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, road cycling 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. Once you become a prospective member of the club, you will be invited to join the groups which interest you. 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
To attend a club activity or a meet you must be a full or prospective member of the club. This provides third party liability insurance through the British Mountaineering Council (BMC). More information and a prospective membership request form are available on the FAQs page of this website.
Castle Mountaineering Club is run entirely by its members for the benefit of its members. If you would like to be involved in leading a meet or any other aspect of running the club, please speak to a committee member or email admin@castlemountaineeringclub.onmicrosoft.com
Castle Event Calendar 2025
Castle Event Calendar 2026
ICS files: Away meets | Climbing | Indoor Climbing| Walking
Climbing and all other activities:
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
Walks: every Thursday, 5-8 miles, Nick Robinson. Please see the Thursday Walks page.
Cycle Rides: Saturdays, Elen Rees
(In the listings below, click on the date for more information)
2025
Meets October – December 2025 (PDF)
December
Fri 5 – Sun 7: Away: Christmas do. Location: St John’s in the Vale Centre near Keswick. Leader: Andrew Milne
Sun 14: Walk: Seasonal Stagger (with pub lunch). Location: The Nicholsons. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Sun 21: Walk: Trigs, mini crags and carols. Location: tbc. Leader: Ali Milne
Sat 27 – Sat 3 (Jan 2026) Away: New Year meet, Kinlochleven, Mary Reape
Tue 30: Walk: Edale Skyline clockwise (18m). Start: Edale Primary School. Leader: Pete Hammond
2026
Meets January – February 2026 (PDF)
January
Thu 1: Walk: New Year’s day walk. Start: tbc. Leader: Marion Birkett
Sun 4: Walk: Cressbrook Dale circuit (10m). Start: Litton Post Office. Leader: Mike Doyle
Sun 11: Walk: Crowden. Start: Crowden Car Park, A628. Leader: Mark Shaw
Sat 17: Walk: Peak Forest circuit (8m). Start: Church Lane, Peak Forest. Leader: Vanda Boyd
Sat 24: Walk: White Peak history Walk. Start: tbc. Leader: Steve Warwick
Sat 31: Bike Ride: Carsington Circuit. Start: Carsington Water Visitor Centre. Leader: Elen Rees
Sat 27 (Dec 2025) – Sat 3 New Year meet, Kinlochleven, Mary Reape
February
Sun 1: Walk: White Peak circuit from Longnor. Start: Longnor. Leader: Mike Doyle
Sun 8: Walk: Derwent Edge. Start: Cutthroat Bridge, A57. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Thu 12 – Thu 19: Away: SMC, Raeburn Hut, Newtonmore. Location: A889, nr Catlodge. Leader: Geoff Nichols. (original notice)
Sun 15: Walk: River Dane. Start: tbc. Leader: Elen Rees
Sun 22: Walk: Not yet decided. Start: tbc. Leader: Fiona Johnstone
Sat 28: Walk: Night Navigation evening. Start: tbc. Leader: Pete Hammond/Gordon Riley
March
Sun 1: Walk: Foolow to Ecclesall (11m). Start: Bus to Foolow (No.65 from Sheffield Interchange). Leader: Rob Green
Sun 8: Walk: Hathersage circular (7m). Start: Hathersage station. Leader: Bob Hotchkis
Sat 14: Walk: Chinley to Edale. Start: Chinley Station (travel by train). Leader: Mary Reape
Sun 22: Walk: (Half) Edale Skyline from Hope. Start: Hope Primary School. Leader: Rob Green
Sat 28: Walk: Lathkill Dale. Start: Coldwell End, Youlgreave. Leader: Bron Robinson
Sat 28: Social: Ceilidh. Start: St Timothy’s Church Hall, Crookes. Leader: Helen Dunnett
April
Sat-Mon 4-6 Easter
Sat 11: Walk: Kinder Trespass walk with Steve Jones. Start: tbc. Leader: Gordon Riley
Sat 18: Walk: Eastern Edges from Baslow (11m). Start: Baslow car park (or Easton Hill). Leader: Steve Leather
September
Sat 5 – Sat 19: Dolomites – multiactivity – Lorna
Thursday Walks: 5 to 8 miles. 11am. See here for details. Nick Robinson