Hawkesbury River deep water soloing

Date: TBA sorry, last minute cancellation due to important bachelors party that will steal away myself and other climbers on that weekend. I will let you all know when we can reschedule.

Meeting point: The Ledge, unless you live far north and we can determine a good pick up point for you.

We’re heading off to the Hawkesbury River near Sydney to do some hard climbing over deep water.

There’s a guide available from http://www.cruxmag.com.au/issue1. Note that the grades are quite hard (20+) so the trip could end up being deep water bouldering for most people.

Because the climbing is hard and the falls are potentially dangerous if not taken correctly, you must be confident in your abilities and able to remain calm in dangerous situations. So as a minimum entry requirement you must be able to onsight lead on sport grade 19-20 or onsight hard yellow tape boulders at the ledge. I want to keep the numbers small for safety reasons and boat hire limitations so there will be 9 spots open for the trip. I might add another 5 spots if I feel comfortable with the group and 3 boats can be hired.

You’ll need to be a good swimmer, for obvious reasons, and sensible enough to check your landings and make a decision about what you think is safe.

We’ll camp in the bushland near Bay Road / Berowra Waters marina.

Everyone should bring:

• towel
• swimmers
• sunscreen
• a few pairs of shoes if you can, so you can climb in a dry pair
• all the usual camping stuff

Note that we won’t be hiring any club gear that might get damaged by water (again for obvious reasons).

Costs

Costs vary depending on how many people come along. Mainly the more people we get, the more we can split the boat hire.

Boat hire from Berowra: We might hire for two half days or one full day.

• $85 / half day ($17.00pp, assuming 5 people)
• $130 / full day ($26.00pp, assuming 5  people)

No boat license is required. http://www.bbqboat.info/tinnies.php

Boat fuel ~$5pp for 4 people.

Car $10pp for 4 people.

Plus food (depends on where and how much you eat).

Overall difficulty:

Hard

Costs:

approx. $60 each – see the trip description

Contact:

samkissajukian@gmail.com 0431697062

 

 

The SURMC AGM took place last Wednesday the 9th, and I am pleased to announce a new committee. A fair few of these are new members who are keen to be more involved in the club, which is great to see. In addition, it was decided that the club would have both a male and a female Vice President, as well as a Club Captain whose job it is to oversee the long term development of the club.

President – Emma Welshman

Vice Presidents – Alisa Rabovsky, David Mulligan (aka Pinky)

Club Captain – Sam Kissajukian

Treasurer – Karen Gao

Secretary – James Guest

Trip & Training Officer – Chris Knox

Social Officer – Pip Collins

Safety Officer – Daniel Roberts-Clarke

Membership Officer – Adam Schaefer

Publicity & Promotions Officer – Bec Page

IT/Website Officer – Joon Kim

Alpine Officer – Mick Morris

SUSF Reps – Bon Ng, Adriana Lions

A big thanks to everyone who showed up, here’s to making 2011 an awesome year for the club!

 

Just a quick reminder that the Club Welcome/Intro Party is TONIGHT from 7pm at the Forest Lodge Hotel (117 Arundel St, Forest Lodge).

Also a reminder about the Club AGM next Wed from 7pm, also at the Flodge.

We will be voting on Club positions on the night, including those that might be newly introduced this year, and also a club mission/vision, in line with SUSF’s vision or mission.

The vision/mission we are suggesting for our club is the following: “To be the leading University Rock Climbing Club in Australia by providing the best climbing training and experience to current students of the University of Sydney”. The exact wording of this may change. If anyone else has an idea for what our goal/mission is, please prepare a final copy to distribute to club members and the committee on the night. We don’t want to get bogged down, so make sure you’re well prepared if you’re planning on offering a different goal.

