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News and meet reports
Write-ups from the crags and the fells, posted by members.
Climbing · 13 Oct 2026
Meet Report: North Wales
Alan, Alex, Stephen, Freddie and David headed to North Wales, based at Ynys Etws. At Tremadog, we (mostly)…
Walking · 25 Sep 2026
Walk Report - September Sunshine
Jackie, Gill, Dean and Caroline enjoyed a wonderful walk through the hills and woods of Darley Dale in crisp…
Climbing · 15 Sep 2026
Meet Report: Sunday Stanage
We didn't rush to get to Stanage Plantation for our early September Sunday meet, as the forecast was for a…
Climbing · 20 Aug 2026
Courage @ Curbar
An impromptu selection this week for a quick-drying hit after the showers. With dry rock and an appetite for…
Away meets · 12 Aug 2026
DMC Pembroke Trip 2026
This August 7 of us made the annual pilgrimage down to arguably the best climbing destination in the UK. With…
Away meets · 28 Jul 2026
DMC Dolomites trip 2026
Isabel Hadley What do you get when you convene 15 DMC members and their loved ones for a summer trip to the…
Climbing · 16 Jul 2026
Shady Ramshaw
A large turnout to escape the sun for an evening at Ramshaw, some scampering away a little early to witness…
Climbing · 9 Jul 2026
Weltering @ Willersley
Once again we attempt to avoid the heat with an evening at Willersley, most of us being lightly traumatised…
Climbing · 26 Jun 2026
Sweltering Staden
A big turnout this week for members new, old and prospective to enjoy the sheltered and (world?) class…
Away meets · 3 Jun 2026
The Fairhead trip to Bosigran!
After initiating plan B, stayed in the Count House, well known to many DMCers from past meets, offers great…
Climbing · 28 May 2026
Sunny Stanage & Midgey Misery
A big DMC turnout this Wednesday at Stanage, with Bill and Gen welcoming a new member for their first climb…
Climbing · 2 Apr 2026
Harborough kicks off Outdoor Wednesdays for 2026
A large gathering of DMC and Oread members enjoyed the many delights of Harborough, from strenous sit-starts…
Cycling · 28 Mar 2026
Two-Wheeled Action for those braving the hail
Taking a break from rock-clinging, 3 members enjoyed the local bridleways & trails (and of course large…
Club news · 12 Mar 2026
Concluding Winter Talks for 2026
We held the last of our 'Winter Talks 26' last Thursday 5th March at The Fishpond. What an inspiring talk…
Walking · 26 Oct 2025
Linacre Woods to Holymoorside Walk
Five of us enjoyed a lovely walk today from Linacre Woods to Holymoorside and back. The walk was planned by…
Climbing · 28 Sep 2025
Crackin' day at Millstone
A group of us enjoyed perfect conditions, several of us pushing out some our hardest ascents of the year.…
Cycling · 27 Sep 2025
Matlock Top Ten
On the last Saturday in September, a group of 13 DMC members and friends set off from Darley Dale to ride the…
Away meets · 13 Sep 2025
Hut Meet Report - Lakes
We have just spent a lovely weekend in Seathwaite at the High Moss hut in the Duddon valley. The hut was…
Away meets · 1 Aug 2025
Hut Meet Report - Pembroke
We enjoyed stunning weather in Pembroke for 4 days of wonderful exposure on some of the greatest cliffs in…
Away meets · 1 May 2025
Hut Meet Report - Tan yr Wyddfa
We had a varied and fantastic weekend in Snowdonia at Tan yr Wyddfa, the weather was fantastic and members…
Climbing · 1 May 2025
Climbing - Stanage North
Hiding from the crowds this bank holiday weekend, we had a great day at Stanage North, a determined approach…
Away meets · 1 May 2025
Hut Meet Report - Yorkshire
What a great trip to Yorkshire! Camped near Ingleton with an abundance of great walks, caves, climbs and pubs…
Climbing · 1 Apr 2025
Climbing - Sea Stacks
Three intrepid completionists, Jon S, Roger M and I (Greg J) climbed the magnificent Am Bauchaille sea stack.…
Climbing · 1 Apr 2025
Climbing - Bamford Edge
What a blissful day! We've never had the weather so good at Bamford Edge .. perfect climbing conditions. Lots…
Climbing · 1 Apr 2025
Climbing - Harboro Rocks
Well that was another great evening .. climbing into the setting sun at Harboro Rocks our traditional venue…
Climbing · 1 Mar 2025
Winter Talks - Big Walling with Roger Mear
Brilliant evening last night as we heard club member Roger Mear describe the challenges, ordeal and joys of…
Climbing · 1 Mar 2025
Climbing - Lawrencefield
