Climbing at the MCU Quarry
2019-10-29 16:00 - 19:00 (Africa/Kampala)
We hold outdoor climbing at 4:00-7:00 pm at the MCU Quarry in Muyenga.

At the quarry you will find a range of routes from beginner to more advanced. If you do not own climbing equipment (ropes, harness, belay device, helmet) the Club provides equipment that you can rent, see prices here. Please bring sports clothes, water, and some collateral for rental equipment.
Climbers usually go for some food and beers at Cafe Roma after climbing.
MCU memberships cost 50,000UGX for 1 year and 20,000 for Ugandan students. New members can register here or at the event.
Directions: From Tank Hill Road head toward Bukasa Road. Turn left onto Kalungi Road. Take your first right onto Kawagga Close. The quarry is on private property at the end of the road. Parking is available to MCU members.

Climbing at MCU Quarry
2019-11-02 16:00 - 19:00

Indoor Climbing at ISU
2019-11-05 19:00 - 21:00
We hold indoor climbing on the first Tuesday evening of the month at 7-9pm at the International School of Uganda (ISU) in Lubowa. A range of different routes from beginner to more advanced. If you do not own any climbing equipment the Club has equipment there that you can borrow. Please bring sports clothes and some water. Climbers usually go for some food and beers nearby after climbing. The cost is free for members. Memberships cost 50,000UGX for 1 year and 20,000 for Ugandan students. New members can register at the event.

Directions: From Entebbe Road head toward Quality Shopping Village. Continue Straight 500m past the Bible University. ISU is on the right hand side.

Monthly Social at Banange Brewery
2019-11-14 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for our regular monthly meeting at Banange Brewery in Nakasero to hear about all the trips that have gone on, upcoming trips, or to find out how to plan your own. These meetings are an excellent way to meet like minded people and get your next UG adventure on track!

Mount Sabinyo Challenge
2019-11-15 - 2019-11-17
Mt. Sabinyo is one of the numerous rolling volcanoes that make up the magnificent Virunga mountain ranges that span along the borders of Rwanda, Uganda, and DRC. When translated to English, Sabinyo means “Old Man’s Teeth” and the hike reaches three peaks, its highest standing at an elevation of 3,669 m.
The plan is to depart from Kampala on Friday the 15th November, start the hike early Saturday morning on the 16th November and return to Kampala on Sunday the 17th of November. This trip is not limited to individuals residing in Kampala, MCU members residing in other parts of the country are welcome to join as well. We will just have to figure out how to get to our intended destination.
Feel free to WhatsApp Lorna on 0786-822839 if you are interested in joining the adventure.

MCU Kayaking Weekend
2019-11-23 - 2019-11-24, 2019-12-14 - 2019-12-15
This weekend, the MCU is headed to Jinja and the White Nile River for discounted group lessons with the stellar team at Kayak The Nile.
Paddlers of all levels — especially beginners — are welcome. It’s always a fun weekend out of the big city! For more info, including MCU discounts, and anything else you might need to know, sign up here.
Non-kayakers are more than welcome to come and enjoy a chilled out weekend with MCU. There are plenty of non-kayaking options like swimming, stand-up paddle boarding, and more!
Be sure to book accommodation with Nile River Explorers or Nile River Camp directly. Camping is available in addition to dorm rooms and safari tents.
For transport options, it is possible to sign up for the NRE Shuttle, but post to our Facebook page and we’ll hep you find a ride! If you’re a driver, let us know!
Email Emmy, our Kayaking Coordinator at emmydortant@gmail.com if you have any questions.

MCU Kite Surfing Trip
2019-11-27 08:00 - 17:00
MCU is heading to Diani Beach from the 26-29 th December to learn how to kitesurf. After obtaining our
I.K.O Kitesurfing license, we’ll be celebrating NYE at the Kilifi Music Festival.
Logistics:
If you’re interested in joining, please book your own accommodation, transport and kitesurfing course.
This is what we’re doing:

We’ll be staying at Stilts Treehouses on Diani Beach from 25-29 th December
(https://www.stiltsdianibeach.co.ke/stilts-treehouses), but feel free to stay wherever suits you
best.
The course is at Quest Kiteboarding (www.questkiteboarding.com). There’s a 1-day intro course
that you can upgrade to a 3 or 4-day course. Or as us, you can go for the full 3-day course
immediately which we might upgrade to the 4-day one
In Kilifi, we’ll be staying at Bofa Beach Resort from 29 th Dec to 2 nd Jan (www.bofabeach.com). The
rooms might be booked out, but they’ve been happy to let some of us camp on their grounds
This is where you can get your Kilifi music festival tickets
(https://www.quicket.co.ke/events/68063-kilifi-new-year-2020/#/) and by the way you can
camp at the festival.

