On Belay!

HA! i am officially awesome.  the only way i could get the minutes out earlier is if i sent them before the actual meeting.  which is impossible.

a special thank you to trisha p. who filled in as the substitute culinary architect and brought chocolate chip cookies.  ryan ate 3 of them and would have gone for a 4th if i had not stopped him.

Jacob, Brad, and some other guy (i think his name is Matt) went to KY last weekend and they have some sweet pictures.  you can view them on matt christensen’s facebook page.

Ryan and Adam modeled our  new club shirts, and despite seeing their morbidly obese bodies, people bought shirts anyway.  they are 12.00 and the colors are white, green, and cardinal.  talk to ryan if you still want one.

This weekend, Matt is going to Planet Rock in Ann Arbor with a blind pig.  I think he is leaving Friday afternoon.  Contact Matt Christensen if interested.

Jacquie announced that there are some groups coming in this weekend to the wall and they would appreciate volunteers if you are able to help out.

Bouldering designs - make them, bring them.

On Saturday, Jacquie will open the wall to set up routes.  She will be here at 3:30 and if no one shows up by 4:00, you will have to break in.

On Sunday, Gordo is having some party thing at his house.  there are going to be bands, horseshoes, slacklines, beer, and other stuff.  it starts at 2:00 and he lives on old mission rd.  see jordan bruursema’s facebook profile for more details about the event.

The first weekend of november, ryan and adam are going to KY.  let them know if youre interested.

OK THATS ALL.

ang.

oh crap!  everything in this email has already happened!  sorry. again.

ryan announced that he had some happy news and some sad news at the meeting.  the happy news was that his dad showed up.  the sad news was that he has (had) a paper due this (last) week.  poor ryan.  other sad (annoying) news is that he really did order the shirts but there will be no brown colored shirts.  they will be either white, green, or cardinal.  39 shirts were ordered, and it should take 7-10 days for them to be finished.  hey!  they are probably already finished :)  and they will be $12.00.

ryan announced that cell phones should be turned off during the meetings.

some people went to KY last weekend.  sorry if you wanted to go and didn’t get the memo in time.

keith leaves (left) for CO on Sunday.  sorry if you wanted to say bye to him and didn’t get to because you got this message late.  i’m sure he will come back someday.

reminder:  bouldering designs - make some.

Ryan and Adam are planning on going to KY the first weekend in November.  they want to leave Thursday and come back Sunday.  Contact them if you are interested.

im sorry i stink really bad at this whole secretary thing.  maybe if i got paid a little more…

ang.

oh my gosh! this is late!

haha half this stuff is outdated.  i will send it anyway.

on saturday, Gordo and others set up new routes at the climbing wall and cleaned off some holds.  way to go Gordo.

Rocktoberfest is still happening.  there are at least 4 people planning on going - they will leave thurs. or fri. and come back sunday.

Gordo said some jibberish about ecological footprints, reducing the impact of global warming, blah blah blah something on someday, date to be decided.

Ryan says that the shirts are “fricking awesome and on their way” which, translating from hippie talk means that he has not ordered them yet and they will be made out of recycled paper.

on the 21st (sun. at 2:00), Gordo is having a mini-festival thing at his house with bands, horse shoeing, slacklining, cider, pumpkin carvings, etc.

Coming up in November is a bouldering competition at GVSU.

the next meeting is tomorrow, so look for next week’s meeting minutes.. tomorrow.
i have a feeling i am going to be fired from this position.
good night.
ang.

well hello.

if you haven’t been coming to meetings, you are missing out.  we had 2 people bring in desserts this week, and there were a couple fights during the meeting.  it was an exciting time.

Ryan talked about the Access Fund more..  A trip to Grand Ledge has been planned for 2 weekends from now on Saturday for a climbing day with perhaps some cleanup for Adopt a Crag.  For more details, contact Ryan.

Rocktoberfest is still October 12-14.  We passed around a signup sheet for people interested in going, and it looked like 10-15 people were interested.

We are ordering On Belay shirts soon.  They will be around $10.00.  If you still want to order one, let Ryan know what size and color you want - color choices are brown, tan, forest green, or white (for tie-dying if you are a hippie).

For the record, this is the earliest I have ever sent out the meeting minutes.
Have a great week

Ang

late again, i know.

T-shirt prices will be $9.75 for those ordering t-shirts.  Color ideas are tan, brown, or forest green.  Ryan is going to order 35-40 tshirts, so there will be extras to buy if you didn’t order one.

Some ideas for near future…

Joining the American Alpine Club.. they may be willing to contribute $$ if we have an event (such as a climbing competition, or guest speaker, etc)  Check out the website online.

We may want to participate in Adopt a Crag at Grand Ledge sometime this fall - to pick up trash, climb, and have a party afterwards.  More details to come.

Rocktoberfest is the 2nd weekend in Octoberfest at the Red River Gorge.  Contact Dan Koefoed for details.

If you have bouldering designs, bring them to the meetings.

That’s all.

Ang.

Minutes for Sept. 12 on belay meeting… enjoy.

Our culinary architect finally showed up and brought cookies.  Chelsea brought a casserole.

We decided on a tshirt design - It will have the circle design on the front and the shoes design on the back.  We signed our names on a sheet for sizes for Ryan to order.  If you didn’t get a chance to sign up for one, just let Ryan know what size you want.  He will also order extra shirts to sell.  Call Ryan for more info (usually 3 a.m. is the best time to call).

