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DIARY
Mark and record the dates below and get involved. Further details where not stated can be obtained through the Meets Coordinator and will be on the website closer to the time. We are always looking for people to help organize. If you feel you could contribute, please contact the Meets Coordinator.
PROPOSED AMA MEETS PROGRAMME 2015
Date
25-26 Apr 15 29 Apr 15 TBC Apr 15 TBC Apr 15
6 May 15
13 May 15 18-22 May 15
June TBC 15 22-26 Jun 15
11-12 Jul 15 TBC Jul 15 5-17 Jul 15 TBC Aug 15 TBC Sep 15 26-27 Sep 15 3 - 4 Oct 15 15 Oct 15 TBC Oct 15 11 Nov 15
9 Dec 15 13 Jan 16 TBC Feb 16
TBC Feb 16
Event
Pembrokeshire Meet
Support Command UK South Climbing Championships
Support Command UK Midlands Climbing Championships
Support Command UK North Climbing Championships
RAF Climbing Championships
RN & RM Climbing Championships
Army Festival of Climbing including the Army Climbing Championships
AMA Novice Meet
European Military Climbing Championships including the Inter-Services Climbing Championships
British Bouldering Championships Portland/South Coast Meet
JSAM
Lake District Meet
RN & RM Bouldering Competition
AGM
British Lead Climbing Championships Tri-Services Bouldering League Round 1 Roaches Meet
Tri-Services Bouldering League Round 2 Tri-Services Bouldering League Round 3 Tri-Services Bouldering League Round 4 Tri-Services Bouldering League Round 5
Army Bouldering Championships and Tri-Services Bouldering League Round 6
Location
Penally Camp
Reading Climbing Centre TBC
TBC
Awesome Walls, Sheffield The Quay, Exeter
Capel Curig and the Beacon
Wye Valley
Capel Curig and the Beacon
Awesome Walls, Sheffield Portland
Lakes
TBC
JSMTC (I) N Wales
Awesome Walls, Sheffield
TBC
Roaches Bunkhouse
TBC
TBC
TBC
The Outdoor Show, Excel, London
The Indy Wall, JSMTC(I), Anglesey
Lead
Billy McIntosh
Sgt Andy Stewart
SSgt Ricky Stevenson
TBC
Flt Sgt Jim Jarvis
Lt Duncan Turner
Lt Col Pete Skinsley and WO2 Dave Cross
Capt Ryan Lang AMA
BMC
SSgt Simon Goyder
TBC
Lt Duncan Turner TBC
BMC
Maj Tom Odling TBC
Maj Tom Odling Maj Tom Odling Maj Tom Odling Maj Tom Odling
Maj Tom Odling
Remarks
See DIN
Open to guests Open to guests
Week long festival including the Army Climbing Championships, outdoor climbing, coaching and lectures
Week long festival including the Inter- Services Climbing Championships. Army Team of 30 selected from the Army Championships
This is being run by the Army Climbing Team. See DIN
Open to guests
Meets round-up
For those of you who weren’t at the AGM or read the minutes on the website last year, we had around 100 AMA members attend meets throughout 2014. For the first time, meet leaders had all commented afterwards that it wasn’t as hard or as complicated to run as they thought. The hardest decision was deciding what to buy with their DMM voucher!
Since the last edition of the journal (and up until I wrote this update) there have been three great meets; the articles of which can be found inside these covers and are a good insight into what a meet is about if you haven’t been on one. If not, why not?
Good news for Veteran members, the rules on meet attendance has been updated so that attendance on normal meets is possible. See the ‘AMA Safety Management Plan and Guidance For Meet Leaders’ on under the documents area of the website for the info on insurance etc.
As you can see in the diary of events there is plenty of opportunity to get out with other association members on meets and com- petitions as well as civilian events to go to and get inspired and enthused to climb harder.
Meet leaders required
The meets don’t just happen. Someone needs to organise them and ensure that the weekend runs as smoothly as possible. There are a few meets that still don’t have a leader as can be seen in the diary. If you would like to run one please get in touch via my email as listed in the appointments page near the front of the journal or message via the Facebook page. You don’t have to have any qualifications as you can arrange the admin, whilst a suitably qualified person manages the risk.
Running a meet isn’t as hard as you might think, there is an article on the website to provide guidance. You will be helped the whole way through the process and as a thank you there is a £50 voucher for DMM or Cotswold Outdoor once you have given a meet article to the journal editor.
Last thought
Keep an eye on the events page of the website, the Facebook page and Twitter for updates on meets and lots of other useful info.
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