Meet Report: 5-7 January 2018. Michael Smith, in need of some exercise post Christmas traversed Lingmoor Fell from the cottage and then joined a select group at the cottage on the Friday evening to sample the excellent soup provided by Robert Crowther. The aroma of this was sufficient to entice Messrs Denny and Trasler back […]

Meet Report: 8-10 December 2017. There was no need for crampons or ice axes but snow all the same, which on a Christmas meet adds to the atmosphere, but made travelling more of a challenge. Twenty three intrepid members and prospective members, and one dog, made it to this year’s Christmas meet through poor road […]

Meet Report: 18-19 November 2017. This year’s AGM and Dinner were held in Settle just six miles from Horton-in-Ribblesdale. The Sunday activities included caving and walking. Turning the tables somewhat on 1899, there was a lecture by a Norwegian about Slingsby and this time not even the cavers got wet. The Falcon Manor hosted the […]

Meet Report: 27-29 October 2017. By dusk eighteen members, prospective members and guests had assembled at Low Row West Barn, two miles West of Reeth. Most had taken advantage of a beautiful autumn day to do something on the way in. The meet leader with Ros and David, having unloaded the weekend supplies, went for […]

Meet Report: 6-8 October 2017. Seventeen members and guests assembled at the Corris Hostel, a renovated Victorian school building formerly owned by the YHA and now run independently, with a relaxed atmosphere, friendly staff and a comfortable lounge area having an open fire.  Another advantage is that the village pub is conveniently situated within 150m […]

Meet Report: 9-10 September 2017. The Friday afternoon forecast seemed to offer the best of the weather, tents up in the dry, and some enjoyed various short excursions before traditional corned beef hash at 6.30. Others including Albert Chapman, and John and Betty Lovett called in for a chat and enjoyed fresh scones, jam and […]

Trip report: 17 August – 6 September 2017. This article is an overview of what we did. For details of the logistics and planning please refer to the full article in the overseas meets section of the archive. You can also watch a video created specially for this meet which will open on the YRC facebook page. We […]

Meet Report: 25-28 August 2017. After arriving on Thursday John helped Alan by cutting the grass so the campers had nice short grass to camp on. Friday dawned fair but cloudy so John, Ros and Alan walked up to Ingleborough via Gaping Ghyll where they called in on the CPC winch meet. They descended Ingleborough […]

Meet Report: 7-9 July 2017. The Ullswater Way with Knobs On Following Storm Desmond’s extensive and destructive flooding throughout Ullswater during December 2015, the local communities developed a low level 20-mile circular walk, The Ullswater Way as part of a regeneration scheme. A higher level version of this Way was chosen for the Club’s 2017 […]

Meet Report: 16-18 June 2017. Friday evening saw most people arriving at the Pondside bunkhouse, after an exciting drive, persevering to find their way from the Hathersage-Hope road turnoff, twisting and turning through Thorpe Farm and down and up to Nether Hurst hamlet, the road would not take any prisoners of low slung vehicles! One […]