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. […]

Borrowdale Fell Race Meet 2026

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A Lakeland classic fell race with the option of staying one night or two right next to the start line, even if you just fancy coming along and being part of the start/end of the race, or just walking in Borrowdale and the surrounding area. No communal meal is planned, with people organizing their own […]

Kendal Mountain Festival Meet 2026

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A meet for those who wish to walk or climb and/or visit Kendal Mountain Festival and have a sociable base to come back to.

Temperance Meet 2026

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This traditional meet is normally a relaxed affair where attendees can gently ease themselves into the Christmas spirit. Despite the meet’s title, it is far from ‘dry’, though it rarely gets quite as lively as it did in years gone by. Saturday’s agenda normally consists of a bracing walk over the fells, possibly finishing at […]

November Welcome Meet

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This weekday meet follows on from the weekend’s bonfire and remembrance meets, after which many members like to stay on; there is always room for new attendees arriving on Sunday. The meet provides an opportunity for recently joined members to meet those more established, and for prospective members to potentially find proposers or supporters. We […]

Climbing and Cake Meet

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Climbing and walking and bring a home-made cake! Mary Berry will be judging the cakes on Saturday evening.

Scottish Hotel Meet 2026

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Pitlochry has plenty of Corbetts and Munros nearby along with low-level walks and cycle routes.  There is a fitness centre in the hotel (gym, pool, sauna, hot tub) to ease the muscles after long days on the hills.  For days off the hills there are local castles and gardens to visit including Scone Palace; whisky […]

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