K Fellfarers

K Fellfarers welcomes walkers, climbers, mountaineers, and anyone who loves the outdoors. All standards are welcome .
We meet socially in the Riflemans Arms in Kendal on the first Tuesday of each month after 9pm, and have our own bunkhouse - High House - in Seathwaite, Borrowdale. We hold regular outdoor meets and local indoor and outdoor events throughout the year. See the Social Calendar.

As a member you will receive every three months a 20+ page club magazine called the Fellfarer. This will update you on recent meets and events, the forthcoming social calendar, and occasional extracts from the past activities of the club.

As one of the longest established outdoor clubs in the Lakes (we were 75 years old in 2009) , we have a great pedigree, including strong local links with formative people like Howard Somervell, Sid Cross, and Jim Duff. We also have strong links with Kendal Caving Club, and sometimes share meets.

News
Coming Up-see Social Calendar for more details, and the outline program for the rest of the year
Feb 9 - Slideshow - Fellfarers & Friends in the Alps
Feb 20 - Annual ceilidh - see Clare for tickets, there are not many left
Feb 27 - Walk/meal
Mar 6 - Walk and Annual Dinner
Mar 16 - Slideshow - Tasmania part 2
Mar 18 - Scottish meet in Newtonmore
Apl 10 - Walk/meal
Apl 26 - Spanish meet

The Fellfarers Year slideshow - For those that missed this treat, a selection of the photos shown have been added to the Gallery pages for 2009.

Avalanche acident behind High House - On Hind Crag

The Fellfarer - No 56 is now available on-line. See Publications

Swap Shop - Don't forget to check out this facility to buy, sell, and swap clothes and other items, and also items 'lost and found' at High House. Latest additions are ladies rock boots for sale and a camera memory card found at High House.

The Rain! 21 Nov - The Environment Agency said on Friday that their "gauging station at Seathwaite Farm recorded 314.4mm over 24 hours until 00.45 this morning – a record for England." That's over 12 inches!!!
The group who should have stayed over the weekend couldn't get down the valley. Inspection on Saturday morning revealed that High House was OK. The track had suffered water damage but was passable with care in a saloon car. The pipe bridge was blocked, causing the beck to overflow onto the track, with the prospect of further rain making the situation worse.
23 Nov - A small work party visited on Tuesday and managed to unblock the pipes and dig out a lot of the gravel filling the beck. The flood has now receded, though the track still needs care when driving up it.
See the Gallery for some photos, and also a story about the last time there was a lot of rain in the country!

The Guardian - See Tony Greenbank's article on the Club and High House in the Guardian Country Diary for November 9th. .

Commemorative Book
See on the BMC web site
2009 was the 75th anniversary of the club and its use of High House bunkhouse, and to mark the occasion, we intend publishing a commemorative book. We would like to include material from as wide a source as possible so we are appealing to anyone who has memories, photographs, written material relating to K Fellfarers or High House, to contact the editor Mick Fox for possible inclusion in the book. All photographs will be carefully copied and returned.
This book will have a limited print run, so if you want to ensure a copy you must give Hugh Taylor your contact details, how many copies you want, and a £5 deposit. Remember, only the £5 will guarantee a copy!