The Rock-Climbing Guidebook, to the Duddon & Wrynose area has just been published. 1300+ routes with something for climbers of all abilities. One of a popular series of series of guides for rock-climbers, The Duddon & Wrynose guide from the FRCC covers both the Duddon Valley and the popular crags accessed from Wrynose Pass. The […]
Afternoon all! View this as your two birds, two stones motivational kind of email. Stone no. 1: day meets Looking for some Zoom detox? Let your inner clubbable persona out on the following forthcoming day meets! Climbing Day Meet, 17 April, White Ghyll, contact Katie McKay Rossendale Way Section, 18 April, contact Ross Outhwaite Bleaklow […]
Over the years a very good system has evolved that places climbing restrictions on certain crags, scrambles and boulders in the Lake District. The restrictions are often shown by on-site signs but not always and it is important to check the Regional Access Database before going to a crag. These restrictions are normally in place […]
I am sure members will have heard today of the government’s decision to move the whole of Cumbria into Tier 4. As a consequence of this decision all the Lake District huts will close, from tomorrow night until further notice, along with their car parks, as per the first lockdown in March/April this year. Andrew […]
31st December last date for submission of applications for February Membership Committee
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The Department for Education last week stated that residentials still cannot go ahead and centres are to remain closed. They are planning to create a road map with the sector with the possibility of an Easter 2021 opening. There is a new petition to call on the Government for more funding to help centres survive […]
The FRCC have been contacted by the #saveoutdoored campaign. They report that Outdoor Education Centres around the UK are facing an existential threat due to the pandemic; many are being forced to permanently close, and many more face closure as we head into the winter season. Outdoor centres have been closed since March, with no […]
There has been a substantial rock fall at Helm Crag Easdale. Several tons of rock have now joined their friends on the scree below. The routes of Bentley and Photon have been seriously effected and are currently in a dangerous state.