What is up dog?
Anyway, stuff you should know.
For those of you coming on the Tremadog trip, we’re meeting at the union this Friday at 6, bring the standard kit. This means sleeping bag, roll mat, climbing gear, toiletries, plate, knife, fork, warm clothes, waterproofs, more warm clothes, walking boots if you want in case we go up a mountain due to poor weather, beer, money for fish and chip on Friday night, Eric’s cafe and pub. Oh and lycra is apparently mandatory (Happy now Steve?)
Christmas Celidh tickets go on sale this week. £10 in advance for all you can (“responsibly”) drink and plenty of dancing, more details can be found here: http://www.luumc.co.uk/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=749 When I say this is the most fun you can have with your clothes on I’m not lying… But if you come naked you’ll still have a good time, promise.
This Tuesday our most keen and knowledgeable climbers, Sean and Ewan will be giving a master class in Multi pitch leading, it’s aimed at people who can already single pitch lead and just bridges the gap between the two styles, there is a facebook invitey thing here: http://www.facebook.com/#/event.php?eid=175019598013 please let us know if you’re coming, Maybe is not really an answer is it? It just means no but you’re not willing to commit and I want commitment dammit!
T-Shirts are still being printed, apparently the special ink derived from rhino horn and whale spleen Sean ordered is taking a little longer to come by than normal due to green peace getting all touchy about whaling in the Antarctic (Go Japan), but they will be with us before Christmas, we’re told.
That’s all folks, sorry for the bad jokes, I’m in a good mood!
Regards
The Committee
Evening folks,
Sorry this e-mail comes so close to sign up, the committee’s bean counting machine went on the fritz and Heinz were unable to provide one at such notice.
On a serious note – Tremadog sign up is tomorrow (Wednesday)! There are 40 places and this is all. The cost is £30 for the trip which again covers Saturday night food and both breakfasts (we will leave on Friday night). We’d like you to come down and sign up with your partner. If you do not have a partner we can try and help but this means you might end up climbing with me so not the best plan ever…
We’ll be running a session on multi pitch leading for all those people who need a bit of a guidance or a little refresher
Other things – the Christmas Celidh is coming soon! ( I am so excited I can barely keep it contained) tickets will be £10 for all you can drink, stylish dancing and classy costumes. They will go on sale the following Wednesday so get them while they are hot (Celidh is actually on the 8th )
Bouldering party this Thursday at Sean’s, also a 20% off night the same night at Nevisport.
For more details on any of these hot topics see the forums
That’s it folks, Get Involved!
The Committee
Hey Guys,
Just some info on the two upcoming trips.
This weekend we have a day trip running to Millstone. Millstone while being a very nice crag has only VERY hard routes there, it starts at about VS and then just gets harder. As a result we are aiming this trip at people who can climb this kind of level. Sign up for this trip will be on Wednesday, cost will be around the £5/£10 mark just to cover fuel and transport costs.
The following Wednesday we will be signing up for Tremadog, price to be confirmed but it should be around the £25 mark +/- £5. Tremadog and surrounding areas are multipitch crags. This means that it is harder for people to be supervised while we climb and it is very difficult to teach at the crag. We are therefore asking that if you come along you find a climbing partner before sign up, this is the person who you will climb with all weekend. One of the two of you must be able to lead for obvious reasons and it is a positive if your partner can lead belay. If you are unsure if you meet this standard get in touch with someone from the committee or have a chat with one of us down the Packhorse. Also when it comes to finding a partner the packhorse is a perfect venue to ask around, or if you are afraid of face to face human contact the F-book group or the website forums are a must visit!
If you have never multi-pitched before please don’t be put off, we’ll do our very best to find someone for you to climb with, everyone’s gotta do it for a first tiem right? Even if it hurts.
Love
The Committee
Hey all,
Your weekly dose of mountaineering updates are here as ever.
First off peak trip, if you got your name down well done, we plan to leave from the union steps at 8:30 on the Saturday – we know that this is early but we want to make the most of the daylight, bring the same set of gear as last trip and don’t forget we’ll be providing the food for everything apart from lunches! We will aim to be back about 7 on Sunday for post trip curry.
Some lost property still from the Northumberland trip, someone left some PJs, a lunchbox, a pair of rock shoes and possibly a pashmina. If you think any of these bits could be yours get in touch.
Stuff ordered from MI is coming in, Sean should be letting you know when and where to pick your gear up from. But if a Sam Smith could get in touch with me that would be great, we don’t have any contact details for you it seems.
Still some spaces left on the first aid courses, details of them can be found on the front page of the website and also winter Conville courses are available, these teach basic winter skills for a very small amount of money and are worth trying to get on to, entry for applications closes on the 7th so if you’re interested get your skates on. More details available on the forums or front page of website.
