Ladies Meet – Summer 2023
The next instalment of our ever-popular annual Ladies Meet. This meet will be in the Peak District with hut accommodation (more details below), costing £27 per person.
Please note – when booking a place on this meet you are committing to attending. We cannot offer refunds for meets where the Club has booked accommodation in advance as this leaves us out of pocket. If, after booking, you cannot attend for any reason you can recoup the cost by finding another SCC member to ‘sell’ your space to. If you do this or cannot attend, please let the committee know.
Venue
Peak District – The Peak District is home to some of the most iconic rock climbing locations in the UK, with gritstone edges such as Windgather Rocks, the Roaches, Stanage Edge, Curbar Edge and Derwent Edge offering world-class climbing routes. The climbing here mainly consists of single pitch trad routes, with the ability to put up top ropes on these routes. There are also a couple of sport quarries. Should the weather be terrible, we have the choice of a great climbing wall in Sheffield (Awesome Walls), a rainy walk or pottering around some cute cafes.
Suitability
Summary: Open to all
This meet is be suitable for climbers of all levels of ability and experience.
Accommodation
Carlswark Cottage:
Things to bring:
Essential:
- Sleeping stuff – Sleeping bag, pillows and sheets are not provided so make sure you bring your own!
- Climbing stuff (only essential if you actually plan on climbing) – Harness, rock shoes, belay device, helmet, prussik, sling and carabiner
- Clothing
- Weather gear – Waterproofs and a good pair of boots or shoes. Suncream
- Personal – stuff for showering including a towel!
- Food – Snacks, lunches, etc
- Water bottle – at least one for use when out and about
Desirable (bring if you have these):
- Trad rack, half ropes, single rope
- Approach shoes
- Boulder mat
- Guide books
- Maps of the area
- Walking poles
- Walking boots
- Food for lunch and snacks for the hills / crags
The Club has a stock of guidebooks which are kept at Bouldershack. This can be accessed by asking at the front desk for the key to the SCC library. Members are welcome to borrow guidebooks for the meet but please sign then out and return them promptly.
Members are also able to borrow gear from the club. This can be done by filling out an equipment request form. Details can be found here.
Food and drink:
The hut has a fully equipped kitchen for cooking and storing food. There are small food shops a 2 minute drive away or a 13 minute walk away. There is also a pub and a fish and chip shop within a 5 minute walk away from the hut.
We will be cooking a group meal on the Saturday nigh in the hut. This is included in the cost of the meet. Please remember to add any dietary requirements when booking your ticket.
We will be providing basic breakfast items such as bread, spreads and milk.
Where?
We see supporting and encouraging diversity and inclusivity within our club and the wider climbing community as a highly important topic, and are striving to do our part to make the world a more equitable place.
This event is part of that effort, which we hope contributes alongside bigger initiatives/events by others in the community (like the Womens Climbing Symposium and Womens Trad Festival) in making outdoor climbing more accessible and approachable to all.