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NEWS: Leading and Bouldering Ladders

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 Michael Ryan 18 Jan 2008
Heads up for some informal climbing wall competitions, both leading and bouldering, this winter.

Read more at http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/

If you have news about bouldering and leading ladders at your local wall please add them to this thread.
 markvader 18 Jan 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - Editor - UKC: Tollymore Mountain Centre, Co. Down, N. Irelands leading ladder series kicked of last saturday, runs for the next three months.

More info on the website
http://www.tollymore.com/Tollymore/News/HotrockLeading+Series.htm

Mark
JohnnyBrundle 18 Jan 2008
In reply to markvader: Sunderland Wall Allcord Bouldering Series starts tonight. There are two more rounds after this one with the best two scores counting towards the final points total.

Check http://www.sunderlandwall.co.uk/ for more information.
 hailtryfan 18 Jan 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - Editor - UKC:

The Castle Climbing centre in London have a monthly boulder ladder competition where it is the most improved climber that wins a prize. Quite fun to test your grade out even if you don't submit your form as the 20 routes increase with difficulty up to around 6b english.

http://www.castle-climbing.co.uk/news/boulder-ladder-winners.html
 JPGR 18 Jan 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - Editor - UKC: Anyone know if its coming down south to Craggy Island?
OP Michael Ryan 18 Jan 2008
In reply to hailtryfan:

Keep them coming and I'll run another news report next week for those who don't visit the forums.

Thank you.

Mick
 Offwidth 18 Jan 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - Editor - UKC: A bit late for this winter but Nottingham always run a bouldering comp the second friday in every month October to Feb. Three levels: fun (to Uk 5a) intermediate (4b to 6a) and open (from 5b to 6c). Problems are generally sustained so feel hard for the grades (esp 5b upwards).

http://www.nottingham-climbing.co.uk/html/ncc.htm
 fimm 18 Jan 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - Editor - UKC:

Alien Rock in Edinburgh run a bouldering competition over the winter. (At Alien One, not Alien Two) Two have gone, but the two still to come are Friday 1st February and Friday 7th March.

http://www.alienrock.co.uk/comps/comps.html

Also there's an under 14 competition - Sat 2nd Feb and Sunday 9th March
 Offwidth 18 Jan 2008
In reply to Offwidth: On the subject of Nottingham as it may be the hardest graded regular comp in the country (in the open the UK grades given are usually sustained and often "traditional"). Who's is the easiest graded?
Anonymous 18 Jan 2008
In reply to Offwidth:
> (In reply to Offwidth) On the subject of Nottingham as it may be the hardest graded regular comp in the country (in the open the UK grades given are usually sustained and often "traditional"). Who's is the easiest graded?


I've always found Nottingham grades to be fairly hard on the bouldering side (not so much on the lead/toproping walls). I think this is a good thing, it's a training facility and it's good that things seem easier out side, rather than the other way round. It seems more sensible for people to be able to think they'll struggle on a 4c than expecting to be able to onsight a 5b (E1 or whatever!).

Apparently they'd been getting some complaints and some of the climbs are easier this month :-0
 Offwidth 18 Jan 2008
In reply to Anonymous:

Nope, pretty much same as always, ie a 5a problem and two 5b problems I still haven't done. I love the place as the 4c to 5c problems I can go at are often brilliant and it keeps me grounded (sometimes literally). The comps are part of my training and I dont want ego massaging in that. I do think December '08 was the hardest intermediate ever in the 4c to 5b range (As member number 9 I've done all the comps, consistently finishing somewhere near the bottom of the intermediate league).
Allen Key 18 Jan 2008
The Climbing Works have had a couple of rounds of the Berghaus bouldering league already - the next one is on Friday 25th Jan. £100 cash prize for the first person to climb the bonus problem.
 jrjamus 19 Jan 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - Editor - UKC: leeds wall up high leading competiton starts january 25th. Grades mainly around 6a/6b but start at 5+ so you dont need arms like popeye! Fun competition. Looking forward to it, it will be my first time competing!
 Andy Farnell 20 Jan 2008
In reply to Mick Ryan - Editor - UKC: Just been to the MCC and the grades of the comp routes are a bit odd. The 7c was more like 7b, the 8a felt more like 7c, the 7b and 7a were about right.

Andy F
 datoon 21 Jan 2008
In reply to andy farnell: I thought they where all over graded at MCC, but maybe that's just me!!!

You been to Awesome yet with the routes there - be interesting to see how they compare.
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