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North Wales climbing at the Club hut

Friday, 24th June 2016 at 6pm - 6pm Sunday, 26th June
Location: Dinorwic Mill Cottage, Tai Felin, Brynrefail, Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Come and stay in our wonderful club hut and join fellow club members and friends for adventures…

Peak District Climbing

Saturday, 30th April 2016 at 10am
Location: Peak District, meet at Outside Cafe

In lieu of our trip to Yorkshire we'll be heading to the Peak on Saturday for some climbing…

LOROS Bouldering Competion @ The Tower

Thursday, 26th May 2016 at 4pm - 9pm
Location: The Tower Climbing Wall, Beaumont Leys

Local charity LOROS are running a bouldering competition to raise funds for their work caring…

Thursday Climbing @ Charnwood Quarry

Thursday, 28th April 2016 at 6pm, Thursday, 5th May 2016 at 6pm
Location: Charnwood Quarry

This week our Thursday climbing session will be at Charnwood…

Cornish Climbing

Friday, 27th May 2016 at 6pm - 6pm Monday, 30th May
Location: YHA Lands End, Letcha Vean, St Just-in-Penwith, Penzance, TR19 7NT

For this years trip to Cornwall we are staying at the…

Thursday Climbing @ Craig Buddon

Thursday, 21st April 2016 at 6pm
Location: Craig Buddon

This week our Thursday climbing session will be at Craig Buddon from 6pm onwards. Unless the…

Thursday Climbing @ Markfield Quarry

Thursday, 14th April 2016 at 6pm
Location: Markfield Quarry

Meet at Markfield Quarry from 6pm for climbing. If the weather is no good we will fallback…

Joint meet up with Barrow MC at The Roaches

Saturday, 21st May 2016 at 10am
Location: Don Whillans Hut, The Roaches

We have arranged a joint day of climbing with the guys from the Barrow Mountaineering Club. The…

Bowline CC - Croft hills race cancelled

E-mail sent by Andrew Potter, Sunday, 10th April 2016 @ 11:18am

Hi All,

It is with great regret that we are not able to run the Croft Hills Race this year. This is due to issues with liability in respect to the land on which the race is run. Thanks to all those who have expressed an interest in entering the race. We hope we will be able to run the event next year.

Kind regards,

Andy Potter
BCC Meets Secretary

The OMM

Saturday, 29th October 2016 at 9am - 4pm Sunday, 30th October
Location: Southwest Scotland

Entries are now open for the 2016 OMM (Original Mountain Marathon) which will be held over the…

Pembrokeshire sea cliff climbing

Friday, 26th August 2016 at 6pm - 6pm Monday, 29th August
Location: St. Petrox Campsite, St. Petrox, Stackpole, Pembroke, SA71 5EQ

Once again we will be camping at St Petrocs Campsite which is well located for access to the…

BBQ in Brynrefail

Friday, 29th July 2016 at 6pm - 6pm Sunday, 31st July
Location: Dinorwic Mill Cottage, Tai Felin, Brynrefail, Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Come and stay in our wonderful club hut and join fellow club members and friends for adventures…

Yorkshire Climbing - CANCELLED

Friday, 29th April 2016 at 7pm - 6pm Monday, 2nd May
Location: Howarth Farm Campsite, Skyreholme, Appletreewick, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 6DE

Unfortunately due to poor weather we are cancelling the trip to Yorkshire.

For our…

Peak District Climbing

Saturday, 7th May 2016 at 10am
Location: Peak District

Dare I say it but the weather looks good for climbing in the Peak this weekend. Could be good…

Good Climbing Day

Friday, 25th March 2016 at 10:30am
Location: Lawerencefield, Peak District

Well it looks like it will be the only good climbing day this weekend no matter where you are…

Spanish Limestone for New Year

Wednesday, 28th December 2016 at 12am - 11:59pm Sunday, 8th January 2017
Location: El Chorro

Tony and Anni are planning to go to El Chorro in the south of Spain for sport climbing over new…

Croft Hills Race 2016 - CANCELLED

Tuesday, 17th May 2016 at 7:30pm
Location: Aggregates Quarry car park, next to Croft Church, Croft, Leicester

It is with great regret that we are not able to run the Croft Hills Race this year (2016). This…

Saunders Mountain Marathon

Saturday, 2nd July 2016 at 9am - 4pm Sunday, 3rd July
Location: Lake District

Entries are now open for the 38th Saunders Lakeland Mountain Marathon which will be held over…

Banff Mountain Film Festival

Wednesday, 3rd February 2016 at 7:30pm
Location: De Montfort Hall, Leicester

The world’s most prestigious mountain film festival is coming to Leicester with a brand new…

Pyrenees trip

Saturday, 20th August 2016 at 9am - 6pm Sunday, 28th August
Location: Lourdes/Gavernie, France

Our planned trip to the Alps this summer has been relocated to the Lourdes/Gavernie area of the…

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