Members threw themselves at some of the harder challenges at Lawrencefield before unforecast rain stopped…
Walking · 1 Feb 2025
Bretton Clough - Monthly DMC Walk
Postponing the walk from the previous weekend proved to have been the right call as eight club members were…
Walking · 1 Jan 2025
Biggin to Alstonfield - Monthly DMC Walk
A distance of 9 miles was walked by 11 from Biggin to Alstonfield in the dry, but chilly weather. The village…
Walking · 1 Nov 2024
Ashford in the Water - Monthly DMC Walk
Despite a “mixed” forecast, we had a good turnout for our November club walk. 10 starters and we only lost 2…
Walking · 1 Oct 2024
Matlock Top 10
This is the 4th time we have ridden the Matlock Top 10 as an informal club event. The Matlock Top 10 takes in…
Walking · 1 Oct 2024
Foxhouse Circular - Monthly DMC Walk
Mike led this month's walk with 7 members and two prospective members, Rob and Viv on their first meet. In…
Away meets · 1 Aug 2024
Pembroke Meet
Pembroke 2024, what a trip!!! Only 4 of us went but had an absolute blast. Steve and I decided to break up…
Climbing · 1 Aug 2024
Langde - Fell & Rocks Rawhead Cottage
Over the weekend of 2nd - 5th August 7 of us ventured to Langde and stayed at The Fell & Rocks Rawhead…
Away meets · 1 Jun 2024
Kinder Meet
5 turned up for the Kinder walk this morning. It was a nice day, to begin with. As planned we walked up…
Away meets · 1 Jun 2024
The Cliff - Yorkshire 2024 Meet
Good day at “the Cliff” on Sunday the 23rd of June for the Yorkshire 2024 meet. About 10 members enjoyed…
Away meets · 1 May 2024
Bank Holiday Climbing Meet at Swanage, Wales
What a great spring bank holiday in Swanage! Reacting to the unsettled forecast, a last-minute change of…
Climbing · 1 Apr 2024
Rock Climbing fundimentals
Rock climbing fundamental skills session at Stanage popular. For new members and those looking to return to…
Walking · 1 Apr 2024
Cutthroat Bridge - DMC walk
We walked up the old Drovers Road and on either side were lapwings that sounded like squeaky toys, protecting…
Walking · 1 Mar 2024
A Bright & Sunny DMC Walk
A bright and sunny day ?! A group of 11 met at Edlestow car park to walk to, through and around Ashover. The…
Climbing · 1 Mar 2024
Stanage Far Right
Today’s outside climbing meet was in jeopardy due to a dubious weather forecast. A decision was made to…
Away meets · 1 Feb 2024
Winter Scotland Meet
This year the DMC club's winter trip was based at Mill Cottage near Aviemore in the Cairngorms National Park.…
Walking · 1 Jan 2024
DMC Walk - Meerbrook, Turners Pool and Tittersworth
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Walking · 1 Jan 2024
Bonsall Night Nav
Bonsall Night Nav 24th January. 17 members met up at the Barley Mow in Bonsall before setting off on a…
Away meets · 1 Dec 2023
Pre-Christmas meet at Tan Yr Wyddfa
7 of us met for the pre-Christmas meet Mick, Cath Bill, Mike, Tom Pete and myself. Despite the forecast of 2…
Climbing · 1 Nov 2023
Stanage Plantation Climb
4 established and one potential/prospective member headed over to Stanage Plantation, despite the occasional…
Walking · 1 Nov 2023
DMC Walk - Cork Stone
Caroline led the DMC monthly walk on Saturday 25th November starting from Rowsley with Thelma, Grant, Linda,…
Climbing · 1 Oct 2023
DMC Members Take Action to Preserve Black Rocks
Excellent clean up today with 14 volunteers collecting 16 bags of rubbish. This was a great example of the…
Walking · 1 Oct 2023
12 Miles Around Axe Edge - DMC Walk
October Sunday walk report. 7 club members and Indy the dog joined Mike Dowsett who led us on a 12 mile walk…
Walking · 1 Sep 2023
DMC Walk - Hope
There were 6 of us, including one new member, on the September walk from Hope. We visited Hope Pinfold, the…
Walking · 1 Aug 2023
DMC Walk - Goyt Valley
Nice to see all those that were brave enough to join us, on such an inclement day! DMC walk - from Errwood…
Walking · 1 Jul 2023
DMC Walk
Seven members, including a prospective member, enjoyed an excellent walk around Thorpe, Bostern Grange, Hall…
Climbing · 1 Jul 2023
Sunset on the Wall
Six of us got to High Tor last night and climbed as two teams completing highlight, skylight and…
Climbing · 1 Jul 2023
Climbing Meet at Froggatt
It was a great evening at Froggatt for Greg, Paul and Cath exploring Tegness Pinnacle and Brookside Buttress.
