http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Crag Chat! en http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1893#p1893 1893@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: New Committee for 2010/11 Message: Hi all We just had the AGM and the committe for next year has been elected as follows :-President - Dave SperringSecretary - Hannah BucklandTreasurer - Jamie GreigGear Rep - Eddie EdwardsTrip Sec - Tom DudleyTraining Officer - Amy GriffithsSocial Sec - Rosie DyerManagment Rep - Tom WebberWell done to those people.  We celebrated in style with a pizza, followed by a screening of Predator starring the club mascot, Arnie!! Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:03:52 +0100 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1892#p1892 1892@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: BMC Insurance Message: Did you manage to sort it out with them in the end John? Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:47:47 +0100 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1891#p1891 1891@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: BMC Insurance Message: That's a bit odd - can you give any more details, such as what it actually says? Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:20:15 +0100 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1890#p1890 1890@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: BMC Insurance Message: I wasn't aware of getting a bill from the British Mountaineering Council for insurance? i recieved one in the post for £180. Can anyone explain this to me please? Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:25:08 +0100 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1889#p1889 1889@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: Club AGM moved to Thursday 29th April Message: The AGM is now on the <b>Thursday 29th of April, starting at 17.00 in lecture room 4 in Fulton House</b>.Please come along to help choose next year's committee. If you're interested in going for a committee postion have a look at <a href="http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?id=537">the post on crag chat</a> and feel free to talk to the current person doing that role to find out more. Also if there's anything you want discussing please email it to the club secretary by Thursday 22nd April.Other news: - Dynamic Rock trips start again next Monday - we need car drivers as we have no mini bus - First outdoor trip of the term on Saturday 24th AprilSign up online for both! Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:42:40 +0100 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1888#p1888 1888@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: Club AGM - 27th April Message: The AGM is now on Thursday 29th April at 17.00 in Fulton Lecture Room 4 Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:06:38 +0100 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1887#p1887 1887@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: club mascot in hospital!! Message: Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:10:42 +0100 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1886#p1886 1886@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: LLAMF promo vid - if youre bored Message: Just been sent this promo for LLAMF from my trials/climber friend (hes the trials rider in it)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNGZPpFXADoalso another trials video in chamonix if you're at a loose end:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjAFgN3eQLY Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:17:34 +0000 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1885#p1885 1885@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: Trip To Trebanog 07/03/2010 Message: crap, it looks a lot longer on here! Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:55:23 +0000 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1884#p1884 1884@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: Trip To Trebanog 07/03/2010 Message: Awesome trip report Matt, thanks for that. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:01:31 +0000 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1883#p1883 1883@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: Trip To Trebanog 07/03/2010 Message: Trip report Written by Matt Everett:Trebanog trip 7th MarchThe day started out dispondently; only 5 people turned up, the slight breeze that was blowing was bitterly cold, James had lost his guidebook from the day before on the gower, and I had just paid Tom for various payments. Ed turned up, we got the minibus, and squeezed all 5 of us on.After a pit stop at tesco's, we got to Trebanog in sunshine! Then we opened the minibus door and felt the wind again, still cold. Layering up, except for Tom who only had shorts-(fail) we started climbing, and getting over the cold. 2 climbs later the wind had dropped dramatically and the true glory of Trebanog (lets face it, 'glory' is the only word) was revealed. James and I then proceeded to push the grades a bit, as James led a crimpy E1 and I led my first VS over the chimney that dominated the alcove. After a bit of hold searching, Ed led a tricky and featureless HS over a small roof, which proved a good challenge for John.Next, James and I had a look at the sport routes that are in Trebanog. We did one that seemed like a 6b ish which James led and I dogged up...damn crimpers. Then James struggled up a 6c/7a as the sun scorched down. A couple of leads later some kids turned up as per Trebanog tradition asking for a go etc. As John was finishing on 'Last arete' and Webber was talking to some random guy, I started soloing a nearby VDiff with a fun looking start, closely followed by James. I managed to climb past James and top out, only to turn back to see James's 'oh ****' face followed by 'I need a rope or something'. Epic aside, I still think he enjoyed it.Then we left and ate KFC in the minibus. Tom urinated on a