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 should 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
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
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 October – December 2025 (PDF)
October
Sun 5: Climbing (Trad): Beeston Tor. Location: Larkstone Lane, Manifold Valley. Leader: Bill Boley
Sun 5: Walking: Wentworth Follies (7.5m). Location: Wentworth Rd car park, Elsecar. Leader: Colin Brown
Sat 11: Walking: Margery Hill & High Stones (15m). Location: Heads Lane, Bolstertone. Leader: David Pendlebury CANCELLED
Sun 12: Climbing (Trad): Froggatt Edge – Great Slab. Paul G/Linda M 40th Club anniversary!. Location: Froggatt layby, A625. Leader: Steve Leather
Thu 16: Training: How to make a trad belay. Location: CMC Clubroom, Abbey Lane, Sheffield. Leader: Geoff Nichols
Sat 18: Walking: Crowden walk (NOT Laddow!). Location: Crowden car park, A628. Leader: Steve Warwick
Sun 19: Climbing (Sport): Colehill Quarry, National Stone Centre. Location: Ravenstor Road, Wirksworth. Leader:
Mon 20: Training: Sport climbing belays and lowering off. Location: CMC Clubroom, Abbey Lane, Sheffield. Leader: David Pendlebury
Sat 25: Walking: Ashopton circular (10m). Location: Viaduct, Derwent reservoir, A57. Leader: Rob Green
Sun 26: Climbing (Outdoor): TBA – fill in with a rained off venue!. Location: tba. Leader: Everyone!
November
Sat 1: Walking: Alstonefield (8m). Location: Alstonefield car park. Leader: Vanda Boyd
Sat 8: Walking: Dales, villages and ancient history (11m). Location: Elton Church, Main St, Elton. Leader: Chris Kell
Sun 9: Night Navigation, Pete Hammond & Gordon Riley
Sat 15: Walking: Five dales walk. Location: Fountain Square, Tideswell. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Sat 22: Walking: Bus walk: Mytham Bridge to Bents Green via Burbage. Location: 272 bus from Sheffield. Leader: Rob Green
Sun 23: Social: Climb and curry. Location: Awesome Walls, Sheffield. Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Sun 30: Walking: The Eastern Edges (11m). Location: Baslow car park (or Eaton Hill). Leader: Steve Leather
December
Fri 5 – Sun 7: Away Meet: Christmas do. Location: St John’s in the Vale Centre near Keswick. Leader: Andrew Milne
Sun 14: Walking: Seasonal Stagger (with pub lunch). Location: The Nicholson’s (see WhatsApp for details). Leader: Lorna Nicholson
Sun 21: Walking: Trigs, mini crags and carols. Location: tbc. Leader: Ali Milne
Sat 27 – Sat 3 (Jan 2026) New Year meet, Kinlochleven, Mary Reape
2026
January
Sat 27 (Dec 2025) – Sat 3 New Year meet, Kinlochleven, Mary Reape
Fri 23 – Sat 24: Raw Head, Langdale, Simon Nicholson
February
March
Sat 7 – Sat 14: Away meet: SMC, Raeburn Hut, Newtonmore. Location: A889, nr Catlodge. Leader: Geoff Nichols
Sat 28: Ceilidh, Helen Dunnett
Thursday Walks: 5 to 8 miles. 11am. See here for details. Rosy Smith