Starting with a 15 minutes New Years greetings and catching up with our members.
Then we will move to a 30 minute video presented by Tony Hamza of a short expedition to cross the Atlas Mountains in Morocco in those far off days when travel was allowed

And finally we will have a Climbing Quiz with a £25 gift card to rockrun.com

Zoom meeting starts at 8:00PM
Zoom Meeting Link
Meeting ID: 989 0680 4056
Passcode: 408595

Mikaela will be talking to us in February about becoming an International mountain leader and adventures in Slovenia.
She will also be sharing her thru-hike of her GR11 in the Pyrenees with her 4 legged friend Bella.

Zoom meeting starts at 8:00PM
Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95587789636?pwd=M0c2UzNTZ3kvN2FRai9VeGdQT2d2Zz09
Meeting ID: 955 8778 9636
Passcode: 367053

To celebrate International Women's day we have invited guest speaker Sally Lisle to give a talk on "Playing with Fear". She will dive into what's happening in the body when you get scared, how to harness the power it can provide when you're climbing and enjoy the process! This will be intertwined with a tour of mini adventures around the UK to get you inspired for our increased freedom over the Summer.

Sally is an established Climbing and Mountaineering Instructor based in North Wales. Her outdoor company Far Out Pursuits runs excellent courses, with a focus on expanding what people believe they're capable of. FAROUTPURSUITS.com

Zoom meeting starts at 8:00PM
Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91756743545?pwd=WUVZSGxjV0hReTVtb3Y2aUZLWDVQZz09
Meeting ID: 917 5674 3545
Passcode: 711953

The AGM is an important process in determining the future direction of the club so it's important to have as many club members there as we can to ensure everyones voices are heard. From ensuring you get the right candidates for the appropriate committee positions to ensuring everyone can provide feedback and vote, a well run AGM will ensure that preparations for the rest of the year are on track.

Please make every effort to attend the AGM this year.

Zoom meeting starts at 7pm
https://zoom.us/j/94924178158?pwd=L2JOTDVSd29MbnFhSFY3cVlUMW5Udz09
Meeting ID: 949 2417 8158
Passcode: 238641

Join us for a speak on Mountains, mental health, mindfulness and motherload presented by our own Liz.

Zoom meeting starts at 8:00PM
Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95989726242?pwd=MVZxb1FEa0l2eXpCR0d4RHRjTytlZz09
Meeting ID: 959 8972 6242
Passcode: 643007

Join us for a presentation Not on climbing big mountains, but instead on Lessons in failure, ego & how to handle dashed dreams.

Zoom meeting starts at 8:00PM
Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95989726242?pwd=MVZxb1FEa0l2eXpCR0d4RHRjTytlZz09
Meeting ID: 959 8972 6242
Passcode: 643007

Have you had enough of the rain and being indoors? Join us for a bright and sunny Thursday where we will meet for Summer Drinks

Venue: Speke Monument in Hyde Park
Time: 6:30PM

Some drinks and snacks will also be provided courtesy of the club, first come first served! A number of shops are near by to also bring your own

Games and fun welcome

Note: instead of our usual third Thursday of the month for the LMC Social. This one is on the fourth Thursday since we have our Skye meet scheduled for the third Thursday of June

Join us for our first Social at the Devereux (fingers crossed for the government COVID regulations) with Steph, which she will be presenting Your Brain in Nature

the health benefits of outdoor - there's just something about it which makes our brains relaaaaax...

Stress recovery, restoring attention and improving cognitive function are a few amongst many great benefits. The research is evolving fast, and the mental health world is catching on.

How is it evolving, what does nature do to our brains and why is now the time?
join us with Steph from Outdoor Amore to find out more.

Drinks from 7PM and the talk upstairs at 7:30PM

https://outdooramore.co.uk/expeditions/your-brain-in-nature-series/

NOTE: event delayed from 15/07/2021 to 21/07/2021 due to covid restrictions being extended till the 19th of July

Sophie will join us for an evening to tell the story of her training to become a wilderness guide and about her explorations in the north.

