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February | February | February | February | 1 - Craigallan Winter Climbing
All day 01/03/2024-03/03/2024 Co-ordinator ; Rob McGinnes Often early March heralds the start of the finest Scottish winter conditions; fat ice, bluebird weather and longer days. I proudly guarantee that at least one of these will apply! So take the opportunity to endure a six hour drive and come and get some epic winter climbing in, or whatever other activities float your boat. Everyone is welcome. I will cook a meal on the Saturday night . Please let me know if you plan to attend and any dietary requirements so I can plan accordingly.
| 2 - Associate Meet High Moss
All day 02/03/2024-03/03/2024 Co-ordinator; Rae Pritchard Please join me at High Moss for the weekend. The meet is aimed at but not exclusively for Associate Members but all are welcome. I will organise a walk and cycle from the hut but all activities will be catered for including climbing and running. A meal will be arranged for Saturday night accommodating vegetarian but please let me know of any other dietary requirements. Please let me know by Tuesday if you plan to attend. - Craigallan Winter Climbing
All day 02/03/2024-03/03/2024 Co-ordinator ; Rob McGinnes Often early March heralds the start of the finest Scottish winter conditions; fat ice, bluebird weather and longer days. I proudly guarantee that at least one of these will apply! So take the opportunity to endure a six hour drive and come and get some epic winter climbing in, or whatever other activities float your boat. Everyone is welcome. I will cook a meal on the Saturday night . Please let me know if you plan to attend and any dietary requirements so I can plan accordingly.
| 3 - Associate Meet High Moss
All day 03/03/2024-03/03/2024 Co-ordinator; Rae Pritchard Please join me at High Moss for the weekend. The meet is aimed at but not exclusively for Associate Members but all are welcome. I will organise a walk and cycle from the hut but all activities will be catered for including climbing and running. A meal will be arranged for Saturday night accommodating vegetarian but please let me know of any other dietary requirements. Please let me know by Tuesday if you plan to attend. - Craigallan Winter Climbing
All day 03/03/2024-03/03/2024 Co-ordinator ; Rob McGinnes Often early March heralds the start of the finest Scottish winter conditions; fat ice, bluebird weather and longer days. I proudly guarantee that at least one of these will apply! So take the opportunity to endure a six hour drive and come and get some epic winter climbing in, or whatever other activities float your boat. Everyone is welcome. I will cook a meal on the Saturday night . Please let me know if you plan to attend and any dietary requirements so I can plan accordingly.
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4 | 5 | 6 - A: Upper North Grain, Grinah Stones, Bleaklow Head & Higher Shelf Stones 9 mlB: Hayfield, Cown Edge, Rowarth 8.2 ml 1208ft
10:00 -16:00 06/03/2024 A: Upper North Grain, Grinah Stones, Bleaklow Head & Higher Shelf Stones 9 ml
Done: 27/06/2001 (John Farrow)
Coordinator: Peter Edgerton
Start: A57 Upper North Grain SK101929
Pub: None
Maps: – 1:25,000: Dark Peak W
AM Route : (5.75 mi) A fairly direct line NEly by Upper North Grain, the Westend Rain Gauge, Deep Clough to Grinah Stones 130963; NNWly/WSWly by ‘Stakes’ to Bleaklow Head & the Wain Stones
PM. Route : (3.25 mi) Sly by Hern Stones to Higher Shelf Stones; contour round head of Crooked Clough to Pennine Way & Doctor’s Gate at 090933; Doctor’s Gate/rd ESEly back to cars B: Hayfield, Cown Edge, Rowarth 8.2 ml 1208 ft
Start: Valley Road, Hayfield SK040867
Pub: Little Mill Inn, Rowarth 011890 (tel 01663 747678)
Maps: – Dark Peak W
Route AM: 5.2mi Rds, fps trks NNW by Cliffbank Farm over Matley Moor to 023909. Trk W to 016910, SSW along Cown Edge, descend to Rowarth, Little Mill Inn.
