The Castle Mountaineering Club is a BMC affiliated, Sheffield-based mountaineering club.
Our members undertake a wide range of activities including rock climbing, bouldering, walking, trekking, backpacking, outdoor swimming, ski mountaineering, ski touring and mountain biking.
We’re a sociable and supportive club with a lot of combined experience – get in touch to find out how you can join in and enjoy the outdoors with us. CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK.
The club runs WhatsApp Communities with sub-groups which include Walking, Climbing, Bouldering, Outdoor Swimming and Cycling. Away meets are advertised and planned via this group. You will be invited to join the groups which interest you when you become a prospective member of the club. Guidelines for how to use WhatsApp Communities and correct etiquette can be found here. The Message Board is provided for broadcasting information to the membership.
Meets List
Castle Event Calendar 2025
ICS files: Away meets | Indoor Climbing | Walking
Climbing and all other activities:
Indoor climbing: Tuesday evening winter meets starting in October; Held @ The Foundry (Gordon) on the first Tuesday of the month with the remaining days at Awesome Walls (Kial).
Fridays @ Awesome Walls from 10am
Indoor Bouldering: Wednesday evenings throughout the winter at the The Depot, starting on the 2 October 2024, Lorna & Simon
Walks: every Thursday, 5-8 miles, Rosy Smith. Please see the Thursday Walks page.
Cycle Rides: Saturdays, Elen Rees
(In the listings below, click on the date for more information)
2025
Meets January – March 2025 (PDF)
February
Sat 1: Woodhead walk (from Woodhead Pass), Richard Pegram
Sat 8 – Fri 14: Away Meet: Mill Cottage (MCoS Hut), Cairngorms, Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge, PH21 1NF. Location: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge, PH21 1NF Leader: Helen Dunnett
Sun 16: Ilam Round walk, Ali Milne CANCELLED
Fri 21 – Sun 23: Patterdale, George Starkey Hut , Patterdale, Leader Geoff Nichols
March
Sun 2: Cave Dale and Great Ridge, Steve Leather
Thu 6: Slide show – Kevin Stephen (kayaking) and Paul Embley (Sicily climbing), Clubroom
Sun 9: Walking somewhere in the Peak
Sun 16: Historical walk around Grindleford, Steve Warwick
Sat 22: Ceidlih, St Timothy’s Community Hall, Crookes, Sheffield, S10 1NZ, Helen Dunnett
Sun 30: Peak ridge expedition (23 miles!), Kial Wright
Meets April – June 2025 (PDF)
April
Wed 16 – Sun 20: Away meet: Capel Curig, N. Wales. Location: NLMC barn, Bryn Brethynau Barn, Caapel Curig, LL24 0DT. Leader: TBA
Sun 27 – Wed 7 (May): Away Meet: Kalymnos, Greece. Location: Massouri, Kalymnos. Leader: Bob Hotchkis
May
Fri 23 – Mon 26: St Davids, Pembroke, Porthclais campsite, Steve Leather
Sun 27 (Apr) – Wed 7: Away Meet: Kalymnos, Greece. Location: Massouri, Kalymnos. Leader: Bob Hotchkis
June
Sun 1 – Sun 8: Away Meet: Muir Cottage, Braemar. Location: Braemar, Ballater AB35 5YB. Leader: Mary Reape
Sat 28 – Fri 11 (July): Alps trip – Vanoise
July
Fri 11 – Sun 13: N. York moors – climbing, walking and sculpture trail, , Rosedale Abbey, campsite tbc
Sat 28 (June) – Fri 11: Alps trip – Vanoise
August
Fri 1 – Sun 3: Langdale, Rawhead Cotage, LA22 9JS, Geoff Nichols
September
Mon 22-Sun 28: Away meet, walking/climbing, Ronnan cottage, Loch Ewe, Scotland. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
December
Fri 5 – Sun 7: Christmas weekend, Andrew Milne
Thursday Walks: 5 to 8 miles. 11am. See here for details. Rosy Smith