A reminder of the positions which will be available to fill:

Executive:

President (S,K)

Club Captain – Male VP(S) – Female VP(S) (A key to share, or a key each. TBV)

Treasurer (S) – Needs to be available and easily reachable

Committee:

Secretary – Needs to be available and easily reachable

Gear Office (K), Trip Coordinator (K, TBV), Training Coordinator, Social Officer (Heavy workload)

Membership Officer, Publicity Officer (Medium)

Safety Officer, Web Officer (Light)

S = Can sign for money , K = Holds a locker key, TBV = To be voted in/on

If you’re planning on running for a position, please know what position you’re running for ahead of time to ensure the smooth running of the AGM. Also be aware of the amount of time you’ll need to put in, and your duties, etc. An overview of each position and the duties involved will be handed out on the night, and the information is also available on the About the Club page on this website.

If you have questions, please email the board.

If you’d like to join our club, please read the About Us page, which details how to join the club, how much it costs, and the benefits of joining our club. There’s also some information for new members under the FAQs. If you have more questions, please feel free to email our board.
This website is the best way to communicate with our club, and please sign up for our regular Newsletter, which will keep you up to date with introduction/welcome parties, club trips and club nights!

Hello all,

As most of you have already heard, the 2011 AGM will be held on the 9th of March this year at the Forest Lodge Hotel starting from 7pm. Admittedly, we have not received the enthusiasm or participation we would’ve liked from the newer members of the club. We believe that this year is absolutely crucial in laying down foundations for the club to function well in the coming years and to meet the expectations that Sydney University Sport and Fitness have of us.

In the past years, we have been very relaxed about the way we’ve run things in the club and we’ve survived. This has been done because a small handful of individuals in the past years have done the vast majority of the work. Even though this is the way the club has been run for the past several years it is unreasonable to expect the new executive to continue to do this. The workload will increase significantly this year both from our sponsorship agreement with the Forest Lodge Hotel and also from the additional guidelines that SUSF has implemented. Therefore, we stress that if you run for and obtain a club position this year that you actively fulfil your duties and assist with the running of the club. This may sound harsh but it needs to be said since clubs that are not performing to the SUSF standards will have their funding cut, or be disbanded. There is a strict checklist of tasks that must be completed by set due dates, and if that doesn’t happen, SUSF will a) freeze our funding, and b) put us down on a list of clubs which need investigation (i.e. why aren’t we completing these tasks, etc.). This is something we don’t want, and therefore, everyone needs to share the workload and get our Club to be one of the top smooth running clubs.

As a result with this and under advisement of SUSF, we recommend the creation of the executive “Club Captain” position which will assist the President in the long term strategic management of the club. The position will also be in charge of maintaining relations with our sponsor(s) and report directly to the President. The creation of this position will be voted on before any of the other positions on the night of the AGM. We’re also proposing changes to who holds gear locker keys, and that may be expanded to be 5 people.

The social officer role has been expanded to include all the duties performed by the sponsorship officer this year and will work with the club captain in maintaining relations. As expected, this will be one of the largest and most visible roles in the club from now on.

The other positions have been listed below and may contain significant changes. We also ask that if you plan on running for a specific position that you make it known in this email to save time on the night. The expanded position descriptions are here and please read this, as it does contain the important items on our checklist. I have included the practical aspect of each position in the email.

CLUB POSITIONS 2011

Executive

President – Day-to-day operations and management of the club

Club Captain – Long term strategic planning/advisement to the committee

Vice President – assist the president and manage any projects delegated to him/her

Treasurer – Reimbursing club funds to members/submitting operational budgets yearly/managing the money in our club accounts

Board

Secretary

Gear Officer – Handing out gear, maintaining the integrity of the gear locker, and maintaining an accurate record of gear (when it’s purchased, the condition it is in, etc – very important)

Training Officer – Organize training sessions with Phil and Laelia (Sem 1 &2), and self-rescue course (in conjunction with the Safety Officer), plus any other training

Trip Officer – responsible for organizing trips and assisting in the distributions and collection of gear

Safety Officer – Ultimately responsible for the organisation of First aid & self rescue trips

Social Officer – Flodge, competition and social nights. Maintain relations with the Flodge.

