Some further details/information on this weekend. The weekend will have 2 activities, the Coniston mine trip one day and the Fischerplace Gill canyon the next.   We will  confirm which will run on which day nearer the time in case of bad weather. The canyon has 13 abseils, highest upto 20 x m drop, there are […]

Climbing Kyloe Crag (‘Kyloe Out’) near Belford, Northumberland is a popular sandstone crag with good quality climbs across a range of grades. It is in a lovely setting and quite sheltered from the prevailing westerly winds so can be a fairly reliable climbing venue. The plan is to meet up at Kyloe Crag from around […]

** Updated, 22nd May, 2023 ** This meet marks the centenary of first FRCC guidebook (Doe Crag) and first ascent of Eliminate A. 2023 is the centenary of the publication by the FRCC of its first guidebook  –  the Red guide to Doe Crag published in 1923.  In 2023 the FRCC is publishing a new […]

“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 […]

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 […]

** 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. […]

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 […]

Greetings! This is the first meet that we have organised as Associate Members and we hope to make it a good one. As the name implies it is before the weekend of the Music Meet and as a midweek meet hopefully will appeal to all looking for something to do away from the weekends. We […]

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: […]