At last the waiting is over and the Harrogate Climbing Wall is now open.
Get yourselves down here and get climbing.
Harrogate Climbing Centre (HCC) offers both indoor climbing and bouldering, as well indoor and outdoor climbing courses and qualifications. On offer are taster courses for people new to climbing, beginners courses and courses for climbers to develop their skills and even leader courses.
HCC's 14 meter multi-angled climbing wall.
The main indoor climbing wall is a whopping 14 meter multi-angled wall, designed by Entre-Prises. Climbing grades range from 3+ to 8a. There is also a bouldering section which features problems from V0 – V8, as well as a Fr7b stamina circuit.
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Tom Stewart, the owner of Rock Over Climbing, has announced that a new bouldering centre is coming to Manchester!
Rock over climbing announce new bouldering centre to open in Manchester City Centre
ROCK OVER CLIMBING will be situated in the city centre (somewhere within a 3 minute walk from Victoria station) and will open early in 2010. It will be the largest dedicated bouldering centre this side of the Pennines, with over 250 routes set for all abilities. There will be something for everyone including kids, beginners, everyday climbers and the best climbers in the country.
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The new Snowdon Summit Cafe under contruction, on a miserable day. Source: Flickr by Haversack.
Anyone who has made it to the top of Snowdon, either by foot or by the Snowdon mountain train, will know about the existence of the
Snowdon Summit Cafe. The original cafe was designed by the architect who designed Portmeirion: Sir Bertram Clough Williams-Ellis. The cafe was built in 1935, with modifications made in the 1960s. Described by Prince Charles as
the highest slum in Wales
to some its demolition in 2006 must have come as a relief.
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Snugpak Sleeping Bags Win Queens Award
Before commencing the round up, congratulations are in order for Snugpak. A Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category has been given to Snugpak! The sleeping bag manufacturer, who still manufacture in the UK, won the award for increasing their export business by 77% since 2006. They export to 28 different countries across the world, from Latvia to Australia and to the USA. Over 50% of Snugpak’s total production sold overseas.
We are thrilled to receive this award as recognition of our hard work and success at developing high quality, durable products that can withstand rigorous use in harsh and sometimes extreme conditions throughout the world.
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Here at CheapTents.com we all love the MSR Hubba tents, but do find the naming system slightly confusing at times. So we got in touch with Mountain Safety Research to find out where the name comes from.
What is a Hubba?
The Hubba name is something we (MSR) came up with, based on the tent’s unique hub and pole frame. The “hub” is the circle that connects various tent poles sections together, thus cutting down on the total number of poles needed. In the photo below, you’ll see how the pole branches out into two legs–the sections join together at the hub.
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If your compass is going haywire, your GPS isn’t working and you can’t see the sun then how do you find your way?
Get out your sexy underwear of course!
Ann Daniels displaying the sexy navigation aid - Source : Martin Hartley
This might not be the first things that springs to everyone’s mind, but it is exactly what the Catlin Arctic Survey have been doing.
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A quick reminder to everyone that the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival starts in a weeks time.
2009 is bigger and it’s better than ever before. Why?Without a shadow of doubt the best line up of adventure films and climbing speakers ever put together over a single weekend, anywhere, ever! Well that’s what we think…
The event takes place in the biggest independent cinema in the UK outside of London, and is packed full of great films.
Featuring lots of films packed full of adrenaline-inducing adventure sports, climbing and bouldering as well as some slower pace, thought provoking cultural and environmental films.
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The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) last week met with the MP’s as their part in recognising the work of the BMC, of British mountaineering and more generally the role of sport in keeping Britain fit and healthy for longer.
The BMC’s influence in policy decisions from lobbying and government consultations to considerations over the freedoms and interests of hill walkers, mountaineers and climbers. It also has had significant lobbying power to the Marine Bill and Working at Heights Directive.
Significant points that the British Mountaineering Council maintains, include:
- The prominence of British climbing and mountaineering on the world stage.
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We mentioned 2 weeks ago about Berghaus’ expansion plans into China, but just last week it also announced it’s plans to establish a sparkling new flagship store in London too. The Berghaus outdoor gear brand is really on a global drive…
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