We’ll be doing a road trip there and back, starting on the 21 st of December and returning to Kampala on
the 5 th of January with some great stops along the way. You’d be more than welcome to join the road
trip, although we’d need another willing driver for that. Otherwise feel free to book flights to Mombasa
and find us in Diani.
Please contact laurabierer@gmail.com if you would like to join or have any questions.

Monthly Social
2019-12-05 19:30 - 21:30
Join us for our regular meeting to hear about all the trips that have gone on, upcoming trips, or to find out how to plan your own. These meetings are an excellent way to meet like minded people and get your next UG adventure on track!

Bwindi Race
2019-12-13 - 2019-12-15
Friday December 13th circuit race.
Saturday 14th 30 km mountain bike race.
Sunday 15th we take the long way to the coffee farm have a bite and a brew then ride the long way back.
www.facebook.com/bwindirace
www.bwindiguesthouse.com

Overnight Climbing and Camping at Insita
2020-01-25 - 2020-01-26
What about getting out of Kampala for the weekend. To switch things around, the MCU is organizing a trip to Insita/Luwazi on January 25-26 for a weekend filled with climbing, camping by a fire, a bar-b-que, a few beers, and more climbing!
The Insita / Luwazi crag is located about an hour east of Kampala and offers a good selection of top rope and lead climbing routes for climbers of different skills and experience levels.
See details on The Crag here.
It’s a great weekend of climbing, camping by a fire, a barbeque, a few beers, and more climbing.
How to sign up?
Just enter your details in this Google spreadsheet and I’ll contact you.
Note that only club members can participate to this trip. If you’re not a member yet, don’t worry: you can sign up the day of or here.
Departure
Date: Saturday, 25 August
Time: 7:00 am (sharp)
Location: In front of Que Pasa, Kisementi
Return
Depending on your driver. However, all rented climbing equipment must be returned to the Club by Sunday noon.
Food and drinks
Bring a lunch for Saturday, breakfast for Sunday, snacks, and at least 5 litres of water. For dinner on Saturday night you can enjoy the GOAT ROAST!!!! or bring your own food. The Goat Roast includes goat, roast, baked potatoes and kachumbari salad.
Costs & Rentals
Participation fee: 10,000 UGX
The cost of gear rental is UGX 5,000 per person.
For any further questions don’t hesitate to contact me at hotte.hugo@gmail.com
Looking forward to seeing you there!

Nile River Festival
2020-01-30 - 2020-02-02
The Nile River Festival (NRF) is an epic four day event that celebrates all that is awesome about the River Nile here in Uganda. Visit the website for more information!
Kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, stand up paddleboarding, parties, big air ramps and live music, all with the backdrop of some of the world’s biggest whitewater. This is a spectacle for anyone, and a great time for all.
Check out last years event video, this years Facebook event page and plenty more information below. See you at the mighty Nile River Festival, January 30th – February 2nd 2020!The Nile River Festival (NRF) is an epic four day event that celebrates all that is awesome about the River Nile here in Uganda.
Kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, stand up paddleboarding, parties, big air ramps and live music, all with the backdrop of some of the world’s biggest whitewater. This is a spectacle for anyone, and a great time for all.
Check out last years event video, this years Facebook event page and plenty more information below. See you at the mighty Nile River Festival, January 30th – February 2nd 2020!

Annual General Meeting
2020-02-06 18:30 - 20:30
The Annual General Meeting is taking place on February 6 at 6:30 PM at the Athina Club in Kololo. Every year we vote on the MCU board members and it is a great opportunity for new members to get involved in club leaders. The board does exciting things like plans trips and events for its members, it is a great way to get involved and give back to the community.
It is also important for everyone to come out and vote for their committee members.
For more information visit the Get Involved page.

MCU Goes Kite Surfing... Again
2020-02-07 - 2020-02-15
After a successful MCU trip to the Kenyan coast in December, we are hooked on kite surfing. So MCU is
travelling to Page Beach in Zanzibar from the 7-15th February to kite surf and enjoy their beautiful
beaches.
If you’ve never kite surfed before, don’t worry you can take a course and they’ll teach you everything
you need to know.
Please contact laurabierer@gmail.com, if you would like to join the trip.
Please also get into contact with Laura, if you already know how to kite surf and would be interested to
explore whether kite surfing on Lake Victoria is an option – apparently the wind should be good enough
about 1 weekend a month. So let’s make use of it!

