Pentathlon Late 2016 Photo Gallery
Top 5 tips if your new to bouldering and climbing
In this article I have tried to get across a few of the main subject or teaching points that I use while coaching. No matter what the level it often seems that any one of these 5 points are the biggest stumbling block to the climber progressing. These are my "go to" concepts for any [...]
Bloc’s Training board has been reset
Ben Norman (from Bloc) has taken the hero move to reset the steep training board (woody) at Bloc. The steep training board (which is found at the back right side of the climbing area) was, according to the stronger of the scene, in desperate need of a reset. With Ben Norman taking the lead it has had [...]
Indoor climbing with your children; How to start.
By it’s very nature climbing is a simple sport. No matter the climbers age or ability they are often, if not always, trying their hardest to climb their best. As the climber and the difficulty of the climbs progress the holds get smaller and the the foot holds worse, however, no matter the size, [...]
Hands That Hold The Future: Setting the BMC/MCofS Junior Boulder Cup 2015
Bristol was chosen to host the finals of the BMC/MCofS Junior Boulder Cup 2015, with the event being hosted at Bloc. I spent some time getting an insight into the fascinating pre- and post-event processes behind putting on such an event, and of course a crucial part of this process is the route setting. Although [...]
Indoor climbing in Bristol: Where to go?
In Bristol there has never been so much choice to climb indoors! There are now high quality indoor rock climbing centres all over Bristol; 1 in Bedminster, 1 in St Phillips and 2 in St Werburghs and smaller but important wall in University of the West of England. With these indoor climbing centres in place [...]
Why are people swapping the Gym for Indoor rock Climbing or Bouldering?
Over the last 10 years, indoor rock climbing, or more specifically indoor bouldering (rope-less climbing over a safety mat) has exploded onto the mainstream. Attached to this hype are people, lots and lots of people. People of all ages, from all walks of life are joining climbing centres across the country, with many new centres [...]
Cailean Harker’s Fontainebleau hard Blocs video sees the light of day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAsPbD50HXE What do you do when you have an climbing injury? catch up on all that photo and video editing you should have done. Here is a quick little video from Cailean Harker showing off the hard blocs from his recent trip to Fontainebleau. From Cailean website "Here is a video of a quick trip Ben West [...]
Cailean Harker Explains His A2 Pulley Rupture
By Cailean Harker (Sponsored by Mammut) - Original article on A2 pulley rupture This summer I had a 5 week bouldering trip to the Rocklands in South Africa booked. It promised to be the trip of a life time. I had prepared well with my training. I was feeling fit, strong and healthy. For the [...]
ClimbUp gets going (Official Press Release)
New Bristol based charity kicks off with great promise. ClimbUp Bristol is an idea inspired by a group of local climbers to give young people in danger of social exclusion a route back into mainstream life. Visit us at @ www.climbup.org.uk The charity offers students one to one mentoring from an experienced climber, the simple [...]