Gordo will be at the wall this weekend setting up new routes on the wall.  Call Jordan if you want to help or set your own route.

We are considering having club fees this semester since we are becoming an official RSO.  No vote on the amount yet.  As a club, we want to have every member volunteer at the wall at least 1 time a month.  We discussed the idea of getting a free day climb pass for the volunteer or (if they already have a year pass) a friend of the volunteer for each time worked.

Bring bouldering design ideas if you have them.  In the near future we may want to raise money to add onto the bouldering wall.

Thanks!  Hope to see you next week

ang.

sorry this is late.  better late than never

here are the meeting minutes from last week.

We noted that our club Culinary Architect has poor attendance.

Reminders -
T-shirt (and sticker) ideas are due at our Sept. 12 meeting.  Bring any new ideas and we will vote, or we will pick from the ideas that have already been shown.

Ryan and Adam will be climbing in W. VA Sept. 21st.  Contact them for info.
Gordo will be climbing in Grand Ledge that same day.  Contact him for info.
Dan and Jon will be attending Rocktoberfest at the Red River Gorge in October.

Ryan will be setting up random slacklines on campus.

That was pretty much it.  Hope to see you all (well, most of you) at the meeting this week.

ang

Hello all,

You are probably surprised that I remembered to send this. HA!  Anyways, here is what we talked about at the meeting last night.

In case you forgot, the officers for this year are:
President - Ryan
Vice President - Adam Dunn
Treasurer - Jordan (Gordo)
Public Relations - Jacquie
Secretary - Me
Culinary Architect - Will

We discussed taking steps to making On Belay an official RSO.  Ryan and Adam will take care of this online.  Faculty advisor(s) are Dan and Jon.

Meetings for On Belay will be held Wednesday nights at 9:00 ish.  Note the change in start times.  Usually we just wait until enough people show up - so if you show up at 8:00, you can get some climbing in before the meeting.

Adam discussed possibilities for learning and skill development this semester.  Some ideas include: trad. climbing, setting anchors, and other general climbing skills.

Some people are planning on taking some sweet climbing trips this fall.  On Friday, September 21st, Gordo will be taking a trip to Grand Ledge.  He is leading a climbing class and will be there all day, so you can show up at anytime.  For more information, contact Jordan at 616-994-2694.

Ryan and Adam are also going to be climbing on Sept. 21st at a different site - I believe W. Virginia?  Contact Ryan for more info at 231-357-0568.  Usually the best times to call are at 2-3 in the morning. :)  Just kidding, don’t really do that - he is a mean and cranky guy.

The 2nd weekend in October, Dan and Jon and others will be attending Rocktoberfest at the Red River Gorge.  Contact Dan for more info.  989-560-1929.

and last of all!  We are making t-shirts for On Belay this semester and we should do it SOON.  Submit t-shirt design ideas by September 12th please.  Stick figures acceptable.

Okay let me know if I left anything out, because it is entirely possible if not probable.  Also, forward this email to anyone you know of who is not on the list.

Ang

Hey there, so typing with your pinky in a splint… HARD!

So here is the news:

- Jordans bday is tomorrow the 26th, happy bday old man!

- Kentucky trip still on (for sure) from may 6th-10th, talk with Jon or Dan about it to get the details

Now let’s get down to business:

- Horseshoe Fundraiser, report anytime after 10am to help set up
- qualification rounds 12-2ish3ish
- tourney starts around 3pm
- WE NEED TARPS!
- bring lawn chairs and blankets
- also make a dish (no fruit) and bring it to pass around (we’ll have a food donation nalgene again)
- there is a grill, so bring meat
- lots of awesome prizes donated (sweatshirts, harnesses, food, tshirts, concert tix, free climbing passes)
- you can get to jordans by taking mission rd south (go over the bridge, pass the underground/dbc, go another 2.5 miles and it is on the left!

Ok, I hope to see you all there tomorrow, should be a great drunken day!

Jacquie

Even though the calendar says it is April, it sure doesn’t feel like it….. anyway on with the minutes!

So we hammered out some of the details for the Horseshoe Tournament fundraiser. It will be on April 26th (thursday) people can show up at 1pm, but the play action starts at 2pm. We need sponsors and prizes to give away. If you would like more details, call or email Jordan.

I’ll be creating a donation letter (prolly tomorrow), so you can take that with you when you go to businesses. If anyone works in Mt. P ask your boss for cool shit.

Keith is leaving tomorrow for Kentucky… it’s couples weekend! (if you do not get this joke, then maybe you should have come to the meeting.. we had donuts too)

There is a kentucky trip planned for the 6th-10th of May (after finals and graduation) for more details, call or email Dan, or come to the next meeting.

Nick is trying to get rid of some Mad Rock climbing shoes, mens 10 (”a tiny 10″ according to Pat). they have only be used 2-3 (”4″) times. REAL CHEAP

And again, Earth Day camp out is Wednesday April 18th, and then we will have our Earth Day booth April 19th.. we have it from 10-6 so anytime you want to be there to help out you should. Slack line, access fund, leave no trace, climbing info and possibly more!

OK, well I hope everyone has a good evening, be careful when driving! Lot’s of crazies out there who have already forgotten how to drive in the snow!

Jacquie