CLIMBING
hello, we are the essex blades climbing club
With our own recently refurbished Climbing wall on campus, our Climbing Club is very popular. The club engage predominantly in climbing and bouldering, with a dash of mountaineering, including trips across the UK and further afield.
How many teams do we have?
We don't have any divisions; the team is comprised of athletes of all skills. We have friendly, in-house competitions and external competitions, including BUCS Nationals!
Recent honours?
Essex Blades Bronze Standard Club - 2016/17 
Essex Blades Gold Standard Club - 2017/18 
Essex Blades Silver Standard Club - 2018/19 
Do I need anything else before I get involved?
All you need is positive energy and an eager attitude. The club provides all gear for beginners, just wear comfortable clothing and trainers.
Join us*
To be a part of the club, you need to join up as a member. All of the different club membership options are listed below with a description of what each membership covers.
* Please note that your membership information will be used in conjunction with Essex Sport (University), purely for the purpose of providing access to required facilities and data analysis. Your data will not be shared with anyone else or used for marketing purposes.
* Please note that due to COVID-19 we are identifying what activities are able to be played in line with UK Government and National Governing Bodies for sport guidelines. Due to this, we have suspended playing memberships until we have a clearer picture of training and competition opportunities for 2020/21.
BASIC member
Allows you to attend Come & Try sessions and Trials (and provides insurance cover at these sessions), vote in club elections, added to the club mailing list and receive a discount on Sports Fed tickets.
FREE
PLAYING member
Includes all benefits of Basic Membership, but also allows the member to attend all club training sessions means they are insured against injury whilst at training and matches for the Climbing.
tbc
basic member
Allows you to attend general club training session (although not team specific ones), vote in elections, added to the club mailing list and means you are insured against injury whilst at that Sports Clubs session.
FREE
Please note, as memberships have to be uploaded to the Essex Sport system manually, it may take 3-5 working days before you are able to book onto your session via the Essex Sport app and attend training sessions. Should you have any problems, please email scadmin@essex.ac.uk
Training times
REGULAR CLUB TRAINING SESSIONS resume tHE WEEK COMMENCING tbc*.
club training
tbc | climbing wall
All club members welcome.
club training
tbc | climbing wall
All club members welcome.
club training
tbc| climbing wall
All club members welcome.
club training
tbc| climbing wall
All club members welcome.
Please note, club training times listed above are during University term-time oNLY.
* Please note that due to COVID-19 we are identifying what activities are able to be played in line with UK Government and National Governing Bodies for sport guidelines. Due to this, we have suspended playing memberships until we have a clearer picture of training and competition opportunities for 2020/21. This page will be updated once this has been confirmed.
Club committee
LLYLE COATES
president
charlie bean
vice-president
daniela deveikyte
treasurer
MOUSTAPHA BAYA
secretary
tim claydon
trip secretary
samuel engel
Volunteering & fundraising officer
MARIO GARCIA UGARTE
covid officer
pedro agundez fernandez
SOCIAL SECRETARY
AMY ROSS
WELFARE officer
alexander hart
competition oFFICER
aaron kern
COMPETITION SECRETARY
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publicity & COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER