Red Rope is a walking and climbing club with a difference.

We’re a socialist and green club, run by our members.

We care about the politics of the outdoors. People’s right to roam is under threat. Land use is a critical issue in the climate emergency. Red Rope members care about these issues and about encouraging more people to get into the outdoors. We have always been a very inclusive club. Over half of our members are women.

And we’re more than that!

Why Join Red Rope:

Red Rope organises walks and trips all over the United Kingdom, with over a hundred trips a year – everything from easy local walks to longer trips to the mountains.

Be part of a walking, climbing and mountaineering club based on shared politics and love of the outdoors
Join affordable outdoor trips – Membership and trip charges scaled to income- so if you are low paid you pay less
There’s Club access to cheap accommodation in mountain areas and national parks
Get experienced help and access to courses – you don’t need to be experienced or super fit

More about us

Check out our Newsletter The Bulletin – and online Trip Reports

for some extra background see About Red Rope

See our Diary (the Monthly Information Sheet or MIS) for a flavour of our activities

How to Join

New Members are very welcome, and you can join the club from this website.

All the details are here: Join Us

If you want to check out your nearest Red Rope group, you can find them here on our Regions page

Enquiries

General enquiries to secretary@redrope.org.uk

Latest News

Autumn 2025 Red Rope Bulletin 50 – Red Rope Bulletin No 50, Autumn 2025, Trip reports about London Easter trip to Exmoor, Aviemore, Cairndow, Knoydart, Presteigne, Merseyside summer picnic, members trekking in the Dolomites, an update on Review of the Banding System, Defend our Juries protest arrests, Giving Blood, and an obituary for Wendy. RR-50-X
Red Rope Cairndow Trip May 3rd-10th 2025 – Post walk drinks outside Loch Fyne Ales Trip Report You know how it goes: 8 people ( Sarah, Steve, Pete, John, Janey, Jane, Damien and Yvonne) spent a week in a great location climbing mountains, eating excellent food and drinking Fyne beer. The details? The Cobbler, Beinn Bhuidhe, Ben Cruachan, Beinn Chorranach, Beinn an Lochan, […]
AGM 2025 Minutes – The Minutes of our April 2025 AGM are now available on the Committee page. This online meeting of Club members discussed several motions, some passed and others not. If you missed it, you can read all about it here. Committee and AGM Minutes