"Pain is only weakness leaving the body. - Tom Muccia."
"Pain is only weakness leaving the body. - Tom Muccia."
Captain: Declan Carolan
Dec is the captain for the year. His role in the club involves ensuring he doesn’t have to do anything
and has no responsibility. Expect to find him a mile ahead of the group on a ridiculously long hike
crying out the virtues of "training" for some unspecified expedition. If he asks you "to roast the
Mourne Wall" next Saturday, run and hide in the corner till he goes away.
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Meets Secretary: Brian Seery
The first of the committee Brians has been in the club for over 2 years now. He’ll be organising all
the trips, so be nice to him. If he’s climbed something particularly hard, expect to hear about it. If
he’s hiked for a particularly long time, expect to hear about it. He’ll be doing his best not to get
anyone lost in the hills of Ireland this year.
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Assistant Meets Secretary: Brian Fox
The second Brian, or ‘Foxy’ as he’s known, is possibly the most enthusiastic hiker in the world.
Rumour has it that he can navigate his way out of any situation, although he claims to be from
Firhouse when he’s actually from Tallaght, so maybe his navigation isn’t all that good! When he’s not
getting Freshers lost in the Wicklow hills he likes to compose poetry and sing the odd ballad.
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Climbing & Equipment Officer: Paul Mallee
You’ll definitely hear Paul before you see him! He’ll be the one on the improbably steep wall,
grabbing onto a ‘hold’ by a single fingernail, screaming at himself to hold on. Paul prefers to climb
routes that mere mortals consider to be suicide. He can’t hike though.
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Treasurer: Leo McKeever
Another man who likes to climb serious routes. Leo is one of the strongest climbers in the club. He
has adopted the technique of jumping from one climbing hold to the next climbing hold. This allows
him to compensate for both his lack of reach and climbing technique.
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Secretary: Clare Ryan
The only girl on this year’s committee, Clare is charged with keeping you up to date with all the
latest goings on and scandal in the club. When she’s not climbing she likes to drink tea, sail and
annoy Paul the climbing officer.
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Training & Development Officer: Jack Doyle
Jack is our ever enthusiastic training officer. He is the repository of all climbing knowledge. His main
responsibility in the club is to turn all the Freshers into serious hardcore climbers and mountaineers.
You’ll recognise him by the fact that all his clothes and climbing gear looks homemade, which most
of it is!
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