18/07/2021 It was great to receive the request for a meet notice for the July meet from Rob; it was now over a year since we had an official meet! A quick chat with Matt, my co-leader made the decision easy enough – Kinder Scout! The climbers planned to visit the Northern Edges to seek …
A Walk on Bleaklow
23/05/2020 This was the first DPC Sunday meet since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020 and a small party of walkers met at Birchen Clough Bridge car park on the A57 Snake Road. The car park was full – perhaps a reflection of this being the first weekend after the relaxation of …
Edale Skyline
16/02/2020 Five walkers, following a very wet drive out thanks to Storm Dennis, met below Mam Tor for an Upper Edale Valley Round, via Mam Tor, Hollins Cross, Ollerbrook, Ringing Roger, Kinder South Edge to Edale Cross and Brown Knoll, with return along Rushup Edge. After a wet start, Phil left at Hollins Cross, pleading …
A Walk on the Northern Edges of Kinder
19/01/2020 The meet leaders (Phil C and David A) joined the seven others who would form the walking party just before 9.30am at the Birchen Clough car park. It was a beautiful, clear sunny day – a real bonus after the wet and miserable weather which had characterised much of the later part of 2019 …
Xmas Walk & Cave
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, …
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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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 …
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 …
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 