Morocco Meet – February 2025

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Climbing, walking and scrambling meet to the Anti-Atlas area of Morocco. Dates are Monday 10th February to Saturday 1st March staying in Tafraout, although people can join for a shorter period if they wish. The plan is to fly to Agadir and hire cars from there. EasyJet flies from both Manchester and Gatwick to Agadir. […]

Drôme Spring 2025

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When I try to share my enthusiasm for the Drôme I am often met with a blank stare, or at best a vague confession of half knowledge. So here’s a little backgound… Where is it? The Drôme is a department in south-east France, in the Rhone valley, south of Isère and north of Vaucluse – […]

2025 – Great Gift Rock Climbs Meet

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Meet Information The Great Gift Rock Climbs Meet – 6th – 8th June 2025 Following on from the centenary of the dedication of the plaque on Great Gable and the climbing of the 12 summits gifted by the FRCC to the National Trust in 1924 this meet looks to getting attendees climbing on as many […]

Arthur Dolphin Appreciation Meet

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Tuesday 30th July – In 1940 Arthur Dolphin spent most of his climbing time at Almscliffe, recording in detail, 16 visits to this crag before he started to branch out to other places. Mostly he hitched to the crag recording how many lifts he needed both there and back. His visit to Ilkley in July 1940 […]

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 […]

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 […]