Petzl have recently issued this product recall on their LASER SPEED 10 cm ice screws https://www.petzl.com/INT/en/Sport/safety-alerts/2024-10-2/Recall-of-Petzl-LASER-SPEED-10-cm-ice-screws-%28Europe-only%29 Just in case you weren’t already sufficiently worried about dangling from a 4″ ice screw! Geoff Lyons

THE FRCC JOURNAL WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR CIRCULATION AT THE AGM/DINNER WEEKEND   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 […]

Since the AGM papers were published, and in accordance with Rule 6.5, there has been an additional nomination for the post of elective member.    This brings the total nominations for Elective Members to six, which is the number of vacancies available.  The additional nomination is detailed on the Club’s website under the item 2024 […]

Reminder Peak District meet – August 30th and 31st – at the Oread Mountaineering club hut, Baslow. Walking distance to Birchens, Gardoms and Chatsworth Edges.  Meet leader – Geoff Nichols   geoffnichols1955@gmail.com

MEET CORDINATORS  2025 The meet planning process for 2025 is in full swing so now is the time to contact me with any ideas you have been fermenting for meets. A lot of people are already booking slots so don’t hold back. We will fit in as many as we can. If any of this […]

Sue Burkinshaw susan@voyager4life.com —–Mid-week meet Beetham – 19th- 20th June. — Do come along – ***Clarification  I will be walking Friday and everyone welcome but the communal meal of chili con carne which I am definitely doing will be on the Thursday.*** Cheers Sue  I am running a mid-week meet with my trusty friend Elizabeth […]

Sue Burkinshaw Mid-week meet at Beetham – do come along – 19th- 20th June I am running a mid-week meet with my trusty friend Elizabeth in 19th- 20th June. It is at Humphs homely abode at Beetham, which is one of our favourites huts. I called it the Happy Wanderers meet as I anticipate it […]

Eden Meet (August) – Now Full   With 30 signed up we have decided to declare the meet full. Don’t want a re-run of the 50 or so in 2021 which overloaded our house, the village and the local fells! Les & Ruth

A collection of FRCC journals available The niece of one of our former FRCC members has indicated that she is in possession of a very large number of club journals, some very old. One even dates back to 1922. Is anyone interested in these? Please contact Cathie Mortimer Rae cathiemort@hotmail.com from Clare Harris