A collection of FRCC journals available

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A collection of FRCC journals available The niece of one of our former FRCC members has indicated that she is in possession of a very large number of club journals, some very old. One even dates back to 1922. Is anyone interested in these? Please contact Cathie Mortimer Rae cathiemort@hotmail.com from Clare Harris

Mountain Heritage Trust

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Attached is a PDF from the Mountain Heritage Trust who are looking to recruit more trustees: Mountain Heritage Trust Trustees wanted advert

Annual Nesting Restrictions begin 15 February

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The annual restrictions to protect nesting Ravens start on February 15th and run to 31st May while those to protect Peregrine Falcons start on 1st March and run to 30th June. There are a few crags with both Ravens and Peregines in residence, these are restricted from 15th February to 30th June. Full details can […]

Roadworks affecting access to Beetham Cottage

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“ROADWORKS ON THE A592 AT KIRKSTONE PASS  2023 A member has helpfully drawn attention to the following road closure programme which will facilitate road works on the Pass: 13/02/23 onwards 3 weeks Daytime Traffic Signals(CCTV surveys, drain repairs, retaining wall repairs, new signs, carriageway haunching + other works) 06/03/23 onwards 4 weeks Full Road Closure […]

Sport Climbing Banned in France?

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Slightly hysterical headline but not far off the way things are going. The Easter Meet to La Clape has been cancelled because the local mayor has banned all climbing in the La Clape Massif until further notice. This ban is part of a wider trend of bans on sport climbing spreading through France.  The article […]

Attermire Loop Walk

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** additional meet added to meets list **   Date: Friday 10th March Meeting Time: 10.30am, Settle Details: Easy paced morning walk from Settle up to Attermire and looping back again, distance ~7-8km.  Please let Kara know if you are planning to attend by the evening before the walk and to find out meeting location. […]

Easter Meet at Brackenclose (7-9th April)

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First Easter meet at Brackenclose since the Great Fire!   3 night meet – Fri 7th, Sat 8th and Sun 9th – can book more or less as you wish and booking is via the website as normal. Some of you will remember the good old days when, with the usual great crowd, we ran Brackenclose […]

Coniston Mountain Rescue Team: 75th Anniversary Exhibition

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Coniston Mountain Rescue Team is celebrating 75 years since its first creation. As part of this, the team is working with the Ruskin Museum in Coniston to put on an exhibition of the history of the team and mountain rescue. The exhibition runs from Saturday 14th January until 26th March 2023. It contains a number […]

2023 Spring Meet at High Moss, Duddon Valley

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Spring Meet at High Moss, Duddon Valley. Sunday 16th to Friday 20th April (5 nights). Once again we are holding the popular spring meet at High Moss in the Duddon Valley. The sun will be shining (hopefully), the daffodils will be out and the lambs will be gambolling. Come and join us to climb, hike, […]