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Right Kids,
Because I’m on time for everything and never late anywhere this year’s hoodies are coming out incredibly early in the year as expected!
So here are the designs, there should be two to pick from if I’ve managed to attach them correctly, and then the inside of your hood will be black with white silhouetted climber-people crawling around in there.
These will arrive after we finish for the year but they will be available during graduation week (and the rest of the summer) to be collected from Maria. So
1) Pick your design (see the forum for more colour options)
2)find out what size you’re going to want.
3) go to
and pick a colour combination ( I think there should be a prize for the most misguided choice)
4) put all these details in an email to me, and wait for an invoice from Paypal.
(hoodies will be £21)
Fiona
designs:
Grafitti-
Mr T-
As journal editor for this year it is my job to collect submissions to include for publication in the MUMC Journal. The journal has been produced almost every year since 1929, a year after the foundation of the club, and we are keen to see this tradition continue. To record the highs and lows of climbing exploits. The adventures and epics of mountain exploration, and the excesses of the social calendar. To ensure that what happened at Funkmasters, does not stay at Funkmasters.
So please write something. Short or long, thoughtful or trivial. To share the gossip of this year, provide inspiration for next year, and intrigue for future years. All articles will be gratefully received.
Photos are also needed. So if you’ve any decent or telling shots, stick them on a pen drive or email me.
If newer members are unsure about the journal, or others are interested, I should be bringing some along on Thursday to Jabez Clegg for the next few weeks, so you can have a read.
I’d be grateful if submissions can be made by the end of May. Simple text documents will be fine.
Thanks
Nick
Hello all,
The coming May bank holiday weekend is drawing ever closer and this happily means that our yearly trip down to the sea cliffs of pembroke is near; I hope you are all incomprehensibly psyched for it. Let me first of all say that the pembroke skills session was held today and under the marvellous tuition of your safety sec Franco and his assisstant Matt Roper (who gave up valuable dogging time to attend) it was a successful afternoon chilling out in the park watching each other battling up ropes and I hope that everyone who attended now feels confident in their abseiling and prussiking techniques which will be of great use on this meet.
Now on to the particulars of the trip.
Buses- There will be 3 buses departing from OP on Friday afternoon/evening, attempts are being made to have an early bus leaving some time in the afternoon (though this is not definite as of yet), there will be a bus departing at 6:30pm and if there is sufficient requirement a late bus will be leaving at around 7:30pm.
Camping- We will be taking up our usual accomodation in a campsite/field in pembroke so tents are a necessity, please try and bring your own/arrange to share with someone else with a tent but if that is not possible please let me know by Tuesday 27th that you will be needing space in a club tent. Other items to bring are sleeping bags, roll mats if possible, a pillow if you wish, a portable stove if you plan to cook food and a head torches is a sensible thing to bring. The campsite has toilets nearby but no showers so I hope you enjoy the bodily odours of your fellow MUMC members.
Food- Buses will be stopping for fish and chips on the Friday night trip down and the Monday return journey and on the Saturday night the social secretaries will be arranging a BBQ for everyone. You will however need to sort your own breakfasts, lunches and one nights tea (that is tea the meal not the drink, learn the ways of the north). You may also wish to bring booze.
Price- All this can be yours for the very reasonable sum of £15 and that is to be paid to me by Thursday 29th at the latest, I will be at the pub tomorrow, the wall next Wednesday and the pub next Thursday. If you haven’t paid up by next Thursday you risk losing your place.
So e-mail me if you wish to go including the following bits of information: your name; whether you want the early, regular or late bus;whether you will be requiring a vegetarian option at the BBQ and whether you require the use of any club gear e.g helmets, harnesses. As I say you have until next Tuesday to send me a further e-mail about tents.
Yours in psychedness
Mike
New meets sec
I hope you’ve all had a great Easter holiday, and have managed some climbing during that time!
Whether that be camping out under a crag in the Lakes, drinking copious amounts of red wind while bouldering before its even 12pm!!, resorting to pitiful self-promotion of a new E8 first ascent in the Moors (But really, good work Franco!) or endlessly walking around the forrest in Font identifying every 8a there is and saying ‘that’ll go!’.
To the point!