church wall and John ordered too much food, as we sat around talking about everything and anything from corn to sex. Standard.As we drove home James mentioned about retrieving his guidebook. Myself, Tom and Ed had nothing else to do, so we dropped John off at uni and set off to juniper wall to have a look for it. As it was getting dark now, we noticed a glow in the distance out on mumbles and realised as we got closer that it was a forest/gauze bush fire. Cool.We parked the minibus at the walk in the juniper wall (it was night time by now) and started walking in in the bitter cold again. I had brought my head torch, and Ed had brought a small maglite rip-off from tesco, so we were sorted for light. We started marching through the fields in the dark, when we saw two eyes staring at us. Ofcourse, we knew it was a sheep, but as we got closer it didn't run away, and it became apparent why. The sheep had very recently (matter of hours according to farmer Tom) given birth to two tiny lambs. We were all very caught up in the moment and stopped to look at the lambs who were barely moving. Awww... Anyway more walking ensumed and we came to an opening, middle of nowhere and we found ourselves looking up at all the stars that were out. Then we caught glimpse of a shooting star amongst the sky! We felt quite priviliged at this point, and that this random adventure to go looking for a book on a beach seemed very much worthwhile.Anyway we got to the second crag of the day, in pitch black and had a bit of a death scramble down with a big ass drop on the side. Me and James then went to look for the book as it seemed pointless all 4 of us going to the bottom to look. After a look around it was gone, so we scrambled back up to meet the others.Walking back, navigating by the smell of the s***/manure/silage/sewage whatever it was that stank, we were faced with the fire directly ahead (but very far away ofcourse). We decided to make a night of it, and go get a closer look of the fire. We past the mother sheep again, only to be confronted, not with 2 bounding baby lambs frolicking in the night breeze... but two dead lamb corpses and a pretty annoyed looking mother. Avoiding antagonization, we left them, the random path through the fields and got back to the minibus in search of this massive fire.Well we went one way, and it led us further away, Ed did a 3 point wall pretty much into a guys gate stump and then wheel-span away for chav effect. We followed some other roads, god knows where to, until we got pretty close to the fire. It was indeed a gauze bush fire, with 4 fire engines guarding all the paths leading to it. We did the classic tourist thing, we parked up and sat on the roof watching it all. Tom took some pictures too. After our curiosity was filled, we turned around and head home, taking out a cone on some roadworks on the way for giggles.So it was a pretty damn good day. Awesome infact. Everyone who didn't turn up clearly missed an amazing day out of fun and mischief... and a bit of climbing.Matt Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:38:07 +0000 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1882#p1882 1882@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: Committee Positions Message: Club Committee PositionsTheir Roles and Responsibilities President (currently Tom Webber)This is the person in overall charge of the club and the committee, whose role it is to ensure that the club functions effectively.  The president is responsible for all aspects of the club, by either delegating tasks to other committee members, or doing them their self.  Is also responsible for arranging regular committee meeting, and chairing them.  The bane of a president’s life is regular visits to the Athletic Union to try and sort things out.  The president needs to be keen and dedicated, as well as organised and decisive.  This person should also have an amount of knowledge and experience of climbing. Secretary (currently Rachel Pritchard)The secretary’s main task is to take minutes of committee meetings, and then distribute these, so that an official record is kept of decisions.  Also the main contact for the club.  The secretary’s busiest time, is at the beginning of the year, when it is their task to add all the new club member’s details to the membership database and mailing list.  The secretary should be a well organised person. Treasurer (currently Lloyd Thomas)The treasurer is responsible for all things money related in the club.  It’s the treasurer’s task to keep the money tin, and to collect money at club trips.  The most important part of the treasurer’s role is to then go the Athletic Union regularly to pay fees.The treasurer needs to be very organised and have some maths skills.  They should also come on most club trips.  Ideally, they shouldn’t have a criminal background either… Gear Rep. (currently Ed)The gear rep. is the person who looks after all the club’s equipment.  This basically means that you have a house full of smelly shoes.  The person is responsible for maintaining and checking the gear, but not cleaning it.  Realistically, the gear rep. needs access to a car, as there is often too much gear to carry.  He should also be knowledgeable of climbing equipment. Social Sec (currently Sam Jerman)The person responsible for organising club socials.  Needs to be a keen and enthusiastic member, who is fairly approachable and outgoing.  More importantly, the social sec. should be very organised and committed, so that regular socials occour.Management Rep. (currently James Andrews)The management rep. is normally an older club member, who has been on the committee before, and is quite experienced.  Their main role is to offer advice to the committee, and step in to help if they get into difficulty.Trip Sec. (currently Tom Dudley)The trip sec.’s role is to organise accommodation for club trips away.  