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Oct 04
Oct/Nov newsletter available

Aug 04
August/September newsletter available

7 December 03
Summer Newsletter now online

14 Sept 03
September Newsletter now online

25 August 03
New photo galleries from recent club events:

6 August 03
August newsletter available

7 December 03
Summer Newsletter now online

14 Sept 03
September Newsletter now online

25 August 03
New photo galleries from recent club events:

  • Nowra climbing
  • Berowra climbing
  • Wollemi bushwalking
  • Gosford climbing
  • Slide night
  • Climbing Competition

5 August 03
New photo galleries from recent rockclimbing trips:

30 July 03
Congratulations to all competitors in the recent Intervarsity Climbing competition!

13 June 03
June/July newsletter available

12 June 03
No more free indoor climbing until week 1, next semester

1 May 03
May newsletter available

29 April 03
Heaps of great new photos now online from recent club trips:

10 Mar 03
Indoor Climbing on Fridays now starts at 1pm, so times are Tues 5.30-9-30pm and Friday 1-5pm

7 Mar 03
New Rogaining Info

22 Feb 03
Indoor climbing has started for the year, free for members on Tuesday nights and Friday afternoons

New membership is available all O-week for $15 in the Brennan Room, Shortland Union.

18 Feb 03
Well, through the week it's back to the books, but on the weekends, relief! Come and join the crew that heads for the hills every weekend.

17 Feb 03
New newsletter is out, detailing trips until May 2003.

27 November
Summer 2002/3 newsletter is out!

20 November
Good luck to all club members for the exam period. Next newsletter due out after exams

8 November
The NUMC Web site is now back online after a month offline, due to troubles with the University server

29 October
New slide show from the Warrumbungles, photos by Steve Fityus

17 October
Previously featured images - Mountaineering and Climbing

15 October
Dan sends a postcard from Everest base camp

16 October
Ex Mountaineering Club member Jason Piper is featured in the latest issue of Rock Magazine. He is climbing hard in nice surroundings

22 September
The Rocksports Levels System is undergoing an overhaul, all interested members are invited to join our rocksports mailing list

20 September
There are plenty of new photo galleries online, with photos from recent climbing, caving, skiing and bushwalking trips

September
Some news postings were lost due to a problem with the University server

13 August
New Watson Newsletter

9 August
New Photo Gallery online! With the help of Robert's digicam we have photos from last weekend's caving trip to Timor

Also new: photos from recent club trips from Dave George's photo album

10 July
Dates swapped for upcoming caving and climbing trips

8 July
Farewell to all our exchange student members

7 July
Holiday gear store and climbing wall opening hours changed

2 June
Heaps of new photo galleries online

1 June
Second quarter 2002 Watson newsletter now online

26 May
Light on the Wall slide and video night info now online
Links pages updated

14 May
Trangia Cook-Off info now online

16 April
Now taking submissions of stories, photos etc. for the club yearbook

8 March
Rocksports levels documents now available to download from the rocksports page

5 March
Weather page updated
Links pages updated
ECG story updated

26 February
Lunchtime meetings are on every Thursday, 1-2pm in the Helmore Room, Shortland Union Building.

15 February 2002

This web site is in transition during O-Week, please excuse the holes in the adventures section. All should be sorted by 28 Feb.



14 December

The committee is developing new Tshirts, Yearbook and membership cards for the new year. All contributions and ideas are welcome..



22 November

2002 NUMC Committee contacts now available

14 November

Summer newsletter available



26 October

New Mountain biking slide show



16 October

Presidents report for 2001



14 October


Now online: John Hollott's great photos from recent trips: skiing, mountaineering, bouldering and sea kayaking



10 October

Links pages checked and updated. Now recommended links have a star rating (*, ** and ***).



Extra information on recommended links is now available through HoverTips*

4 September

New alpine slide shows with photos from recent cross-country ski trips



8 August

Latest Watson newsletter available for download. It should be in members' mailboxes at the end of the week.



26 July

Beginners ski trip report added.



23 July

The popular beginners climbing day is coming up this weekend. Contact Steve or check out the newsletter for more details



15 July

Results for the recent AUC climbing competition are posted at the Forum climbing wall. Check out the new comp routes



29 June

Fresh stories and many new photos added to the site. Minor navigational changes made. Enjoy!



15 May

The latest Watson newsletter is out, check your mailbox or download it from this site.



Photos from trip reports in the last quarter are being added, a preview is available of Lars' bushwalk in Royal National Park.



Be one of the first to experience the new redesigned NUMC website! Site redesign is underway; for email updates use SpyOnIt: Be notified when this page changes



3 May

Congratulations to all competitors in last weekend's Intervarsity climbing comp, it was a huge success with a wide range of competitors expressing interest in the next competitive event in July. The Forum climbing gym now has 6 new routes ranging in grades from 14 to 25 (?!). Results and a trip report are online.



The new newsletter us being worked on by Nikki and Clare, send your ideas for trips and make them a reality! It will be mailed out to all members within a fortnight so look out for it!



21 Feb

With a new year comes the new adventures! Come meet club members at our O-week stalls, Wed-Fri this week. The first newsletter for 2001 is out and details all upcoming adventures and is available from the stall, the gear store, or off this site.



16 Jan


Summer trips aplenty are beng run to the Blue Mountains, Wollemi, Tasmania and other areas. Get your serve!




Clare and Leigh in the Budawangs



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