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#1 Topic:  Bash climbing
Posted 9 June 2010 - 5:52pm on Freeski Club UK
Me and Oli are gonna head to Creation or maybe Redpoint, anyone wanna join us?
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#2 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 10:01am on Freeski Club UK
Im doing the 3 peaks the weekend before so I think i'll pass Very Happy
How will i know limits from lies... if i never try?

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#3 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 10:08am on Freeski Club UK
if it doesn't clash with the skating i might.... don't go to creation though they're all cnuts.
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#4 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 11:57am on Freeski Club UK
Been having a look at the pair of them with the view point of a newbie

http://www.redpointclimbingcentre.co.uk/
Redpoint should cost about £21 for an introduction lesson (that price includes gear hire, lesson and day registration) or + £1 for a years registration

For those that can, gear hire is £5 and its £6.50 an hour plus the membership

http://www.creationwall.co.uk/index.html
Creation is about £29 (same setup as Redpoint but the day registration is replaced by an annual membership which is £3.75)

For those that can gear hire is £5.50 and its £6.75 an hour plus the membership

Might be interested as I've never done it before.
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#5 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 11:59am on Freeski Club UK
Grrrrrr creation! what a bunch of numpteys! The real reason that I hate them is they ruined my skatepark! Sad
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#6 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 12:55pm on Freeski Club UK
I am still banned from climbing by the hospital Sad
But we will see, it's still a month away.
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#7 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 2:09pm on Freeski Club UK
I'm up for it, on the basis I'm not gonna have to pay £30 just to register at somewhere I'm never gonna go again.

Ya know?

Do they do just a pay and play?
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#8 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 2:19pm on Freeski Club UK
its £1 for a year at redpoint and then about £6 to climb...
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#9 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 2:31pm on Freeski Club UK
I'm not sure if they'd let you just 'play' as I'm sure its not that easy.

The one day membership is £1 and a years membership is £2
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#10 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 2:36pm on Freeski Club UK
if you can belay and tie a figure of 8 you're good to go.... sory yes £2 for the year.

my mum's friends husband Andy is one of teh partners there.
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#11 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 3:29pm on Freeski Club UK
Will this conflict with the being drunk/tanning(burning) and football?
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#12 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 10 June 2010 - 10:00pm on Freeski Club UK
If its not gonna clash with Drayton Manor or anything else fun I wanna do I'm in haha.

Although I may change my mind if I haven't got my strength back up because I was awful last time I went climbing....ask Danny it was laughable!
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#13 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 11 June 2010 - 12:56am on Freeski Club UK
At most walls, a 'certified' climber (don't need a piece of paper, just know how to tie a knot etc) can sign in 2 people...even if they're novices. It's the insurance stipulation.

So, I could sign 2 in, andy could too I guess, dunno about anyone else, but tbh we could prolly show u what u need to know in 10 mins to get yourself signed in. For top-roping, there's no real danger unless you're a special kind of stupid.

Oliver can climb, but he's under 18, so can't sign anyone in. Hopefully he will be fully recovered from his broken collar bone and back climbing silly things upside down.

Depends how many people want to go, we can prolly cope without those kinda prices for lessons unless there's really loads of inexperience people want to go. If you don't have one, you will need to hire a harness and shoes if you really want, but that's about it.
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#14 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 11 June 2010 - 8:24am on Freeski Club UK
Ramirez wrote:
Been having a look at the pair of them with the view point of a newbie


Yes evidently Very Happy

Sorry, just re-read this Smile

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For those that can, gear hire is £5 and its £6.50 an hour plus the membership


It's not xscape, entry prices at a wall is just that, entry...it's not an hourly rate...you can stay until ur too knackered to continue

The membership side is required by insurance, you have to be a member of all walls, then you have to either be a competant climber, or escorted by a competant climber. A competant climber can escort 2 novices...all walls are the same.

Most, but not all walls have a 'bouldering' section. It's generally cheaper to go in, the wall is not so high, and the landing area is covered in thick crash mats. You don't really need any supervision to use this are (again, insurance led).