Nabugabo Tri and Duathalon
2020-02-23
Triathlon:
Short: 250 m swim, 12.5 km bike, 2.5 km run
Long: 500 m swim, 25 km bike, 5 km run
Duathlon:
Short: 12.5 km bike, 2.5 km run, 12.5 km bike
Long: 25 km bike, 5 km run, 25 km bike
Online Registration*:
Expat Individual: 90,000 UGX
Ugandan Individual: 50,000 UGX
Kid (16 years of age and below): 30,000 UGX
Expat Team and Family: 150,000 UGX
Ugandan Team and Family: 120,000 UGX
*For registration at the event we charge 10,000UGX extra per participant. Payment is at the event, no prior payment required. The registration fee includes Sunday breakfast, snacks and fruits
Registration information:
www.nabugabotriathlon.com
For inquiries: Mauritis: 0783 913 045

Once-in-a-Leap-Year Climbing & Camping
2020-02-29 06:45 - 2020-03-01 09:30
Join MCU this weekend for a climbing day trip stay and camp overnight on the rock so you can catch the gorgeous sunrise over Luwazi. To sign up for this trip, fill out this form: https://forms.gle/Frbk26fhTr7YoWXd7
Remember, only MCU club members can participate to this event. If you are not a member yet you can join the club by going to http://mcu.ug/membership/registration/ or on the day of the event.
You can read more about climbing at Luwazi here: http://mcu.ug/climbing/luwazi/

The Dawn Wall Screening Party
2020-03-07 17:00 - 21:30
MCU is hosting a screening of The Dawn Wall, a documentary by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer, following free climber Tommy Caldwell and climbing partner Kevin Jorgeson as they attempt to scale the impossible 3000ft Dawn Wall.
The event will be byoBBQ. MCU will provide a grill, so bring your own grillables, drinks and/or a dish to share! The grilling will start at 5 pm and the movie will start at 7.
Location: 11 Kome Crescent, Luzira (Look for a Black Gate)

Virtual Movie Night: Free Solo
2020-04-19 08:00 - 17:00
MCU Movie Night is going virtual!!! Join us at 7 pm on Zoom to watch Free Solo.
ID: 788-8388-4141
Password: [REDACTED]
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MCU Virtual Movie Night
2020-05-10 19:30 - 21:30
Grab your popcorn and join us for our next virtual movie night. We will be watching Return 2 Sender; click here to watch the trailer.
Zoom ID is: 761 1676 1990
Password is: 3hSzTG

Virtual Trivia Night
2020-05-17 19:00 - 21:00
Dear Members,
MCU will be hosting their first ever virtual Trivia event ala Quiz night on Saturday 16th May from 7pm.
You can either participate as an individual or as a Team. Teams will be able to communicate via WhatsApp if not in the same household. (We will trust you are all being honest and not using the internet to google your answers.)
Google Meet (code: tti-jqqh-gvi)! Here’s the meeting link: https://meet.google.com/tti-jqqh-gvi.
Bring your A-game!

MCK Quiz Night
2020-05-22 20:00 - 22:00
Dear MCU members,
As promised, please see below MCK Quiz Night invitation:
MCK will be hosting a Virtual Fundraiser Quiz Night on Friday 22nd May at 8pm
Entry Fees:
$5 per participant
Maximum participants per team is 4.
Funds received will be donated to a Mt Kenya Porters Association to assist porters during the upcoming season as they are likely to have less work given limited tourism due to Covid-19. The entry fees are the suggested minimum, but feel free to donate more if you wish!
There will be prizes to be won!
To participate please:
1. Provide your details on the sign up sheet
2. Dial in links will be circulated to the email you provide below.
We look forward to seeing you on Friday Night!

MCU Virtual Movie Night
2020-05-31 19:30 - 21:30
The next MCU Virtual Movie Night is on Sunday 31st May! We will be screening ‘Reel Rock 13/The Age of Ondra’ about the current best climber in the world Adam Ondra! This move explores a rare, intimate journey with one of the greatest athletes at the peak of his powers!!
Sign in details to follow.

