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Sun 1st Nov Lectures, comps, and more comps....
Don't forget, tonight Leo Houlding is lecturing at The Climbing Works. Me and Pickles will be heckling from the back.....Also this week The Climbing Works is hosting not one, but two bouldering...
Thu 22nd Oct Bad Parking
A certain Sheffield resident, ex-climber (who's middle name is Charles), wall & hotel owner came to visit another business located beside us, leaving his car in a No Parking zone. This left us with...
Wed 21st Oct Leo Houlding Lecture
Today we got a visit from Leo, managing to catch up with him a little about the Asgard Project, hearing some of the tales from the trip. From even this short chat, it was clear that it was a pretty...
Tue 20th Oct Back to Black
The Black Circuit has now been taken down, with the holds now clean (thanks to benky grip wash), Percy will start setting on Thursday and should be finished by Friday. You should have a lovely new 40...
Wed 14th Oct 'Tis the Season
Yesterday I managed to get out for an early morning mid-week circuit session at Stanage Plantation. Clambering around in the beautiful morning sunshine reminded me of why I live in Sheffield and why...
Mon 12th Oct Reel Rock Tour & Grit Flick DVD
Autumn is the pristine time for Grit and Limestone routes, cold crisp dry days means you can choose your rock type and project in the knowledge that it's going to be good. Autumn is also the season...
Fri 9th Oct New red circuit
As the title might suggest, I have finished another circuit. This time it was the turn of the red holds to get a re-vamp, so there are now 40 new problems graded between Font 6b and 7a+ for you all...
Mon 5th Oct New White Circuit topo
The new 47 problem white circuit topo is now available from the website. Please print off your own copy and keep it with you as you tick the problems. It also helps in finding them all as they are...
Sun 4th Oct New White circuit, and other stuff....
Yes, the new white circuit is done. 47 problems starting easy and then getting slowly harder and harder - number 1 is about Font 4, whereas number 47 is "7b+" (see the comp wall for an explanation of...
Fri 2nd Oct Boreal Crux Offer
We've got a new shoe offer at The Climbing Works this week. The classic Boreal Crux's are now ONLY £55 (RRP £75). The Crux has been in the Boreal range for a while and is a great shoe for those...