Although, strangely there are far more injuries bouldering than route climbing (smashed ankles etc). To 'boulder', you don't need a harness, so it's cheaper all round. I haven't looked to see if either creation or redpoint have a bouldering wall, but I'd be surprised if they didn't. If you're a novice, it's fun, and all you need is the entrance fee, no gear hire.

The interesting thing about boulderins from a snowboarders point of view is that it has a 'uniform'....u have to wear a beanie Smile
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#15 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 11 June 2010 - 8:27am on Freeski Club UK
oh, and it's generally done topless, compulory for the men, optional for the women
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#16 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 11 June 2010 - 8:28am on Freeski Club UK
redpoint's bouldering section is particularly good, and I'm not currently a member but that would take 2 seconds and £2 to correct. so i could sign 2 people in. I'd double check tha though tibs.
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#17 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 11 June 2010 - 8:32am on Freeski Club UK
Yeah, I'll check it, although I've never known it be different at any wall in the UK as it's stipulated by their insurance companies.
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#18 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 11 June 2010 - 8:34am on Freeski Club UK
For a first trip, bouldering is good fun for beginners, I'd recommend it...however, I cannot impress enough how everyone (including me) would be shown up by Oliver. (having a build approximating that of a spider is very helpful for bouldering).
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#19 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 11 June 2010 - 8:38am on Freeski Club UK
I haven't been to the wall in over a year!

I've accepted that i can reliably climb in the 6's and when i train and lose some podge I can climb in the 7's just about. I do it for fun, and the scenery, as well as the rush the feeling gives you. indoors are just training facilirties for outside.

until you get outside and get on some exposed french rock its a different story...

there is an overhang on a route i climbed in chamonix under the main cable car that there is a 100 metre drop on.
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#20 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 11 June 2010 - 6:52pm on Freeski Club UK
Solo it?
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#21 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 14 June 2010 - 8:00am on Freeski Club UK
no don't be silly.... and that was meant to read 1000 metre drop...
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#22 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 14 June 2010 - 8:57am on Freeski Club UK
Well, technically, falling from a 100 metre drop would result in the same sorta splat as falling from a 1,000 metre one (and quite likely a 10 meter one), but it really doesn't feel the same.

Biggest I did was about 300 meters, I cried.
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#23 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 14 June 2010 - 9:04am on Freeski Club UK
oh definitely but the feeling of exposure was immense I wish I could remember the name of the route...
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#24 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 14 June 2010 - 12:48pm on Freeski Club UK
We're trying to encourage newbies to come try climbing, prolly best not to talk about soloing 1,000 meter drops Smile
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#25 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 15 June 2010 - 9:24am on Freeski Club UK
ha ha... I never solo'd it dude! I'm not even that good i just really enjoy it.
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#26 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 15 June 2010 - 10:13am on Freeski Club UK
Jaded_Parrot wrote:
Im doing the 3 peaks the weekend before so I think i'll pass Very Happy


Peaks. Pass. Soooo funny.

My GPS, hiking boots, hydro-pack, waterproof trousers/jacket and thermal top are all doing the 3 peaks. Fortunately without me.
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#27 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 15 June 2010 - 1:32pm on Freeski Club UK
Haha, I meant bouldering for me!

Thats good, misread it all as you had to pay £20+ for membership and you got the lesson included even if you didn't want it.

I'd be up for the bouldering
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#28 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 15 June 2010 - 2:35pm on Freeski Club UK
I'll check with them, but all walls I know of will allow virtually anyone in for bouldering. If anyone wants to try a route (taller wall, top-roped), I'm pretty sure it should be ok as long as everyone doesn't want to do it at once.
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#29 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 19 June 2010 - 9:27pm on Freeski Club UK
i'd be up for this, might have to put beer in my water bottle though to keep up with the drinking theme
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#30 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 23 June 2010 - 7:50pm on Freeski Club UK
well as my dad said ud all be showed up by me, but yea bouldering is the best. ofc injurys will be acquired doing the stuff im climbing XD.
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#31 Reply:  Bash climbing
Posted 7 July 2010 - 10:30pm on Freeski Club UK
Hey I will be up for it, prob is I might show up sat morning Sad
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