Additionally we have lost many old carbide lamps, or have been forced to retire them, we would like new lamps to replace those we have lost in the past year. Ice Climbing has become more popular among club members in the last couple of years. In order to accommodate the demand we need more plastic boots in both the smaller and larger sizes since we currently lack both. Currently we don t have enough crampons to accommodate everyone who wishes to climb, a new pair of technical crampons would allow one more person on each trip. Finally crampon bags are essential for the protection of both the crampons and the individuals carrying the crampons.
Crampons have sharp edges that can pierce both skin and other equipment.
Crampon bags would prevent other equipment from getting ruined and increase the safety of trip participants. Each year we have a greater demand for our kayaking trips then we have available kayaks. This is also true for many of our pools sessions, where we teach people how to kayak, throughout the year. We have recently had to retire several old kayaks due to large cracks and holes that have inhibited their ability to float. Some of the clubs kayaks are over 20 years old and therefore their plastic is wearing thin as well as lacking many of the newer safety improvements.