GTechR

Done a couple of climbing walls and went too the foundry in Sheffield earlier in the week...

This place is amazing, the first of it's kind in the UK, purpose built to bring the climbing ability levels in the UK up to those of our European friends.

I'm very much on the first level of the ladder, BUT FUK ME, watching some of the experianced lads climbing the overhang, to put it simply I was in aww.

Going again soon, you get a real adrenaline rush

djmillsy

no done it for years i prefer the free climbimg myself though

gus

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i go climbing everyday

































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im a scaffolder

Charlie Chalk

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Not donme it for 7 years


Really keep thinking of getting back into it!

GTechR

I can see me getting into it

Charlie Chalk

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Where abouts?! There is a place in peterborough.. been looking into it, its monday nights for a few hours


Think I will do..

IANS2RST

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i regulary go to the edge in sheffield, been to the foundry a few times as well
good laugh if your m8's are into it too.
went climbing in thailand last year & was amazing

IANS2RST

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forgot to say if u like the adrenalin rush, get into a bit more so you are able to lead a climb, ie: where u take the rope up with u, clipping in as u go up & u will eventually fall off that will get u pumped up

Muska

have done it for the last couple of years. Wait till you go outside somewhere, it's a much better rush.

Matt.

Eagle

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did a bit in poole and down the dorset coast about 18 years ago swanage has some good ones

IANS2RST

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your right then climb something like this





in places like this

Muska

lovely pics, thats another thing about climbing outdoors, the views etc...

IANS2RST

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3 of us filled our digital cameras in thailand
havn't been outdoors in th uk for a year due to lack of time some good stuff in the peak district near sheffield.

If u can get someone else into it as well makes it a lot easier otherwise u will be paying for lessons & or a belayer as well as the equipement

xr4x4rs

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i used to love it

havnt done it in over 10 years now though

we run a community centre with its on abseil wall and just a little climbimg wall as the kids are only 6-10

but we used to take them to lake district etc

love abseiling more tbh espcially freefall abseiling off bridges etc

alos if you do do abseiling aswell go down forwards as if your running much better rush

GTechR

Yeah i'm trying to talk a couple of mates into coming as there into extreme sports... As I understand it you have to complete a 2 hour test of some sort which gives you a green card? once you have that you can come and go as you please.

I'll start indoors (controled inviroment) and then progress outside, no point running before I can walk.

IANS2RST

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most places will just need u to sign a form stating that u know how to belay & tie in safely & use the equipment. there no test as such.
If u want to teach though you will need to take the s.p.a. test

Mike1

If you like climbing, watch this, the relevance of climbing will become clear at 4 minutes 30 seconds into the clip

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