Hi Folks
Another update from your friendly Belfast Climbing Club. It might be a bit cold for outdoor hand jams but there’s still plenty happening. Below is a summary of news and upcoming trips. Read on!
Wicklow Trip
We were fortunate enough to get excellent weather for the Wicklow trip. Good climbing and much craic was had. The full report by Eva is on the website.
https://www.belfastclimbingclub.co.uk/news/2019/10/18/wicklow-october-19-trip-report
Sat 9th Nov - Moorhill Quarry Trip
The recently developed Quarry just outside Newry has excellent reviews so far (though watch out for Giant Hog Weed). Quite a few people are heading down this Saturday so if you’re interested please let us know via email, Facebook or the WhatsApp group.
https://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=26351
16th to 24th Nov - Costa Blanca Sport Climbing Trip
The first Belfast Climbing Club sport trip is happening! Want to climb outdoors with the comfort of bolts? Want to bask in the sunshine while Belfast starts to get chilly? Well this is the trip for you!
This trip is open to all club members whether you have climbed outdoors before or not. Sport is many peoples’ first adventure outdoors! However, you will need to provide your own kit -quickdraws, harness, shoes, helmet and slings. Ropes will be shared amongst the group.
The club is staying in the Orange House for 13ppn. This is a great wee hostel especially catering to climbers. There are flights from Belfast and Dublin. Dates are rough, so feel free to come and go within the time period - just let us know your dates so we can arrange the accommodation.
The club will be organising cars and accommodation. Flights are self-organised. If you are considering booking please email belfastclimbers@gmail.com
Social 29th Nov - Cutters Wharf Belfast
There will be an assembling of climbers in Cutters Wharf later this month. No requirement to be a paid-up member and there should be a mix of newbies and old hands. Chatting at the wall is good but remember some of the best training you can do is to meet up and talk about climbing! So get down off your hang boards and come say hello!
Membership
The membership year has started again. The cost of membership is unchanged at £10. Membership renewals and new memberships are now in full swing and we have prepared an article to answer the most commonly asked questions. The article can be viewed here
https://www.belfastclimbingclub.co.uk/news/2019/11/1/p1ix4um3ebib038z7g54xzxu3hqaa7
Henry’s cottage
The work continues on the cottage. Quite a few were down last weekend to help with cleaning and tidying. It’s very close to complete and should be ready for the BCC Christmas dinner. For the latest updates see below.
https://www.belfastclimbingclub.co.uk/henrys-cottage
Clothing
Now that it’s getting colder, we are putting together another clothing order. The closing deadline for this will be 17th Nov. There are cosy fleece, hoodies and t-shirts to name a few. Have a look on the website to see what’s available
https://www.belfastclimbingclub.co.uk/clothing
Club times
Continue to be as follows
Boulder World Tuesday 7pm - 10pm
Ozone Thursday 7pm - 10pm.
Owen
BCC Club Secretary