 After much discussion the idea of a meet with a difference is taking shape.
The idea is to try and sort out a meet with something for everyone, from walking to scrambling and climbing, and some extra attractions for the evening.
It'd be great if we could make this the biggest meet in the history of OM, and a great way for newbies to come along to a meet and not feel so nervous at being amongst old hands.
The big difference between this meet and normal meets would be the Saturday evening. The plan is to hold an auction in aid of mountain rescue teams, where people can sell their excess/unwanted kit and raise money for a good cause at the same time. Put simply you bring your unwanted gear along and decide what the minimum amount you want for it is. Then in the evening all the gear is auctioned off. 10% of the final auction price would go to mountain rescue with the balance going to the seller.
It's amazing how much excess kit we all have hiding unused in cupboards/garages etc. Selling the kit this way would raise the seller a bit of extra cash, give a boost to the MRTs and also give newbies to the outdoors the chance to pick up good gear at bargain prices. In addition to the second hand gear for sale Outdoors magic would also be putting up items that have been sent in for testing and review - meaning new gear at bargain prices with 100% of the money from these items going to the MRT.
Also on the Saturday evening there could be a slide show/lecture on a walking/mountaineering theme.
At the moment the best weekend seems to be July 8-10th. The venue would have to be somewhere with enough space to accomodate 40+ people camping and have a bunkhouse alternative available. From initial research Sykeside at Brotherswater seems ideal with a large site, a bunkhouse (somewhere to keep auction gear under lock and ke during the day) and even B&B available. The location is also ideal with walks like Fairfield, High Street and Helvellyn all easily accessible as well as scrambling classics like Pinnacle Ridge on St Sunday Crag.
To make the Supermeet a reality we need to know if the idea, location and dates are suit people so if you're interested please give your opinion. We also need an idea of any people willing and able to help organise the weekend.
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With the number of stunning photos in the OM Gallery maybe one or two of the photographers would like to donate a limited edition signed print of their photos for the auction ?
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 Count me for that one Dave, I will also be available to help out in the organisation, possibly on the financial side??
Are you going to put up a list of the gear that OM will be "donating"
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Thanks Frank :)
As soon as Jon has a list then yes. Also if people could let us know in advance what gear they'll be bringing for the auction we could have a list of all items so people have a rough idea of what's going to be available (and reserve prices where applicable).
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Do you want people to email you (or me)rather than hog the thread with posts of lists of equipment??
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Email would be the best way Frank and then we can update the list on a seperate thread/page here. Once the date/venue is sorted I'll publish a seperate email address for people to get in touch with their gear lists.
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 Dave, have already let you know what I can help with. Just shout :)
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 Sounds good. I'm going to a wedding reception on the Saturday afternoon but its only in Lancaster so could fit that into the meet.
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Cheers Cara :)
In case others are wondering how Cara's already let me know - this is the sort of idea that gets floated in the OM Chatroom that benefits ALL OM members and not just a clique.
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 This might sound daft, but I think there's a few musicians on OM. Possibility for an evening something?
I'm an ex pro so I could help with that.
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Good idea Pete, and something we had thought of........but not sure about the hassle of public entertainment licence etc. If it's feasible then it would be great to have live music too.
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As long as you don't charge and it's a private function it should be ok.
Easy to learn a standard set of covers without rehearsing.
Also please excuse my now visible face !
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 Hey I'm up My TNF gear can all be sold (B******s) and I'll see if I can squeeze a few songs out in public for once. Might even bring my rock skins
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 Sounds good, this far in advance I should be able to book time off for good behaviour. Keep the details flowing.
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 i'm up for this just shout if you need any help on the ground in the lakes ( or if you need any MRT contacts)
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 I'd would happily support such a good cause let me know dates and I'll do my best to get there
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 Would love to be there, but head off over to france on the 8th. GRRRRR!
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sounds great...i play keyboard/piano, so up for a laugh. the only thing i can see is that there was/is a play for a meed to do the 3000s on that weekend...but im sure something can and will be sorted
Chris
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 Dave - you know that I'll help (chat room chatter again) and I'm a veteran of the WMRT Auction / Sale Days as Guy will tell you...flog sand to the Arabs?
Music also sounds cool and we can bring some stuff for flogging :o)
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"flog sand to the Arabs?"
Lol
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