Peak District Trip 18th-20th October

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This will be the first weekend trip of the year! We're headed to the Heathy Lee Hut, which is slap-bang in the middle of the Peak District - home to some of the best trad climbing in the UK. We'll leave Lancaster on the Friday evening (with cars leaving at a variety of times to suit people's timetables), for two days climbing on the grit (and maybe a wee bit of limestone) before a return to Lancaster on the Sunday evening. Further information will be emailed to you closer to the date. Tickets go live here at Wednesday the 9th October at 8am 

The default pickup location will be Gear Shed but your driver should confirm this before the friday.  

There are different ticket types available, Climbers tickets are available to anyone, regardless of experience. you just need to be keen to climb!!

Competent 2nd tickets are only available to experienced climbers who can:

Belay on halves

Remove trad gear

Abseil without supervision

Coil Ropes

If you are unsure about whether this is you then either message Chris Morris or buy a climbers ticket

There will be a pre trip meeting at 6pm on Wednesday, the 16th Nov, in loccation tbc. Please come along so you can say hello and we can iron out how the weekend will run! This is going to be important to come to if youve never been on one of our trips before!

You'll need to bring or borrow:

• Waterproof Coat and Trousers (expect it to be wet!)
• Hiking Boots or Approach shoes
• Plenty of warm outdoorsy layers (not jeans); spare layers a good idea.
• Hat & Gloves
• Headtorch (+ batteries!)
• Water Bottle (1L+) & a Flask if you have one
• Toiletries, towel etc.
• Sleeping bag & mat.
• Any climbing gear you own (ie. Shoes, Harness, Helmet etc.); see the ticket form.
• Rucksack to carry your kit to the crag.

 

This is a winter trip so you will need lots and lots of warm layers. If you don't have access to any of these items, drop us a message or say so on the google form and we'll sort you out. Heading out onto exposed crags ill-equipped is a spectacularly bad idea and can end badly, so if you come on the trip without having organised to borrow something you need, we may have to leave you in the hut for the day.

Food is provided for the weekend, with a variety of breakfast and lunch materials, and veggie/vegan chilli and curry for the Friday and Saturday evening meals. That said, you may wish to bring a selection of your favourite snacks, along with a sandwich box to put it all in.

If you've any allergies or other dietary requirements please indicate as such when you buy a ticket.
On that note, we aim to be an accessible and inclusive society, so please, please, please tell us about your needs, so we can help support you and enable you to make the most of the trip. Most of the crags we plan on visiting will take around 10-20 minutes of walking to reach, generally slightly uphill and on good paths. There are no toilet facilities at any of the crags, but some have toilets back at the car park.

The sleeping arrangement for the weekend consists of 12 bunk beds in the main house, alongside a separate BARN space which we will ram full of everyone else, prepare for the chaos. We'll designate one of these a quiet space, so if you think you'd appreciate some more peace and quiet, let us know on the questionnaire to reserve a place. There's only one shared bathroom, and the hut can feel cramped at times.

The hut might also get a bit cold so please still bring warm sleeping bags and clothes to sleep in.

So people aren't forced to rush their questionaire when trying to buy a ticket (as has happened in the past), the questionaire this time round is a Google Form: Fill it in here!
We'll chase you up to fill this form in once you've bought a ticket.

If you have any questions please drop Jonathan a message, for accessibility specific requirements please drop Ben, our EDI officer, a message.

“The BMC recognises that climbing, hill walking and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death. Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions and involvement.”