In reply to Anonymous:
> What is it with climbers complaining about registration fees? If you go join a gym or a karate club or any other sporting activity, there is in most cases a registration fee and these can vary massively from a pound to eighty depending on the venue! If you guys want new walls to open that offer fantastic facilities, you have to be prepared to support them in their initial set up . The guys at rock over ( who I dont personally know but think they have done an amazing job!) have heavily invested their savings into providing a facility for a market that is very small in comparison to other sports. They could have saved themselves masses and opened five a side pitches if they just wanted to make a quick buck! Instead of grumping over a fiver (what is that equivalent to? two pints?) just thank them for giving you another option next time you want to climb.
As someone who travels with work a lot I do get a bit annoyed by membership fees but its hard to begrudge them in this instance, its a brilliant facility, well placed and the extra cost of not joining and the membership fee itself are both pretty minimal. Compare it to Craggy Island whihc charges £10 annually.