Route PM: 3mi Rd/trks/ SE/S by Laneside Farm to rd 020872, rd Ely into Hayfield - Summit Up Oldham
18:00 -22:00 06/03/2024 Wall climbing. Afterwards at the Ashton Arms, Oldham.
| 7 | 8 - Family Meet High Moss
All day 08/03/2024-10/03/2024 Co-ordinator; Julie Finn I will be holding a ‘do as you please’ meet and all are welcome. We will be taking our five year old daughter so families are very welcome to. I will make a vegetarian and meat option for Saturday night. If you have any other additional dietary needs please bring something with you. Hope to see you there.
| 9 - Family Meet High Moss
All day 09/03/2024-10/03/2024 Co-ordinator; Julie Finn I will be holding a ‘do as you please’ meet and all are welcome. We will be taking our five year old daughter so families are very welcome to. I will make a vegetarian and meat option for Saturday night. If you have any other additional dietary needs please bring something with you. Hope to see you there.
| 10 - Family Meet High Moss
All day 10/03/2024-10/03/2024 Co-ordinator; Julie Finn I will be holding a ‘do as you please’ meet and all are welcome. We will be taking our five year old daughter so families are very welcome to. I will make a vegetarian and meat option for Saturday night. If you have any other additional dietary needs please bring something with you. Hope to see you there.
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11 | 12 - All Stars – Parois de Légende (Zoom)
19:00 -21:00 12/03/2024  All Stars – Parois de Légende The tag line for Arnaud Petit’s Opus is ‘La bible de l’escalade en grande voie!’ and if climbing big routes around the world was a religion (…and who says it isn’t?) then this would be a fitting ‘Good Book’. This show will feature tales from a number of Rucksackers who have been climbing these magnificent lines over the last year, including Episode 12 of Bill and Dom’s Excellent Adventures in The Pyrenees and Picos and other Rucksacker ascents of iconic peaks such as Aiguille de Dibona, Marmolada and Wadi Rum. Zoom details: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83469331488? Meeting ID: 834 6933 1488 Password: Year of founding of The Club Doors open 7:00 for 7:30 start
| 13 - A: Blore, Stanton, the Weaver Hills, Cauldon & Waterhouses 13.5 mlB: Blore, Ilam, Thorpe, Mapleton, Martin Hill 7.9 ml 954ft
10:00 -16:00 13/03/2024 A: Blore, Stanton, the Weaver Hills, Cauldon & Waterhouses 13.5 ml
Done: 20/11/2002 (George Wilks)
Start: Blore Pastures SK136497
Pub: Yew Tree Inn, Cauldon homely, welcoming, good beer (cheap) & pies
Maps: – 1:25,000: White Peak W; 259 Derby, Uttoxeter, Ashbourne & Cheadle
AM Route : (7.5 mi) Fps SWly to cross A52 129485; fps S/ESE/Sly by Leasow, Cuckoo Cliff, Flather Lane to rd Stanton 128461 ; rds/fps Wly thro Stanton, past Hobble Wood to Raddlepits 108460; rd/fps NWly by Weaver Hills (trespass to 371m trig pt on ‘The Walk’), Wardlow, , to A52 079481; rds Wly/Nly to Cauldon, Yew Tree Inn
PM. Route : (6 mi) Ln/fp NE down to rd Waterhouses 084502; rds 150m NWly; fps N/NE/Ely by Lamber Low, Pitchings Fm to Manifold Trl 096508; Trl N 250m; fp/lane SEly to rd Calton 101504; rd ESE/SE to Calton Green 108501; fps Ely/SEly by Tumulus to 120497; E/SE to rd 126495; rd E 650m; fp NE to cars B: Blore, Ilam, Thorpe, Mapleton, Martin Hill 7.9 ml 954 ft
Done: 11/01/2023
Start: Blore Pastures SK136497
Pub: Okeover Arms, Mapleton
Maps: – 1:25,000: 810 Ashbourne & the Churnet Valley 1:50,000:119 Buxton Matlock & Dove Dale
Route AM: fp N to Ilam, SE on Manifold Trail to Coldwall Bridge,NE to Thorpe. Fp/rd E/N to Old Dog pub, SE/S on Tissington Trail to 170493, fp S/SW/W to Mapleton. Rd N to pub.
Route PM: fp NW over Okeover Bridge, W to Martin Hill, NW via Woodhouses, Rd N thru Blore to cars. - Awesome Walls Stockport
18:00 -22:00 13/03/2024 Wall climbing. Afterwards at The Magnet, SK4 1HJ, on the A6.
| 14 - Chamonix Weekender
All day 14/03/2024-17/03/2024 Chamonix Weekender – Mark Jenneson / Phil Smith / Richard Clegg For over 20 years the three of us (well mainly Phil) have obsessed over a single
winter route in Chamonix. During that time, we have had a number of trips winter
climbing in Chamonix, but weather, conditions and fitness have never aligned for us.
