President’s Desk A big thank you to all those members who helped out with the Open Climb last weekend. You all play an important part in the success of the day, and although we had to turn back due to the inclement weather, the participants were so very grateful that we made the decision to go ahead and give it our best shot. Many told us that they would have been hugely disappointed if the event had been cancelled altogether. We’d been expecting 180 odd to show up before the weather situation made itself obvious, and on the day 137 […]

President’s Desk Happy new year everyone and welcome to 2017. The club barbecue at Merrilands Domain was a small affair last week, but we managed to dodge the rain, play a bit of cricket and welcome some new members to the club. A number of club members headed south over the Christmas break, including both of this year’s Andy Harris Trust recipients – Ivan Bruce and Liam Todd. Do catch up with them to hear about their experience. I’m not sure that the weather played ball for everyone! The Open Climb registrations opened early December and the event was fully […]

President’s Desk Thanks to everyone who came along for the Open Climb induction for the 2017 event, to be held Saturday 18 February. We have sufficient members who’ve made themselves available to help on the day, so will open Registrations on the club website early December. If you know anyone who is keen to participate, remind them to book early! We’ve had an unprecedented number of entries for the club photo competition! Make sure you get along to the December club night to see all these fantastic photos. We’ll also be presenting Certificates in recognition of our Long service members […]

President’s Desk As mentioned last month the induction briefing for the Open Climb will be held at the November club night, so that is Thursday 3 November, 7.30 pm at the Blind Foundation Rooms. To make this night a little more interesting for you, we’re going to include the Gear presentation of Singing Rock Mountaineering equipment that was unable to go ahead at the September club night, thanks Steve!  And due to popular demand Stephen Miller will also give a brief talk on how the Lodge downstairs upgrade is progressing.  Remember that if you want to help out with the […]