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favourite climb on a building?

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 BolderLicious 11 Jan 2013
Which building,bridge,or other construction do you like climbing on most.
I like the old railway bridge near market harborough with its large stone blocks.Two drainpipes at 20 feet up can be grabbed and save many a fall to the ground when vouldering.
 Cheese Monkey 11 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: After 10 pints my staircase goes at a sustained hvs struggle.
 The Pylon King 11 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious:

The day i start climbing buildings is the day i vote for the Tories.
 Mark Collins 11 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: Haunted Fireplace Direct on Liverpool Castle is pretty good for a shorty.
OP BolderLicious 11 Jan 2013
In reply to Mark Collins:
Wow! I didn't know liverpool castle has this replica!
What a great name Haunted Firplace.
 BenTiffin 12 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: The arches traverse on Bangor Uni main arts building
 Sl@te Head 12 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious:

One of the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt....an awesome climb!
 Jonny2vests 12 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious:

Terrace Wall at Nottingham University. Not a building of course, but man made.

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=2897
 Bloodfire 12 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: Birmingham has some awesome urban climbing venues, 'flight of the bumblebee' on selfridges (it has been done), the Rubiks cube on The Cube and the Spinal Tap, on the new library building. Check 'em out.
 D.Andrew 12 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: slawston bridge I presumed.
OP BolderLicious 12 Jan 2013
In reply to cragmonkey84:
Yes slawston bridge.I live in Rugby and its best climbing close to me.
OP BolderLicious 12 Jan 2013
In reply to jonny2vests:
I did an overhang formed by the underside of a concrete staircase at Aberdeen university physics department.It's a long reach backwards.Most people swing too much and come off.
ice.solo 12 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious:

I know a carpark with a 15m ice pillar on it. Steep and thin, needs to be done at night and avoiding the cameras.
Will do it again this year.
 gd303uk 12 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: He Liverpool Anglican cathedral grave yard , has brilliant 20m high sandstone walls to climb ,
OP BolderLicious 12 Jan 2013
In reply to gd303uk:
I have been stopped by the police for climbing walls at night!
They take some convincing that you're just training for climbs.
DGM 12 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious:
And they just let you off?
 pheotleyr 13 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: The Bog Traverse at Avon Gorge. It's pretty good!
treefeller 28 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: has the Tyne bridge had many ascents?
OP BolderLicious 29 Jan 2013
In reply to treefeller:
Hopefully when there's no traffic around and it's not too noisy.
 dale1968 29 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: my neighbours house (needs pointing)
 Nick Russell 29 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious:

Plenty to go at in Cambridge, there's even guidebooks
http://insectnation.org/projects/nightclimbing
My favourites are the St. John's chapel tower and 3rd Court direct.
OP BolderLicious 29 Jan 2013
In reply to Nick Russell:
Them blokes at cambridge will do anything for publicity.
John1923 29 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_of_Sighs_(Cambridge)

About HS, over deep water, perfect for climbing while pissed.
 julesmckim 29 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: The bridges at Marlborough are pretty good - long traverses on a fine-grained sandstone at about V4 to V8, and they stay dry in the rain!
Overseas, my favourite has to be a V Diff solo to the top of the Bayon temple at Angkor, shown the way by 5 year-olds in flip-flops!
treefeller 29 Jan 2013
In reply to BolderLicious: only asking as I did it in1980, no idea if it had been done before, or since, 3 of us did it and we got arrested. Grades probably HVS.
tommycoopersghost 29 Jan 2013
In reply to treefeller:

bog walls, Avon
 Bimble 29 Jan 2013
In reply to Bloodfire:

There's a few good'uns on the back wall bit of the Town Hall in Brum too.
OP BolderLicious 29 Jan 2013
In reply to John1923:
Climbing when pissed:what if you fall asleep and drown!
A woman froze to death in her car a few days ago
because she was drunk and went to sleep.
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