Category: Member Posts

There are still some spaces available on this Meet 15th – 17th March, if you would like to attend please email me, new & associate members and guests all very welcome. I will be doing a walk on the Saturday but there’s also lots of opportunity for cycling and climbing. I will be providing a meal on the Saturday night. For those that have already booked on the Meet I will send location details etc. on Tuesday. Jean Llewellyn

Just a reminder that the MUMC have booked the hut exclusively next weekend (16/17 March) for their annual ‘Learn to Trad’ meet. Various small parties are in during the following week and weekend, but there is still plenty of room available. There are no bookings then until Jim Schofield’s Club Meet on 13/14 April (see Meetstaff or contact Jim for details). Belfast MC have booked 8 places from 20 to 23 April. Mike Zeidan’s running club have booked the hut for the May Day weekend (4-6 May) and our old friends, OBEC have booked the whole hut for their 52nd consecutive annual meet! From then on, there are no bookings until the Working Meet on 1/2 June.

The free solo of El Cap is on National Geographic channel on Sky at 9.00 pm tonight 3rd March

High Peak Marathon this Friday night. Geoff Bell writes: “After too long an absence we have a strong Rucksack Club team in this classic 40 mile race round The Derwent Watershed. The weather is going off-it, which should be to their advantage. They are Helen Pritchard, Geoff Pettengell, Mike Zeidan, and Ged Cudahy, a formidable quartet – but so are some of the opposition. We wish them well.” Update: Great to hear from Ian Winterburn that the club has 3 teams entered this year (see comment below) – good luck to all of them!!

Hi folks I have booked a group session on the Extreme Via Ferrata at Honister on 6th April. There are some spare places, so if you want to join us, please email me. The cost, reduced for a group, is £40.50 each. Ellie Howarth

SunRock 2019 is officially underway in Leonidio, Greece (though the Early Birds have been here for around a week already). With over 30 Rucksackers and guests scheduled to drift in and out over the next 3 weeks, you can follow progress at https://rockaroundtheworld.co.uk/category/rucksack-club/sunrock-2019/ Meanwhile, here are a few photos from the trip so far…

At the moment, Beudy is empty for the rest of this month. If you fancy a wet and cold few days outdoors, let me or Steve know. March has bucked up a bit – Rob Seymour has booked a couple of places for the weekend of 9th/10th and the MUMC have booked the whole hut for the following weekend (16th/17th) to run their annual ‘learn to trad’ meet. Hopefully, the attractions of Beudy will encourage a few to apply for full Club membership! Presently, the rest of March is free. In April, Jim Schofield’s Meet is on the weekend of the 13th/14th – please contact Jim for details. Belfast MC have booked 8 places for the following Easter weekend. There are no other bookings so far for the rest of April. As always, let me or Steve know if you want to use Beudy – with electronic banking now available, you have no excuses!

High Moss will be closed from 15th April 2019 to the 10th May 2019. The roof is being renewed and extensive work inside will be done. The entire building is to be scaffolded. The roofers and builders are living at High Moss for the duration of the project. So please don’t go. We will keep news of the project up to date on the club website.

Hi, Anyone got any maps of the granjska gora and / or Bohinze/ Lake Bled area i can buy and or borrow. Going there in late June for a bit of mountain walking. Thanks Pete

Start point – Alsop-en-le-Dale car park on the Tissington trail at SK 156 548 Start time: 10:00