So we have come up with what is probably a preposterous idea for a meet. A long
weekend in Chamonix and a fixation on a single route. The chances of conditions and
weather windows aligning? Probably only 50% but as Del Boy says ‘He who dares
Rodders, He who dares’.
So we are going to Chamonix and have decided to make it into a meet. We will be
in Chamonix climbing Thursday 14th (arriving early morning) until Sunday 17th (leaving
in the evening) and we plan to stay at the ski station. I am afraid the meet is very
much a social meet and members need to plan their own activities during the day, be
that skiing, climbing, touring etc.
So after all this, you are probably thinking, wow this must be a great route, are
they planning to climb Beyond Good and Evil? Unfortunately not, that is far beyond
our capabilities, the route in question is Fil a Plomb.
| 15 - Winter Walking Craigallan
All day 15/03/2024-17/03/2024 Co-ordinator; Danny Struggles A potential last chance for some winter climbing and/or hill walking out of the ever-wonderful Craigallan! A meal will be provided on the Saturday night with veggie option available. Hope to see you there. - Chamonix Weekender
All day 15/03/2024-17/03/2024 Chamonix Weekender – Mark Jenneson / Phil Smith / Richard Clegg For over 20 years the three of us (well mainly Phil) have obsessed over a single
winter route in Chamonix. During that time, we have had a number of trips winter
climbing in Chamonix, but weather, conditions and fitness have never aligned for us.
So we have come up with what is probably a preposterous idea for a meet. A long
weekend in Chamonix and a fixation on a single route. The chances of conditions and
weather windows aligning? Probably only 50% but as Del Boy says ‘He who dares
Rodders, He who dares’.
So we are going to Chamonix and have decided to make it into a meet. We will be
in Chamonix climbing Thursday 14th (arriving early morning) until Sunday 17th (leaving
in the evening) and we plan to stay at the ski station. I am afraid the meet is very
much a social meet and members need to plan their own activities during the day, be
that skiing, climbing, touring etc.
So after all this, you are probably thinking, wow this must be a great route, are
they planning to climb Beyond Good and Evil? Unfortunately not, that is far beyond
our capabilities, the route in question is Fil a Plomb.
| 16 - Winter Walking Craigallan
All day 16/03/2024-17/03/2024 Co-ordinator; Danny Struggles A potential last chance for some winter climbing and/or hill walking out of the ever-wonderful Craigallan! A meal will be provided on the Saturday night with veggie option available. Hope to see you there. - Chamonix Weekender
All day 16/03/2024-17/03/2024 Chamonix Weekender – Mark Jenneson / Phil Smith / Richard Clegg For over 20 years the three of us (well mainly Phil) have obsessed over a single
winter route in Chamonix. During that time, we have had a number of trips winter
climbing in Chamonix, but weather, conditions and fitness have never aligned for us.
So we have come up with what is probably a preposterous idea for a meet. A long
weekend in Chamonix and a fixation on a single route. The chances of conditions and
weather windows aligning? Probably only 50% but as Del Boy says ‘He who dares
Rodders, He who dares’.
So we are going to Chamonix and have decided to make it into a meet. We will be
in Chamonix climbing Thursday 14th (arriving early morning) until Sunday 17th (leaving
in the evening) and we plan to stay at the ski station. I am afraid the meet is very
much a social meet and members need to plan their own activities during the day, be
that skiing, climbing, touring etc.
So after all this, you are probably thinking, wow this must be a great route, are
they planning to climb Beyond Good and Evil? Unfortunately not, that is far beyond
our capabilities, the route in question is Fil a Plomb.
| 17 - Winter Walking Craigallan
All day 17/03/2024-17/03/2024 Co-ordinator; Danny Struggles A potential last chance for some winter climbing and/or hill walking out of the ever-wonderful Craigallan! A meal will be provided on the Saturday night with veggie option available. Hope to see you there. - Chamonix Weekender
All day 17/03/2024-17/03/2024 Chamonix Weekender – Mark Jenneson / Phil Smith / Richard Clegg For over 20 years the three of us (well mainly Phil) have obsessed over a single
winter route in Chamonix. During that time, we have had a number of trips winter
climbing in Chamonix, but weather, conditions and fitness have never aligned for us.
So we have come up with what is probably a preposterous idea for a meet. A long
weekend in Chamonix and a fixation on a single route. The chances of conditions and
weather windows aligning? Probably only 50% but as Del Boy says ‘He who dares
Rodders, He who dares’.
