This section is devoted to the membership of the Online Fellwalking Club.  Here you will find much to link you with other members of the club and share in each other's experiences.  Since its inception, the membership has made the OFC what it is - a great place to be. Please feel free to contact us and include your own selections and articles.

A selection of the latest items from our Club Members is shown below:

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    Dale Head
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    Polly completes her 214
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    Birkhouse Moor
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    With Wasdale MRT - Remembrance Sunday, 2005
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    Helm Crag
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    New OFC website launch (23 August 2007)
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    AW Centenary Walk - Pendle (Jan 2007)
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    With Jos Naylor - Fellrunning legend!
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    Drinks in the Unicorn, Ambleside
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    Ascent of Skiddaw, February 2003
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    OFC on Ullock Pike
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    Roger Hiley leads a walk up Haystacks
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    At Cockermouth MRT Base Presenting £400
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    The OFC Photographers!
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    A Kentmere Round with Austrian member, Helmut Hudler
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    Ascent of Low Fell before the Inaugural Dinner 2nd Sep 2006
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    Pendle Summit - The Wainwright Memorial Walk
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    3rd Club Meet - An Ascent of Rannerdale Knotts
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    The Highest Book Launch in the Land!
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    Ben Hammond et al - Remembrance Sunday
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    Housesteads Fort, Christmas 2002
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    First OFC Club meet
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    High Pike on the occasion of the AW Society Inaugural Meeting
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    Honister meet August 2007
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    Hunter Davies - The OFC Inaugural Dinner
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    Lost Sheep 6 - Launch August 2007
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    Channel 4 Roman Walk - Traverse of High Street
Park & Stride 29 - Todd Crag from Ambleside Denotes recently added content
Mark Richards
Friday, 16 May 2008

Read more...This third Ride & Stride expedition from The Lakeland Pathfinder/555 bus service puts a focus on Ambleside's glorious situation between the fells and two lovely lakes, one large, one petite. The view from Todd Crag will put a smile on your face, well displayed is the Fairfield Horseshoe to the north above Rydal Hall.

 
High Raise (or a hunt for Helmut) Denotes recently added content
Steven Procter
Thursday, 15 May 2008

Read more...I finally managed a long planned walk yesterday. Grasmere to Seatoller via High Raise and Eagle Crag, with a plan to try and meet up with Helmut on High Raise.

 
Helmut's Big Walk May 2008 - Day 1 Denotes recently added content
Articles
Wednesday, 14 May 2008

Read more...Helmut started his big walk today in superb conditions.  Roger and Ann climbed with him over Ullock Pike from near the Ravenstone Hotel and parted company with him on Carlside summit.  Helmut then climbed Skiddaw and descended to Skiddaw Little Man and Lonscale Fell and then headed down the gully between Lonscale Fell and Burnt Horse crags.

 
15% Off Great Mountain Days at Cicerone Denotes recently added content
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Sunday, 11 May 2008

Read more...Get a 15% discount* when you buy the latest book from Mark Richards, Great Mountain Days in the Lake District

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The Guardian Hay Festival 2007 Denotes recently added content
Articles
Saturday, 10 May 2008

Read more...For the past few years, along with friends, I have spent an interesting week down at Hay-on-Wye for the annual Guardian sponsored literature festival.  This short article and video excerpt revisits the 2007 sojourn along with the excellent walk taken on the Black Mountain.

 
UWR 16 & 17: Seathwaite Fell & Great End via the edge of Custs Gully Denotes recently added content
Unfrequented Wainwright Routes
Saturday, 10 May 2008

Read more...Today Ann, Roger, Jo and myself did a walk from Seathwaite which contained not one but two Unfrequented Wainwright Routes and we enjoyed it immensely in mostly hot and humid conditions.

 
Blencathra via Halls Fell and Sharp Edge Denotes recently added content
Fornside Chronicles
Thursday, 08 May 2008

Read more...I will be joining Helmut on Blencathra (possibly with Jayne Hill) and it is possible that Helmut will descend via Sharp Edge if the conditions are dry.  Polly has climbed Sharp Edge before but never descended it so, as conditions were superb today, I decided we would climb the mountain by Halls Fell ridge and descend by Sharp Edge to see if Polly was going to be fine.

 
Sheffield Pike from Glencoyne
Steven Procter
Sunday, 04 May 2008

Read more...Sunday's walk was intended to be Sheffield Pike and Glenridding Dodd, new turf for me, not for our companions though.  It thundered early in the morning and we thought we'd be calling the walk off, but, we decided to give it a go and see what happened.

 
A Dawdle Devoted to Devoke
Steven Procter
Saturday, 03 May 2008

Read more...After Friday's exertions I didn't feel like walking much, but Lorraine had come all the way up to Barrow, so I dragged my aching bones out of bed and we headed for Devoke Water.

 
Park & Stride 28 - Thirlmere from The Swirls
Mark Richards
Friday, 02 May 2008

Read more...This second Ride & Stride expedition is a significant departure from the established pattern of Park & Stride. Being basically a low-level excursion concentrating on the relationship of dale and lake, though the latter is strictly a reservoir.

 
Thwaites Flies the Flag for Wainwright
Read more...Daniel Thwaites brewery of Blackburn is celebrating taking another step in its journey with fellow Lancashire legend Alfred Wainwright by launching Wainwright in bottle and encouraging people to follow his famous walking routes.  Last year the Northern Brewer marked its 200-year anniversary and Wainwright's own Centenary celebrations by launching a limited edition ale in his name, and the beer proved such a success that it has now become a long term addition to the Thwaites range.  If you would like to join in the festivities, fly a Thwaites flag on your favourite mountain, take a photo and get the chance to win a crate of Wainwright ale then please read on....
 
Kev Reynolds Talks at Stanfords Book Store
Read more... On Wednesday April 30th at 7.30pm Peter Burgess attended Stanfords map and travel book store in London's Long Acre in order to watch a slide show given by famous guide book writer Kev Reynolds whose notable publications number the Tour of Mont Blanc, Bernese Alps and 100 hut walks in the Alps as examples.
 
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BOOK REVIEW - Great Mountain Days in the Lake District by Mark Richards
Read more...Cicerone books have just published a new and inspirational book which, as Chris Bonnington states, 'is reflecting an exuberant affection for, and pleasure in, the exploration of the Cumbrian Fells.' The new book is Great Mountain Days in the Lake District and has been written by the Alfred Wainwright devotee Mark Richards.  If you would like to receive 15% off the price of this book and free P&P then read on...
 
Wainwright Walks - Series One

Read more...This five part series features an hour long documentary of the famous fell walker and guide writer, and four 30 minute programmes with Julia Bradbury walking in AW's footsteps along his favourite walks.  Including Haystacks, Blencathra, Castle Crag and the highest English Munro of them all, this is a definite view for anyone interested in AW, the fells or both.

 
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