16/12/2018 The cavers, on a grotty day and grottier and wetter evening, persevered with their unique candle lit equipment and eventually waded out to the top of the Dale and Layby Pot. Jon has promised one of his lengthy but readable stories. The walkers arrived on a lovely, but fresh morning, to find the four …
DPC Christmas Festivities 2018
15/12/18 - 16/12/18 “You can come caving if you want. The cave has even been picked with you in mind!” said Rob. “We’re doing it by candle light and everyone will be frisked to make sure no one has a torch.” Whilst living in Sussex as a child, I could not begin to understand why …
Chelmorton Walk #2
21/10/2018 Walkers met at the club hut and the majority availed themselves of the official transport whilst the overspill went with Cotton. This process was predictably chaotic and, in part, explains why Clowes was left behind. Rumours that members wished to avoid further discussion on matters H&S are, of course, entirely disingenuous. The group re-united …
Curbar
21/10/18 A golden autumnal day saw 4 climbers walking up through the woods to Curbar. We started climbing around the Apollo Buttress area, tussling up various tough cracks so typical of Curbar before working our way along to Froggatt. Despite threatening, the rain never arrived and we managed about 13 routes between us, visiting some …
Walk from Hartland Quay
17/09/2018 Following various adventures on the Saturday, either involving rough sea crossings to climb on Lundy; waiting for the tide to fall to access the cliffs at Baggy Point or walking across Exmoor to be fortified by cream teas chez Milne, about half the party elected to join a walk around Hartland Point on Sunday. …
Lundy & Baggy Point
14/09/18 - 17/09/18 Day 1 “Munch, munch, munch” could just about be made out above the sound of Dire Straits soothingly and reassuringly emanating from the speakers in Rob’s bright red T4 camper van. We were speeding down the M1, anticipating an exciting three days of sea cliff climbing on Lundy and Baggy Point. Only …
Skern Lodge, Devon
14/09/18 - 17/09/18 We have had a few meets at Skern since the first in 1984, but this might well be the last as Andy had sold up. We were welcomed by Russ initially and later by Andy, at a full and busy weekend. Later, after dinner, we and the late comers rendezvoused in The …
A Sunday of Climbing Fun at the Northern Edge of Kinder
15/07/18 My first DPC meet in quite a few years began on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning in the middle of July. It was an excellent sign that my life was finally being returned to me after a decade of it being hijacked by the clinging, whinging and whining of needy little clones of the …
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Kinder Northern Edges
15/07/2018 Climbers: With settled weather, the choice was Kinder Northern Edges and the four who arrived at the layby below the Snake Inn, did just that. New to three of them, there were exclamations of “Why do we go abroad?” with the fine weather and clear views. It was extremely hot, and sweating our way …
Coniston Copper Mines Hut
06/04/2018 - 08/04/2018 The above leaders were 3rd hand, the role changing in rapid succession. In the end Griff catered marvellously, with Lionel adding his little touches. The Peppits stopped off at Trowbarrow on the Friday afternoon, Mike & Rob completing two routes before heading off to Coniston and the Black Bull, downing some ale …
Derbyshire Pennine Club 