Adult Improver Topics

The Wednesday 7.30pm - 9.00pm Adult Improver sessions have returned back around to the beginning of their 8 Week session blocks with a different focus topic each week. All the dates and session are listed below:

The next advanced improver session for those climbing Font 6c - 7a will be on the 2nd May (7.30pm - 9.00pm)

week 1 – 25th Apr - Movement and Balance

week 2 – 2nd May - Route Reading  (Advanced CRIMPS)

week 3 – 9th May – Footwork            

week 4 –  16th May - Arêtes and Volumes (Advanced SLOPERS)

week 5 – 23rd May– Crimps

week 6 – 30th May - Steep Ground

week 7 – 6th Jun – Slopers                      

week 8 – 13th Jun- Challenge Night      

Ideally beginners (those who have just completed the adult induction or have very limited climbing experience) will start from week one and work their way through the different topics.

Once you have completed all the topics you should have a good understanding of the basic fundamentals skills for climbing. This will then help you work through our coloured circuits.

Each focus topic will be advertised at reception and on the website so if you are climbing up to Font 6b+ and would rather not complete all 8 weeks, you can to join in on any of the topics you feel you would like to learn and improve on.

At the end of the 8 weeks, we will then go back to our first topic. Of course if you miss a session you can always return when that topic is due to catch up!

There is NO extra cost for these sessions, just your normal entrance fee. Make sure you warm up before the session and listen for the announcement at 7.30pm to meet the coaches.

We are now taking bookings for our popular early Saturday morning Spider Monkey sessions that run from April - October.

These sessions are for 7 - 9 year olds and Ideal for children who either want to come and have a go or would like weekly climb lessons. The sessions are run by our qualified instructors and will consist of climbing challenges that will teach the basic fundamentals and techniques of climbing.

The first session starts on Saturday 7th April 9.30am - 10.30am.

Costs:

One - Off session - £8

Book for the month - £7 per session

All costs include equipment hire

To book your child a space please call reception on  0114 250 9990, payment will be required on booking.

If you cannot make this time please check out our other regular sessions page

On the 17th March The Climbing Works will be hosting the BUCS climbing competition. We will be closed to the public for the duration of the day.

This past Friday night was the last round of The Climbing Works Winter Bouldering League supported by Evolv.  

Another big round saw alot of people try the 25 set blocs with every one getting done (but not all flashed - this makes the routesetters happy).  Both the cash problems were completed by 2 people each (Ned & Dave on the Mens and Leah & Katy on the Womens).

This will be the last set of Berghaus competition wall problems before The CWIF on Sat 10th March so take this opportunity to get some training in before the big weekend.

We are finalising the overall scores and we will announce the winners later on today on the blog.

Round 4 results>>

The Climbing Works is now registered as a Learning Destination with The Children's University. This means all children who come to The Works can gain points for their Learning Passports.

What is a learning Passport?

The Learning Passport is a nationally recognised award scheme that encourages children and young people to take part in learning activities out of normal school hours.  Research by the University of Cambridge indicates that keeping a record and celebrating participation in these activities through the Children’s University has a big impact on success at school.

There are lots of fun and exciting activities taking place outside of normal school hours in different places across Sheffield where children and young people can collect learning credits. These credits will be added to the ones children collect in school to earn Children’s University Awards. To collect these credits, they need a Passport to Learning.

How can your child get a Learning Passport?

Great news!  During the month of February 2012 only, all Sheffield children and young people can get a Children's University Passport to Learning for Free (normally £2 each) by going along to a Learning Destination and taking part in an activity.  Don't miss out - get your Free passport now from Sheffield libraries and start collecting your learning credits at The Climbing Works

To find out more about Learning Passports and other Learning Destinations here.

If your child already has a Learning Passport and climbs at The Works then please email michelle@climbingworks.com so your child can be put on the Learning Destination register and start earning points straight away.

If you would like your child to participate on one of our after school kids clubs then find out more information here

Climbers are known to be a suspicious lot so it was rather a surprise to see a massive crowd of competitors at Round 3 of the Evolv Bouldering League that was held on Friday 13th January. The only unlucky thing that occurred for any competitor was the realisation that Percy & co had set a rather hard set of blocs for this round.

Dave Barrans did his usual thing of turning up and basically flashing nearly all of the problems leaving every one else wondering what other excuse they could make as the bloc was no longer impossible....nor was it sizest. Dave cruised the mens cash problem and would have walked away with the £125 cash if it wasn't for that pesky American Alex Puccio. Alex dispatched both the Men's & Women's (supposedly a harder bloc than the Mens) cash problems and walked away with a tidy sum to spend on her travels home.

You can see the full results of Round 3 as a pdf here and the total scores after 3 rounds as a pdf here. We score the best 3 out of 4 rounds to decide the winner of the Evolv Winter bouldering series so its all to play for in the final round on Friday 17th February. We will announce the winners of the Evolv prize draw tomorrow so keep an eye on the blog to see if you've won a pair of Evolv shoes (only open to those who handed their scorecards in. Unlucky for the large amount of non hand-ins. Make sure to give yours to reception next time!)

You can also view a full gallery of images from Round 3 on our picasa site here>>

The railway bridge at the bottom of Woodseats Road opened last night. Hurray!

It is still traffic light controlled but at least you can get in and out of The Works without the massive diversion and queues.

Apologies for the delay in getting these up on the website. Remember round 3 is on Friday 13th January (unlucky for some possibly...)

Round 2 results>>

Overall results after 2 rounds>>

The work on the bridge at the bottom of Woodseats Rd is not finished - the bridge was due to re open today but work has been stopped due to the high winds.

We don't know when the road will be open again so you will need to look at alternative routes to get to The Works.

From Abbeydale Road the options are either:

- get onto Little London Road from Broadfield Road - accessed from the lights near the Broadie

or

- go down Langdale Road, which is opposite Carter Knowle Road, turn left at the end and then right onto Little London Road. Langdale Road is however a one way street so you can't get back to Abbeydale Road this way, you will have to go down Little London Road and back to the Broadie lights to get back onto Abbeydale Road.

We will keep you posted as to when the normal access is open.

Last November The Climbing Works held a friendly bouldering competition organised by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) for the paramedics that operate in the Yorkshire area, the event was open to participants of all abilities from complete beginners to regular climbers.

This year YAS are looking to hold a similar event during the summer and would like all local emergency and NHS services to be involved. We know many members of The Climbing Works are among those who work in these services so if you are interested in participating please leave your details below.

The format of the comp hasn’t been decided as of yet but will probably be a teamed and individual competition.