Dave Palmer (and special guests including Andy Stewart) – The Alpine 4,000s (Zoom)

Members’ Night – Highlights from the last year and tales from ‘back in the day’

Venue: Heatons Sports Club

Following the success of last year’s 120th ‘Birthday Party’ we’ll be repeating the formula (but with Xmas cake this time!) with members bringing along a few photos that capture some ‘Get Out There!’ moments from the last 12 months and from longer ago.
The event will take place in person and on zoom so there’s no excuse for EVERYONE not to share some pics and a few stories.
Please send photos to dominic@oughton.uk.com, by the end of November, and whether you’ll be joining face-to-face or virtually we’ll use the magic of ‘Zoom’ to get ‘everyone in the room’.

Special Guest TBC

Zoom details:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87941894787?
Meeting ID: 879 4189 4787
Passcode: The year of founding of The Rucksack Club

Doors open 7:00 for 7:30 start

Mike Hartley – From One Extreme to the Other

Venue: Heatons Sports Club

Mike Hartley is perhaps most well-known for his record-breaking achievements for many of the UK’s ultra-running challenges, but his impressive CV doesn’t stop there.  He has also turned his hand to numerous of the Rucksack Club’s other core activities, including climbing in the UK to Yosemite, caving, sea kayaking, peak bagging and cycling.  He has brought the same focus and drive to each of these pursuits and continued to ‘take things to extremes’, and has finally taken the plunge to record his extraordinary life in his book: From One Extreme to the Other.  Join us to hear some of the tales, and Mike’s thinking on his approach to the mental and physical preparation necessary for success.

Zoom details:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87941894787?
Meeting ID: 879 4189 4787
Passcode: The year of founding of The Rucksack Club

Doors open 7:00 for 7:30 start

Andy Tomlinson and Andy Llewellyn – Himalayan Adventures

The two Andys (both past Rucksack Club Presidents of course) will be heading out to the Himalaya once again this Autumn, this time to the remote Saribung Himal situated north of the Annapurna range, finishing in the restricted area of Mustang. They will no doubt return with some stunning photographs and riveting tales of their experiences, on and off the hill, and will be entertaining us with them for the February Zoom show.

Zoom details:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87941894787?
Meeting ID: 879 4189 4787
Passcode: The year of founding of The Rucksack Club

Doors open 7:00 for 7:30 start

All Stars – Parois de Légende

The tag line for Arnaud Petit’s Opus is ‘La bible de l’escalade en grande voie!’ and if climbing big routes around the world was a religion (…and who says it isn’t?) then this would be a fitting ‘Good Book’. This show will feature tales from a number of Rucksackers who have been climbing these magnificent lines over the last year, including Episode 12 of Bill and Dom’s Excellent Adventures in The Pyrenees and Picos and other Rucksacker ascents of iconic peaks such as Aiguille de Dibona, Marmolada and Wadi Rum.

Zoom details:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87941894787?
Meeting ID: 879 4189 4787
Passcode: The year of founding of The Rucksack Club

Doors open 7:00 for 7:30 start