Joining the Club

How to Join the Club

Joining the club is very simple, just turn up at Rosehill or the Sands on a Sunday morning, or at the Sands on a Wednesday.

Introduce yourself and join the walk of your choice. If you let us know you will be coming  along, the walk leader will be

informed and look out for you. After attending a couple of walks you will be expected to register as a member.

All we need is, name, address, telephone number, email and you will be registered as a member.

There is a joining fee of £5 and the annual membership fee is £10 (total £15) payable on registration.

 

What do you get for £15 ?

There are walks organised for  every Wednesday and Sunday throughout the year. There are Tuesday walks every other week, short easy waks for the less able.  During May, June, July and August there are walks every Thursday evening. Walks to suite all abilities, as easy or hard as you want. Once a month there is a coach walk for only £10.

In addition there are special walks, coach trips, weekends away, meals out, Club Holidays.

 From October to March there are social evenings every second Friday. As a member of the club you would be more than welcome to participate in all events. There is the website which keeps you up to date with everything that is happening in the club. You also have the opportunity to enjoy the the beautiful countryside, keep fit, exercise, make new friends.

Wonderful days out with wonderful friendly people.

What more could you want ? come and join us.

 

Anyone who lives in the Penrith area can be picked up along the way for car or coach walks, if the walk is in that direction. 

 

You can if you wish join the club online. Just click on the link below

 

Information for Newcomers.

If you are a newcomer to walking on the fells, then you are advised to choose a walk-level, which you know you

can cope with easily and move up to a higher level later, rather than take on a level of walk which

over-stretches you and you find you are holding up the progress of others in the party.

 

Dogs

Dogs are not allowed on coach walks but are allowed on some car walks, providing the owner uses their own car.

They must be kept under control and it is advisable to check with the walk leader if the walk is suitable for a dog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For further information contact

Pete Rutland

07534358550

Walk Grades

Grade 1 Typically a hill or mountain walk involving substantial ascent and descent but might also be a longer low level walk of 10 miles or more 

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Grade 2 Typically a shorter hill walk with less ascent or a low level walk of 7-10 miles

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Grade 3/4/5 Typically a low level walk between 4-6 miles with little or no ascent

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Walks are graded by the walk leader and reflect the distance, amount of ascent and the type of terrain. The pace of the walk set by the walk leader will always take into account  the slowest person(s) in the group. These grade details are guidelines only and for full details of a walk, members should  read the walk description.

Walk Grades & Suffix

 

Grade  1 Over 2500ft(750m) of ascent_____       

Grade  2 1500(460m) - 2500ft(750m) of ascent   

Grade  3  500(150m) - 1500ft(460m) of ascent   

Grade  4       Less than 500ft(150m) of ascent  __

Grade  5       Fairly Flat                      ________      

 

No Suffix     No Severe Steepness       _________  

Suffix S    Steep part but no Scrambling________

Suffix SC   Ocassional use of hands      ________  

Suffix SCR Contains a Severe Scramble________

 

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Walks are graded by the walk leader and reflect the distance, amount of ascent and the type of terrain. The pace of the walk set by the walk leader will always take into account  the slowest person(s) in the group. These grade details are guidelines only and for full details of a walk, members should  read the walk description.

 

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