Membership Officer – Organize o-week and be the first point of contact for new members

Publicity and Promotions Officer – Update the website & help the social officer with events, and submit reports and pictures to SUSF for use in their publications.

Website/IT Officer – managing the website, and updating it to ensure all information is accurate.

Naturally, all officers should be able to attend the vast majority of club nights and events (Lets say 80%)

I expect we will be getting a few questions about these changes so ask way (email us here)!

Thanks to the efforts of our Sponsorship Officer Tom and The Forest Lodge Hotel Manager Kate Marsden, SURMC is now proudly sponsored by the Forest Lodge Hotel.

All members will shortly be given the details of the sponsorship, along with membership cards for the Forest Lodge Hotel which will entitle them to various discounts on food and drinks.

SURMC 2010 Climbing Comp Results

A big congratulations to all those who won a prize on Wednesday night at the very successful SURMC 2010 Club Comp. It was a great night, with a big turnout, and a tasty BBQ to enjoy after all the hard climbing. Sorry about the prizes being paper, we will give you the real thing as soon as it arrives!! Thanks to Phil for his wonderful setting, and Pete for organising the food and judging, and Laelia for her judging abilities too! Thanks to everyone who turned up and gave it a good go!

Our winners were:

Novice Female:

1. Celine Lai
2. Linnea Lorgen
3. Madhura Killedar

Novice Male

1. Adam Schaefer
2. Bjorn Sturmberg
3. Daniel Roberts-Clarke and Matt Anscomb

Open Female

1. Tara Lee
2. Georgi Knox
3. Fiona Cunningham

Open Male

1. Sam Kissajukian
2. Tim Frommer
3. David Dearnley

Photos to come very soon!

Also, keep up the training for the Interclub Comp against UTSOAC and UNSWOC on the 13th of September! (It’s a Monday, so please keep that in mind, and make an extra effort to come on a non-club night!) We’d love to have a hat trick on the old Manky Cam trophy!

More club trips TBC soon, so keep an eye on this space!!

August 1, 2010

SURMC is proud to present the Lindfield Welcome (Back) Trip!

Whether you’re new to the club, an old salt or one of those elusive members who only turns up now and then (like me lately) this is the perfect way to get some outdoor climbing/bouldering in without losing your fingers and toes to frostbite in the Blue Mountains!  (Try and save that for the Blue Lake Trip)  We will be meeting at Lindfield Station at 10am as it is just a short walk to the boulder fields from there.  You will need to bring climbing shoes, water, lunch, sunscreen, hat/beanie, appropriate clothing for climbing and staying warm in, and beer if you feel so inclined.  Fun, climbing instruction and bad beta will all be provided free of charge

If you’re new to the club and want more details either leave a comment below or come find one of the trip leaders (Lachlan and Sean) or experienced members this Wednesday night from 5 or 6pm onwards at the Ledge.  My mobile is 0401-856-712 if you get lost on the day.

Enjoy!

SURMC is proud to present the Lindfield Welcome (Back) Trip!
Where: Lindfield boulder fields
Meet: Lindfield Station 10am Sunday 1 August
Expect: Climbing outdoors, good times and a pinch and a punch for the first of the month!

IMPORTANT: Please register your interest for the trip using the form below

The event have ended - no more registrations are allowed.

Who’s already registered?

Total Attendees: 6

#	Name
1.	Clea O'Brien
2.	Clea O'Brien
3.	Martin
4.	Sean Co Pty Ltd
5.	sam doss
6.	Tom

June 5, 2010 8:45 am

to

June 6, 2010 5:00 pm

Update 4/6: In case you hadn’t already guessed this trip has had to be cancelled due to the rain. It may be rescheduled for a later date but I’ll let Emily and Sam update you on that. -Michael

 

UPDATE: 

Hi guys, we aren’t going to be camping overnight anymore as most people have expressed that they cannot stay the night.  This will now be a Akuna Bay Bouldering Saturday. 

