5 nights in the beautiful, unspoilt Duddon Valley. We will be staying in the Rucksack Club’s very pleasant and well appointed High Moss hut near the foot of the Walna Scar Track to Coniston. It’s a great area for climbing and walking. We’re intending to have a communal curry on the Monday evening. This worked […]

Sport and Trad Climbing: San Vito Lo Capo in the north-west corner of Sicily.  Here there is a coastal cliff nearly 4km long, with hundreds of quality limestone single pitch sport routes.  Rising up from San Vito lo Capo is Monte Monaco and Pizzo Monaco, where there is a mixture of bolted and trad multi-pitch […]

Walking with guests from AACUK Come and chat about summer plans for the Alps (especially hut to hut) as we enjoy a walk on the fells. We may be lucky enough to get snow! Also join in a hearty communal meal on Saturday evening Venue: Salving House, Borrowdale Date: 14-15 March Co-ordinator: Jude Jones

Look through telescopes and mix evening astronomy with our regular daytime fell activities. A chance to look through telescopes and mix evening astronomy with our regular daytime fell activities This will be a meet where during the day you do what you like (walk, climb, socialise, or retail therapy). In the evenings, if the weather […]

Join us for hill walking, maybe climbing or scrambling with a Mexican theme. Come and join a weekend of conviviality, hill walking, climbing or scrambling, depending on the weather. There with be a communal meal Saturday night with a Mexican influence, bring your sombrero and dancing shoes.  Volunteers to cook would be very welcome as […]

Joint meet with the SMC at the CIC Hut, Ben Nevis We have six places at the SMC’s first CIC hut meet of the 2025 winter season. Early season on the Ben is, to my mind, one of the best times to visit as the cliffs are not as busy as during Feb and March. […]

Paddle and Summit (Suilven) Canoe, Kayak or Packraft across Loch Veyatie, wild camp, climb Suilven One that’s very weather and wind dependent, all being well it will be a paddle wild camp and summit. Provide your own appropriate craft (open canoe, packraft, touring kayak) You must be a competent paddler. Date:  16/05/2025 Co-ordinator: Jane Hodgson […]

Outdoor First Aid Course – Beetham Cottage 28th / 29th June 2025 Following the success of the first aid course in previous years, we are offering it again. This will be a 16 hour course focusing on first aid in outdoor environments and which is particularly relevant to the activities we take part in; the […]

Dear all, I am sorry to have to inform you all that Audrey passed away peacefully last night at 10:45pm in the nursing home. The home made sure that she was very comfortable in the time that she was there. She requested an unattended cremation and to have her ashes scattered back in the Lake […]