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May often has the best of the spring weather, so the Rucksack Club has a burgeoning programme to take full advantage: - We start the month with a week-long joint meet with the Climber’s Club at Craigallan, our Scottish hut close to Ben Nevis and Glencoe. With some of the most spectacular routes in the UK on the doorstep, this looks set to be a fantastic meet. - Just days later we have another joint meet, this time with the Lancaster University MC, but in Wales rather than Scotland and at our cosy Llanberis hut, Beudy Mawr. - A week later we move to England and our recently-refurbished Lake District hut, High Moss. The theme of the weekend is mountain biking, but no doubt some

A look back to Rucksack Club activities in 2004 captured in that year's journal.
This edition is packed full of interesting and well penned articles spanning the breadth of interest found in our Club, from Big Wall and exploratory new route climbing, through mountaineering, walking, sailing, kayaking and ice kiting!
Click the link in the story or visit the website to read the whole book or dip in and browse.

Here's what The Rucksack Club was getting up to last April, illustrated by shots featured in the 2024 Calendar in support of @climbersagainstcancerofficial - Stand Up Paddleboarding on Loch Etive - Alpine Ice with Supercouloir, Mont Blanc du Tacul (Super Cool!) - SunRocking in the Grande Grotte on Kalymnos - Trad escapades on the Ardmair Crags in Scotland If you're keen to "Get Out There!" this April to share some adventures then get in touch at join@rucksackclub.org #climbing #winterclimbing #standuppaddle #kalymnos #rucksackclub #montblanc

April is often a great month in the hills, so the Rucksack Club has a succession of meets to take advantage of the opportunities: • Our Easter Meet is at our own hut close to Glencoe, from where parties will no doubt venture onto Ben Nevis, the Glencoe hills and all manner of wild terrain such as across Loch Linnhe in Ardgour. The evenings will be warm social gatherings, with some home-grown entertainment in prospect! • On Sunday 14th April we will meet for a day walk of 21km over the hills south of Whaley Bridge - to be concluded with post-walk refreshments at a local pub. • We have a climbing meet planned for 20th April, weather permitting. Our objective will be some of

March will be a very busy month for the Rucksack Club; look what we've got coming up! Over the first weekend of the month, we have an Associate Members' Meet at our superb Lake District Hut, High Moss. This weekend gives Associate Members - those in our open/ introductory tier of membership - the opportunity for a weekend in the hills when they can meet others and find out more about joining the Club as full members. If you are interested in Club activities (for more information see the website www.rucksackclub.org), get in touch ASAP to become an Associate Member and book a place on the meet; it's an opportunity not to be missed! The same weekend we have a Winter Climbing Meet at our

Here's what The Rucksack Club was getting up to last March, illustrated by shots featured in the 2024 Calendar in support of @climbersagainstcancerofficial - Cascade climbing in Rjukan, Norway - Dry-tooling at Masson Lees, Peak District - Winter mountaineering in Senja, Norway - Aurora chasing from our Scottish hut near Glencoe If you're keen to "Get Out There!" this March to share some adventures then get in touch at join@rucksackclub.org #climbing #winterclimbing #drytooling #aurora #rucksackclub

Some photos from The Club's annual cascade climbing trip to Cogne
1 - Paul, E Tutto Relativo (WI4), Cogne
2 - Ditto
3 - Rob and Steve (belaying), ETR
4 - Steve, Monday Money (WI4), Cogne
5 - Bill, MM
6 - Paul, Patri Gauche (RH variant, WI4), Congest
"Get Out There!" - it's really cool!

Here's what The Rucksack Club was getting up to in February last year, as captured in the @climbersagainstcancerofficial Charity Calendar: - Bouldering on Stanage Plantation - Winter climbing adventure on The Guillotine, Ben Macdui - Topping out on a multi-pitch sport route Sonjannika, on the Costa Blanca - Pulling hard on Rubicon, Water-cum-Jolly You can still get hold of your copy of the calendar - now only a fiver - search Climbers Against Cancer Shop. Meanwhile, get in touch at join@rucksackclub.org if you fancy "Getting Out There!" this February! #climbing #winterclimbing #bouldering #sunrock

The Rucksack Club have lots of activity planned for February, as you can see: - We begin with a weekend meet in the western Yorkshire Dales, based at the Yorkshire Ramblers’ Club’s well-appointed Lowstern hut, which is close to the three peaks. - The following Saturday we have a long walk or run, according to taste, around the Hope Valley, stating from Hathersage. - Meanwhile we have two teams headed European winter climbing adventures, with the traditional cascade climbing trip to Cogne and an expedition to the Polish Tatras to explore what’s reputed to be some of the best winter climbing in the area. - We finish with a fell-running weekend based at our North Wales hut. If that sounds like your kind of fun,

Here's what The Rucksack Club were getting up to in January 2023, captured in the charity calendar for @climbersagainstcancerofficial
- Burbage bouldering
- Classic Marsden-Edale winter walk
- Brocken spectre on Beinn a Bheithir
- Approaching Coire an t-Sneachda
You can still get your hands on the calendar - search Climbers Against Cancer Calendar or check the link in the bio if you're keen to 'Get Out There!' this January.