Round 2 of the Winter Bouldering League took place on Friday 10th December. The next round will take place on Friday 7th January.

You can see full results from Round 2 in pdf format here and view the overall scores after 2 rounds here.

If you feel that your score is incorrect, or that you are not on the list please email us at info@climbingworks.com.

Please note that

1) bonuses are not added to the final score (they are used in a tie)

2) Some people are unable to write their complete names or in a legible manner.

Photos from Round 2 can be viewed on our facebook page here (you don't need a facebook profile to view them)

On the 2nd January 2011 The Climbing Works will be adjusting its admission prices. This change will reflect the VAT increase that will come into effect on the 1st Jan 2011. The increase will also bring them up to date as the admission prices have not changed since The Climbing Works opened in December 2006.

Summary of changes:

• General admission prices will increase by c.10%
• Full Membership (one-off payment) will increase by 10%.
• Full Membership (by monthly standing order) will increase by 20%. If you are already a full member, please note that this increase will ONLY come into effect when you renew your membership.

The increase in admission costs will be used to continue the work that The Climbing Works have done to give our customers the best bouldering centre in the world. Since The Climbing Works opened in Dec 2006 it has evolved, and at the same time changed what climbing centres are all about in the UK. Whilst there has always been bouldering walls there was nothing even remotely similar in size when The Climbing Works opened. Now of course there are lots of walls that have tried to emulate The Climbing Works - which in our humble opinion, none have got close ;-)

The Climbing Works itself has had many changes in the last 4 years. If you visited on day 1 and returned on Dec 3rd 2010 (our 4th birthday) you would quickly notice some major differences. From new wall and angles to new carpets, there has been a number of obvious (and not so obvious) modifications and additions. You can read some of the highlights below and see for yourself by watching our original promo film tour



and then viewing our 2010 film tour

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Since The Climbing Works opened we've:

• Increased the wall surface area by 20%;
• Carpeted all the mats;
• Increased the size of the reception area;
• Inserted industrial style air ducts to remove chalk;
• Added the 'Beastmaker' board;
• Purchased 1000's of new holds and this year alone we have replaced and added whole circuits. We will continue to do this so that you're climbing on the best possible problems;
• Rented out a workshop in Centenary Works so Percy can build more volumes;
• Hold annually one of the biggest bouldering competitions of its kind in Europe; The CWIF.
• Retained the 'no annual membership fee';
• Given 2 pay rises to our excellent and hard working team of staff. When we opened they received £6 p/hr, now they receive £6.75 p/hr.

We are continually improving and developing the centre so that you, our customers, can enjoy the best indoor bouldering in the World.
We will continue to do this in 2011 and beyond. Thanks for being part of The Climbing Works.

The Cheeses

All the new prices are listed below. You can also view them as a pdf on our website

New Membership Prices (02.01.2011):
All the below prices will come into effect on Sunday 2nd January 2011. If you have an annual membership (standing order) you will continue to pay the OLD amount till your membership is up for renewal.

General Admission:

Peak:
Adult: £7
Student / Concession: £6
Children <8: £4

Off-Peak:
Adult: £6
Student / Concession: £5
Children <8: £4

Registration fee for new members: £3
Shoe hire: £3

Full Memberships:

Adult:
One-off payment: £330
12month Standing Order: £30 per month (£360)

Concession / Student:
One-off payment: £264
12month Standing Order: £24 p/m (£288)

Please note that we have a new account number for all standing order full membership payments. The details are below:

Bank: Natwest, Millhouses, Sheffield
Acc No: 52105903
Sort code:54-41-47

If you are a full member please change your standing order to these bank details as soon as possible. Remember to use your Membership # and surname as the reference.

3 month full member pass (paid in full):
Adult: £122
Concession / student: £98

1 month full member pass:
Adult: £50
Concession / student:£40

12 for 10 pass:
Adult: £70
Concession / student: £60

Family Memberships (children up to 17)

If you are interested in a family membership please speak to a member of the reception staff.

2 parents + 2 kids:
One-off payment: £600
Monthly instalments: £55 p/m (£660)

1 parent + 1 or 2 kids:
One-off payment: £400
Monthly instalments: £37 p/m (£444)

2 parents + 3/4 kids:
One-off payment: £700
Monthly instalments: £64 p/m (£768)

Round 1 of the Winter Bouldering League took place on Friday 12th November. The next round will take place on Friday 10th December.

