FMC Revival 2022
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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LUMC/FMC @ Little Langdale
Is Kevin stood up?
Top trip with classic crew way back when !
Surprised I'm out of bed!😂
Peter Wimbush, whose birthday it is today, on the left there!
Afternoon walk and social with Martin
Is that a left-handed pint Mr B?
Preston developments!
PrestonWall Main Wall Rebuild. - Lakeland Climbing Centres
lakelandclimbingcentres.co.uk
Exciting new development happening this Autumn at PrestonWall! The Main Hall will remain partially open, but there may be some noise at timesYeah it was stripped of routes this morning and is coming down tonight and tomorrow!!
End of an era but looking forward to seeing what is going up 😉
Lancaster Hole - County Pot through trip yesterday.
Nutters!😂
Madness...
Great trip. Not done it for many years though ☹️
It's a true classic!!
Rather you than me!!
More Lakeland bolted quarry routes today with Paul Reid at Bram Crag Quarry
Ive yet to visit Bram Crag Quarry, is it any good?
OMG C-razy!!
And the ford too?
🎉 woohoo 🎉
Amazing, looks like good skate board run now 🏂or ski run!
Perhaps the new owner of the meadow has had it done in preparation for the caravan traffic?
Better than the roads Olin Lancashire!!!
Next thing you'll have is traffic lights..!😳
That was some working weekend 🤣
Runestone, Friday with Simon Fenna and John Hickman.
I’d have gone lol 😂 What’s it like?
One space has just become available on the subsidised New to SRT Workshop. This one is designed for people totally new to it. Saturday 25th Sept in Settle (£25).
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A few climbing holds! Serious offers please. www.kongholds.com/holds/climbing-holds/kong-large-slopers-climbing-hold-set86 Most of these are from Beacon…
Do they come with bolts?
I haven’t heard anything from anyone. Listing them on eBay so if you want any specific ones let me know.
Paul Taylor & Chris T on Battery Rib
Truly atmospheric photos Steven. Excellent!!
They don't appear to be on the rib! More like grovelling about in the Battery Chimney!😂
Another swim meet over and great fun was had by all. Thanks to our swim instructor, Karen Hicks, and master barbecuer, David Hicks (thank goodness we found that waterproof charcoal that burns underwater though).
And with an appropriate intro theme tune.....
Yes, he really did barbecue outside in the rain...what a hero 👏
Great photos, thanks Caroline ,
We did call at the hut this afternoon, but you’d all gone home!
Yes great photos Caroline! Didn't know you had made a video!
Lundy 2022
Awesome pics. Looks like a good trip 😉
Fantastic pics. Looks like you’re all having a great time.
Brilliant, looks like you made the most of it 🙂despite the weather,🙂
Great photos guys!
Great photo posted on here today by club legend, Richard Reeve. Showing himself, Fred Snalam and John Hargreaves (Basil Brush) on top of The Old Man of Hoy in 1973! Fred and John were never to my knowledge club members but they were always around and climbed with many of our members past and present. Fred was from Preston and was sadly killed in an avalanche at La Grave in France. John was from Blackpool and is still with us, currently residing next door to the Eagle and Child in Staveley! He has mild dementia but is still knocking about!
That's a great pic Martin. Hardly ever climbed with Basil but spent many tough hours underground with the Jolly Crew (and various pubs afterwards). There's a picture of him on the wall of the Golden Rule I think?
Freddy Snalam was an absolute legend. I’ll never forget how he coolly swung into Glacier Sport when I worked there when he was on a trip back from the states. His story is huge. I have nothing but respect for the burger man….!!
Looked Freddie up and had dinner and a few pints with him and friends in Boulder when there with Phil Lee. That'd be 1999 or 2000 I think. Good company that's for sure.
Freddie's band "The Front Range Feetwarmers" on Boulder Mall, 1984.
BASILLLL! So remember him from my eary days in the Rule!
Nick Hepburn on Eagle's Nest Ridge Direct, Napes, Great Gable
great picture, Graham and myself did this route last month, lovely climbing.
Smashing photo, picks out the Sphinx perfectly too. Anyone would think you'd composed it! I remember doing this in 1966 with FMC members Ray "Wig" Wigglesworth, Colin " The Lad" England and Dave "Fingers" Morris with a bivvy half way up as we prepared for our first Alps trip. It drizzled all night. By 9.00 am we'd completed the (very wet) climb, run down and were warming our feet in steaming socks by the fire in the residents lounge at The Wasdale Head munching tea and toast. I think we'd have an average age of 18 or 19, but feeling a one-ness with the likes of O. G. Jones or W. P. Haskett-Smith. -
As others have said, that really is a nice pic. Needs to be saved for the photo comp.
I won't be able to host the Family Meet at Stair in September on the 10th and 11th. I'm at the hospital the day before. I have emailed but to no avail. Chris + 2 has just booked in for that weekend for the Saturday night. Anyone want to take it over?
Hope you get a volunteer Iggi. There are quite a few members away on Lundy 3-10th Sept, so there will be fewer folks around.
Photos from Mark Broughton's post
Martin Dale on Controlled Burning and The Ocean, Vivienne on Satan's Slip and me on The Cullinan.
One IS getting excited
Probably give Controlled Burning a miss this time!
Not many done The Ocean. I keep hearing folk say it's a heap of choss but I loved it. A full on adventure climb. Here's Paul part way up - don't ask me just where - it was 27 years ago. 😁
Warning to this year's Lundy-ites: be careful what you wish for at that big house for it sees strange goings on when e'er the FMC descends upon it.
For sale: Red Chilli, size 3.5 / 36
Flying The Colours, E5, 6a. Second ascent!
I reckon I could prusick up that no bother 😂
Latest News
- Message from the Chairman
As I write this Karen and I are on day 10 of our 14-day self-isolation following our trip to Belgium and … Read More - Evening SPORT Climbing!!! – Thursday 17th Sept – Warton Main Terrace – 5pm onwardsSince the weather is so good this week, we are going to try another evening climbing meet on Thursday with the … Read More
- Photos from Denham Meet – 10th Sept 2020
- IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIRMAN
In light of the government’s latest announcement I thought it appropriate to write to you all regarding our position as a … Read More - IMPORTANT – To ALL FMC MembersIMPORTANT MESSAGE from Dave Hicks (Chariman) Following the latest guidance from the Government we believe it is now necessary to formally … Read More