Friday 4th Dec saw the 2nd round of The Climbing Works Winter Bouldering League. After the 1st round which saw a lot of tops on the cash prize, it was no surprise that this months was a little harder.

The night overall saw around 70 competitors take part. 25 problems right through the grade range with a very special slab problem with some new beastmaker 'metal' holds.

The full results are now available to view here>>

Round 1 of our Winter Bouldering League went amazingly well with over 100 people taking part in the nights competition. 25 problems graded from Font 4 to 7c meant a wide range of abilities tackling Sam & Percy's creations. 

The cash prize problems both got sent with the Men's getting 10 tops (a bit of lateral thinking by Dave Mason meant missing the crux out and led to many tops after him) while the Women had 3 ascents. The Men each got £12.50 while the ladies went home with £41 each. Not a bad nights work for Leah, Katy and Naomi.

The full scores are now available to view and can be downloaded here >>

You can read a quick overview of the nights action on our blog. The next round will take place on Friday 4th December with another £250 up for grabs. The Men's problem will be a little harder next time....

N.B. As the night was so popular and by 10pm, people were still trying to tick problems, we are going to extend the hours of the comp. R2 will now start at 6pm and end at 10pm.

The latest circuit topo is now available on the website. The latest circuit to be set is the brown which is graded in the font 6a-6c range. This now means that we have reset all the circuits since the refurb in mid June. That's roughly 400'ish problems in 3 months. Not bad going at all.

Download the newest topo from the circuits page>>

Since the start of April we've been busying reseting with at least 3 new circuits and a new competition wall. For those with children, the kids boulder has also been changed (perfect for the Easter holidays).

The circuit topo and the Berghaus competition wall topo can both be found on the website here. 

Enjoy!!

Saturday was simply a huge day. We had well over 150 competitors of all ages trying the qualifying circuit throughout the day. There was also a large number who came just to climb in the fantastic atmosphere that is the CWIF. 

We've been adding up all the scores and getting it all organised. With so many competitors it takes a lot of time to make sure the scores are correct. Below you can find a quick summary of the day along with the pdf's of the top 100 competitor scores, the Mens & Womens results and of course the overall Final results. We'll have a bigger summary of the whole day, along with photos, on the website soon

Qualifiers:

The qualifying circuit was 30 blocs set to test every type of climbing style. There was dirty slabs, dynos, crimps, slopers, fridge hugging, pinches, you name the hold and type of move and it was there. Yes, there was even a crack. The qualifying circuit was an open affair with everyone climbing the same problems at the same time. Climbing Works normal 'joe public' members were climbing alongside Jerome Meyer and Tyler Landman and the atmosphere was fantastic. 

Top 100 scores from the qualifying circuit >>

Semi-Finals:

The semi's took place on the Berghaus Competition wall with the setters going all out to test the stamina, power and flexibility of the final 16 men & women.

Mens Semi-Final Results >>

Womens Semi-Final Results >>

Finals:

The finals will be remembered as one of the best competitions to be held in the UK. It was tense, it was close and it came down to the wire for both the Mens and the Women competitions. A roaring crowd, big moves and tired competitors led to some of the best climbing action seen at a UK competition for years.

Mens Final Results >>

Womens Final Results >>

We've added up all the scores and this year's overall winner of the Berghaus Bouldering League is Dawid Skoczylas, aka Polish Dave. In the female category (Climbing Works staff member) Leah Crane prevailed, scoring an impressive 665 points. This fine score placed her 3rd overall only behind Dawid & Aussie John Merz.

In the junior categores Nathan Philips won the boys category with a very impressive score of 525 points while in the girls, Natasha Milinkovic came 1st.

The full results are now available to view and are available in pdf format - The Berghaus Bouldering League Overall Results 2008/09. 

The next competition at The Climbing Works will be the C.W.I.F. on the 7th March. If you don't know about the C.W.I.F. then read about it on our website and make sure to come down as it's going to be a cracking day!!

This Friday night (13/02) see's the fourth and final round of the Berghaus Bouldering League at The Climbing Works. We've added up all the scores from the previous rounds which you can view in pdf format below.

If you are handing in your scorecard please write your name so that's it legibe. For eg, Dave Barrens and Dave Barrands might be the same person, they may even be Dave Barrans but if you don't write your name clearly then we can't be at fault for not adding your scores up correctly (this could also be the reason why Dave B does so well at comps - he is actually 3 people!!!)

Overall standings after R3 of Berghaus Bouldering League can be viewed here>>

We've just reduced some of our E9 kids clothing by 50% instore and online!!!

These fleece jackets and bottoms will certainly keep your young ones warm in this cold weather. 

You can see the kids clothes on offer on the website here>>

Word on the street is that mild mannered Works receptionist Mina has just dispatched her first Font 8a by climbing the problem Teamwork in Chironico. An awesome effort, and with other classic hard problems like Doigts Vert (7c+) in the bag on the same day, her extended climbing trip seems to be going from strength to strength. She's now in Font for a month so keep on cranking Mina!

Results from round 3 of the Berghaus Bouldering League have now been added up and can be viewed as a pdf here. It was another close run thing with Dave Barrans scoping top spot, helping somewhat to compensate on missing out on the £50 cash prize.

Round 4 is on Friday 13th February and is also the last round of the Sheffield Walls Bouldering League so it should be a cracking night.