On Belay!

well hello there.

earth shattering news: on belay is now on the cutting edge of technology - with our own W E B S i T E ! ! ! ! jon crain made it. you can now view the meeting minutes online at http://onbelayclub.wordpress.com/ i think im still going to send out an email to you guys, for now anyways.

i would like to point out that jon crain is obviously not a doctor because he misdiagnosed my injury - its actually not a broken hand, but rather a 1st proximal interphalangeal sprain. but i have found that i can still climb, considering that 90% of my fingers still work. so you guys can’t get rid of me that easily; i know some of you would like to.

and also, i would like to formally apologize for always sending the minutes out late - at least i am consistent! but i’m sorry if you guys miss out on events because of it. i would like to nominate jon crain for secretary after i leave, since he seems to have the time, energy, thumbs, and computer to fit the role.

ok, so ryan started the meeting off by saying that he had a bunch of important info.

At the end of spring break, Dave and Elliot and others are planning a trip to KY in the red river gorge for some sweet climbing. i believe they plan to go Thurs-Sun. contact dave at sadle1dc(at)cmich.edu if you are interested, or if you want to send him hate mail, which i have the urge to do sometimes.

March 15, there will be a pathfinder climbing competition at GVSU. i’m planning on going. more info to come later.

There are also a couple other climbing comps that we have info on. March 16th there will be a climbing comp at UofM from 10:30-1. it is $10 in advance, $15 at the door. registration is at 10 a.m. call 734-764-3967 for more info or visit the website www.recsports.umich.edu/outdooradv.

there is another comp at planet rock i believe 2 days - Feb 23 and March 15, don’t know- the flier was kind of confusing. your best bet is to visit the website www.planet-rock.com for details.

IMPORTANT: at next week’s meeting, BRiNG YOUR ON BELAY SHiRT, or buy one if you still want one ($12). we will be taking a club PHOTO. matt christensen, please do not show up this day because i don’t feel like cleaning up shattered glass from a broken camera. ryan and other hippies, please shower that day. oh, and jon crain, i think it would be a good idea for you to stand in back because we want all the good looking people in the front - it makes us look better and will help us attract more people to the club.

Oh yeah, i forgot to mention before that february is facial hair month and we are all growing it out. supposedly there is some reason for this. anyways, mine is getting pretty long.

ryan brought a hula hoop to the meeting. he says that it will be available for those who want to use it when he isn’t using it.

next week we are taking a picture of hair.

thanks for reading.

ang.

p.s. whats up with having no snacks at the last meeting? i count on those snacks to fulfill my daily caloric intake.

editor’s note: I brought cookies on Thursday, and they were good.

hello fellow climbers.

if you didnt come to the meeting you missed out on some sweet cupcakes made by katelyn and cookies brought by casey. THANKS you guys! way to contribute to my waistline.

If you didn’t go to Midland last saturday (feb. 9) you missed out on some sweet climbing, route setting, and gordo’s bald beanie. he says thank you to all who came to help.

last thursday, people came to volunteer at the climbing wall because the board of trustees came through. at least im assuming they did, because i wasn’t there. i hear that matt christensen came and climbed in his business suit because (and i quote) “its business, its business tiiime.”

for spring break, people are planning trips. dave and elliot are thinking about heading down to the red river gorge in KY, so talk to them if interested.

on saturday, feb. 15th i was the lone representative at the inside moves climbing comp in grand rapids. i got first place in the women’s (not men’s) intermediate division, and i won a hangboard!!! matt christensen doesn’t know this yet, but i have volunteered him to help me put it up in my house! thanks in advance!
so you guys missed out. i had a great time and got to climb with some other good climbers. next competition that i know of is at GVSU March 15, so put that on your calendar.

oh crap, this is outdated, but the ACS drank liquid nitrogen and ate ice cream last week in the dow building. sorry, i am a bad secretary. i will try to get the minutes out sooner.

see you all wednesday
ang.

hey hippies, townies, soul mates, friends, and matt christensen (not applicable to any other category):

here are the meeting minutes for your reading pleasure.

