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’

 

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Rockfall on Langdale’s Raven Crag Buttress

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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. […]

Guidebooks Team Working Meet 2026

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This is a meet for those involved with guidebook work to get together. Trevor Langhorne and Tony Walker will co-ordinate and there will be a meal on the Saturday evening. It is an opportunity to meet up with others involved in the same work and bounce ideas off each other. Hopefully some climbing and socialising […]

Peaks and Pints Day Meet 2026

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Peaks and pints meet! Join us for a circular day walk on Saturday 26th September from Grindleford (Hope Valley), rounding off the day with a meal at The Grouse Inn. We’ll start at 10:00 and walk south towards Baslow, passing through the Chatsworth estate and along Froggatt Edge to finish with a pub dinner (and a […]

Sharing Rock Climbing Knowledge 2026

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Sharing Rock Climbing Knowledge – ropework and all things problem solving for the rock climber. The focus for the meet is to share ideas, tips and tricks for when things maybe don’t go as planned when out rock climbing. It is being facilitated by Darren Saxton and Simon Willis, both Mountaineering and Climbing Instructors (MCI). […]

Grants

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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/

Hut Promotion Team Leader

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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 […]

VP MEET 12/13th June 2026

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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   […]

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