Tuesday, 17th March 2020 at 7:30pm John Porter: The Beauty of Risk John explores the nature of adventure, challenging man’s perception of what is ‘real,’ what is delusional, what is beautiful, what is safe, and how success and failure are equally important. It covers how mountaineering can enrich lives but can also be self-destructive, even […]
The Mountain Heritage Trust (MHT) are pleased to launch their new exhibition entitled Peak Preview: Recent Arrivals into the Mountain Heritage Trust. It will be installed in the Mountain Heritage Trust zone at Keswick Museum following the museum’s complete reinterpretation of its collections for 2020. The exhibition will be on display for a year and […]
The 2020 Meets List is now available in full. Would Hut Wardens and Meet Co-ordinators please check for any errors or omissions?
Although he was not a Club member, rock climbers in the Club will be saddened to hear of the death of Andy Pollitt at 56 in hospital in Melbourne, Australia. He graced the pages of many climbing magazines with his film-star looks and climbed some of the hardest routes in the world
This year’s Address by President Hatty Harris was recorded by the Countrystride Podcast which celebrates the landscapes, culture, heritage and people of Cumbria and the Lake District: Countrystride Podcast The actual Address is in the last seven minutes as it was made into a half hour feature. The recording will be linked into the Archive […]
A unique event to promote environmentally sustainable living Amy Bray, 16, is launching her new environmental charity, Another Way, on Saturday 31st August 2019 by asking volunteers and supporters to climb one of the 214 Wainwright fells in the Lake District to demonstrate unity towards the health of ourselves and our planet. The event is […]
Following a substantial rockfall from above Car Park Crag (GR 255 179), near Grange – after inspection and due to consideration about the possibility of further similar rockfalls the National Trust have closed the right-hand side of the car park below the crag. This car park is used by climbers going to the crag above […]
It has been confirmed that Peregrines are nesting on the Upper Crag. A restriction to 30 June has been implemented for this buttress, the Lower Crag is not affected by this restriction.
A report has been received that Ravens are nesting close to Sadgill Wall, and they have been feeding young. On a later site visit a nest site couldn’t be identified so the young have probably fledged. Please report any sightings of nesting raven (or peregrine) to this website and access@thebmc.co.uk.