Category: Member Posts

For those of you who are not going to High Moss this month, here’s how it’s looking at Beudy in July. Couple of parties in this coming weekend (5th/6th) but still room. There’s a midweek booking and then regular visitors OBEC have booked the whole hut the next weekend (12th/13th). Veterans in Sefton have one of their sessions from Wednesday 16th to Friday 18th, and then the hut is empty until the end of the month, apart from Joe Fisher’s group of 3 on the last weekend (26th/27th). Why not try out the new airfryer and – even better (but not for some) – the Wifi! You can check out availability by looking at the Hut Bookings Calendar on the website. As ever, let me know if you plan to go.

It’s that time again…April, May and June have passed by and I am looking for photos to add to the Gallery, as well as potential Calendar photos. A few members have been sending me photos as they are taken and I am very grateful to them. I also know that many members have been out and about over this time in both the UK and further afield so please send me your photos! As usual, please send High Definition photos to: photos@rucksackclub.org and please include the following information: Month taken; Title [with names where appropriate]; Photographer. Please don’t send them via WhatsApp, as the file size is reduced meaning the picture quality is also reduced. Looking forward to a deluge of photographs to upload onto the Gallery! Andy

The A walk this coming Wednesday is the Saddleworth Nothern 5 Trigs.  It’s an 18 miler so we’ll need to set off at 8:30.  The starting point is the Delph car park off Millgate (A6052) SD986077 – additional car parking is on the main road in front of the wollen mill. My version of the route follows some interesting local paths to link Bishops Park and Crompton Moor trigs, then via Ogden to the Blackstone Edge trig (passing the enigmatic Dry Mere and Sun End) and then via the Pennine Way to White Hill and Standedge trigs and via other local paths back to Delph for a celebratory pint in the White Lion. Please let me know if you are coming along (my details in the Handbook).

Richard Wilkes’ Welsh 3000s Meet has been deferred until next weekend (5/6 July), which means Beudy is available this coming weekend. Let me know if you plan on going.

Unfortunately due to family illness we have to cancel the mountain bike meet. Apologies for the short notice. Mark n Jackie Hatton

Hello all members, as i hope you are all aware DAVE had a serious fall when scrambling on Tryfan in April his spinal injuries are very serious. He will be in the hospital for a least 12 months where he will undergo spinal cord surgery and extensive rehabilitation the costs after he is released for physiotherapy& clinics will be between £1000- 6000 per week, I have asked our president to raise the issue at the next committee meeting with the view to the club supporting Dave with a donation from our funds. If the club agrees great if not I am asking for advice on how to set up a fund raising event for this cause. Your input would be very welcome. John Warburton.

Having spent some happy hours going through the High Moss register pages and reconciling the bank payments with the register entries, I would like to politely ask that when payments are made that you do include details of the page and line numbers. This is particularly helpful where one person has paid for several other people in a group. If the line numbers are not included in the payment details then it can be a bit of a guessing game trying to match payments with register lines. For those who have guests staying and who are then making payments, perhaps members could remind the guests of this procedure. Many thanks to all of those who are already following this procedure as it does make the reconciliation easier. Karen

Rucksack Club Alpine meet Ailefroide, Dauphine Alps, France 2-16 August 2025   The Rucksack Club Alpine meet takes place this year in Ailefroide from 2nd – 16th August 2025. We’ve had club meets there before which were well received, most recently in 2023. It is an awesome family friendly site with Alpine Mountaineering, walking, climbing (valley single and multi pitch alpine routes), via Ferrara, cycling, running, bouldering, canyoning etc… Ace pizza van near the site, and a number of bars & a hotel in the village. Besides camping there is other accommodation available in the village. About 20 minutes away is Briancôn, a small walled  city. The Mediterranean is 2.5 hrs south. For those interested it could also be worth stopping on route a Fontainebleau for a spot of bouldering to break the journey.   We will based at the municipal campsite details -> https://ailefroide.fr/camping   Further info on area on http://www.ailefroide.com/english/html/location_ailefroide.html     Please contact me for further info, details in Handbook. Jez Nasse

We are planning the mountain bike meet and remember last year we had a few issues receiving e mails for attendance. If you send an e mail to attend and don’t receive a reply please text Mark 07968 720 582.

Here’s how it’s looking for the next few weeks. Plenty of room this coming weekend, just a couple of people in. Rather more the following weekend (Bank Holiday) but still bunks available. Peak CC are in over the weekend of 7/8 June, using the big dorm, leaving the ‘Members’ room available. Then it’s the annual working meet the following weekend (14/15 June). Details in Meetstaff. Let me know if you intend coming. There is an exclusive ViS session from the 18th to 20th. The hut is fairly full that weekend (20/21) but spaces are available. At the end of the month (28/29 June), it’s Richard Wilkes’ Welsh 3’s Club Meet. Contact Richard direct if you intend going. For all other bookings, just send me an email either to billdeakin@yahoo.com or (preferably) beudymawr@rucksackclub.org.