The trip sec. needs to be an organised person, who can phone/email different people to sort accommodation.Website Sec. (currently Tim Clark)This person is responsible for the club’s website and email.  The website sec. needs to know stuff about computers and website and the like…Fresher’s Rep. (currently nobody!)In theory, works with the social sec., and whose job it is to encourage new members in the club.  Acts as a link between new members and the rest of the committee.  Needs to be an outgoing and friendly person, whose keen to encourage others. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:43:49 +0000 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1881#p1881 1881@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: Club AGM - 27th April Message: Hello,It's coming soon to the time of year when the club holds its annual AGM. This will take place on Thursday 29th April in Fulton House lecture room 4, and all active club members are encouraged to attend. In case you've not been to one before, the AGM is where the club votes for the committee for the next academic year, and also where important decisions (such as as changes to the constitution, and changing committee positions) are made. It's also where you get a chance to voice your opinions on the club.The committee positions are detailed in <a href="http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?id=537">a thread in the 'General Discussion' section</a>, and anyone can go for any position (any specific requirements are listed). Active club members are strongly encouraged to run for positions, as its a great way to get more involved with the club, and to push it in the direction you want. It also looks good on your CV after uni... Most importantly, unless dedicated people run for the committee, there won't be an active mountaineering club next year, as it needs people to organise it!If you're considering going for a position, now is the time to talk to the current person in that role to find out more (see the <a href="http://www.sumc.org.uk/about/committee">current committee page</a>). Expect plenty of pestering over the coming weeks.Also, please have a look at the <a href="http://www.sumc.org.uk/gallery/d/8515-1/Constitution.pdf">club constitution</a>. If you wish to suggest any changes, these need to be given to the secretary at least a week before the AGM.  The club will then vote on the suggestions at the AGM.  Most likely changes will relate to committee positions.Kind regards,Tom Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:29:12 +0000 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1879#p1879 1879@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: Peak District Weekend - 12th to 14th March Message: Hello,in a few weeks we have a trip to the Peak District, in the North....  If you've not been before, theres loads of really good climbing on the gritstone edges in the area, with grades from the very easiest to super hard stuff!  The cost of the trip will be £25, which covers your transport and accomodation costs.  We're staying in a scout hut in Sheffield.  Leaving time is 17.00 from Fulton house on the Friday.  Food arrangements will be as per usual; stop at a chippy and a supermarket on the way, take away on the saturday, and chippy again on the way home.  The hut has a kitchen, with cooker, kettle, popti-ping (microwave) etc...You should bring the following things:-Sleeping bag and mat-Climbing equipment-rucksack-strong shoes-appropriate clothing (which means warm layers, waterproofs, and no jeans)The required level of skill to come is to have registered at Dynamic Rock, and be able to belay a lead climber.  If you need to learn this, give one of the committee members a shout at the wall beforehand.Should be an awesome weekend, if you'd like to come, please sign up on the website, and put what gear you need (if you're unsure, don't just tick everything!)All the bestTom Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:28:58 +0000 http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat/viewtopic.php?pid=1873#p1873 1873@http://www.sumc.org.uk/cragchat Topic: Club Clothing 09/10 Message: Club clothing for 2009-2010 is now available!This time we've gone for Kukri clothing, in an attempt to be more in line with the AU clothing, but with our own distinctive change, we will have the SUMC logo embroided, and 'Mountaineering' printed on the back of the hoody and t-shirt, and on the leg of the trousersThere is some cool clothing for this year, a hoody, a polo shirt, and 2 different versions of trousers. Hard core!If you take a look below there will be a sizing guide from kukri, take a look and order according to that, if you get it wrong then there’s nothing we can do about it so be careful!!The tops are measured by chest, and trousers are measured by waist, although you need to make sure you choose the correct inside leg, as that is not relative to the waist size.for example, if you want a hoody, and your chest size is 42”ish, then you would order the Large, and if you wanted trousers, with a 34” waist and a 34” leg, then you would order the Medium 34” leg, make sense?If not, have a word with me, I’ll try and explain! Also, there is a minimum order of 3 for the trousers, so if there are not enough people with the same length leg as you, I’ll send you out an e-mail and if you want, will order the longer leg!Prices are as follows: Hoody = £28, Polo shirt = £28, Tracksuit Trousers = £24The deadline for orders is 1st March 2010 - if you'd like any club clothing then please reply to the email I've sent, send me an email at 490770@swan.ac.uk [with club clothing as the subject] or post what you want on here or send me a text message, don’t tell me face to face, I won’t remember!Don’t forget 1st March!!I can't seem to work out how to insert my photos on here, so for now ive uploaded them to facebook, so if you want to have a look at the clothing heres the linkhttp://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3 … b76a8d77beGood Luck and happy Hunting! Sun, 14 Feb 2010 01:37:47 +0000