LUAK

Yesterday, special act Mangroove shook our headquarters!
No one expected the spell to strike sudden as it did. Jammed together we were taken in a vortex by the guiding singer and ever improvising musicians (like our very own surprise Linus on the Alto Sax)! A party that for many just didn't stop.

We can already announce that the BBQ will be held on Friday the 30th of June at 7PM. Ride out those last deadlines and good luck studying!

Dear climber-musicians and -dancers,

Friday it's time again for an official party! You may expect live acts inside, fiery stuff outside. Friends are also very welcome! Entrance is free.

Next, LUAK saves its special activities till the barbecue. As chestnuts are starting to throw shadows over our streets, exams are approaching. Consequently we'll try not to tempt each other into non-studying activities, when the evenings feel already hot, and dark is late. Everyone is still welcome Thursday nights!

Regards.

Birds are awakening and exams are ogling. Summer is far-off, then again, we can already make minimal plans for the great summer when we get together. The place to be is Chamonix Mont-Blanc!

The region holds a lot of opportunities for alpinism, but the forests also hide diverse rock climbing crags. Moreover here you can find boulders, trailruns, hiking trails and the greenblue Lac Blanc (what's in a name).

Prepare:

• Read for multiday alpinism explorations.
• Get in shape for granite and gneiss.
• And save the date: 15th - 23th of July.

Yesterday the annual Belgian Student Boulder Championship was held! Consequently, our club sent a delegation to Ghent.

In the women's competition Liuba won gold for the KULeuven. In the men's competition Koen and Hendrik shared the 8th rank, for the honour of-respectively-the KULeuven and the UC Leuven-Limburg.

Congrats to everyone who participated in the game. Now back to rock climbing.

To conclude our rock climbing initiation sessions, we will be going to Freyr for the weekend! The weather forecast seems to be favorable, so there is no excuse not to come. Remember to bring a tent, sleeping bag and mat since we will be sleeping at the bivouac, or you can always try to claim a spot in the tent of another LUAK member.
We encourage you to come by the clubhouse this Thursday to arrange the carpooling. If this is not possible, you can always contact a member of the board.

The new Academic Year of 2016-2017 is about to start!
We have yet again planned a ton of activities for this year, so be sure to check out the Calendar!
The LUAK is already open again every Thursday at 22:00, so we hope to see you there. The first Info Evening is planned on the 29th of September. New members, mark this date!

The end of the year is approaching fast! Two more epic events are planned:

- This Friday (24/06/2016) it's our annual BBQ. You bring your own meat, we'll supply some veggies and of course make sure that the fridge is full! Along the way we'll introduce the board for next year and you can vote if they're accepted to reign for the next LUAK year ;-)

- From the 16th till the 24th of July we're going climbing abroad! If you're familiar with the LUAK, you know that the location is never 100% decided. However, taking into account the poll here on the website and since our friends from Hungaria are joining, we'll very likely test our granite skills in Ailefroide! It is just that, a meet of LUAK members in the mountains, so nothing really organized, just a week full of epic(nes)s. If you're looking for a ride, ask around on the BBQ!

Ever got stuck on a big alpine route? Had to call the heli a little too much times and want to brush up some self-rescue techniques?

On March 24th the LUAK and Club Hungaria organize a rope skill workshop. The idea is to teach some self-rescue solutions for serious situations. Everybody is welcome, but the target audience is people that are familiar with multipitch climbing. We will for example not go over rappelling but rather focus on hauling, ascending the rope etc...

Does this sound interesting to you? REGISTER over at HUNGARIA.

The workshop is free of charge and starts at 20h00 at the LUAK headquarters!

Next weekend LUAK is going bouldering in Fontainebleau!
Don't forget to drop by on thursday at luak HQ where we will organise the carpooling.

The weather looks like it'll be quite ok so make sure you're well rested and in shape to donate some fingertip skin to the rocks south of Paris. :)