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Fancy Everest without the queues? Join me to climb the equivalent height of Everest on Stanage to raise funds to help support British Mountain Guide, Dave Hollinger, who suffered a devastating brainstem stroke last March. Full details at: Climb the Hight of Everest Challenge inspiredbydave.co.uk A perfect warm up for Dom and Helen’s Gogarth Meet the following weekend. Hope to see you at Stanage, Popular End from 9.30. Martin

As a club we have always wild camped from the easier High Camp to the intrepid igloo meets. Now it seems you can book to camp in the Lake District National park through UKwildcamp.org – you have to book and PAY. The site also emphasises that it is ILLEGAL to camp in the national parks. Don’t know what our so called national body is doing about this. Perhaps the committee should look at it – we might have to go back to having a mass trespass – i know some members can remember the original ones in the Peak. I guess this is all part of the present governments agenda to get us to pay to access our countryside!

A huge thank you to Ros and Rem for a great meet and fabulous hospitality on The Fowler Estate – the perfect base to explore the wonders of the Arrochar Alps. Here are a few photos that Ros and I took More at https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/2019/05/06/arrochar-rucksack-club-meet/

Ben Llewellyn is coordinating a meet of (roughly) a figure of eight route taking in the Edale Skyline and a loop around the Woodlands Valley of 39 miles. Meet at the Mam Tor carpark to start at 7 am before heading over Mam Tor, Lose Hill then Win Hill, up onto Kinder and along the northern edge to Mill Hill, Pennine Way to Bleaklow Head, turn east to Alport Head then down the ridge over Alport Moor before crossing the A57 after Rowlee Pasture, back up onto Kinder and along the southern edge to Kinder Low before finishing over Brown Knoll and Rushup Edge. Please let Ben know a couple of days before if you are planning on coming along.

Up to the end of June. OBEC have booked the entire hut next weekend (11/12 May) and Barrie Schofield has booked 4 places the following weekend (18/19 May). The rest of May is free. The working meet is on 1/2 June – please let me know if you are coming so I can organise food. Martin Cooper has 4 places booked for 10/11 June, Andy Scott 6 places the following weekend (15/16 June), Peak CC have 10 places the next weekend (22/23 June) and Derwent MC have booked 10 places for the last weekend in June (29/30).

The scaffolding crew are removing the last of the scaffolding today. All that remains of the reroofing activity is some builders rubble ( hardcore ) which will be removed soon.

Hi it looks like its going to rain all day on Wednesday so default is Stockport Wall

About 10 people turned out for the Wednesday outdoor climbing meet at Pule Hill and was great to see some new faces. Pule Hill lived up to its reputation with as stiff breeze at the top of the crag, but was fairly sheltered at the base and in the quarries. The rain more or less stayed away and ended up with a stunning sunset. I didn’t manage to get too many photos as I was enjoying climbing with my daughter, the paraglider’s over head were a couple of friends, if it had been too windy the son would have been climbing with us too. Scull Climb Right Hand and Andy Stewart on Iliad. Andy Stewart on The Great Scoop. Gaining the top of the classic Amen, one of the bests V-Diffs in the area. Overhanging Arete Plenty of routes climbed both in the quarry and on the natural edge followed with a pleasant warm up in the Hanging Gate Inn which is now probably the nearest pub to the crag. Next weeks meet is at Stanage High Neb.

The roof at High Moss has been completely renewed. The redundant chimney flue in the Members bedroom has been removed and the entire chimney stack has been taken down to floor level at bedroom level and rebuilt. It now includes a damproof course and much improved new lead flashing. Our other chimney stack on the front has also been fitted with much improved lead flashing. Two new Velux roof windows have been fitted in the members bedroom. Today the scaffolding is still in place but will be removed and it doesn’t cause any access problems. Our Bookings for High Moss are. May 10th / 11th / 12th Full hut. Youth running cup. May 17th / 18th / 19th Full Hut Oxford University Walking Club. May 20th Monday / 21st/22nd Full Hut Steve Beswick. June 7th / 8th / 9th Rucksack Climbing Meet. Tony Sawyer. June 14th / 15th / 16th Gritstone club 10 Beds. July 12th /13th /14th Jean Walker 12 beds.