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Tue 30th Jun Cliffhanger
Coming up on the 11th and 12th of July is the welcome return of Cliffhanger. Showcasing dozens of events and sports it's a fantastic weekend of activity for anyone interested in the outdoors. From...
Mon 29th Jun Back in Black.....
....the name of the classic AC/DC album. And our black Core circuit has also been a classic, but its time for a change, so the new black circuit will be set this week. I have already set 14 problems,...
Fri 26th Jun Even more new problems this week.
OK - it's finally finished! The new sections of wall are all finished, the paint is dry, and all of the problems that were removed to make way for the new additions have been reset. That's 100 new...
Mon 22nd Jun Masters Wall
An apt name for the new painted / graffiti wall we think. As you can see from the photos below, Craig has finished his mural and Percy will be resetting on it from today. We're going to call this the...
Fri 19th Jun All Finished - Day 5
It has been a long week for us. A fun week but definitely long. This morning Percy, Sam and 'Britian's former Manliest Man' Pickles set to work putting some holds on the new walls. As I write the...
Thu 18th Jun Watching Paint Dry - Day 4
This morning saw the last touches of paint going onto the new walls. Now it's simply a case of letting them dry before we start setting tomorrow (Friday). We're also waiting for some new matting...
Wed 17th Jun Paint, Paint, Paint - Day 3
Today was the last day of build with Percy and Longy getting creative with the last bit of ply. The result was some more sick features guaranteed to provide some quality problems...and probably lots...
Tue 16th Jun Day 2 of the Refurb
Day 2 in the big brother house...wait, sorry, been inhaling too much paint fumes today. Start again. Day 2 in The Climbing Works refurb and you can really notice the change. There's a lot of new...
Mon 15th Jun And So It Begins - Day 1
So day 1 is over and what a day! All the cheeses were in action today with Percy and 'Mr wall builder extraordinare' Andy Long getting to work on the new prow wall feature. The rest of us got to work...
Fri 12th Jun Going On's
The last 2 days have seen a load of plywood, scaff and wood arrive to The Works in anticipation of next weeks work. Also to come is a load of paint so you'll be getting a fresh cleaning looking...
Mon 8th Jun New Comp Wall
Percy and Sam are currently testing their new creations on the Berghaus Competition Wall. 25 new problems across the grade range. Enjoy.
Sun 7th Jun Coming up this week.....
A lot of people have been asking me whats going to be happening at The Works in the next few weeks so here's an update. Tomorrow (8th June) we will strip and reset the comp wall with a whole load of...
Thu 4th Jun The Real Thing DVD
The Real Thing DVD is now in stock in The Climbing Works store and online. For those old enough, it needs no introduction...except that it is now, finally, on DVD!! If you don't own the original...
Wed 3rd Jun Return to The Works
I've been away from The Works for a bit of a holiday home, 10 days in fact. It was to involve a trip to one of the best crags in the U.K, Fairhead, but a shoulder injury in early May put paid to...
