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 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)
2026
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: Moor and reservoir walk. 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
Fri 3 – Mon 6: Tyndrum, Scotland. By the Way Hostel (camping and huts also available). Simon or Lorna Nicholson.
Sun 4: Climb: Bamford Edge. Start: New Road, Bamford. Leader: Bill Boley
Tue 7: Climb: Yarncliffe Quarry. Start: Layby, B6521. Leader: Bill Boley
Sat 11: Walk: Kinder Trespass walk with Steve Jones. Start: tbc. Leader: Gordon Riley
Sun 12: Climb: Harborough Rocks. Start: Manystones Lane, Brassington. Leader: Steve Leather
Tue 14: Climb: Burbage North. Start: Burbage Bridge, Ringinglow Rd. Leader: Bill Boley
Sat 18: Walk: Eastern Edges from Baslow (11m). Start: Baslow car park (or Easton Hill). Leader: Steve Leather
Sun 19: Climb: Masson Lees. Start: Matlock Spa Road, Matlock or Salters Lane. Leader: Kial Wright
Tue 21: Climb: Stanage – Heather Wall. Start: Stanage – Hooks Carr. Leader: Bill Boley
Tue 21 – Thu 7 (May): Kalymnos, Greece, Pete Hammond
Sun 26: Climb: Rivelin Edge. Start: Rivelin Reservoir car park. Leader: tba
Tue 28: Climb: Froggatt. Start: Froggatt layby, A625. Leader: Bill Boley
May
Sun 3: Climb: Aldery Cliff. Start: Aldery Cliff, Earl Sterndale. Leader: Andrew Milne
Tue 5: Climb: Stanage End. Start: Layby, Moscar, A57. Leader: Liam Davies
Tue 21 (April) – Thu 7: Kalymnos, Greece, Pete Hammond
Sun 10: Climb: Burbage North. Start: Burbage Bridge, Ringinglow Rd. Leader: Gemma Scougal
Tue 12: Climb: Birchen Edge. Start: NT car park, Robin Hoods Inn. Leader: Liam Davies
Sat 16 – Sat 23:. Glen Shiel, Scotland. Mary Reape
Sun 17: Climb: Stanage – Youth Buttress. Start: Dennis Knoll Car Park, Long Causeway. Leader: Charlotte Evans
Tue 19: Climb: Lawrencefield. Start: Surprise View car park, Hathersage. Leader: Liam Davies
Sun 24: Climb: Wharncliffe. Start: Station Road, Deepcar. Leader: Jeff Bergum
Tue 26: Climb: Horsethief Quarry. Start: Farnsley Lane, Stoney Middleton. Leader: Liam Davies
Fri 29 – Sun 31: OMM Lite, Grasmere, Lake District. Gemma Scougal
Sun 31: Climb: Stanage Plantation. Start: Hollins Bank Car park. Leader: Kathy Burgess
June
Tue 2: Climb: Stanage – Crow Chin. Start: Dennis Knoll Car Park, Long Causeway. Leader: Andrew Milne
Sun 7: Climb: The Roaches. Start: Roach Rd, Upper Hulme. Leader: Bob Hotchkiss
Mon 8 – Fri 12: Cornwall. Climbers Club ‘s Count House at Bosigran, Bill Boley.
Tue 9: Climb: Curbar Edge. Start: Curbar Gap car park. Leader: Andrew Milne
Sun 14: Climb: Your Stanage Marathon!. Start: Hooks Carr car park, Stanage. Leader: Kial Wright
Tue 16: Climb: Millstone Edge. Start: Surprise View car park, Hathersage. Leader: Andrew Milne
Sun 21: Climb: Dovestone Tor. Start: Mortimor Road, Bradfield Dale. Leader: Jeff Bergum
Tue 23: Climb: Stoney West. Start: A623, just after Eyam turning. Leader: Andrew Milne
Fri 26 – Sun 28: Langdale, Lake District. Camping/ Campervan. Mark Shaw.
Sun 28: Climb: Harpur Hill. Start: Morland Way, Harpur Hill Business Park, Harpur Hill. Leader: Eli Shannon
Tue 30: Climb: Baslow Edge. Start: Curbar Gap car park. Leader: Andrew Milne
July
Fri 17 – Sun 19: Ogwen Valley, North Wales. Camping. Gwern Gof Uchaf. Alison Lindley.
August
Yorkshire Dales. Paul Gibson
September
Sat 5 – Sat 19: Dolomites, Italy – multiactivity – Lorna Nicholson
October
November
December
Thu 24 – Sun 27: Fell and Rock Club Hut meet. Lake District. John Barnard.
2027
January
Fri 22 – Sun 24: North Wales.Tan yr Wyddfa hut, Rhyd Ddu. Lorna Nicholson.
February
Sat 13 – Fri 19: Craigallan meet; Geoff Nicholls
Thursday Walks: 5 to 8 miles. 11am. See here for details. Nick Robinson