BCC Committee
The Belfast Climbing Club Committee…
Their role is to manage club affairs, promote and encourage climbing as well as its various disciplines, for the benefit of club members and the wider climbing community.
President - Mike
Mike came to climbing later than most. A lifelong fear of height had stopped him venturing up anything higher than a stepladder. Inspired by a trip with his children to Boulderworld, Mike finally decided to embrace the fear. He has never looked back, though often looks down and marvels at how far he has come; 'I still can't believe it's me up there, on the sharp end of that rope. I love that climbing is always challenging me, and rewards me by exceeding what I previously thought impossible. The people in club have been a really important part of this journey'.
SECRETARY - VICKY
treasurer & MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY (SENIOR) - OWEN
Hi folks, I started climbing with the QUBMC in 2007 and haven’t stopped since. I enjoy all types of climbing and have been lucky enough to climb in some amazing places (Scotland, Spain, the Alps and Kyrgyzstan). Opportunities to get the ice axes out have been few and far between lately but I can often be found trad climbing in the Mournes or at Fairhead. Feel free to ask if you have questions about membership.
Clothing SECRETARY - Peter Reid
Climbing for 27 years, makes me sound old ;-)
Lots of experience of climbing and outdoor adventures.. bouldering, sport, trad, ice, deep water soloing, mountaineering. Being in the mountains makes me happy. Having a family now does limit my chances to get out as much, so you will mostly see me down the wall.
My role might also be known as 'Merch Man'
Cottage Secretary - michael BARR
I’m a Belfast based software developer who joined BCC in 2023. I’ve been climbing now for around 10 years now but it’s only since joining the club that I’ve found my real love for the sport. Having other club members push their climbing grade has inspired me to get better and push mine too. The club has been great for finding like minded climbing folk who are always willing to get out climbing no matter what the weather forecast may say.
I enjoy all the various disciplines in climbing but I’d say that outdoor sport climbing gets me going most. I find I can push myself furthest here while still getting that sense of adventure. There’s nothing I enjoy more than working hard sport routes with a few mates.
MEETS SECRETARY - RICHARD MOTT
MEETS co-SECRETARY - John Lyster
membership SECRETARY - bethani gourlay
SOCIAL SECRETARY - ashley levickas
I first started climbing at Boulder World with a few work colleagues, just as an occasional bouldering session. Two years ago I joined BCC to try taking my indoor climbing outside, and that’s when I really got hooked. These days you’ll usually find me planning (or packing for) my next sport climbing trip to somewhere sunny abroad. I love both sport and trad climbing: sport lets me really push myself physically, while trad feeds my love of problem-solving.
WEBMASTER - JAMIE Roberts
I started my climbing journey as an undergraduate at the University of Bristol as part of UBMC and managed to have many climbing adventures with them of the Trad, Sport, Ice, and Alpine variety. However, living in the UK meant it only natural that Trad climbing took my interest the most and, while enjoying many crags of the UK, I had a lot of fun at the awkward, badly protected, quarried limestone crags of the Avon Gorge; possibly the greatest City crag in the world.
Now I can be frequently spotted in the Mournes or Fair Head (maybe more frequently at Fair head but that has nothing to do with the shorter walk in, mostly), possibly one of the greatest crags in the world.
ORDINARY COMMITTEE MEMBER - TANIA LOGAN
ORDINARY COMMITTEE MEMBER - peter adamson
I’ve been a member of the club for 3 years now, and am always looking forward to the next trip away to try and explore and climb in some of the amazing locations around Ireland, the UK and further afield as well. I can be found in Boulderworld most weeks, the Ozone on occasions, and trad climbing whenever the weather allows it! I have only been trad climbing for a few years, but I love being out in the mountains and am keen to tick off a few more leads at Fair Head this year.