Sophie Nolan is an international wilderness guide and founder of Sidetracked Adventures. A small adventure travel company running guided tours in the arctic, focussing on true wilderness experiences off the beaten track. After spending years exploring the fjells of Lapland, Sophie created some amazing hut-to-hut routes through one of Finland's largest national parks. Now she runs winter skills courses, and runs mini expeditions along the borders of Norway and Sweden.

Drinks from 7PM and the talk upstairs at 8PM

https://www.sidetrackedadventures.co.uk

Join us at the Deveraux to celebrate the lives of Mehri Jafari & Bryan Grinyer
Thursday 16th of September at 7:30pm

Sadly two of our long standing members passed away, Bryan 2017 and Mehri this year. As a club and community we want to remember them, celebrate their lives, share stories and pictures in remembrance and help each other heal.

Additionally Bryan's family have generously donated various mountaineering items which we will be auctioning out at the event.
Auction Catalogue can be found here.

P.S. Please let me know if you would like to say a few words during the event. Additionally please email me pictures or videos as I'm planning to have a slideshow running in the background.
Email: social.sec@londonmountaineeringclub.com

Additionally we will be streaming the Auction section of the event through Zoom starting 20:30
Meeting ID: 842 1985 8945
Passcode: 341114
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84219858945?pwd=WE9zWWNBTU5hdVRmQzlPcXZQZDJ6UT09

Annual showcase of members activities, come join us at the Dev's where we will be sharing picture, videos, and crazy stories of our summer activities

Speakers:
Christopher Bailey: Vignemale & Razor: before and after lockdown
Saskia Scharnowski: One night in the alps
Lee Edwards: The Lee special
Ben Kitchen: From Corrie to Curry: The Live Show

Usual drinks from 7:30pm and talks from 8pm upstairs

Join us for our first indoor climbing competition of 2021 at Westway!
Followed by the LMC's unofficial favourite pizza in London "Notting Dale Pizza" at the "Pig & Whistle".

Climbing from 13:00 till 15:00
Notting Dale Pizza from 15:15 till 17:00
27/11/2021

You will be given a scoring card with 5 routes. Highest score wins (Although I'm open to being bribed). Prizes for the top 3 members

Scoring system:
On-sight or Flash - 5 points
Redpoint or second attempt clean - 3 points
Third attempt clean - 2 points
unclean climb - 1 point

Prizes:
First Place - Any pizza, 2 drinks
Second Place - Medium pizza, 1 drink
Third Place - Medium pizza

P.s. if you don't have a Westway membership, you can pay on arrival
P.s/2 Nicholas Brody's also unofficial favourite pizza

Date changed from 20th to 27th of November due to Westway being closed to the public on the weekend of the 20th

The long awaited Christmas event is here!
We are returning to the Great Nepalese restaurant by Euston station (NW1 1DA) and we would love if you could join us.

The LMC Curry is open to all club members or tentative club members! It will be held on Dec 9th we have a room booked from 7:45pm. Pre-dinner drinks for those who are early will be in the Euston Tap from 6:30pm

Limited availability of 36 spaces - places will be given on a first come first served basis so email me at social.sec@londonmountaineeringclub.com if you would like to reserve a space. Also please let me know if you are vegan, vegetarian or have any dietary requirements.

Obviously don't forget to email me your choice of starter, main, desert as well

Food will cost £22pp for starter and main and £25pp with desert for a set menu and will include a selection of starters and main courses (for sharing) with rice and naan. There will be a mix of veg and non-veg options available. Drinks will be charged separately.

Starter:
Vegetarian: Aloo Kawab, Onion Bhaji, masco bara
Non-veg: Chi Choyala (chicken), momo (Lamb), onion bhaji (veg)

Main course:
Vegetarian: veg lasoon, sag, bombay aloo, tarka daal
Non-Veg: butter chicken, Lamb Khursan, chicken nariwal

All mains come with: Pilau Rice & Naan

Dessert. Choice of pistachio, almond or mango kulfi

https://www.great-nepalese.com/

P.S. Booking close on the 31st of October as I have to give a deposit and final number on the 1st of November.