While the warden was at Raw Head today someone from the council called this morning to deliver a letter re a road closure that will effect the hut. This is to repair the crater (pothole doesn’t really describe it!) at Harrys place on the B5343 a mile or so east of the hut. The body […]
High Moss Meet – April 3rd to 8th Fully booked with 25 names. Rucksack Hut Secretary has confirmed our exclusive use and Rucksack Cub website will show hut as fully booked. Possible wiggle room for small camper vans and camping area on-site; contact meet coordinator Charles Kelly if interested: kellycharles548@gmail.com
May 10 2022 Day climbing at Attermire. Take 2. Sports or trad. Chris Heald A return to Attermire, with hopefully better weather. Since our first visit more 5 and 6a sports climbs have been added on the Escarpment, as well as a number of new (minor?) trad lines on other sections of Attermire.
A chance to explore the excellent climbing or the Cairngorms before the midges arrive later on in the summer. This meet will be centred around crags accessible from Aviemore such as Shelterstone, Creag Dubh, Lochain. There will be communal food on the Saturday night. Stuart Walker
We will be holding our Act of Remembrance on the summit of Great Gable at 11am on Sunday 14th November. Hugh Foulerton, the Church Warden has invited FRCC members, who feel unable to climb Great Gable, to attend their Act of Remembrance at St Olaf’s, Wasdale Head. This is starting at 10.50am beside the FRCC […]
The committee have become aware of several incidents, some of which have had serious consequences, involving pierceable gas canisters of the type shown below; several brands are available, and the canisters are often blue in colour and do not have a threaded connection for the burner. Accidents have occurred where the burner assembly has pierced […]
Nick Wharton, guidebook writer for the upcoming Lake District rock guide was on BBC Radio Cumbria talking to Helen Millican about climbing, interspersed with music that he selected. You can listen to it here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p09tnrjx The relevant timings on the programme timing bar are: 15:20 to 54:45 then 2:15:55 to 2:54:25 Nick says “listen out […]
The two-year wait is finally over! The extension of the A9 dual carriageway north of Perth to Birnam gap is now open with no speed restrictions. The journey time to Karn House from the south has just been cut by 10 minutes… Mark Gear, Warden, Waters Cottage
8/9 October, Birkness. Just to let you all know, the ‘plan’ for the Rockstars fundraiser meet. 1) A ‘normal’ walking/climbing meet as weather permits with everybody doing their own thing. 2) A chance to look at stars and planets if the weather plays fair and there are few clouds on Friday and Saturday nights. I […]