News and Views

Colmcille Climbers

This is where you can find bits and bobs that might be interesting.

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Christmas Caption Competition

Minutes of the 2007 AGM

Climbing Wall Update Meeting Dec 2007

Climbing Wall Meet Attended by Paul Dunlop

Paul's brief report on the latest progress (or not)

Midges

A few words about every climber's least favourite insect

Climbfest 2007 Steering Group

5th February 2007 - a meeting took place

Rodders' Dissertation on Climbing Stress and Stuff

Rodders, AKA Rodney Moore, a prominent Colmciller since 1992 (ish) did a degree thingy in Sports Science and wrote this dissertation about climbing.

Ticks - A Warning to All

Tick bites can transmit a range of horrible diseases. Read all about Lyme Disease and more.

Dunowen Warning - Please take no dogs

Access may be curtailed at certain crags if we forget our manners. The farmer at Dunowen does not want dogs near his beasts.

Severance at Culdaff. May 2003.

A shocking incident involving a lost arm and a long walk.

Eglish Valley Pictures and Topos

Eglish valley is now very well developed, but there is still potential for new routes. These pages were set up after the first wave of exploration and include some useful topo diagrams etc.

For the full guide to Eglish go to [Donegal Guidebook]

A defence of the perennial Ron Hill Tracksters

One of this site's most popular pages!

Bridge Jump Research

Doing a massive bridge jump from Foyle Bridge is still a possibility.


AGM Minutes 2006

AGM Minutes 2002

What is Traditional Climbing?

Winter Timetable 2002/2003

Al Millar on the new routes at Rubonid Point

El Pres, Alan Tees, answers his critics over the Donegal Guidebook

Newspaper cuttings 2002

A previously unknown sea-stack surfaces somewhere

Chinese photos and information

_Psyclone FAQ

MCI Guidelines for climbers

Some (unearthed) history of the Club

Ramore Head is on the N. Antrim coast and has some good potential

Frankie's first instalment of a series of articles on Donegal Winter climbing

A collection of songs that were deemed to be suitable for camping trips!

Communication from Macedonia

El Presidente in shamateurism scandal

Minutes of the AGM November 2000

Pokemon Card

Tattoo List

Things to take camping on an uninhabited island

Comparison of International Climbing Grades

Notes on rope degradation

Timetable from Summer 2000 - nostalgia.

Bolivian Trip

The exploits of the club's cutting-edge climbers

A tyro's guide to rock-climbing

Cretan Trip

Winter Timetable '05/'06

Winter Timetable '06/'07

Excellent article about climbing in New Zealand

Summer Timetable 2007

Winter Timetable 2007/2008

Summer Timetable 2008

Is Climbing Like Sex? Alan Tees explores a delicate subject

 


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