Away meets · 1 Jul 2023
Patterdale Weekend
Looking back, I must have been missing my Saturday afternoons with football hooligans - why else would I go…
Away meets · 1 Jun 2023
North Wales Trip
Walking · 1 Jun 2023
May's Walk - Wetton Mill
On a warm Sunday morning, six members led by Sally set off from Wetton Mill for the Club's regular monthly…
Club news · 1 Apr 2023
DMC April Bryn Hafod Meet
Walking · 1 Mar 2023
March's Walk - Goyt Valley
Club news · 1 Feb 2023
DMC Annual Dinner
We had a lovely annual meal with 31 of us there – a big thank you to Judith for organizing the event! We…
Away meets · 1 Feb 2023
Scotland Meet
Liz and I climbed Corbett Garbh Bheinn in the mist and it only revealed itself as we drove back to the hut…
Walking · 1 Feb 2023
February's Walk - Ogston Reservoir
February's DMC walk was an 8 mile circuit starting at Ogston reservoir. An unnamed trig point above…
Walking · 1 Jan 2023
Night Nav
A big thank you to Cath for organising a great night nav last night. 16 of us enjoyed a mostly clear night…
Climbing · 1 Nov 2022
Jon Wins in BMC Paraplegic Climbing Competition
Our very own Jon Shields won his group (lower body) in the Paraplegic Climbing Competition yesterday (19th…
Away meets · 1 Oct 2022
Duddon Valley Meet
The weekend of the 8/9th October saw some members of the DMC travel up to the Rucksack Club’s High Moss hut,…
Walking · 1 Oct 2022
Youlgrave
Nine members, one potential member and one dog set off from Youlgrave, with the intention of finding some of…
Away meets · 1 Oct 2022
Hot Rocks in Leonidio (Greece)
'I'd wanted to climb in Leonidio (Greece) for years and the opportunity came in October when I joined Mike…
Climbing · 1 Jul 2022
Jo Brown Challenge
Six DMC members were joined by some Castle MC members and a dog to do part of the Jo Brown Challenge. Our…
Away meets · 1 Jun 2022
Hut Meet at Bosigran
A great time was had by climbers, walkers and nature lovers at the iconic Count House at Bosigran, Cornwall…
Climbing · 1 Apr 2022
Climbing Safety Skills at Colehill Quarry
On the 13th of April, 6 members joined Gill at Colehill quarry to practice sports climbing safety skills.…
Climbing · 1 Apr 2022
Climbing Safety Skills at Birchen
On the 3rd of April, 14 members turned up at Birchen Edge for a climbing safety skills session led by our…
Club news · 1 Mar 2022
Outdoor First Aid Course
The DMC’s Outdoor First Aid course was held on Saturday 27th March at the Strutts Community Centre in Belper,…
Away meets · 1 Mar 2022
Coniston Weekend Meet
Club members enjoyed a lovely weekend staying at the YMC climber's hut at Coniston. We had all prepared for a…
Climbing · 1 Mar 2022
The Roaches Meet
We had a great walk today around the Roaches with some superb views, visiting Lud's Church and Gradbach. The…
Walking · 1 Jan 2022
Glen Dana
A great meet at Glen Dana. we kept the walks low and in the alley given the low cloud and mist. Lovely walk…
Walking · 1 Jan 2022
Hollaway Circular
A glorious frosty morning turned into a mild and sunny winters day for this months DMC walk in the Derbyshire…
Walking · 1 Jan 2022
Night Navigation
17 people turned out for our Urban Night Nav to explore the alleys, streams and back streets of Bakewell. The…
Climbing · 1 Nov 2021
Black Rocks 'Deep Clean'
