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 […]

Hogmanay in Langdale – walking etc and a convivial New Year with communal meal NY Eve: G&T’s, communal meal, music, quizzes & ceilidh to see in the New Year Raw Head Barn & Cottage. The meet includes both with a maximum number of 40 limited by seating space in the barn for the meal. Dec […]

Climbing, walking and scrambling meet to the Anti-Atlas area of Morocco. Dates are Monday 10th February to Saturday 1st March staying in Tafraout, although people can join for a shorter period if they wish. The plan is to fly to Agadir and hire cars from there. EasyJet flies from both Manchester and Gatwick to Agadir. […]

When I try to share my enthusiasm for the Drôme I am often met with a blank stare, or at best a vague confession of half knowledge. So here’s a little backgound… Where is it? The Drôme is a department in south-east France, in the Rhone valley, south of Isère and north of Vaucluse – […]

Sincere apologies to all members expecting to receive their copy of the 2024 journal this weekend. There have been several unforeseeable problems at the printers and printing of the journal has been delayed until 8th November.   Tony Walker FRCC Journal Editor

Meet Information The Great Gift Rock Climbs Meet – 6th – 8th June 2025 Following on from the centenary of the dedication of the plaque on Great Gable and the climbing of the 12 summits gifted by the FRCC to the National Trust in 1924 this meet looks to getting attendees climbing on as many […]