About
About Maassac
A close-knit group of outdoor enthusiasts since 1984
MaasSAC is a long-standing organisation. The association was founded on the 18th of May 1984 by Wendeline Elzinga, Hansje Vonk, Tanja Merkelbach, Josephine de Zwaan, and Bert Schilte, and has grown in recent years to almost 150 members.
We are a close-knit group of outdoor enthusiasts, who like to climb, hike and make the most out of our student life. Whether you like alpinism, bouldering or rockclimbing, MaasSAC does it all.
We are a close-knit group of outdoor enthusiasts, who like to climb, hike and make the most out of our student life. Whether you like alpinism, bouldering or rockclimbing, MaasSAC does it all.
Introducting:
The 42nd Board of MaasSAC
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Material Commissioner
Climbing Commisioner
Social Media Ambassador &
Vice Treasurer
Secretary
Treasurer
Material Commissioner
Climbing Commisioner
Social Media Ambassador &
Vice Treasurer
Renate Huurman
Maud Veldhuijzen
Paula Leonhardt
Harin Lee
Samuel Badin
Laura Jaitner
Maud Veldhuijzen
Paula Leonhardt
Harin Lee
Samuel Badin
Laura Jaitner
Committees
The Board is supported in its role by the following committees:
BAMBI
bambi@maassac.com — The outdoor (and sometimes indoor) Bouldering & Climbing Trips committee
BAMBI stands for Bouldering Activates MaasSAC Beyond Infinity — MaasSAC's youngest committee! Born out of the exponential rise in popularity of bouldering, BAMBI organises bi-yearly trips to Fontainebleau, weekend day trips to outdoor boulder areas such as Ruhrtal and the Aachen Campus bouldering gym, as well as social events and bouldering challenges. We are always on the look-out for interested and enthusiastic new members.
Alpencie
alpencie@maassac.com — The alpine committee
“Gusts of wind, fresh nature smell, blinding snow, wild and remote environment. As we go higher, your heart starts pounding with every step with a slight shortness of breath due to the elevating altitude.
It’s 09:00, it’s been 4 hours since the start of the day. The sun rises higher in the sky and the clouds fly by. It’s one of those days were everything falls into place, the weather, the route, a good physical condition and your partner in crime. It’s a summit day.
At 10:15 you finally hit the glacier. You gear up with your rope, put on your crampons and take out your ice axe. You try to wind your way through the labyrinth of crevasses. These mystical cracks in the ice, ranging from beautiful bright turquoise to a deep dark blue, stare at you as you walk next to them. Although beautiful, you know how dangerous they are. One false step and it could as well be your last. You quickly decide to move on and continue your journey through the lands of giants.
The wind starts to pick up taking some fresh snow of the last night with it. The reflecting crystals disapear into the distance. You put an extra layer on as well as your gloves, although full summer, at 4’000 metres, temperatures are freezing. The peak rises above you. A solid hour to go with a techinical 55 degree ice left. Your ice axe sinks in the slope, no blank ice. The sike rises as your friend and you realize the last bit to the top has started. Soon you will be rewarded with beautiful views.
At 12:30 you stand on the summit. Breathing heavy from the technical, tired yet fulfilled. The only people on the summit are your friend and yourself. Whilst congratulating your partner on the clinb, you gaze into the distance at lands which you haven’t traveled and admiring new peaks in the distace. You feel exilarated yet also vulnerable, realizing how small you are on the scale of mountains. After a short break, you say: “shall we?” The project is only half done.
Some 6 hours later you safely get back to the hut. The day is over. Spent and exausted, you enjoy the setting sun and stare at your achievement. Moments later your friend comes and shows you an other route. A beautiful line up this tight couloir and the mountain adjacent to it. You look at him and smile: “soon, very soon” and close the boom the admire the coulored setting sun whilst eating some warm food.”
The AlpenCie is the committee that enjoys nothing more than being the alpine environment. Whether raised alpinist or new to the sport, feel welcome to join if the wilderness is what motivates you to go out!
It’s 09:00, it’s been 4 hours since the start of the day. The sun rises higher in the sky and the clouds fly by. It’s one of those days were everything falls into place, the weather, the route, a good physical condition and your partner in crime. It’s a summit day.
At 10:15 you finally hit the glacier. You gear up with your rope, put on your crampons and take out your ice axe. You try to wind your way through the labyrinth of crevasses. These mystical cracks in the ice, ranging from beautiful bright turquoise to a deep dark blue, stare at you as you walk next to them. Although beautiful, you know how dangerous they are. One false step and it could as well be your last. You quickly decide to move on and continue your journey through the lands of giants.
The wind starts to pick up taking some fresh snow of the last night with it. The reflecting crystals disapear into the distance. You put an extra layer on as well as your gloves, although full summer, at 4’000 metres, temperatures are freezing. The peak rises above you. A solid hour to go with a techinical 55 degree ice left. Your ice axe sinks in the slope, no blank ice. The sike rises as your friend and you realize the last bit to the top has started. Soon you will be rewarded with beautiful views.
At 12:30 you stand on the summit. Breathing heavy from the technical, tired yet fulfilled. The only people on the summit are your friend and yourself. Whilst congratulating your partner on the clinb, you gaze into the distance at lands which you haven’t traveled and admiring new peaks in the distace. You feel exilarated yet also vulnerable, realizing how small you are on the scale of mountains. After a short break, you say: “shall we?” The project is only half done.
Some 6 hours later you safely get back to the hut. The day is over. Spent and exausted, you enjoy the setting sun and stare at your achievement. Moments later your friend comes and shows you an other route. A beautiful line up this tight couloir and the mountain adjacent to it. You look at him and smile: “soon, very soon” and close the boom the admire the coulored setting sun whilst eating some warm food.”
The AlpenCie is the committee that enjoys nothing more than being the alpine environment. Whether raised alpinist or new to the sport, feel welcome to join if the wilderness is what motivates you to go out!
ZAK
"Zinderende Activiteiten Kommissie" — Social Activities Committee
If you like bringing people together, this committee is for you! From board game nights to the famous "survival of the tipsiest", ZAK helps create an even stronger bond within the MaasSAC family by organising fun events.
All things materials
material@maassac.com
Throughout the year there are opportunities to volunteer with materials management. Tasks like the Mathok clean-up, inventory and ordering new materials are organised on a volunteer basis — keeping it low effort and low commitment.
MaasSAC's Anthem
We klimmen en we hakken
De MaasSAC gaat aan kop
We kletteren en boulderen tot boven aan de top
Om de gladste plaat te flashen met de zon in onze nek
De bergen overwinnen we,
Want MaasSAC is te gek!
laalaaaaa lalalalalala
laalaaaaa lalalalalala
De MaasSAC gaat aan kop
We kletteren en boulderen tot boven aan de top
Om de gladste plaat te flashen met de zon in onze nek
De bergen overwinnen we,
Want MaasSAC is te gek!
laalaaaaa lalalalalala
laalaaaaa lalalalalala
Sung to the melody of 't dondert en 't bliksemt by Guus Meeuwis
