"What grace has given us, let it pass to many more." 

Tara Laro Tayo - UA&P Summer Sports Charity Clinic

    The UA&P Sport Climbing Varsity has been taking part in the Summer Sports Clinic of UA&P entitled Tara Laro Tayo, which is a summer program for the underprivileged.  Varsity members and NSTP students work together to provide more than a dozen children the wonderful benefits of climbing - showing them that not only is climbing a safe sport, it is also fun and exciting.  The team members and NSTP students alike share this remarkable experience as they become the "ate's" and the "kuya's" of these children.  The whole experience lasts for 20 to 25 days, where the children learn techniques, attempt difficult walls, and climb to their heart's content.

Annual Sportsfest

   The team also participates in the annual Sportsfest of the school, where the team is able to exhibit the skills and talents of the team members, but more importantly, let other members of the UA&P family try the wall for themselves.  They set-up or rent a mobile wall for this event..

    The UA&P-SCV event is called "Get-a-Grip".  It's an invitational competition for the varsity and speed competition for the rest of the school body.

The 1st Diliman Preparatory School Interschool Climbing Competition

    Together with the University of the Philippines' GRIP Sport Climbing Club and Diliman Preparatory School, a competition was made for the junior climbing body of the Philippines in December of 2003.  Several junior climbers joined the competition as the three organizations collaborated to plan and execute the event.  Sponsors supported the event for food and prizes.  A wonderful site indeed, climbers were working together to make the event possible.

    GRIP and UA&P-SCV were given crash courses on directing a competition and route setting.  The climbers from both organizations set-up the routes and demonstrated them to the competitors, belayed the juniors, and practically manned the whole thing.

The team looks forward to many more projects.

Projects for this year:

1. Clean-up climb at Montalban

2. Team building

3. Organize a Competition

4. Power Cup - Speed Climbing Competition (tie-up with Rockwell)