The Fairhead trip to Bosigran!
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After initiating plan B, stayed in the Count House, well known to many DMCers from past meets, offers great accommodation above Bosigran, and a chance to meet and share plans with other climbers. Managing to avoid the heat wave until the very end of the trip, we packed in 5 very full days of climbing,…
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A big DMC turnout this Wednesday at Stanage, with Bill and Gen welcoming a new member for their first climb with the club, and others all pushing themselves (a bit too far eh James?) for the hot and sweaty conditions! The “Pub Committee” unanimously agreed on Millstone for next Wednesday, bridge the smidge!
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A large gathering of DMC and Oread members enjoyed the many delights of Harborough, from strenous sit-starts to highball topouts to dusting off the nuts and cams from winter.
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Taking a break from rock-clinging, 3 members enjoyed the local bridleways & trails (and of course large slices of cake).
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We held the last of our ‘Winter Talks 26’ last Thursday 5th March at The Fishpond. What an inspiring talk from Steve Charles who is a trustee of the BMC’s Access and Conservation Trust covering moorland and upland degradation and works that are being carried out in the Peaks, Snowdonia and the Lakes to create footpaths,…
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Five of us enjoyed a lovely walk today from Linacre Woods to Holymoorside and back. The walk was planned by the new walk leader Phil Holloway and was gentle and pleasant. Topics of conversation included Jackie’s new car, Boris Johnson, the cost of Grant’s pint, Facebook and next year’s proposed trip to Italy.
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A group of us enjoyed perfect conditions, several of us pushing out some our hardest ascents of the year. Meeting at 10am, the teams climbed almost all areas of the outcrop, Severes through to low extremes were fought and overcome. I think we all felt that as the days darken, shorten and wetten, it’s worth…
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On the last Saturday in September, a group of 13 DMC members and friends set off from Darley Dale to ride the infamous Matlock Top 10, taking in the ten toughest climbs in the area. Although a modest 40 miles in distance, it packs in over 6,000 feet of ascent, and has now become an…
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We have just spent a lovely weekend in Seathwaite at the High Moss hut in the Duddon valley. The hut was clean and spacious and we shared with two other groups, one the Romsey Mountaineering Club and another group of four out biking, walking and climbing. The hut is owned by the Rucksack club, spacious…