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Rick Kruze

We are sad to report that Rick passed away on 7th March. He collapsed while he and his partner were at the climbing wall last Saturday and sadly never recovered. We offer our condolences to Ruth Ashton, his family and […]

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Winter Meet at Riasg

In the weeks running up to the CC’s inaugural winter meeting at Risag, the hills of Scotland appeared to be bare for February. With two weeks to go, I picked up Covid, probably from the Eyam Ceilidh. It appeared that […]

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Mike Burt RIP

Mike Burt, Honorary Member and club stalwart, has passed away. He had an emergency operation to relieve pressure from a subdural haemorrhage but sadly didn’t survive, he died last weekend. Mike joined the club in 1972 and served as Hut […]

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Steve Findlay

We’re sad to report Steve passed away yesterday in hospital in Thailand. We offer our condolences to his family and many friends. Steve joined the CC in 1991, and was a stalwart of the Bristol climbing scene – and its […]

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New Ogwen Photo-topo posters

Better resolution here Better resolution here Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation – Sefydliad Achub Mynydd Dyffryn Ogwen – have two new fundraising A2 sized photo-topo posters for sale featuring Rhiwiau Caws (Idwal Slabs) and The East face of Tryfan. Created and […]

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Ron James

We are sad to announce that Ron James passed away peacefully, at home, on the 1st March. He was 90 years old on January 17th. We offer condolences to his family and friends. Ron has been a CC member since […]

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Lake District Annual Nesting Restrictions starting 15 February 2023

It’s that time of the year and the Ravens are feeling frisky. The annual restrictions to help ensure successful breeding start on Wednesday 15th February and run until Wednesday 31st May. Details of all the restrictions can be found on […]

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New Llanberis guidebook – appeal for photos

Work has started on a new edition of the Llanberis guidebook. It will be a bumper and comprehensive edition detailing climbs in the Pass and Llanberis Valley but also on Lliwedd and Cloggy. The author is Calum Muskett and the […]

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Climbers Club email address problems

Just to let you know: If you use a CC email address, e.g. joe.bloggs@climbers-club.co.uk we are experiencing some technical issues today (16th Jan) and our ISP is working to fix these. Update on 19th January: The problems persist, but there […]

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Halloween meet

The Halloween Meet proved to be a great success inspite of two fairly soggy days walking. We had around 17 people sit down for a communal meal on Saturday evening (including 5 under 18’s) and enjoyed the company of friends […]

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