THE GRITSTONE CLUB  was founded in 1922 to encourage pursuits of mountaineering, rock climbing, hill walking, potholing and skiing. Many of our members live near Leeds, Bradford, and other conurbations in our region so meeting for trips is easy. We hold regular weekend and mid week meets throughout the year, plus well positioned club huts in the Lake District and in the Yorkshire Dales. Regular meets internationally each year are also feature. For more on History and background

NEW MEMBERS WELCOME - Join us on any of listed meets at weekends, indoor climbing, walking, etc to suit your interests. Contact us.

TO MEMBERS OF THE GRITSTONE CLUB - our new site is currently under construction, but some areas like the meets calendar and huts are operational and controlled by Mark, Mike and Lynn. The current news and articles are listed below left. Our web site is live and dynamic so we can add and change information quickly and easily. Comment and content are welcome. Contact Site Editor

PROSPECTIVE / MEMBER – TRAD CLIMBING EXPERIENCE,  WEEKEND 26/27th May in the Lake District

LATEST NEWS & ARTICLES

  • BMC Alpine lectures – Line up of Nick Bullock and Tim Neill in April and may: – covering best areas to visit; glacier travel; weather; huts & bivis; avalanche awareness; route selection; and the dark art of moving together.
  • Jack Bloor Races – May 8th – This year’s Jack Bloor races, Ilkley Moor on Tuesday May 8th.
  • Lake Tahoe – California – Nigel Calaghan – It is the middle grade traditional climbers dream crag. Fantastic rock with the reknowned Dykes, horizontal ribs of rock – ‘Dyke Hiking’ is the essential art.
  • Rock-climbing from The Smithy (up to E1)-Andy Causer – The Smithy (the Lakes hut) uniquely well-placed for quick access to Lakes climbing. This article provide a summary of the low to mid-grade climbing
  • Mammoth Lakes – California – by Nigel Calaghan – Mammoth is a good base to explore the crags on the eastern side of the High Sierra. Superb granite crags include Dike Wall, Crystal crags and slightly further south is the sub alpine Patricia Bowl.
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CLIMBING IN THE 2020 OLYMPICS - The Gritstone Club is working to sponsor individual climbing competitors in the 2020 Olympics. See comment on the BMC Olympics Blog. We will be working closely with a number of mountain artists to explore ways of delivering this sponsorship.

 
NEXT FEW MEETS

  • 18 May 2012 12:00Pinnacle Club Booking
  • 23 May 2012 18:00Shipley Glen / Bulls head
  • 23 May 2012 19:30The Crown, Wetherby
  • 26 May 2012Trad climbing in Lakes
  • 29 May 2012Day walk now cancelled
  • 30 May 2012 18:00Woodhouse Scar / Big six
  • 30 May 2012 19:30Big Six
  • 02 June 2012Camping Scotland
  • 06 June 2012Pembroke
  • 06 June 2012 18:00Caley / Manor House
  • 06 June 2012 19:30Lister\’s Arms, Malham
  • 08 June 2012 08:00Smithy Booking George Bogojevic

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