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 2024
ICS files: Away meets | Climbing | 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 Depot , starting on the 2nd 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)
2024
Meets October – December 2024 (PDF)
December
Fri 29 (Nov) – Sun 1): Christmas away meet, Yorkshire Dales, Andrew Milne
Tue 3 Climbing (Indoor): Indoor Climbing. Location: The Foundry, Sheffield. Leader: Gordon Riley
Wed 4 Bouldering (Indoor): The Climbing Hangar. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Thu 5 Meets planning meeting 7pm Clubroom, Steve Leather
Thu 5 Slide show 8pm Clubroom, Andrew Milne
Sat 7 Dales walk . Location: Tideswell. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Tue 10 Climbing (Indoor): Indoor Climbing. Location: Awesome Walls, Sheffield. Leader: Kial Wright
Wed 11 Bouldering (Indoor): The Depot, Sheffield. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Sun 14 Bus walk – Foolow to Sheffield. Location: Foolow. Leader: Rob Green. CANCELLED
Tue 17 Climbing (Indoor): Indoor Climbing. Location: Awesome Walls, Sheffield. Leader: Kial Wright
Wed 18 Bouldering (Indoor): The Climbing Hangar. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Sun 22 Seasonal Stagger. Location: Stannington. Leader: John Barnard
Tue 24 Climbing (Indoor): Indoor Climbing. Location: Awesome Walls, Sheffield. Leader: Kial Wright
Fri 27 – Wed 1 (Jan 2025): Away Meet: Ochils MC hut, Crianlarich. Location: Inverardran Cottage, Crianlarich, FK20 8QS. Leader: Richard Pegram
Tue 31 Climbing (Indoor): Indoor Climbing. Location: Awesome Walls, Sheffield. Leader: Kial Wright
2025
January
Fri 27th (Dec 2024) – Weds 1st: Away Meet: Ochils MC hut, Crianlarich. Location: Inverardran Cottage, Crianlarich, FK20 8QS. Leader: Richard Pegram
February
Sat 8 – Fri 14 : Away Meet: Mill Cottage (MCoS Hut), Cairngorms. Location: Mill Cottage, Feshiebridge, PH21 1NF Leader: Geoff Nichols
April
Wed 16 – Sun 20: Away meet: Capel Curig, N. Wales. Location: NLMC barn. Leader: TBA
Sun 27 – Wed 7 (May): Away Meet: Kalymnos, Greece. Location: Massouri, Kalymnos. Leader: Bob Hotchkis
May
Sun 27 (Apr) – Wed 7: Away Meet: Kalymnos, Greece. Location: Massouri, Kalymnos. Leader: Bob Hotchkis
June
Sun 1 – Sat 7: Away Meet: Muir Cottage, Braemar. Location: Braemar, Ballater AB35 5YB. Leader: Mary Reape
September
Mon 22nd-Sun 28th: Away meet, walking/climbing, Ronnan cottage, Loch Ewe, Scotland. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Thursday Walks: 5 to 8 miles. 11am. See here for details. Rosy Smith