Newsletter Week 14
This Week:
Wednesday Meeting: We will be meeting at 1pm in County Bar for lunch and a chat, before heading down to the wall for 2pm. If you require any gear, please request it by 11am on Wednesday, on the Facebook group.
Gear Recall: We are having a full gear recall so we can do equipment safety checks. Please return any borrowed gear to an exec member by Wednesday 8th February.
Games Night Social: Wednesday at 9:30pm. Come join us for our first social and welcome the new exec members with open arms, for a fun-filled night with the great games of your childhood. Everyone is welcome. Bring your own booze, snacks encouraged. PLEASE BRING GAMES, we don't have many. Location to be confirmed, please RSPV on the Facebook event.
Day Trip to Warton Pinnacle Crag: This Saturday we’re running a trip to Warton for some bouldering and trad climbing. Pick up is at 8:00am at the Hitchhikers' Post (campus) and at 8:30am at DALTON SQUARE (town). The trip will cost £10, please sign-up on the LUMC website. Payment will be due on the LUSU website, but as our admin rights are being changed, the link is not available yet.
Things to look out for:
Weekend Away: 24th to 26th February. We are running a weekend trip to the Peak District this term. This is always a great weekend of climbing and mountaineering. It will cost £35, which includes transport, accommodation in a hut, and meals on the Saturday and Sunday. There are 5 places still available; please sign up on the LUMC website if you are interested. If you have signed up but have not yet paid then your place is not guaranteed, please pay on the LUSU website.
Climb Kilimanjaro: Friday 3rd March. Just Play will be running an event at the sports centre, where a team of climbers will be attempting to climb the height of Kilimanjaro (5,895m) in a day. Those who participated in the Climb Everest event last year will remember the great atmosphere that day! For more information, and to book a climbing slot, please email Abby Pridmore (a.pridmore@lancaster.ac.uk).
Banff Mountain Film Festival: Tuesday 28th March at Lancaster Grand Theatre.
Featuring a brand new collection of the most exhilarating mountain and adventure films on the planet, witness phenomenal landscapes, inspirational characters and a whole heap of adrenaline coming at you from the big screen! Celebrating the mountains and the great outdoors, the screenings have a real community feel – and there are fabulous prize giveaways too! A great social night out.
The event starts at 19.30, with doors and the bar opening an hour before. There are discounts on tickets for groups of six and more. More information at: http://www.banff-uk.com/
Happy climbing,
The Exec
“Since when has Charlie turned up for anything?” – Matt Amos, January 2017