This weekend is the Rucksac club meet. The Rucksac club are an old club that MUMC has had ties with for years, and each year we enjoy a joint meet with them, staying in their hut over the weekend in the Duddon valley. There is plenty of great walking and climbing of all grades close to the hut. See here: http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/map/#main
The mini-bus will leave OP car park at 7pm on friday evening and will return sometime in the evening on sunday.
You’ll need to bring:
Warm clothing
Waterproof clothing
Climbing equipment (let me know in your email if you’d like to borrow a harness or helmet)
Sleeping bag and roll-mat
Over night kit
Food for each day
The trip costs: £10
We’re taking 1 mini-bus, so that’s 12 spaces to fill including 2 drivers…
Send me an email if you’d like to go. And if your willing to drive as well!
jack.metcalfe@student.manchester.ac.uk
Thank you!
Muchos Love!!
Jack
Heya everyone,
After a successful AGM last night here’s the run down on the new committee:
President- Jack Metcalfe
Treasurer- Maria Thorpe
General Secretary- Frances Pickerill
Meets Secretary- Michael Richmond
Social Secretaries- Fiona Rafla and Camilla West
Gear Secretary- Joe Dobson
Safety Officer – Franco Cookson
Website Manager -Ewan Chamings
Journal Editor- Nic Smith
T-shirt & Lectures Officer – Ollie Crudge
Competitions Officer – Rachel Slater
Vice Presidents- Virginie Walker, Andrew Gardner, Matthew Roper, Jen Glencross, Becky Taylor.
The new committee will officially take over on the 1st May at the Pembroke Meet. Till then we’ll be running things together 
See you all soon
Maria
Teams:
Man 1 – 2nd (654 points)
Man 2 – joint 8th (609 points)
Individual Mens:
Pete – joint 5th (228 points)
Rob – 9th (226 points)
Luke – joint 19th (212 points)
Borg – 40th (203 points)
Individual Womens:
Rachel – joint 4th (200 points)
Jo – joint 12th (194 points)
Well done everyone, you did good.
(Ta Rob for the results)
Hi all
The MUMC annual general meeting is set for Thursday the 18th of March at 7.30pm. It will be in Jabez Clegg.
During the meeting reports will be given by various committee members and there will be an opportunity to vote in a new committee. Slightly nearer the time I will send out an email with the agenda and a short description of each of the committee positions members can stand for.
All the best.
Matt.
Hey everyone, so we have the Christie Cup this wednesday from 2-5pm at Manchester Climbing Centre
This big triangular comp between Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool has taken place every year since 1886, and after the Oxford-Cambridge rivalry is the oldest inter-uni competition on the sporting calendar. The universities take turns hosting the Cup and this year is Manchesters turn and moreover this is the first time climbing has been a competing sport. Overall Manchester hasn’t lost to Leeds or Liverpool since the 90’s so lets keep the tradition going!
Only 2 teams will be competing from each university; that is, one team of 3 boulderers, and one team of 3 routers.
The teams should be as follows:
Routing:
Luke Hunt
Franco Cookson
Rachel Slater
Bouldering:
Jack Metcalf
Jon Stokes
Becky Taylor/Fran Pickerill
The competition will take place this wednesday, YES THIS WEDNESDAY!! (3rd) from 2-5 at MCC and will take place downstairs so it will be open to people who want to spectate.
It would be great if people can come down to support those competing, and even better if there is anyone who will voulenteer to marshall the event or belay the leaders. For the marshalling all we need are people who can watch and score the boulderers. For those belaying we need anyone competent in lead belaying (preferably with a gri gri)
Again apologies for the short notice to all, and hope to see you on the day
Thanks
Results!
MUMC (WINNERRRS YEY! CRUSHTASTIC!)
Bouldering – 677/900
Leading – 634/726
Total: 1311 Points
Leeds
Bouldering – 560/900
Leading 518/726
Total: 1078 Points
Liverpool
Bouldering – 447/900
Leading – 414/726
Total: 861 Points
Maximum score was 1626 so we did pretty well with 1311 !
Best Scores:
Bouldering Mens: Rob Gajland 140/150 points – MUMC
Bouldering Womens: Kate Pritchard 84/150 points – Leeds
Leading Mens: Luke Hunt 228/242 points – MUMC
Leading Womens: Rachel Slater 198/242 points – MUMC
Maria and Borg
Hi all
The MUMC annual general meeting is set for Thursday the 18th of March at 7.30pm. It will be in Jabez Clegg.