For those of you who are making your own way to Akuna Bay, we will meet at a bouldering spot called Three Star Threes at 10:00am.  

Otherwise, we will meet you at the ledge at 8:45am Saturday morning. PLEASE let me know if you have a car and how many passengers you can take. 

If you get lost, call:
Emily 0421 498 752   Sam 0431 697 062 

Directions:
As you drive through the pay station at the top entrance to Ku-ring-gai park, check your odometer. 1.6km later, after safely negotiating a slight left hand bend, a small parking area will appear on the left (opposite the end of an aluminum safety railing) – park here.  If necessary, a larger parking area is available 50m further on. Follow the fire trail out of the car park for about 200m, ignoring a couple of interesting looking but shitty cliffs on the left.  You will see a couple of burnt trees and a small piece of rock on your left.  Wander up between these trees, trending right to get to the cliff (about 50 meters).  Something of a landmark is the very impressive overhanging arete sitting directly opposite the turn off to get to the Tree Star Threes.  This arete is about 30m left of the start of the climbing.   

Akuna Bay Bouldering Weekend - Scenically stunning bushland and waterways, and lots of rocks too! 

Sam Kissa and myself are organising a Saturday bouldering and camping trip to Akuna Bay in Ku-Ring-Gai-Chase National Park.  Akuna Bay is undoubtedly the most stunning place to boulder in Sydney. The bush is in immaculate condition, flora and fauna are plenty and the views are breathtaking.  Akuna Bay promises to be the most beautiful and adventurous bouldering you would have done in Sydney!

Akuna Bay offers bouldering off all grades from V0 to V7.  Most boulders are in the v3- v5 range.  It is the sort of bouldering that generally requires a broad range of skills, experience and judgement, and is not suitable for beginners. That being said, the trip is open to anyone who is up for the challenge in a social and laid back environment.

We will meet outside the ledge at 8:45am Saturday 5th June.  We will drive to Ku-Ring-Gai (45 min – 1 hour drive).  Please let us know if you have a car and can take passengers.
If it is easier for you to meet us at Akuna Bay, that is also an option. There will be some people leaving from North Sydney, so it may be possible to car pool from there. 

What to bring:

• Food for Saturday lunch
• Beer, wine, hot chocolate, chocolate, any other good stuff.
• Climbing shoes!!
• Bouldering mat (if you have one).  We will bring all the club’s bouldering mats as well.

IMPORTANT: Please register your interest for the trip using the form below

Please also add in the comments section
a. Whether you have a car
b. Where you will meet us – Ledge or at Akuna Bay (if Akuna Bay, please post where you will leave from so that others can car pool with you)

Thanks!

The event have ended - no more registrations are allowed.

Who’s already registered?

Total Attendees: 14

#	Name
1.	Emily Chong
2.	Sam Kissa
3.	ET
4.	Martin
5.	Rich C
6.	Michael L
7.	lachlan Boyd
8.	Sam Doss
9.	Tim Frommer
10.	Shihan
11.	Simon Li
12.	David Pink
13.	Emma Welshman
14.	tom meure

April 28, 2010
5:00 pm	to	8:00 pm

Are you secretly a Spiderman? Or maybe Batman? Wolverine? Batgirl? Maybe Wonder Woman? Well, with our Superheroes/Comic Book Characters theme night at the Ledge on Wednesday 28th of April, bring out your inner superhero/heroine! Bust out your lycra tights and super-powers and turn up to climb as a superhero or comic book character!!

Climbing will run as usual from 5pm to 8pm-ish in your awesome costume with the usual Flodge session afterwards!

There will be a few small prizes for things such as Best Dressed Male, Best Dressed Female and Funniest Costume, voted for by everyone (receiver of the loudest cheer wins).