english version
The Club consists of 170 members interested in free-climbing, mountaineering, climbing with aid etc. They are mostly students or graduates of Warsaw universities, but the Club welcomes all persons interested in climbing.
We meet all the year at two best climbing walls in Warsaw. At meeting hours, the UKA members pay a reduced fee. Apart from that, we frequently organize slideshows during winter time. From the summer to the autumn, we go to crags areas in Poland and abroad, and we organize meetings in the Alps and the Tatras. We have also a small library of climbing guides - their number will increase with time. You also can obtain a 10% discunt when shopping at 'Kanion' mountain shop (Wilcza/Plater St.) and when buying 'Malachowski' clothes. In the Tatras, you pay a reduced price when staying at the PZA campsites.
But the most important thing is that you can find here a lot of people interested in climbing - as much as you are.
UKA is a member of the PZA (Polish Mountaineering Association) which is a member of the UIAA.
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[Authorities]
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Board of Directors
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Marek Kaliciński - President
mob. phone +48 (0) 501 131 337
Marek Wierzbowski - Vice President
mob. phone +48 (0) 608 07 96 70
Roman Główka
phone +48 (0) 503 017 258
Przemysław Klimek
(+48 is an international direct number to Poland and 22 is a direct number to Warsaw) |
Board of Supervisors
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Tomasz Chudy
Jacek Czabański
Karol Sulej
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[Place of meetings]
We meet at 1) Nowowiejska St. (Ochota district, very close to the center) and 2) 60, Obozowa St. (Wola district.)
Meeting hours:
- Tuesday, Obozowa 18.00 - 22.00; fee: 12 pln;
- Thursday, Nowowiejska: 14.00 - 22.00; fee: 15 pln for both, the wall and bouldering cave (10 pln for either the wall or bouldering cave);
- Sunday, Obozowa: 20.00 - 22.00 /only for members of UKA/; fee: 12 pln;
Please note that during these hours you are entitled to the discunted entrance fee (as given above) only upon presenting the Club ID to the wall staff.
The climbing walls are also open to non-members on tuesdays and thursdays. We hope this won't result in overcrowding.
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[About the club]
A piece of history
The Alpine Club of the Warsaw University was founded in 1963. Through '70 and '80 it had organized several expeditions to the Caucasus and the Himalayas (and of course to the Dolomites and the Alps). At that time, till 1989 alpine clubs thrived thanks to their monopoly on the steeplejack's works which generated considerable income. Since 1989, when they lost the monopoly, the clubs have been going through a crisis. As the state provides very little support the clubs are funded by their members.
Nowadays the Alpine Club of the Warsaw University is a fast growing, though limited in its financial means, organization which consists of hobbyists: students, graduates and others, all interested in free-climbing and mountaineering (both in summer and in winter.)
Formal information:
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Uniwersytecki Klub Alpinistyczny
Stowarzyszenie kultury fizycznej |
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16 Srebrna St., 00-810 Warszawa |
| Phone |
call the club authorities
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(0 22) 622 62 55 |
| E-mail |
uka@uka.pl |
[How to join?]
You become a member of the Club by decision of the Board of Directors. Before that you have to fill out a membership declaration. There are some exceptions but generally you must have some climbing experience or you must go through a climbing course to be a member of the Club. These courses are organized by climbing associations, also by the UKA.
In both cases, you ought to be at least 16 years old.
If interested in joining, mail us or phone Jacek Czabański. Or simply drop in on Obozowa at the Club's hours.
You may download the membership declaration in MS Word format.
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Fees: |
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registration fee:
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50 zł
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annual fee:
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50 zł (for students of any kind of schools/universities)
70 zł (others)
Members, who paid their annual fees for the last two years are entitled to a 10 zł discount.
For persons joining the club after 1st October, the annual fee is 30 zł.
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