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May is often a fabulous time in the hills and as usual the Rucksack Club is aiming to make the most of it. We have four varied meets: We start the month (3-4 May) with a climbing meet based at our hut in the heart of Eryri, Beudy Mawr. The following weekend we have one of the highlights of the Club calendar, the President's Meet, which this year will visit Lowstern, the Yorkshire Ramblers' capacious purpose-built hut near Clapham. A week later (17-18 May) we have another climbing meet, this time on the Bleaklow plateau. We will be exploring the Grinah Stones, with an optional overnight bivvi. Finally for May (24-25), we have our Tidza Marathon - a back-yard ultra which demands a run around

April is often a fine weather month and the Rucksack Club has another varied programme of meets to take full advantage: - One of our most enthusiastic new members is running a weekend meet at our superb Lake District hut, High Moss (4-6 April). - A week later we will explore one of the less-trodden hills of the north-western Yorkshire Dales, opening views to the Howgill Fells as well as to Whernside and Ingleborough (12 April). - Our Easter Meet will have a family theme, for which the large capacity of High Moss is ideal. We will of course have an Easter egg hunt! (17-21 April). - Finally in April we will be reviving a Rucksack Club classic, the 35-mile Etherow Watershed walk that circumnavigates

Join us at 7.30pm on Tuesday 11 March for a FREE Slideshow featuring two expeditions to Mount Kenya. Open to EVERYONE. Hosted by the lovely people at Summit Up @summitupclimbing
Entry is free and there will be a raffle with all proceeds going to Mountain Rescue England and Wales.

The Rucksack Club again has a busy programme this March: - We have a running meet based at our capacious Dunnerdale hut, High Moss, which offers some of the best fell running opportunities in the UK (7-9 March). - We welcome the Karabiner Club to our great Scottish hut, Craigallan, which is attractively-situated by Loch Linnhe, for some winter mountaineering (we hope) on Ben Nevis, Glencoe and the surrounding hills (13-16 March). - We visit the FRCC hut at Brackenclose for mountain exploits in Wasdale (21-23 March). - We return to Craigallan late in the month for more winter mountain activities - or will it be summer by then (28-30 March)? If that sounds like your idea of fun, why not get in touch and

Here's what The Rucksack Club was getting up to last February, as featured in the 2025 Charity Calendar in support of @climbersagainstcancerofficial - Cascade Ice Climbing in Cogne - Top Camp at 5,300m on Chimborazo, Ecuador - Exploring the depths on the Mines Meet, North Wales It's coming to the end of the Calendar season, so you can snap up a bargain for only a fiver at the CAC online shop (search Climbers Against Cancer Shop Calendar or link in Story). Every penny goes to fund Cancer Research. #climbing #rucksackclub #getoutthere #iceclimbing #Ecuador

Tuesday 11 February Free Slideshow – Seacliff Adventures and Himalayan - Summit Up climbing wall in Oldham and on Zoom Britain’s Finest Seacliffs? – Mark Hounslea will take us on a journey to explore Pabbay and Mingullay in the Outer Hebrides. Half Day Men – Andy Barlass and Joe Fisher will share tales from their Climbing and Trekking in the Khumbu Himalayas including an ascent of Lobouche East at 6,119m Something for everyone, and once again entry is completely FREE and open to EVERYONE! Tell your friends and bring them along. Each Slideshow this season features a raffle, with all proceeds going to a climbing related charity. The February event will support Urban Uprising www.urbanuprising.org/ who’s mission is Elevating and inspiring young people through climbing

Here's what The Rucksack Club will be getting up to this February: February can be a great month for winter mountaineering in Scotland, so we start and end the month with weekend meets at our fabulous Scottish hut, Craigallan (pictured). In between we make good use of our great hut in Eryri (Snowdonia), Beudy Mawr, for our mine exploration meet and a running meet, both weekend meets also. But for a little climbing, cycling or running in the sun - we hope - we have a week-long meet in Costa Blanca towards the end of the month! Meanwhile, here are some photos from last February which didn't quite make it into the calendar. What an active crew! Why not get in touch if you want

Happy New Year! Hopefully, like me, you've just hung up your new 2025 Rucksack Club Calendar in support of @climbersagainstcancerofficial - if not you can still buy one at www.climbersagainstcancer.org/shop/rucksack-club-cac-calendar/ No doubt you are marvelling at what Club members were getting up to last January... - Ski Mountaineering in Tignes - Winter Climbing in Scotland - Completing the gruelling Winter Spine race - Basking in the January sunshine on the Club Classic Marsden to Edale Best wishes for a happy and healthy 2025, on whatever hill you choose! Why not come and join us to Get Out There! Next opportunity is this year's Marsden Edale on Saturday 4th January. Details on the website. #climbing #getoutthere #skimountaineering #winterspine #iceclimbing #rucksackclub #climbersagainstcancer

Here's what The Rucksack Club was getting up to last December, as featured in the 2025 Charity Calendar in support of @climbersagainstcancerofficial - Off Piste in Tignes - Seacliff climbing above the Calanques - Desert adventure in Wadi Rum - The traditional Hot Pot walk in the Peak Get your hands on a copy of the calendar to enjoy these and 46 other great photos during next year, and contribute a tenner to cancer research. What's not to like?! #getoutthere #climbersagainstcancer #cancersucks #climbing #skiing

December preview: Before getting carried away with mince pies and turkey, the Rucksack Club have some hill business to pursue: This year our Annual Hotpot Walk and Christmas Quiz will take us over the hills from Hope to Edale and back, where the hotpot and quiz will await. We'll be gathering indoors at Summit Up Oldham to hear tales of expedition alpinism in Alaska We prepare to celebrate Hogmanay at our Scottish hut, Craigallan; if fortune favours the brave, we may have snow on the hills to welcome us. Meanwhile here are some photos of what members were getting up to last December Get in touch if you fancy "Getting Out There!" #climbing #alpinism #mtb #hogmanay #rucksackclub #getoutthere