15/12/2019 The main party assembled at the hut at the allotted time, for slow gin, coffee and mince pies. The cavers had a more leisurely start, meeting at 11am for their descent of Longcliffe Mine above Speedwell, whilst the motley group of walkers embarked on their toil of reaching the Grouse. The day was good, …
Millstone
20/10/19 The day dawned bright but chilly so the climbing party consisting of Rachel, myself, Rob and Mike decided to have an extra brew as the rock warmed up before we set off for Millstone Edge. I have not climbed here for several years and Rachel was making her first outing there. We parked and …
A Walk via Chelmorton
20/10/2019 Walkers assembled at Carlswark Cottage and proceeded by car to the little carpark in Upperdale. We walked up the dale to Cressbrook Mill (long ago converted into flats) and into Water-cum-Jolly Dale. Here there were some signs that the river had recently encroached on the path, but it was easily passable, although pretty muddy …
The President’s Meet: The Bunker, Portland
12/09/2019 - 15/09/2019 The words “It’s your job to organise the Presidents Meet,” said with a certain degree of menace, has stalked my Presidency. Clearly Wales, Scotland and England north of the M25 had been well tramped over by DPC Members. The South West was now the preserve of Andy. As a southerner I could …
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Climbing Portland
12/09/19 - 15/09/19 Rob, Ben and I stopped in a service station before the M1 for ‘dinner’ on the way to Dorset, which was the most eventful event of the journey. Once on the island (or should that be headland?), we took sight of our abode: amongst a slightly desolate scene, on a roundabout, next …
Black Hill
21/07/2019 It was decided that the Club should return to Laddow Rocks for the first time since May 1988. Geoff would supervise the climbers, and David would lead the walk. For the walk, given the starting point of Crowden then the obvious choice would be to accompany the climbers to Laddow Rocks and then proceed …
Laddow Rocks
21/07/19 The first recorded time the Club visited Laddow was 1906, and the last was 1988, when Peppit, Goodier, Barnes and Travis climbed. So, 31 years later, two of the four were in the party that toiled in the humid heat up the Pennine Way from Crowden. The party split so much that Crowson was …
Mountain Days: Craigallen, Ballachulish
13/06/2019 - 16/06/2019 The Scottish Meet is always rather special. The pure difficulty of getting there whets the appetite for adventure. The June Meet was based on the exceedingly comfortable and well positioned Rucksack Club Hut at Craigallan on the shore of Loch Linnhe with cracking views of the mountains to the west. Curiously the …
Pippikin Pot, Link Pot, Lancaster Hole
19/05/19 With an upcoming trip to do the Ease Gill Traverse planned, Rob and I headed over to the Dales on the way back from Patterdale to tie up a few loose ends in our navigational knowledge and leave some pitches rigged if needed. We parked and changed at Bull Pot Farm and after traipsing …
Patterdale Meanderings
17/05/2019 - 19/05/2019 Rob said he would pick me up at 18:30 and I glanced through my window at Peppit junior rolling into view in Rob’s bright red van, 26 minutes early at 18:34. I frantically stuffed remaining coats and equipment into bags and moved them outside. As I get older, Peppit Mean Time seems …
Derbyshire Pennine Club 