Members of all ages are very welcome ( and needed!) and should just book a bed at Raw Head in the normal way. There will be a small charge if you wish to join the communal meal

The days are short and the nights long at this time of the year. For those not wanting to hit the heights there is the possibility of a walk to the Kathleen Raine Poetry Stones in Hallinhag Wood. And in the evening there will be plenty of time to share favourite poems around the fireside. […]

Seasons Greetings! We are organising the NYE meet at Rawhead and are planning on an impromptu climbing meet at Kendal Wall on Saturday 30th December. Probably arrive between 10 and 11. A good opportunity to try out some of the new bits of climbing kit that you received at Xmas and catch up with friends […]

Eden Meet 2024 Info

Climbing and walking meet to the Anti-Atlas area of Morocco. Dates are Saturday 2nd to Saturday 16th March staying in the Hotel Salama in Tafraout. The plan is to fly to Agadir and hire cars from there. EasyJet flies from both Manchester and Gatwick to Agadir. I have a block booking at the Hotel Salama, […]

Every year as the sun heads south, the snowbirds flock to the Calpe area of Spain to sun themselves on the warm rock of Costa Blanca.  Over December and January there is a migrant group who come together to drink coffee, climb, walk, share lifts, drink beer, ascend Via Ferratas, descend canyons, scramble ridges  and […]

A week in the sun, climbing glorious Cornwall Granite (and other varieties!) Based at the Climbers Club’s fabulous Count House hut, which has just been refurbished, an ideal spot with local crags at the bottom of the garden and many, many more just a short drive away. We mix and match a bit on this […]

Do you want to give a little back to the Fells we love? Join a group of FRCC volunteers working on footpath repair and erosion control work with “Fix the Fells” Rangers for 19th and 20th October based at Birkness Barn. Precise project to be decided nearer the time but likely to be in the Northern […]

Programme as revised I July 2023 The revised closures and restrictions are set out below: 3/7/23 for 2 weeks – engineers lights will control traffic on narrow sections and the road will be fully closed overnight from 9.00pm to 7.00am (some reports say 7.00pm to 6.00am!!) (11/09/23 onwards 2+ weeks Full Road Closure – now […]