Recent Rockfall Reported at Shepherds Crag

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The details aren’t clear yet but it sounds like it has come from the broken area to the right of Brown Slabs. There are no popular routes in this area but climbers should be aware and take care when approaching Brown Slabs from either direction. From the post  on a UKC Forum on January 2nd: […]

Skye Meet – May 20th to 26th 2023.

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The club has booked all 20 places in the Glen Brittle Memorial Hut for this week.  The hut is ideally placed for days out walking, scrambling or climbing in the Cuillins.  The rest of the island has plenty of other places to walk if the Cuillins are shrouded in mist and there is climbing on […]

“Good Intentions Meet” for 2023!

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Picture of snow covered lake district fells

This meet is a chance to kick-start the New Year after the eating and drinking fest!!!  Maybe you feel guilty about that extra mince pie? Not to worry.  Forget the gym and join me at Salving House and work off that Christmas cake on the beautiful Borrowdale hills.   As usual the activities will be decided […]

Inchnadamph meet – 6th to 13th May

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Inchnadamph meet   6th to 13th May David MacGillivray & Joanne Webster …………………………. Next year we are inviting you to join us on a wonderful, friendly, hotel meet in the attractive hamlet of Inchnadamph in Assynt in Sutherland. The area is north of Ullapool, near Lochinver, the Coigach and Assynt hills with Munro and Corbetts to […]

Winter Chronicle

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Do you know that the Winter Chronicle can be found on the club website, you will have to log in to the members’ area to find it of course. It has been on the website for several days waiting for members; the paper copies should soon be on their way. https://www.frcc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Chronicle-186sml.pdf

Kendal Mountaineering Club Ceilidh: 21st January

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Here’s the information for our forthcoming Kendal Mountaineering Club Ceilidh in January. All Welcome. Date: CEILIDH – Saturday 21st January 2023 Venue: Castle Street Community Centre, Kendal. 7-11pm. (https://www.castlestreetcentre.co.uk) Music: Striding Edge Ceilidh band as usual Tickets: Tickets bought before the end of December £18 per person including food. Tickets bought in January £20 per […]

Ardnamurchan / Ardgour Meet – May 2023

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Some outline information for the 2 day visit with an overnight camp to Ardnamurchan/Ardgour A fabulous place for a visit for climbing and walking, in the mountains or at the coast. A nice pre-Skye trip, or even as a trip in its own right. A good mix of climbing grades for all on single pitch […]

FRCC Journal & Chronicle

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If households have received more than one copy of either the FRCC Journal and/or The Chronicle in the past, but in the future find one would be sufficient, then to to save printing costs, please you please advise Les Meer via database@frcc.co.uk  ? Many thanks Les Meer – FRCC Database Administrator

Sardinia

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Sardinia has long being known as a great rock climbing destination with its wild and spectacular rocky interior and coastline. There are many established sport climbing crags across the island including the popular areas at Cala Gonone, Domusnovas, Isili, Ulassai and Jerzu. These sport climbing areas are mainly single pitch, though at Supramonte, situated between Dorgali […]