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, have our own bunkhouse - High House - in Seathwaite, Borrowdale, and hold regular 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, that includes strong local links with formative people like Howard Somervell, Sid Cross, and Jim Duff.

News
December -
- Visitors to High House may notice that one of the bridge guide rails has been hit - see the Gallery, Though one of the sleepers has also been damaged, the bridge is perfectly safe to cross.
November -
- Issue 63 of the Fellfarer is now available on-line under Publications.
October -
- If you missed the BBC program on Mark Weir and his plan for the zip-wire, there is a link to iPlayer here.
- Fellrunners within the club will be sad to hear of the death of Bill Smith, who along with Fred Rogerson and Stan Bradshaw formed part of the bedrock of modern-day fell running. See his obituary by Selwyn Wright in the Guardian.
- The provisional outline social calendar for 2012 is now available. See Social Calendar.
- We have just heard of the death in September of Walter Bonatti, the foremost climber/mountaineer of his generation, and for some ' 'the finest Alpinist there has ever been'. See here for an obituary.
September -
- The club are saddened to hear of the death of Harry Crone. A member from years ago, he managed to attend the 75th celebrations at High House.
- Congratulations to member Mel Middleton on completing the Glacial Haute Route (Chamonix to Zermatt) and summitting Mont Blanc via the the traverse route under Mont Maudit and Du Taquel.

Coming Up - see Social Calendar for more details and the outline program for the rest of 2012
January - 'Climbing for All' continues at the Kendal Wall from 7pm onwards every Thursday.
January 27 - AGM
February - 'Climbing for All' continues at the Kendal Wall from 7pm onwards every Thursday.
February 4 - Annual ceilidh
Feb 18 - Saturday Walk
Feb 21 - Slideshow - The Pyrenees, northern Spain, and the I-O-M.
Feb 22 - Mid-week Walk - around Ings.
Mar 3 - Annual Dinner preceeded by the Appetite Enhancer walk.

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.