OFC Summer Hike and Camp - 2010 Print
Written by Peter Burgess   
Thursday, 07 January 2010

Camping at Wasdale Head
OFC Camp
Robbie via the OFC Yahoo! message board has proposed that during 2010 a gathering be arranged somewhere in Lakeland.  His initial proposal was for a camp during August 2010 where people could congregate and of course walk, talk and socialise together.  Although Wasdale is Robbie's favoured location, it seems feasable in the first instance to gather interest in this idea wherever the location turns out to be.  What do you think?  Please read Robbie's proposal and give your opinions.

THE OFC SUMMER HIKE & CAMP - PROPOSAL

Hi OFCers,
Just wondering whether anyone on here would be interested in an OFC meet up/camp during the summer months?  With my also partaking in another forum (and I know at least one other OFCer is also a member of this particular group) they are arranging a camp at Wasdale, and this got me thinking that maybe we should have one on here too. I'm quite prepared to do all the arranging if necessary but was wondering if anyone would be interested first. Hopefully the answer will be yes.  Robbie Kiger (aka Znook)
 

Ed Ball disinfects his boots during F&M
Inaugural Camp 2001
In response to this proposal, the first action we would like OFC members to do is complete the latest poll found in the menu bar on the right of this article.  This will enable us to see if it's appropriate to spend time planning a club gathering or whether Robbie as well as others should just go ahead and organise their own smaller meet. 


View from the tent - Wasdale Head
In tent
Robbie's suggestion has come at an appropriate time, as I and some others were contemplating similar ideas.  The K-Fellfarers have, for instance, very kindly offered High House in Seathwaite to the OFC although booking slots are limited to midweek, out-of-season times. 

Previously, I had thought it would be fitting to have a gathering after a day walk where food could be eaten and perhaps a club member or two give a talk/ slideshow of one of their expeditions or walks.

Information leaflet bearing the prelimary OFC logo
Information Leaflet 2001
At the moment, things are very much in the planning stage but any feedback, help, suggestions or advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.  It would be excellent to have such an event in 2010, not quite a decade after the first!

 

 



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