The Castle Mountaineering Club is a BMC affiliated, Sheffield-based mountaineering club.
Our members undertake a wide range of activities including rock climbing, walking, trekking, backpacking, 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.
There are WhatsApp groups for Walking, Climbing and Cycling, coordinated by Ali Milne, Mark Proctor, Mary Reape, respectively, whom members should contact if they wish to join, and the Message Board is provided for broadcasting information to the membership.
Meets List
Live Calendar
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; These will alternate weekly between The Depot & The Climbing Hangar, starting on 3rd October @ The Depot, 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
July
Meets July – August 2024 (PDF)
Tue 2: Climbing: Stoney West. Parking: off A623. Leader: Rosa Vilaseca. Red Lion, Stoney
Wed 3: Bouldering: Over Owler Tor. Parking: Surprise Gap. Leader: Paul Embley
Sat 6: Walking: Eastern Peak, travel by bus. Start location: tbc. Leader: Rob Green. CANCELLED
Sun 7: Climbing: Dovestones Tor. Parking: Cutthroat Bridge. Leader: Robin Marsh
Tue 9: Climbing: Curbar – Calver Wall. Parking: Curbar gap. Leader: Rosa Vilaseca. TheWeatsheaf
Wed 10: Bouldering: Stanage Plantation. Parking: Hollin Bank car park, Stanage. Leader: Paul Embley
Sun 14: Walking: Alport Castles (with optional scamble and wild water dip). Location: tbc. Leader: Ali Milne
Sun 14: Climbing: Stanage – High Neb. Parking: Dennis Knoll, Stanage. Leader: Andrew Milne
Tue 16: Climbing: Wharncliffe – Hell’s Gate Gully. Parking: Station Road, Deepcar. Leader: Rosa Vilaseca.
Sat 20 – Sun 21: Dentdale, Yorkshire Dales. Location: Conder Farm, Cowgill. Leader: Leon Dowling
Tue 23: Climbing: Froggatt – Chequers Buttress area. Parking: Off A625. Leader: Rosa Vilaseca. The Grouse Inn
Wed 24: Bouldering: Burbage South Boulders. Parking: Fox House. Leader: Paul Embley
Sat 27: Walking: Marsden to Edale. Location: Marsden Rail Station (travel by train). Leader: Geoff Nichols
Sun 28: Climbing: Aldery Cliff. Parking: below crag. Leader: Bill Boley
Tue 30: Climbing: Stanage – Causeway / Secret. Parking: Dennis Knoll, Stanage. Leader: Rosa Vilaseca. Scotsman’s Pack
August
Evening meets coordinator: Robin Marsh
Sat 3: Walking: Dead Edge End and Snailsden Pike. Location: Holmfirth (Crown Bottom car park). Leader: Andy Milne CANCELLED
Sun 4: Climbing (Sport): Goddard’s Quarry, Bay area. Location: Stoney Middleton. Leader: tba
Mon 5: Social: Clubroom maintenance. Location: Rising Sun, Abbey Lane. Leader: David Pendlebury
Tue 6: Climbing (Trad): Bamford Edge, Lower Tier. Location: New Road, Bamford.
Wed 7: Bouldering: Burbage South boulders. Location: Fox house car park.
Sat 10: Cycling: See WhatsApp Cycling group for details
Sun 11: Climbing (Trad): Castle Naze. Location: Cowlow Lane, Combs (only 3 cars!). Leader: Ben Hardy
Sat 17: Walking: Navigation Day. Location: Edale, main car park (08.30). Leader: Pete Hammond/Gordon Riley
Sat 17: Social: Outside Crag cleanup. Location: Outside, Hathersage.
Sun 18: Climbing (Trad): Dovestones Tor. Location: Mortimor Road, Strines. Geoff Nicholls
Tue 20: Climbing (Trad): Curbar Edge, Calver Wall area. Location: Curbar Gap.
Wed 21: Bouldering: Inner City bouldering: Pondorosa boulder. Location: Crookes valley Rd, Sheffield. Julian Brooks
Fri 23 – Mon 26: Llangrannog, Central Wales, Andrew Milne
Tue 27: Climbing (Sport): Horsethief Quarry. Location: Farnsley Lane, Stoney Middleton.
Sat 31 – Walking: Half Edale skyline. Location: Edale. Leader: Rob Green
September
Evening meets coordinator: Bill Boley
Sun 1: Climbing (Trad): Rivelin Edge. Location: Rivelin Dams car park. Robin Marsh
Tue 3: Climbing (Trad): Baslow Edge. Location: Curbar gap.
Wed 4: Bouldering: Stanage, Apparent North area. Location: The Dale layby.
Sat 7: Walking: Aircraft wrecks, South Kinder and Brown Knoll. Location: tbc. Leader: Gordon Riley
Sun 8: Climbing (Trad): Agden Rocher. Location: Pensitone Rd, High Bradfield. David Pendlebury
Tue 10: Climbing (Trad): Gardoms Edge, Far end. Location: Clodhall Rd/A621 junction.
Sun 15: Climbing (Trad): Wildcat. Location: tba. Steve Leather
Tue 17: Climbing (Trad): Birchen’s Edge. Location: Robin Hoods NT car park.
Wec 18: Bouldering: Over Owler Tor. Location: Curbar gap.
Sun 22: Climbing (Trad): Roaches/Hen Cloud. Location: tbc. Bill Boley
Tue 24: Climbing (Trad): Lawrencefield, Pool area. Location: Surprise view car park.
Wed 25: Bouldering: Curbar – Little quarry( & Trackside boulder). Location: Clodhall Lane layby.
Fri 27 – Sun 29: Dumfries and Galloway, Steve Leather
October
Sat 5 – Fri 11: Kintail, Scotland , Mary Reape
Sun 6: Climbing (Sport): National Stone Centre, Wirksworth. Location: National Stone Centre Car park. Linda Mcleish
Sat 12 – Fri 18: Sicily, Lorna Nicholson
Sat 26: Walking: Boundary walk. Location: tbc. Leader: Fiona Johnstone
November
Fri 1 – Sun 3: Langdale, Geoff Nichols
Fri 29 – Sun 1 (Dec): Christmas away meet, Yorkshire Dales, Andrew Milne
December
Fri 29 (Nov) – Sun 1): Christmas away meet, Yorkshire Dales, Andrew Milne
2025
February
Sat 8 – Fri 14 : Away Meet: Mill Cottage (MCoS Hut), Cairngorms. Location: Mill Cottage, Feshiebrige, PH21 1NF Leader: Geoff Nichols
Apr
Sun 27 – Wed 7 (May): Kalymnos, Bob Hotchkis
May
Sun 27 (Apr) – Wed 7: Kalymnos, Bob Hotchkis
Thursday Walks: 5 to 8 miles. 11am. See here for details. Rosy Smith