So we are going to Chamonix and have decided to make it into a meet. We will be
in Chamonix climbing Thursday 14th (arriving early morning) until Sunday 17th (leaving
in the evening) and we plan to stay at the ski station. I am afraid the meet is very
much a social meet and members need to plan their own activities during the day, be
that skiing, climbing, touring etc.
So after all this, you are probably thinking, wow this must be a great route, are
they planning to climb Beyond Good and Evil? Unfortunately not, that is far beyond
our capabilities, the route in question is Fil a Plomb.
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18 | 19 | 20 - A: Roych Clough, Brown Knoll, Jacob’s Ladder, Edale & Rushup 12.5 mlB: Rushup, Lords Seat, Edale 7.4 ml 1434ft
10:00 -16:00 20/03/2024 20/03/2024
A: Roych Clough, Brown Knoll, Jacob’s Ladder, Edale & Rushup 12.5 ml
Done: 02/10/2002 (Ian Howie)
Start: Layby nr road junction SK092825
Pub: Nag’s Head Inn, Edale Warm & welcoming for soaked walkers
Maps: – 1:25,000: Dark Peak W
AM Route : (7.25 mi) (Fps & bit of rd Nly to A625 092825;) Roych Clough Track NWly to Roych Clough crossing 077836 hard going E/NNE up Clough to 084845 & Nly over Brown Knoll to Hayfield/Edale track 081861; Pennine Way ESE/ENE down by Jacob’s Ladder (lunch at bottom), Upper Booth to Grindsbrook Booth (Edale Village) Nags Head
PM. Route : (5.25 mi) Rds Sly to 123852; track/fp/rd/fp up Sly by Hardenclough Fm to rd near Mam Nick 125835; informal fp/fp WSWly by Lord’s Seat , Rushup Edge back to A625 B: Rushup, Lords Seat, Edale 7.4 ml 1434 ft
Done: 22/12/2021
Start: Layby nr road junction SK092825
Pub: Nag’s Head, Edale
Maps: Dark Peak W – 110 Sheffield & Huddersfield
Route AM 4.1ml: Rd/fp NE to Lord’ Seat, E to rd. Rd/fp Nly thru Greenlands, Hardenclough, to main rd. R and L into Edale, follow rd to pub.
Route PM 3.3ml: Fp SW across railway to Barber Booth. Rd/fp/trk S/W/SW up Chapel Gate to cars. - BlocHaus Openshaw
18:00 -22:00 20/03/2024 Bouldering wall climbing. 34 Wood Street,
Openshaw,
M11 2FB Afterwards TBD because the Vale Cottage has sadly closed.
| 21 | 22 | 23 - Climbing Meet Joint MUMC
All day 23/03/2024 Co-ordinator; Tom Derrick As I understand it it’s been a while since we did a joint meet which is a shame. This meet should be a chance for the up and coming young guns in MUMC to learn a bit from you old boys and hopefully become more involved and more aware of the RC. The plan; Step 1: At 10am arrive at Crookrise in the glorious spring sun Step 2: Climb on ‘clean sublime rock’ until the day’s end Step 3; Watch as the bold among us attempt Fawcett classics like Slip’n’slide E6 and Small Brown E4 Step 4: For the boulderers Crookrise boosts a healthy collection of rather large pebbles to wrestle Step 5: Retreat to the Elm Tree Inn in Embsay for refreshments and to swap tales of out adventures.
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25 | 26 | 27 - Hot Pot Lunch
10:00 -16:00 27/03/2024 Hot Pot Lunch
Coordinator: Richard Evans
Start: Robin Hood, Rainow SJ952762
Pub: Robin Hood, Rainow SJ952762 - Summit Up Oldham
18:00 -22:00 27/03/2024 Wall climbing. Afterwards at the Ashton Arms, Oldham.
