As detailed in the Handbook, pp 14-16 in the 2024 version, members can use other clubs’ huts where we have reciprocal rights with the club, known as ‘Kindred Clubs’.
The Kindred Clubs are:
Climbers Club;
Derbyshire Pennine Club;
Fell & Rock Climbing Club (FRCC);
Gritstone Club;
Irish Mountaineering Club;
Junior Mountaineering Club of Scotland;
Midland Association of Mountaineers;
Mountain Club;
Pinnacle Club;
Scottish Mountaineering Club;
Wayfarer’s Club;
Yorkshire Rambler’s Club.
See the Handbook for details of how to use the huts.
In addition the FRCC have amended the arrangements for use of their huts, as laid out below.
The FRCC to have the use of 7 wonderful huts in outstanding locations. Two in Scotland, Karn House (Aviemore) and Waters Cottage (Kinlochleven). The 5 Lake District huts are in Borrowdale, Langdale, Wasdale, Buttermere and Patterdale. A Kindred Club (KC) member may book beds in a FRCC hut for him/herself and up to 6 guests aged 11+. (Guests of KC members pay the relevant guest fee not the KC fee.)
KC clubs and members will be able to hold a club meet or book more than 6 beds by prior arrangement with the Hut warden up to a limit of 50% of the male, the female, and the mixed beds in the hut. We have also altered our booking arrangements for the old Civil Defence Building (annexe) on our Waters cottage site at Kinlochleven to allow for block bookings (including with children) of a 10-bed room, from April to January.
KC members may book a bed in a FRCC hut while they are working, but may not use the huts for commercial purposes. (Strictly no clients staying in the huts, for example) To Book: Contact the hut warden by email, preferably giving 5 days notice, although later applications are accepted whenever possible. You will receive confirmation and a code to access a key safe outside the hut. No deposit necessary (except for large groups).
Use this link to the FRCC website for more information, FRCC Kindred Clubs.
The email link to the hut warden on the FRCC site assumes use of Outlook, you can copy the hut warden’s email to your email system by placing the mouse over the link, right click and copy the email address.