That is all folks, hope you all have a good week see ya Wednesday
The Committee
Hello everyone!
Just a few pieces of info to pass on!
Firstly the Peak trip weekend will be signing up this Wednesday. The cost will be £20. Further details can be found on the website! Hopefully the sign up process will be a lot less painful than last time!
After the sign up we’re going down to the Fav for some drinks, make sure you get involved.
After the madness of the last few weeks there is less to tell you about, however there are still some places on the first aid course available so if you are interested get in touch. Also on the 8th of December we have our Xmas Celidh, just telling you now so you can keep that date free. It seriously is the best night of the year – dancing, all you can drink booze and silly games! I’ll remind you enarer the time so don’t panic!
That’s all for now
The Committee
hey
unfortunatly it predicted to piss down on saturday so the trip has been cancelled.
if any of you fancy going down to the wall instead its open from 10.
although you will have to sort out partners between yourselves.
hasta la vista
Hey guys,
Two things, firstly the MI discount night is this Thursday, up to 20% off, it can be found here: here and is running from 6-8. We;re discussing it on the forums, so if you’re coming maybe give a shout out to let us know?
Secondly, Giggleswick trip this weekend, if you are interested please let Ewan know his conact details are here: Sign up will be down the packhorse this Wednesday from 9
Cheers
Alex
Hey just a reminder about the Kenton Cool lecture. On Saturday 7th November Kenton Cool – who graduated from Leeds in 1994, is giving the
Annual Alumni Lecture about developing his interest in climbing when he was at Leeds and his exploits and adventures as a mountain guide on some of the world’s toughest mountain ranges since graduating.
the tickets for the lecture are free its only the optional lunch after which costs
although it does clash with the peak trip.
for more details see
www.alumni.leeds.ac.uk/kentoncool
ta
Matt Harding fell over last night and severed some tendons and nerves in his hand last night on some broken glass at Viva Cuba. He is currently in the Leeds General Infirmary, Ward 49, Clarendon wing. He’ll be having surgery tomorrow some time and will probably be out on Saturday some time. He would appreciate visitors/phone calls to cheer him up – his hospital phone number is 07005764232 (mobile number 07814 727231), visiting hours are 3-4pm and 6-8pm. Also he would like to know what actually happened, as a combination of alcohol, shock and loss of a surprising amount of blood mean his memory of the event is a bit hazy.
Hoping you’re all mended soon Matt!
Hey guys,
How’s it going, this is just an info-mail, letting you know what is going on in the hectic world of LUUMC!
Ok firstly and most importantly this Wednesday at 3pm we will be commencing our Otley run, the theme is anything which begins with the letter L, U, U, M or C. Anything at all, can’t be bother come as Casual Wear, want to go really exotic and have too much time to kill come as Leonardo da Vinci flying machine… We will also be doing it roped up so bring a belt to get connected. If you can’t make three because you have lectures – which as a sensible club we would never suggest you miss – come down and join in when you can, I’ll be there all night so you can call me (07879674137) or any of the committee at www.luumc.co.uk/committee.php
Next on Thursday night Jenny Lines our great outdoor rep has organised a 20% off night at Cotsworld, this is a great chance to pick up any extra bits of kit you need before Northumberland. To get this discount you’ll need an outdoors’ club membership card (they’ll cost 50p) and will be being sold by committee members on the night. These cards will also entitle you to a 15% discount off all year round at both Cotsworld and Nevisport.
Next the harness and helmet deal is still going till next Thursday (22nd) This is an amazing deal and will save anyone who needs this gear a tonne of money. More details can be found here: http://www.luumc.co.uk/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=676 Sean has also arranged a buying night off at MI on the 22nd with 20% off, MI are probably more suited to climbing gear and so this is a great night to top up (or start) your rack.
We also have a number of extra places on a first aid course. This is wilderness first aid taught by a man carved from the earth itself, it teaches you how to keep your mate alive when something bad hits a fan in the hills and really is solid knowledge to have if you want to take up climbing/mountaineering/hill walking. I won’t harp on about the details but for a three day course we have managed to get more than a 50% discount! For more details get in contact with Tom or Alex: www.luumc.co.uk/committee.php
Andy Cave lecture tickets are still on sale as far as we are aware, details are here: http://www.luumc.co.uk/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=692
T-shirts are still on sale till next Thursday as well, if you want one the details are here: http://www.luumc.co.uk/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=679 and if you want to order please send your details to Sean.
Tech top fleeces will soon be going on sale as well so keep an eye out for these.
As normal if you have any queries or concerns please get in contact mail@luumc.co.uk
The Committee
P.s. I have official news, according to research undertaken by the University of Leeds: Girls club sucks…
