FMC Revival 2023
We are an active and friendly club of around 160 members, based on the Fylde Coast, Lancashire. We offer a warm welcome to walkers, climbers and mountaineers of all abilities, who share our enthusiasm for the outdoors.
If you would like to find out more, please explore the rest of the website, come along to one of our meets, including winter social meets in Poulton-le-Fylde.
You can contact us here or find us on Facebook here.
The club meets regularly most weekends throughout the summer and winter months at venues around the UK and at the Club’s two huts, both of which are situated in the English Lake District.
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This is a live feed from our Facebook group. Unfortunately, recent changes to the Facebook integration have prevented us from displaying some individual member names & photos.
This is this Wednesday evening folks! Get your arses down there!
This is tonight folks!
Great turn out last night for the pub meet! 10 members!
Sorry Howard and I are still over in GranCanaria.
FLEETWOOD…… are you sure???
Richard Duerden I hate being called Mart, or Marty for that matter! Much prefer Nobby!😂
FMC Evening Climbing Tuesday night Our FINAL official evening meet of the summer is tomorrow night at our nearest rock, Denham. Sun sets at around 7:40 so get there early to something done. We usually then retire to The Red Lion at Wheelton for beer and a curry, however it's not a curry night tomorrow!! Food is available but not curry. We may have to go next Tuesday when it will be curry night! As usual, please post on here or on the WhatsApp group if you intend going.
FMC Evening Climbing Thursday night The penultimate outdoor evening climbing meet this year! Looks likely to be a nice sunny and warm evening! Sun sets at 8pm-ish so the earlier you get there the more you'll get done! Beer and snacks afterwards in The Woodlands, Silverdale.
not for definite but I'm going to try and make it. All depends if I can finish work early
Could make it to the Woodlands if folk are going to be there....
After 3 full days out in the sun - gardening, bike riding and climbing - I'm frazzled so gonna skip outdoorsy stuff today. Here's an indication of the fun had in Borrowdale yesterday by a team of three with a combined age of 222 years. Does the average age constitute a club record I wonder 😮🤔😆
Where's this then Martin Bennett ?
Even though never a member of the FMC, because I'm sure he was known to many older members and known of by many more I feel it appropriate to post here that I've belatedly heard that my friend Eric "Spider" Penman died in late 2021. It was missing his normally reliable reply for 2 years in a row that made me think something had befallen him. This was confirmed today in a reply to an enquiry I made of The Mountain Club of South Africa. I'm still awaiting information about the circumstances.
That's really sad Martin. I have fond memories of climbing with him in the Lakes when he and Maureen lived at Tilberthwaite.
just enough gear
So sad Nob, poignant times when you lose an old mate....
Sad news!
For those of you who missed the Colne pub meet (possibly because it was 'too far' ??) you missed a good night! I had a nice train ride, the scenery was lovely and people watching in the station was interesting! We met in the Wetherspoons where Richard and I had something to eat, stayed for a pint or two then Geoff took us to two great little 'shop style' pubs across the road. We sampled some nice real ales, and the second pub was busy with a diverse mixture of people and there was someone playing a guitar! Then someone else got up and played and someone else with a lovely voice took her turn singing. It was a really fun night and i would like to go there again.
Sounds like you had a fabulous time 😁😊
Really good night fun beer and Company
Even if I still retained any hopes of doing The Frendo Spur they may be dashed now! gripped.com/news/big-rockfall-on-chamonixs-aiguille-du-midi/?fbclid=IwAR1DcbqeuhXQ2-dCTzydXBo-1Al...
Big Rockfall on Chamonix's Aiguille du Midi - Gripped Magazine
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Watch two rockfalls that have taken place this week during a hot and dry few days of weatherMatt Reed see that article says big rockfall on the path up to Mt Pelvoux - where we were
Gosh. Did the Frendo back in the day. Seemed pretty solid at the time ( unlike couple of others done at the time).
Martin Bennet, 1st route in the alps I did the Frendo in 1974 then A route on Pelvoux in 1993 both have had bits collapsed of them.
Pull-through trip in Simpson Pot this evening. Guest appearances from Nikie & Ben. 12 pitches down & 2 up. Zero style points for Craig through the duck. Missed the pub. Again.
Well done, lots of rope there was it pre rigged?
I definitely made the duck look a lot more difficult than I had too. I could have kept my head above water for a start. Great Trip.
Nutters!😂
Thanks to Craig Hargreaves for proving that caving is definitely not for me 🤣
Well attended meet last night to Costa Del Silverdale! 9 members in total.
FMC Evening Climbing Silverdale Sport Yes, it's sport climbing off the beach at Silverdale! Grades start at around 5. Several crags to go at along the coast. Best to park at Silverdale beach and walk round to the north. I will post the topo on WhatsApp if I can! Beer afterwards in the Silverdale Hotel or the Woodlands, you choose!
This is tonight folks! Anyone going? Weather looks good!
The latest batch of CNCC subsisdised SRT caving courses have just been released. These are the ideal way to get competent at basic SRT, enabling loads of trips in our local Yorkshire Dales caving area. The one on the 7th & 8th October is ideal for anyone wanting to get involved with vertical caving. £30 a day, a fraction of the commercial cost of a similar course. Sam Litten is running this course. CIC instructor with the Bendrigg Trust and superb at adapting to all abilities.
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The CNCC has been providing training opportunities for northern cavers for over 50 years, helping to deliver skills ranging from first aid, conservation techniques, rescue skills, SRT, surveying and g...
We're driving to the French Alps on Saturday for a family holiday. Probably Les Gets (as the other half wants to do family mountain biking). Any suggestions for family friendly valley bolts and an accessible mountain refuge for one night after a moderate hike?
FMC Outer Mongolia Meet, last Thursday night!! A truly classic northern bar, "Boyce's Barrel", Newmarket Street, Colne, Lancashire.
Due to a popular climbing venue reopening after nesting restriction have been lifted (apparently anybody can now create their own nest), the Colne pub meet has moved to the following week as per the flyer shown here. Please only post here if you are able to go and if you feel you need to tell the meet organiser you can't then contact him directly via email or text. Only positive vibes please.
See you at the pub richard.Alec
See you at the Wallace
Despite my unblemished record of attendance at Richard's pub meets I'm afraid apologies for absence are in order this time, it being my birthday weekend upon which I anticipate my loved ones will have plans for me. Or maybe not 😕 in which case I'll miss out on the salubrious (?) Colne atmosphere at 'spoon's all for naught. Avagudun.
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