Climbing at Bukasa Wall
2020-08-02 12:00 - 16:00
AND WE ARE BACK!!!
Climbing at the Bukasa Wall is back and we are stoked to the moon… but there are a few restrictions as we still live in the times of COVID.
To keep everyone safe and to stay within GOU guidelines, we can only permit 10 climbers at one time at the wall. Each week we will post a sign-in sheet via Google Docs around 12:00PM on Monday. The first 10 people to sign up get to go. If someone can’t make it, the next person on the list will be notified to fill that spot.
Masks are required for people belaying or hanging out at the bottom of the wall.
Climbing will take place from 12-4 PM.
Here is this week’s sign in sheet.
And here are directions to the Bukasa Climbing Wall.
Climb on!

Climbing at the Bukasa Wall
2020-08-09 12:00 - 16:00
Join us this Sunday at the Bukasa Wall for an afternoon of climbing!
Please note that if you show up without signing up then you will (unfortunately) be turned away.
To keep everyone safe and to stay within GOU guidelines, we can only permit 10 climbers at one time at the wall. Each week we will post a sign-in sheet via Google Docs around 12:00PM on Monday. The first 10 people to sign up get to go. If someone can’t make it, the next person on the list will be notified to fill that spot.
Here is the sign-up sheet.
Masks and helmets are required for people belaying or hanging out at the bottom of the wall.
Here are directions to the Bukasa Climbing Wall.
Climb on!

Climbing at the Bukasa Wall
2020-08-16 12:00 - 16:00
Hi everyone!
Here is the sign up sheet for Sunday’s Bukasa Wall climbing session on *August 16th from 12-4pm*. We’ve established a lot good, long, challenging routes. But there is also a beginner area as well for those of you who are a bit rusty.
Sign up here.
To keep everyone safe and to stay within GOU guidelines, we can only permit 10 climbers at one time at the wall. Each week we will post a sign-in sheet via Google Docs around 12:00PM on Monday. The first 10 people to sign up get to climb. If someone can’t make it, the first person on the “wait list” will be notified to fill that spot. Please remember that we can only have 10 members at the wall at one time, so please sign up. If you arrive and are not on the list, sadly we will have to turn you away.
Face masks and helmets are required for people belaying or hanging out at the bottom of the wall.
Here are directions to the Bukasa Climbing Wall.
Climb on!

Climbing at the Bukasa Wall
2020-08-29 12:00 - 16:00
Join us on Saturday at the Bukasa Wall for an afternoon of climbing!
Please note that if you show up without signing up then you will (unfortunately) be turned away.
To keep everyone safe and to stay within GOU guidelines, we can only permit 10 climbers at one time at the wall. Each week we will post a sign-in sheet via Google Docs around 12:00PM on Monday. The first 10 people to sign up get to go. If someone can’t make it, the next person on the list will be notified to fill that spot.
Here is the sign-up sheet.
Masks and helmets are required for people belaying or hanging out at the bottom of the wall.
Here are directions to the Bukasa Climbing Wall.
Climb on!

Climbing at the Bukasa Wall
2020-09-19 12:00 - 16:00, 2020-09-20 12:00 - 16:00
Hi everyone!
Here is the sign up sheet for Sunday’s Bukasa Wall climbing session. We’ve established a lot good, long, challenging routes. But there is also a beginner area as well for those of you who are a bit rusty.
Sign up here.
To keep everyone safe and to stay within GOU guidelines, we can only permit 10 climbers at one time at the wall. Each week we will post a sign-in sheet via Google Docs around 12:00PM on Monday. The first 10 people to sign up get to climb. If someone can’t make it, the first person on the “wait list” will be notified to fill that spot. Please remember that we can only have 10 members at the wall at one time, so please sign up. If you arrive and are not on the list, sadly we will have to turn you away.
Face masks and helmets are required for people belaying or hanging out at the bottom of the wall.
Here are directions to the Bukasa Climbing Wall.
Climb on!

2020-09-21 08:00 - 17:00
Hi everyone!
Here is the sign up sheet for today’s Bukasa Wall climbing session. We’ve established a lot good, long, challenging routes. But there is also a beginner area as well for those of you who are a bit rusty.
Sign up here.
To keep everyone safe and to stay within GOU guidelines, we can only permit 10 climbers at one time at the wall. Each week we will post a sign-in sheet via Google Docs around 12:00PM on Monday. The first 10 people to sign up get to climb. If someone can’t make it, the first person on the “wait list” will be notified to fill that spot. Please remember that we can only have 10 members at the wall at one time, so please sign up. If you arrive and are not on the list, sadly we will have to turn you away.
Face masks and helmets are required for people belaying or hanging out at the bottom of the wall.
Here are directions to the Bukasa Climbing Wall.
Climb on!

Climbing at the Bukasa Wall
2020-09-27 12:00 - 16:00
