as above, been doing it for about 7months myself now and i love it. Been lead climbing for about 2months and really noticing the improvement in routes i can do from technique as oposed to strength as i first thought.

 

My sister has been climbing for over 10 years now so i've picked up on alot of the gargon etc. Very true what you say, technique is the key, however strength is required in the fingers - get a "gripmaster" to practice and improve your finger strength.

 

I used to go to the Glasgow Climbing centre quite alot, got pretty good, problem being I was always a bit overweight . Sorting that out now, so I'm gonna start going again, need a partner though, as my previous (cousin) has moved to the States .

Still got all my gear though

 

El Capitan in all its glory, seen this with my own eyes, truely awesome

 

i struggle to find partners to climb with often enough, idealy i'd go 4-5 times a week (indoors) but my friends and work mates arn't up for it that much. AGAR-COSWORTH, women are the best climbers i've seen, such smooth actions.

 

Yeah the centre is really the only place in Glasgow to climb indoors, theres Alien Rock in Edinburgh which is better though. Have you been to Craigmore Craggs, just North of Glasgow for outdoor climbing? Its quite good.

 

http://www.adventurescotland.com/cat...me/climb2.html

I have never done outdoor, would love too at some point though, I've been to Ratho, and its really good, One of the best of the best in Europe.

 

Yeah my sister used to work there

Lets just say 2 years ago some employees didn't have much regard for safety, hence why she left along with the other 95% of instructors at the time I don't know how its been doing since it went into liquidation TBH - the wall itself and the ski lift are both mighty impressive though

They staged a Stella Artious (spell ) film screening there of Indiana Jones - was class, they had Nazi uniformed guards showing you to your seat etc