During the meeting reports will be given by various committee members and there will be an opportunity to vote in a new committee. Slightly nearer the time I will send out an email with the agenda and a short description of each of the committee positions members can stand for.
All the best.
Matt (General Sec)
All you need to know about it is in this video:
http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/6103967/
Coming up soon is the MUMC annual dinner 2010!!
It is sure to be a fun filled weekend of classic MUMC climbing, drinking and banter, but with a twist…!
There will be suits, ties and there will be dresses!!
That’s right folks it’s time to dig out your fancy dresses (not AU stylee) and smart tux and scrub up as we will all be heading to a posh hotel for some lovely grub (4 course meal!) and later on we can rock out to the ceilidh band that will be playing for us!
The Details:
Dates are friday 5th March – sun 7th March.
This year we are heading north to good old Cumbria (the Lakes) to celebrate the clubs 82nd year. We will be staying at the Achille Ratti hut on Dunmail Raise, just above Grassmere. The meal will be at The Wordsworth hotel in Grassmere itself.
The evening is kicking off at around 7pm on the saturday night when we will be taking a coach to the hotel and wining and dining until around midnight when the coach will take us back to the hut again, no doubt lashed and singing songs about “The Store…”
The dress code is formal, and this means suits for the blokes and evening dresses / skirts for the girls. If in doubt, browse through someones facebook piccys from previous years!
The price of the weekend is £35 each, this includes the cost of the dinner, hut, coach and bus. A little more than previous trips but well worth the extra doller.
There will be the usual 3 mini busses traveling up on the friday eve and back on the sunday, and the spaces will be filled on a first come, first served basis. The only way to secure yourself a place is by EMAILING ME (JEN). Don’t try to tell me at the wall as i’m never there when u guys are, and don’t try to tell me at the pub as i will no doubt be pissed!
What i need to know on the email is who u are, an emergency contact number and if u r veggie.
Kit list:
Warm clothes
Climbing kit
(if you need to borrow club gear u need to let the lovely emily know before we go)
Walking shoes
Smart clothes and shoes and make up ect
Sleeping bag – important
Food for breakkas, lunches, snacks.
TEA BAGS
and last but by no means least… boooooooooooze!
Bring some spare cash for the bar at the hotel, a few glasses of vino will come with the meal tho. I’m sure i’ve forgotten to write something but i’m also sure u can all pack for a weekend away so no worries, i’m gonna shut up soon!
Hope u can make it, give me an email if u wanna join in the fun. Ring me if you need any more info: 07507793142
Lots of love
Jen, Becky and Mike x x x
email address: jennifer.glencross@student.manchester.ac.uk
Hello there
I am currently in the process of compiling an ex members list so that the club can keep in contact with older members.
The idea would be that you would get correspondence informing you of club events like the annual dinner, Christmas dinner and maybe some of the other weekend trips like the Pembroke trip and Funkmasters.
If you are interested in being on this list, either now or in the future (ie current members that will want to stay informed) I would be grateful if you could send an email to matthew.o.roper@googlemail.com with the following information:
Your name.
The Email address that you would like to be included in the list.
What trips you would like to be told about.
(Optional) A contact address.
All the best.
Matt
gunpowder treason and plot…
A number of people will be watching the fireworks in Platt fields park this evening. If you’d like to join in, the aim is to meet up at about 7pm, (probably near the gates, although don’t hold me to that) then move into the field.
We will be in Jabez as normal, although perhaps a little bit delayed by the fireworks.
To join up with the group please get in touch with Maria or Mike.
Got some good news for you all!
Up to and including Monday all MUMC members will be able to get an additional 5% discount at the Cotswold shop on Deansgate.
That is a whopping 25% discount!
This is only available until Monday, 2nd November, and only at the store on Deansgate. To get this whopping discount you will need to show your MUMC membership card and it only applies to the normal items so no sale items and no books or DVDs.
One other thing, it is meant to be one transaction per person but they will be doing this on a trust basis so please do not abuse the system or we could loose all discount permanently.
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