When the weather outside isn’t ideal for a trip to the peaks why not pop to the pub and get your mountain fix through hearing about exciting trips and achievements from summers gone by! This week Bob Pettigrew will describe the pull of Kulu in the heart of the Great Himalayan Divide that forms the […]

Some of our members have been out and about walking this week and have captured some truly beautiful pictures. All the pictures in this article are credited to Peter Kennington. If you are an Oread member and want to share your adventures contact me at websupport@oread.co.uk! This route is around 6 miles and starts opposite […]

Introducing the underwhelmingly named series of events that you didn’t know you wanted! The evenings are dark and the weekends are wet. Many of us spend our time dangling around at indoor walls so we thought it was time that we organised some sessions at them to at least allow you to socialise a bit […]

Nine pages of events coming up including the season’s indoor talks both live and on Zoom plus Wednesday winter evening indoor wall meets in Nottingham and Sheffield and an outdoor climbing night for the hardy souls. Several walks and social get-togethers over Christmas and New Year. Looking forward – two winter Scottish hut weekends are […]

After a 40 minute walk through wet and windy conditions, in the gathering gloom of nightfall our select group of Janet and Nigel Briggs, Michael Moss, Rachel Walker, Pippa Leach and her niece Claire, reached the sanctuary of Cwm Eigiau Cottage. We soon had solar powered lights on, the fire lit and food underway. Saturday […]

I’m giving advanced notice of this to get you all thinking about a magical trip to the mountains next year! The plan is to return to Camping Du Glacier D’Argentiere camp site near Chamonix. The club went there in 2016 but I didn’t get to go so I’m putting it forward as the summer Alpine […]

The November newsletter is out! Lots of meets still to come: the start of the season’s indoor meets both live and on Zoom; several walks, a mini working party before the traditional bonfire at Heathy Lea, the Bullstones; weekends away in Snowdonia and Little Langdale, plus, of course, the Annual Dinner – booking forms and […]

Royal Oak, Ockbrook, 8pm, by Spenser Gray Spenser Gray will describe the route followed by the Great North Trail between Cromford and the Northern Highlands of Scotland taking in Cape Wrath, Duncansby Head, John O’Groats and Dunnet Head. He will also recount some entertaining tales of the high and low points experienced during his journey […]

An intrepid group of Oread Mountain Bikers met at The Spotted Cow, Holbrook at 7.30 on Thursday , on a calm dry evening, under an almost full moon. After the others waited for me to find the pub I had nominated, we five set off down Shaw Lane on our searchlight equipped bikes and descended […]

The Oread managed to find a few rays of sunshine on this weeks Wednesday climbing session. The venue of choice was Intake Quarry for a session clipping bolts! If you are new to the area, getting into the sport and interested in climbing outside or simply want some new climbing friends then get in touch!