Ronnan Cottage Meet – Monday 27th May to Monday 3rd June

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We have exclusive use of the Ladies Scottish MC hut at Loch Ewe, 7 miles North of Poolewe in Aultbea village on the coast road between the Aultbea Hotel and the village shop.  (Address: 7 Aultbea, IV22 2JA) OS Grid Ref. NG 873891 From Monday 27 th May to Monday 3 rd June, 7 nights. […]

FRCC Snowdon Meet 7/8th June

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  We will be staying at the Lincoln Mountaineering Club Hut at Deiniolen, Llanberis. http://www.lincolnmountaineeringclub.org.uk/lmchut/hut.asp   A wonderful old farmhouse with a unique character. A real good place to retreat to after a day in Snowdonia. The house has kitchen, lounge, dining room, two bunk rooms, two washrooms, drying room and one members-only bunk room. The […]

Lakes Hut 2 Hut 2024

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Lakes Hut 2 Hut 2024 – meet Leaders – Andy Stratford (Joint member of KMC/FRCC) and Brenda Fullard of the FRCC 2024 is the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Karabiner Mountaineering Club, a kindred club of the FRCC. This weekend is a sociable joint KMC / FRCC Hut2Hut meet with options for running […]

Call for help – tree removal Raw Head

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From Pete Farnell – Raw Head Warden Two large trees have been felled and cut into rounds at Raw Head, one tree was windblown and the other was dead and leaning towards the gable end of the barn. The wood is where the trees dropped into the farmers field at the other side of the […]

2024 Scottish Hotel Meet 18-25 May

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This year’s Scottish Hotel Meet is in the Killin Hotel from Saturday 18th to Saturday 25th May.  Killin is a beautiful little village on the banks of the Falls of Drochart at the western end of Loch Tay.  It is surrounded by Munros, Corbetts, smaller hills and low level walks in nearby forests and nature […]

80 Years of the FRCC – Raw Head meet

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In May 1944 following negotiations with the then owner of Raw Head Farm, Mr. Bulman, Raw Head Cottage became vacant. Despite wartime restrictions and the lack of electricity, working parties were organised and the conversion of the Cottage into a Club Hut began. This was the start of the FRCC establishing a base in the […]

Easter meet 2024. Brackenclose

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Friday 29th to Sunday 31st March. Booking via website as normal Come along and enjoy the luxury of Brackenclose. This is a conventional meet, not catered, or themed but great if you can bring along some Easter treats to share There will also be the traditional BBQ – weather gods permitting so bring something along […]

Silver Surfers Midweek Meet, Sunday April 21st to Friday April 26th.

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As a past lady President noted “Why are so few retired members not meeting up for playtime during the week at our huts….maybe they are in Kalymnos!!!!” This meet is a chance to enjoy the longer days and evenings on some of the best Lakeland hills and crags. After the Winter training abroad now is […]

Arthur Dolphin Appreciation Society; Meet 1 Almscliffe

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First Meet – Saturday 20th April 2024. Arthur Dolphin left a legacy of wonderful rock climbs in Yorkshire and the Lake District put up during the late 1940s and early 1950s, one of which was ‘ruddy ard!’ or maybe that was most of them? The FRCC were grateful to be gifted his diaries recently and […]