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 | 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 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 April – June 2025 (PDF)
June
Evening meet coordinator: Bill Boley
Sun 1: Climbing (Trad): Stanage – High Neb. Leader: Linda Mcleish
Sun 1 – Sun 8: Away Meet: Muir Cottage, Braemar. Location: Braemar, Ballater AB35 5YB. Leader: Mary Reape
Tue 3: Climbing (Trad): Gardoms Edge, Apple Buttress. Location: Clodhall lane/A621 crossroad. Leader: June Coordinator
Sat 7: Lantern Pike, Cown Edge & Harry Hut. Location: Hayfield. Leader: Ali Milne
Sun 8: Climbing (Trad): Dovestones Tor. Location: Mortimor Road, Bradfield Dale. Leader: Kial Wright. Changed to Millstone.
Tue 10: Climbing (Trad): Rivelin Edge. Location: Rivelin Reservoir car park. Leader: June Coordinator
Wed 11: Bouldering: Stanage End. Location: A57, Moscar. Leader: Paul Embley
Sun 15: Climbing (Sport): Masson Lees Quarry, Matlock. Location: Matlock Spa Road, Matlock or Salters Lane. Leader: tba
Tue 17: Climbing (Trad): Bamford Edge. Location: New Road, Bamford. Leader: June Coordinator
Wed 18: Bouldering: Over Owler Tor. Location: Surprise View Car Park, A6187. Leader: Julian Brooks
Sat 21: Bouldering: Inner City Bouldering – all day epic in Sheffield!. Location: tba. Leader: Julian Brooks
Sun 22: Climbing (Trad): Aldery Cliff. Location: Aldery Cliff, Earl Sterndale. Leader: Bill Boley
Tue 24: Climbing (Trad): Stanage End. Location: Layby, Moscar, A57. Leader: June Coordinator
Wed 25: Bouldering: Robin Hood’s Stride. Location: Elton Lane, Elton. Leader: Paul Embley
Sat 28: Edale Skyline. Location: Hope Primary. Leader: Pete Hammond
Sat 28 – Fri 11 (July): Alps trip – Vanoise
Sun 29: Climbing (Trad): Millsone Edge. Location: Surprise View car park, Hathersage. Leader: Kathy Burgess
Meets July – September 2025 (PDF)
July
Evening meet coordinator: Linda Mcleish
Tue 1: Climbing (Trad): Agden Rocher. Location: Pensitone Road, High Bradfield. Leader: July Cooridnator
Sat 05: Historical walk, details tbc. Location: tbc. Leader: Steve Warwick
Sun 6: Climbing (Trad): Nether Tor, Kinder Southern Edges. Location: Edale Station Car Park . Leader: David Pendlebury
Tue 8: Climbing (Trad): Birchen Edge. Location: NT car park, Robin Hoods Inn. Leader: July Cooridnator
Wed 9: Bouldering: Smallfield, Penistone . Location: Agden Side Road, High Bradfield. Leader: tba
Tue 15: Climbing (Trad): Stoney Middleton Quarries. Location: A623, Stoney Middleton. Leader: July Cooridnator
Wed 16: Bouldering: Stanage Popular (start @ The Henge). Location: The Dale (model aircraft parking!). Leader: Paul Embley
Sat 19: North Lees walk with FRCC. Location: Hooks Carr car park, Stanage, 8.30am. Leader: Geoff Nichols
Sat 19: Climbing (Trad)/Walk: Invitation meet with FRCC @ Stanage Popular or North Lees walk. Location: Hooks Carr car park, Stanage @8.30am!. Leader: Geoff Nichols
Sun 20: Eyam to Coombs. Location: Eyam Car park. Leader: Fiona Johnstone
Sun 20: Climbing (Sport): Harpur Hill Quarry. Location: Morland Way,Harpur Hill Business Park, Harpur Hill. Leader: Linda Mcleish
Tue 22: Climbing (Trad): Standage – High Neb. Location: Dennis Knoll Car Park, Long Causeway. Leader: July Cooridnator
Wed 23: Bouldering: Inner City Bouldering. Location: tba. Leader: Julian Brooks
Sun 27: Climbing (Trad): Roaches – Upper Tier. Location: Roach Rd, Upper Hulme. Leader: Bill Boley
Sat 28 (June) – Fri 11: Alps trip – Vanoise
Tue 29: Climbing (Trad): Baslow Edge. Location: Curbar Gap car park. Leader: July Coordinator
Wed 30: Bouldering: Froggattt (start @ The Boat). Location: A625. Leader: Steve Leather
August
Evening meet coordinator: Mary Reape
Fri 1 – Sun 3: Away meet: Langdale. Location: Rawhead Cotage (FRCC Hut), LA22 9JS. Leader: John Barnard
Sun 10: Climbing (Trad): Staden Quarry. Location: Cowdale. Leader: tba
Sat 16: Navigation Day, Pete Hammond and Gordon Riley
Sun 17: Climbing (Trad): Shining Clough. Location: B1065, Woodhead Reservoir, Crowden. Leader: tba
Sun 24: Climbing (Trad): Stanage – Crow Chin / Marble Wall. Location: Dennis Knoll Car Park, Long Causeway. Leader: tba
Sun 31: Climbing (Trad): Froggatt Edge – Great Slab. Location: Froggatt layby, A625. Leader: tba
September
Fri 5 – Sun 7: Away meet: Buttermere, Lake District. Location: Skye Farm campsite, Buttermere. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Mon 22 – Sun 28: Away meet: Ronnan cottage, Loch Ewe, Scotland. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
October
November
December
Fri 5 – Sun 7: Christmas weekend, Andrew Milne
2026
January
February
March
Sat 7 – Sat 14: Away meet: SMC, Raeburn Hut, Newtonmore. Location: A889, nr Catlodge. Leader: Geoff Nichols
Thursday Walks: 5 to 8 miles. 11am. See here for details. Rosy Smith