You can see full results from Round 1 in pdf format here and read the blog post about the night on the website here.

If you feel that your score is incorrect, or that you are not on the list please email us at info@climbingworks.com.

Please note that

1) bonuses are not added to the final score (they are used in a tie)

2) Some people are unable to write their complete names or in a legible manner.

View photos from Round 1 on The Climbing Works facebook page.

The return of the fantastic, the infamous, the arm sapping 2010/11 Climbing Works Winter Bouldering League.

This will be it's 4th year so expect more finger shredding, body contorting problems. We'll let know more about spot and overall prizes closer to the dates.

Round Overview

Time: 18:00 - 22:00

Cost: Normal entry to wall plus £2.00 for a score card

What to expect:

25 problems newly set on the Berghaus Competition Wall for the competition.

4 rounds:

• Friday 12th November 2010
• Friday 10th December 2010
• Friday 7th January 2011
• Friday 4th February 2011

Live music from the decks from Sam and his cohorts

Open to all, young & old. There will be no specially set problems for youngsters so please be aware of this before travelling to the competition. The problems are set for adults but children can enter.

Cost: Normal entry to wall plus £2.00 for a score card

Watch highlights of Round 4 from last year:

Every Thursday for the last 18 months The Climbing Works have held parent & child sessions on a Thursday afternoon. The idea behind these sessions is to encourage climbing parents to get back into the climbing game.

Our aim is to give home-based climbing parents a place & time to come to get back into climbing. Having a group of parents in similar positions we hoped would make it easier for the parents to climb, creating a positive environment, allow the sharing of child watching duties etc.. Twelve months ago we even removed the nominal fee as a further encouragement to parents. This allowed parents & children under 8 to climb for free between 12-2pm. 

In the last few months we’ve seen a surge in the amount of parents and children coming in on Thursday afternoons and unfortunately it is now starting to have an impact on our regular customers. In summary, the day has become a victim of its own success, with many parents bringing their older children down to climb with many staying for most of the afternoon. As we go into Summer holidays we realise that it will only get busier.

The Climbing Works is aware of the risks of increased numbers of children in the centre. We do not wish to end the Thursday session as we know that many new parents find it beneficial. In this light we’ve had to review the Thursday session to try and create a balance.

From the first Thursday in August (5th) we will be introducing some changes to the Parent & Child sessions

Parent & Children Session: 12-3pm

(last entry at 2pm, all climbing must be finished by 3pm)

Parent climbing, child not climbing: £2.25 per parent

Parent supervising, Child climbing:

Children (<4yrs) climbing: £2 per child

Children (4 to 7yrs) climbing: £2.75 per child

N.B.

Please note that all climbing must be finished by 3pm.

Any supervising parent MUST be a member of The Climbing Works.

Only 2 children can be supervised at any one time

 

 The latest topo is now available for you to download from the website here.

11 Circuits with some 380 problems incluiding the new red circuit. 31 problems in and around Font 7a. Should keep you busy...

The last week has seen the last few problems set on the Berghaus competition wall and a new pink circuit going up.

The Berghaus competition wall now has 27 problems from Font 3 to 7c, while the pink circuit has 40 problems in the range 6b to 7a+

You can download the new circuit topo from the website now and you can find the comp wall topo on the mats below the wall or on the website here

If you want some beta on the pink problems, you can watch a couple of videos on our blog here.

You can download the latest pdf circuit topo for The Climbing Works here.

The White circuit is the latest new topo with 41 problems in the Font 4-5+ range. You can view a video of one of the problems below:

We've now finalised our competitor list for Saturday's CWIF 2010. You can view the list in pdf format below. If your name is not on the list you CANNOT compete this Saturday. Our apologies for all those last minute entries but we've already gone over our initial quota of 180.

The list has 195 competitors, organised and sorted alphabetically by forename. If you think you have registered and you're not on the list....get in touch by email - info@climbingworks.com or by phone 0114 250 9990.

The 2010 Climbing Works International Festival Competitor List>>

You can also see a full CWIF timetable of the day here>>  It should hopefully help you to plan your day.

Those of you involved in the international competition scene will be sad to hear that Giovanni Cantemessa, the Italian Team Manager and scourge of many a judge, has finally lost his last appeal. He had been in a coma following a car accident in 2008 and died last night.

Our condolensces to his family.