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About the Fell & Rock Climbing Club
The Fell & Rock Climbing Club was founded in 1906 to “encourage the pursuits of fell walking and rock climbing, particularly in the English Lake District.”
Today it has around 1,100 members, issues an extensive list of meets based both in the UK and abroad, owns seven huts (five in the Lake District and two in Scotland) and publishes a comprehensive series of Lake District climbing guides and other related books.
Unusually for a club founded over a century ago, membership has always been open to women as well as men and it is also notable that both fell walkers and climbers are eligible to apply’
Latest News
There has been a substantial rockfall in the vicinity of the second belay of Original Route on Raven Crag, the large pinnacle belay is no more. This belay is also shared by Holly Tree Traverse and Oak Tree Wall. The area is very unstable and further falls are probable threatening the path below the crag. […]
Joining the already established Expedition and Access and Conservation Grants, the committee has recently established a new grant fund to support members pursuing higher level training. The fund will support personal development beyond the club’s membership criteria and higher level Mountain Training Awards/ the British Mountain Guide scheme. Full information is available at https://www.frcc.co.uk/members/grants/
Following the retirement of Anne Daykin, we need a volunteer to deal with selling bed spaces in our huts at times when they would otherwise be unused. The HPT leader works with wardens, and meets and huts secretaries, as part of the huts group and liaises primarily with non-kindred clubs but also guides kindred and […]
Accommodation at Low House (MAM), still a few spaces left . VP led walking/climbing Dinner Saturday 13th June 2026 Coniston Institute 7pm for 7.30pm Menu 2 courses £18 Chicken, leek & ham topped with creamed potato OR Aubergine, apricot & chickpea tagine (veggie and gluten free) Dessert Pavlova OR Lemon cheesecake […]
Can you spare a day or so to help your Club? We have a bulging archive store at Raw Head that is no longer big enough to house our collection. We need anyone who has an interest in, or knowledge of our club history and/or climbing in the Lake District, as well as willing pairs […]
As I have previously said I never viewed acting as Guidebook Secretary as a long term role, amongst other things it needs a younger person to push the next series forwards and take up the new publishing opportunities that digital offers. Hence I’d like to stand down at the next AGM and have drafted a […]
FRCC – a mid-week day walk offer 2026 A LATE SPRING/ EARLY SUMMER WALK IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES By Presidential request, a repeat of the June 2022 Dales Walk Richard and Jane Hargreaves live in Hawkswick, Littondale and invite you to join them for a 10 mile walk on the fells along the south-west side […]