Derwent Mountaineering Club (DMC) members ‘ascended’ on Black Rocks in force on the 14th of November, armed…
Away meets · 1 Oct 2021
Hut Meets Have Resumed - Patterdale
12 members enjoyed the delights of Patterdale and the surrounding hills staying at the lovely George Starkey…
Climbing · 1 Sep 2021
Jeffcoats Pinnacle
The Peak Limestone South guide has this wonderful old sepia photo (from 1942!) of climbers on this local…
Walking · 1 Jul 2021
Gogarth and local walks and climbs
The summer meet to Gogarth, Angelsey presented an opportunity for some big cliff climbing. Click on the image…
Climbing · 1 Jun 2021
Froggatt
There was a great turnout for Wednesday evening's climbing at Froggatt and also in the pub!
Walking · 1 Jun 2021
Rowsley Walk
Although not sunny, the weather was dry (as was the ground underfoot!) and the views were lovely for Sunday's…
Climbing · 1 May 2021
The Roaches
Here are a few photos from a delightful day at The Roaches. Cath and Chris on Left Hand Route, S4b and Gill…
Climbing · 1 Apr 2021
Birchens
The April showers turned out to be snow showers but they were light and short-lived and the weather was much…
Walking · 1 Apr 2021
Rowarth Walk
Six DMC members walked from Rowarth near Hayfield on Sunday 25th April. We covered 11 miles along edges with…
Climbing · 1 Apr 2021
Stanage
Well we had lovely end of lockdown climbing sessions at Harboro Rocks (Wed eve 31st Mar) and Stanage (Sat 3rd…
Club news · 1 Apr 2021
Peak Trig
It's taken me rather longer than planned - not least because of Lockdown III - but I've now completed my Peak…
Climbing · 1 Mar 2021
Harborough Rocks
Outdoor group climbing resumed with the DMC's first post Lockdown III meet at Harborough Rocks: a good place…
Club news · 1 Oct 2020
Peak Trig
Club activity has naturally been rather scant of late so in lieu of any meet reports, I've started…
Climbing · 1 Oct 2020
Black Rocks Deep Clean
The Derwent Mountaineering Club and Greenpeace turned out in force on Sunday 25th October to help clear…
Club news · 1 May 2020
Lockdown Lock-ins at the Derwent Arms
There's not been much happening in terms of mountaineering and climbing over the past couple of months but no…
Away meets · 1 Feb 2020
Scottish Winter Meet - Ochils MC Hut Crianlarich
Five members attended the meet: Pete and Laura, Mike D and David A arriving on Sunday evening and Mick B the…
Club news · 1 Jan 2020
Trigger - Supporting Woodhead MRT
On Sunday 12th January, I stood near the back of a group of about 180 runners at Marsden Cricket Club, about…
Climbing · 1 Jan 2020
Bouldering - Cratcliffe Tor
Away meets · 1 Dec 2019
High Moss - Duddon Valley, Lake District
On Saturday, 3 DMC ascended Sca Fell via Foxes Tarn, battered by 50mph+ wind loaded with graupel. In better…
Club news · 1 Nov 2019
AGM - Cromford
The club held its AGM on Thursday 14th November. After completing the business of the meeting, a sale of…
Away meets · 1 Oct 2019
Tan-yr-Wyddfa (Oread Hut) Meet - Rhydd Ddu
The October meet at the Oread Hut in Rhydd Ddu started rather wet, but it cleared during the morning and a…
Climbing · 1 Sep 2019
Crag Cleanup - Black Rocks
On Sunday 22nd September, the DMC joined forces with Greenpeace to help clear litter at Black Rocks. The area…
Climbing · 1 Jun 2019
Summer Climbing - Birchens, Froggatt and Anglesey
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