Natasha brought brownies to the meeting and they were outstanding.  i ate three of them.  i would have eaten 4 but i am watching my waistline, and restrained myself.

on valentines day, volunteers are needed from 10:30-11:30 am. at the climbing wall to climb on the walls and the challenge course because the board of trustees is coming through and wants to see people using it.  if you aren’t doing anything, you should come to the climbing wall!

people went to ice fest last weekend; matt, brad, casey and others.
somebody climbed without their shirt. i hope it was not matt christensen.

ATTENTION!! THIS WEEKEND (SATURDAY, FEB. 9) come to midland to help set routes at gordo’s climbing wall at the midland community center.  free climbing for those who help also there will be pizza, probably with hummus on it, and we will talk about having  a “social” afterwards.  if you want to come, meet behind finch fieldhouse at 4:00pm on saturday to car pool.  they will be setting routes from 5-9 pm.  i think gordo may also be there, and i apologize in advance for this.

ryan saw something he never wants to see again in his life, so he will be rappelling to his death in finch fieldhouse.

NEXT WEEKEND!!! there will be a climbing comp (Feb 16) 11-4pm. at inside moves in grand rapids.  you should go, because i am!  there is more info at the wall, so pick up a flier.

next weekend casey is bringing food.  if he doesn’t bring food he is kicked out of the club.

have a good weekend, hope to see you tomorrow
ang.

p.s. why do ninjas have to kill? why can’t they just love instead?
i
love
killing.

crap i forgot to send these out.

ryan showed pictures.

Kaitlyn brought cookies and they were - AMAZiNG. thanks kaitlyn

PAT was here!! PAT!! here! and then he left for a far-off land. its too bad because he said if he was staying here he would have proposed to me. just one more missed opportunity/failed relationship. oh well.

ryan was productive this weekend.

a calendar was passed out.

ryan set a date.

a sign up sheet is posted on the board for baking privileges. please sign up. PRiViLEGES.

ryan is willing to help teach lead climbing for those interested after meetings. or any other skills. and girls only like guys who have great skills.

ok so if you didn’t get a calendar, im sure ryan has more. but here is whats coming up:

this weekend! Feb 1-3, there is going to be some ice climbing in munising, mi at the munising ice festival. contact b-rad for more info.

Feb. 9th, there will be route setting and pizza with a “social gathering” after we’re done. Location: Midland Family Rec. Center from 5-9 pm. contact smelly Gordo for more details.

more to come this spring. sorry this email isnt very entertaining, i think the theraflu has infected my brain.

see you tomorrow!
ang.

welcome back yo.

ryan started the meeting by being glad that everyone is back.

Gordo’s competition 2 weeks ago was a success. Jon Crain and I both got 2nd place in our divisions. congrats jon.
now that the comp. is over, gordo wants to put routes back up on the wall in midland. if you are interested in helping, let him know a weekend that would work for you to help. email bruur1jr@cmich.edu, or call between the hours of 2-4 a.m.

The weekend of Feb 1-3, there will be some ice climbing up at the Munising Ice Festival. Word is that rentals will be fairly inexpensive for gear. Talk to B-rad for more info. The High Adventure club is also going, I believe, so you could also contact them.

ryan went to africa over break as some kind of ‘pre-marriage’ courting ritual. he will bring in pics to show, because we all like seeing pictures of hippies.

Will is officially fired from culinary architect, and is actually required to pay fines in emotional damage, as well as physical damage for the lack of food provided at meetings. i plan to send him my psychiatric bills. feel free to do the same.
anyways, we are going to bring snacks on a sign-up basis, and it looks like Katelyn Carter was gracious enough to sign up for next week’s meeting. thanks!

If you still want a t-shirt, ryan still has some left - i think they are around $12.00. they have been sitting in his vehicle, so they probably smell of hummus and hemp, which i think only adds to their value.

If you have interest in learning any kind of climbing skills, such as lead climbing, anchor building, cleaning anchors, etc., talk to ryan after meetings.

If have ‘Bob’ written down, not sure why.

I hope you all have a good week
ang.

Last time the snow melted, I went slacklining with Ryan and Dave. It was cold and fun. Everest was there too. We were only out there for like 20 minutes, so it’s not really worth a story, but I wanted to share something…

hello all.

at this week’s meeting, I accepted ryan’s proposal.
to have our meeting next week wednesday at 8:00.