| 28 | 29 - Easter Meet Craigallan
All day 29/03/2024-01/04/2024 Easter Meet – David Nightingale The 2024 Easter Meet will once again take place in Scotland but this year at our own club hut. Easter falls early this year so there is the possibility of some super winter conditions for hill walking and climbing if we are lucky. If you have never visited this area. well it is chock full of Munros, Corbetts, winter ice routes and cycling opportunities….far too many to list fully, but both Ben Nevis and Glencoe are close by for starters. Th well appointed and comfortable hut is in a stunning location on the shores of Loch Linnhe and looks across to the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The meet is a ‘do as you please’ gathering so whatever your outdoor pursuit is you are welcome. I will be providing a delicious communal meal for all on one of the nights (approx £5). Entertainment ; I plan to organise two short and light hearted (optional) activities over two of the evenings. The Rucksack Club Variety Show ; Your chance to be a star! If anyone can entertain us all for up to five minutes – in anyway shape or form – well the stage is yours! You could read a poem, tell a few jokes, champion why your favourite mountain is simply the best, do some magic, play a tune on a recorder, show us how to crochet….anything goes. I hope to get six or more turns and put on a show no-one will ever forget. (i will have a screen, computer and projector on hand for use by performers if needed). I shall hold an edition of the legendary ‘Nightingale’s Newspaper Quiz’ game (with prizes) for those who wish to take part. I have booked all 18 bed spaces including the lounge spaces for the four nights of Friday 29th of March to Monday 1st April. Normal hut fees will apply. Bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis.
For more details, or to reserve a space, please contact David Nightingale Tel:
07584 933 844; email: david.nightingale321@gmail.com
| 30 - Easter Meet Craigallan
All day 30/03/2024-01/04/2024 Easter Meet – David Nightingale The 2024 Easter Meet will once again take place in Scotland but this year at our own club hut. Easter falls early this year so there is the possibility of some super winter conditions for hill walking and climbing if we are lucky. If you have never visited this area. well it is chock full of Munros, Corbetts, winter ice routes and cycling opportunities….far too many to list fully, but both Ben Nevis and Glencoe are close by for starters. Th well appointed and comfortable hut is in a stunning location on the shores of Loch Linnhe and looks across to the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The meet is a ‘do as you please’ gathering so whatever your outdoor pursuit is you are welcome. I will be providing a delicious communal meal for all on one of the nights (approx £5). Entertainment ; I plan to organise two short and light hearted (optional) activities over two of the evenings. The Rucksack Club Variety Show ; Your chance to be a star! If anyone can entertain us all for up to five minutes – in anyway shape or form – well the stage is yours! You could read a poem, tell a few jokes, champion why your favourite mountain is simply the best, do some magic, play a tune on a recorder, show us how to crochet….anything goes. I hope to get six or more turns and put on a show no-one will ever forget. (i will have a screen, computer and projector on hand for use by performers if needed). I shall hold an edition of the legendary ‘Nightingale’s Newspaper Quiz’ game (with prizes) for those who wish to take part. I have booked all 18 bed spaces including the lounge spaces for the four nights of Friday 29th of March to Monday 1st April. Normal hut fees will apply. Bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis.
For more details, or to reserve a space, please contact David Nightingale Tel:
07584 933 844; email: david.nightingale321@gmail.com
| 31 - Easter Meet Craigallan
All day 31/03/2024-01/04/2024 Easter Meet – David Nightingale The 2024 Easter Meet will once again take place in Scotland but this year at our own club hut. Easter falls early this year so there is the possibility of some super winter conditions for hill walking and climbing if we are lucky. If you have never visited this area. well it is chock full of Munros, Corbetts, winter ice routes and cycling opportunities….far too many to list fully, but both Ben Nevis and Glencoe are close by for starters. Th well appointed and comfortable hut is in a stunning location on the shores of Loch Linnhe and looks across to the Ardnamurchan peninsula. The meet is a ‘do as you please’ gathering so whatever your outdoor pursuit is you are welcome. I will be providing a delicious communal meal for all on one of the nights (approx £5). Entertainment ; I plan to organise two short and light hearted (optional) activities over two of the evenings. The Rucksack Club Variety Show ; Your chance to be a star! If anyone can entertain us all for up to five minutes – in anyway shape or form – well the stage is yours! You could read a poem, tell a few jokes, champion why your favourite mountain is simply the best, do some magic, play a tune on a recorder, show us how to crochet….anything goes. I hope to get six or more turns and put on a show no-one will ever forget. (i will have a screen, computer and projector on hand for use by performers if needed). I shall hold an edition of the legendary ‘Nightingale’s Newspaper Quiz’ game (with prizes) for those who wish to take part. I have booked all 18 bed spaces including the lounge spaces for the four nights of Friday 29th of March to Monday 1st April. Normal hut fees will apply. Bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis.
For more details, or to reserve a space, please contact David Nightingale Tel:
07584 933 844; email: david.nightingale321@gmail.com
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