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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