Natasha brought chocolate chip cookies and they were amazing. really. amazing. i ate two of them.

ryan announced the big news that 1) it is cold outside, and 2) Christmas is coming.

THIS SATURDAY!!!! (2 days from now) people are going to Planet Rock in Ann Arbor! They will be leaving at 10:00 a.m. saturday (dec. behind Finch Fieldhouse and carpooling. i am going, so you should too! Tim Anderson and Adam M. are leading the trip. jimmy is going too, and some other people.

Next week is finals week, so the wall will only be open on wednesday from noon-10 pm. (our meeting is at 8:00 pm).

Matt Christensen might be taking a trip to Arkansas over xmas break for some sport climbing. he is, however, leaving from minnesota, so you will have to find your own way to get there if you want to go.

Elliot wants to have an On Belay “social.” since he wasn’t at the meeting, I nominated his house for the party. maybe sometime next week? we haven’t set a date yet. when we do, i’ll create a facebook invite and send out an email.

Gordo is still having a lame bouldering comp in midland in january. so keep january open.

questions? complaints? call ryan.

ang. good luck with finals to those of you who have them.

Hey yo

yes, we had a meeting this week.

Note for exam week - the wall will be open at least one day that week, but it is to be determined at this point - we will have our final meeting of the semester on that day (whatever it is).

Hey! Does anyone want to go to Planet Rock (in Ann Arbor or Pontiac) over christmas break sometime?  because i do.  let me know what day/weekend/time would be good for you.

Jacquie might open up the wall a couple times over christmas break if she is around and if people want to climb.  she will keep us posted on days.

in January, Gordo is having a bouldering competition at the climbing wall in Midland.  even though Gordo is a big-time loser, it will probably be a good competition.  Gordo also says that he doesn;t know any good girl climbers.  thanks a lot, Gordo.  well that is kind of out-of-context, but i hope he gets some female hate mail anyway.

Elliot wants to use his helicopter to ship in some huge boulders.

Ryan proposed at the meeting.

that is all for now!  hope to see you next week
ang.

oh crap! i forgot to send out the minutes from last week.  no surprise there.  anyways..

last week we talked about some bouldering designs, bring ideas to the next meetings.  jacquie is going to propose at the next meeting. propose what? i don’t know, but that is what i have written on my paper.

6 of us went to KY last weekend and did some sweet climbing.  ryan, adam, marina, jimmy, brad and i went down in a van which we named ‘dances with hemp’.  oh yeah and we saw jacquie down there too.  at this week’s meeting ryan showed a slide show of our trip.  neat!

NEXT WEEKEND!  WE ARE GOING TO CLIMB IN ILLINOIS!  CONTACT MATT CHRISTENSEN IF INTERESTED!  there are at least 6-7 of us that want to go.  we need to figure out what we are doing for transportation by tomorrow, so talk to ryan or matt.  i believe we are planning to leave friday afternoon like 5-6ish.

on sat. nov. 17 there is a bouldering competition at GVSU.  keep that in mind if you want to go to that.

THE END!  thanks for listening.

ang.

p.s. a personal note, in case any of you are interested:  i asked ryan’s dad if i could court his son and he said ‘yes, of course.’

Here they are.

It was noted that our official culinary architect fulfilled his club duties and brought in a chocolate cake, which our very immature president smeared all over my face.  thanks a lot. luckily i am pretty sweet and i got him back pretty good.  jimmy also brought brownies made out of whole natural organic materials.

Shirts are in and they are 12.00.  bring money to next meeting if you want one, or contact ryan. or adam dunn.

Some people are going to the red river gorge to go climbing/camping next thursday.  i think there are at least 3 people going, and i am probably going too if there is room.  contact ryan or adam.

a special note from matt christensen, who stood in line for an hour for a concert last week, only to be denied entry; he then drove home and proceeded to lock himself out of his apartment and was forced to sleep in his car overnight.  so point and laugh if you see matt christensen.

On friday (yesterday, oops) they had the critical mass between pierce and anspach at 5:00.  looks like they will be having monthly meetings for that.

also, for some reason i have the name ‘PAT’ written on my notes with a big heart around it - not for sure what that is supposed to mean.

ok that is all for this week.  see you in a few days
ang.