Cima Grande di Laveredo, and Piz Badile, with Alpine Club speakers James Thacker and Ian Bryant, with me bringing up the rear. Check your emails or the Club Facebook page for zoom details, or you can watch the livestream at the following YouTube Event link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGT8dgjXI0Y& This is the final episode of the Club’s Virtual ‘lockdown’ slideshows before a break for the summer (we’ll be back in the autumn), so come along and enjoy the show. Meanwhile, I’ve set up a JustGiving page to support the charity Urban Uprising who help young people from diverse backgrounds have the opportunities that we’ve all had, to get involved in the outdoors and climbing. In their words: Elevating and Inspiring Young People Through Climbing The Virtual Slideshows have made me appreciate what we’ve all been missing during lockdown: the importance of the outdoors to our mental as well as physical health, and the great companionship that comes from enjoying these with like-minded people. The idea to support Urban Uprising was to help[…]

Dave Williams is selling 200m of Beal 9.8mm dynamic rope on the reel. The rope is unused and has been kept in Dave’s loft in readiness for a project that didn’t get off the ground (sorry about that one). Dave is not willing to cut the rope. Might suit someone who could cut it into 4 x 50m or 5 x 40m for wall use (maybe Members involved in training, outdoor education or whatever its called these days). Contact Dave direct if interested. Details in the Handbook.

Peter Roberts had a collection of Journals dating from the mid 60s to date. If there are any gaps in your collections, let me know the years and I will let you have the appropriate Journal(s). They will be going to the charity shop early next week.

I’ve just collected the rest of Peter’s books. I intend to donate these to the charity ‘Community Action Nepal’. Before doing so, I would like to give any Members with an interest in polar exploration the chance to fill in any gaps in their own libraries. There must be well over a hundred volumes, including expedition reports and biographies of major characters (and minor – there is one about a ship’s dog). If there are any titles you want, let me know as soon as possible – I want to take them to the charity early next week.

At last i got my refund, all of it,by letting my bank deal with it. How they get a result when Ryan air make it so difficult for passengers to request it i don’t know.Anyway thanks for all the advice.John

For this Tuesday’s show we’ve got three brilliant and contrasting talks: Jack Helliwell on Alpine Adventures Steve Smith on Ski Touring Clair and Ian Wilson on Ecuador Peaks You can join via the usual Tuesday Zoom details: Doors open from 7pm and the show starts at 7:30pm. The link is: https://zoom.us/j/93547263254 Meeting ID: 935 4726 3254 Requires password (year of founding of The Rucksack Club) Meanwhile, I’ve set up a JustGiving page to support the charity Urban Uprising who help young people from diverse backgrounds have the opportunities that we’ve all had, to get involved in the outdoors and climbing. In their words: Elevating and Inspiring Young People Through Climbing The Virtual Slideshows have made me appreciate what we’ve all been missing during lockdown: the importance of the outdoors to our mental as well as physical health, and the great companionship that comes from enjoying these with like-minded people. The idea to support Urban Uprising was to help open up access to these for young people who otherwise might not get the chance. If you’ve enjoyed the shows so far, or simply want to support a great cause, why not donate now? https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/dominic-oughton Cheers, Dom

The Rucksack Club and Alpine Club, two of Britain’s oldest mountaineering clubs, combine to take you up the classic six great north faces of the Alps, with accounts from 6 different members. As ticklists go this is short, sweet and an easy one to remember, but containing formidable and historic routes, it’s not such an easy one to complete and has become the benchmark for the serious alpinist. It’s the Matterhorn, Eiger, Grandes Jorasses; the Petit Dru, Cima Grande di Laveredo, and Piz Badile. In Part 1, we are hosted by the Rucksack Club to celebrate what has become known as “the trilogy”: Matterhorn, Grandes Jorasses, and the Eiger, with speakers Andy Kirkpatrick, Martin Cooper, Nick Wallis, Bill Deakin and Tony Rhodes. As usual, we will finish with a Q&A. Club members can participate directly in the Zoom discussion – watch your email for the link or check the Rucksack Club Facebook Group post [NOTE This is NOT the same link as the usual Tuesday evening session] We’re also opening the event to the whole climbing community. You can watch the livestream at the following YouTube Event link: https://youtu.be/VKy9HKhFwTU and also pose questions to the speakers via the comments function.

Every June, for almost 20 years, Helen and I have organised The Gogarth Meet. Despite my best efforts, and the climbing on The Best Crag In The World, this has become known as the Barbecue Meet! Due to the Covid crisis, 2020 was a bit different, with gatherings of more than 6 people banned, and no one allowed to drive more than 5 miles in Wales. Still, it takes more than a mere global pandemic to dampen the enthusiasm of The Rucksack Club, and the meet was reconvened from Port Dafarch Beach into back gardens and front rooms across cyberspace. More than fifty of us got together on Zoom to enjoy Burgers, BBQ, Beers, Bonfire and Banter – you could argue that’s all the best bits, without the carbon footprint or the terror of Main Cliff! Thanks everyone for joining us for such a fun evening – with the banter flowing and fire crackling it was almost like the real thing. Special thanks to John Beatty, Dave Crilley, Adam Bowman, Gareth llewellyn, Rob and Mike Ferguson, Martin Cooper and Alan Firth for sharing their pics and tales, and to Jim Burton and Bill Deakin for chipping in with stories from[…]

Hello, I have 2 portaledge and a haul bag looking for new homes and adventures. Please contact me as per handbook. Thank you. Mike Hartley

Hi folks, please share with people you know   This little film is about the important issue of getting long-standing paths registered as rights of way … before the deadline in 2025. an estimated 10,000 miles of paths across England and Wales are at risk of being lost forever, unless we come together to save them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dYc0Ouxhx0&t=233s     There’s more about Don’t Lose Your Way here: https://www.ramblers.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-us/dont-lose-your-way-2026.aspx