Climb Newcastle Climbing Centre News

ASBO 12 Gallery

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:59 GMT

You can now view pictures from Friday's Annual Spring Bouder Open in our gallery - the superb pics are courtesy of Mark Savage. For those of you who love to comment, the gallery is also available on our Facebook page. Image right: Alison jumping in the ladies final.

ASBO 12 Results

Tue, 8 May 2012 12:25 GMT

In probably the most dramatic ASBO yet, on Friday night Hannah Wilson and Bobby Gowdy became ASBO champions. Image above: (left to right) Mickey Stainthorpe, Nigel Callender, Libby Barrow, Adam Watson, Bobby Gowdy, Hannah Wilson, Karin Magog, Sid Graham, Nathan Philips and Alison Monks. Female Name Category Score Final (Bonus/attempts) Final (Tops/attempts) 1 Hannah Wilson Female (Junior) 248 3 / 4 3 / 4 2 Karin Magog Female 237 2 / 2 2 / 2 3 Sidonie Graham Female 232 2 / 2 2 / 2 4 Alison Monks Female 231 2 / 2 2 / 2 5 Libby Barrow Female 247 2 / 4 0 / 0 6 Hannah Croft Female 212 7 Naomi Hart Female 210 8 Beth Liddle Female 195 9 Ronnie Edwards Female 190 10 Liz Shaw Female 178 11 Gem Smith Female 174 12 Nicola Frearson Female 172 13 Emily Cooper Female 157 14 Sue Leyland Female (Vet) 147 15 Kath Lowe Female 137 16 Jade Pollock Female 130 17 Jacalyn Laird Female 118 18 Rachel Gilmore Female (Junior) 114 19 Betty Hill Female 110 20 Caitlin Wombwell Female (Junior) 96 21 Erica Female (Vet) 94 22 Nicola Scott Female 74 23 Elizabeth Ogilvie Female 64 24 KP Female 57 25 Angela Branston Female 50 26 Laura Elliott Female (Junior) 34 Male Name Category Score Final (Bonus/attempts) Final (Tops/attempts) 1 Bobby Gowdy Male 284 2 / 3 1 / 1 2 Nigel Callender Male 290 1 / 1 1 / 1 3 Nathan Phillips Male 281 1 / 1 1 / 1 4 Adam Watson Male 287 1 / 1 1 / 2 5 Mickey Stainthorpe Male 287 0 / 0 0 / 0 6 Paul Ogden Male 280 7 Dave Smith Male 277 8= Patrick Buchan Male 275 8= Ed Morris Male 275 10 Will Welsh Male (Junior) 270 11= Peter Stephenson Male (Junior) 268 11= Tim Parker Male 268 11= Ben Dawson Male 268 11= Dave Clarke Male 268 11= Dave Park Male 268 16 Dom Wragg Male 267 17 Will Chamberlain Male 264 18 Oliver Roberts Male 262 19 Mark Wilson Male 261 20= Tom Kingston Male 257 20= David Murray Male 257 22 James Male 254 23 Dan Male 253 24 Oli Warlow Male 248 25= James Hunter Male 247 25= Nigel Leeming Male (Vet) 247 27 Ben Wilson Male 246 28 Matthew Gibbing Male 245 29 John Doe Male 244 30 Richard House Male 243 31= Sam Purvis Male (Junior) 239 31= Steve Crowe Male (Vet) 239 33 Ben Scholes Male 236 34 John Male 234 35 Allen Hull Male 230 36 Jack Graham Male (Junior) 228 37 Matt Wilson Male 228 38= Stephen Madgwick Male 222 38= Nick Sanders Male 222 40= J Coatsworth Male 218 40= Luke Clark Male (Junior) 218 42= Ben Pryke Male 214 42= Adam Kidson Male 214 44= Jonathan Bradley Male 211 44= Michael Adams Male 211 46 Rob Lear Male 209 47= Charlie Haslam Male (Junior) 207 47= Duncan Carr Male 207 49 Carl Richardson Male 206 50= M Lumb Male 205 50= Ben Talks Male (Junior) 205 52 Dan Surley Male (Junior) 204 53 Andy Stephenson Male 202 54= Douglas Crackett Male (Junior) 199 54= Gary Paxton Male 199 56 Jack Molguin Male 196 57 Guy Stead Male 195 58= Josh Wood Male 194 58= John Gallant Male 194 60= Robert Male 192 60= Steve Broadey Male 192 62 Jonathon Kelly Male 190 63 James Wood Male 189 64 Owen Burn Male (Junior) 188 65 Gordon Wake Male 185 66 Scott Nolan Male 184 67= Mark Condon Male 182 67= Matt Poole Male 182 69 Ian Birtwistle Male 177 70= Dyslexic Jack Male 175 70= Greg Ashby Male 175 72= Simon Jones Male 174 72= Luke Male 174 72= Callum Riach Male 174 72= Scott Dawson Male 174 76 Clive Phillips Male (Vet) 172 77= Dash Strebel Male 171 77= Sam Bullock Male (Junior) 171 79= Aidan Kirkley Male 170 79= Muk Male 170 79= Jeff Lyall Male 170 82= Ed Marston Male 167 82= Hamish Crackett Male 167 82= Rob H Male 167 85 Martin Hall Male 165 86 Miles Taylor Male 162 87 Scott Dowden Male 161 88 Tom Pitchforth Male 160 89 George Dunton Male 159 90= Felix Rudd Male 157 90= M Poremba Male (Vet) 157 92 Nick Clark Male 156 93= Sam Fayers Male 154 93= Andrew Brown Male 154 95 Nils Male 152 96 Luke Paxton Male (Junior) 151 97= Adam Jones Male 150 97= Andrew Rudge Male 150 99 Nigel Jefferson Male 147 100= John Robson Male 147 100= David Caulfield Male 147 102 Andrew Duncan Male (Vet) 146 103 Strong Male 145 104 Christopher Orrick Male (Junior) 144 105 Mark Milne Male 140 106 Cedric Meyer Male 139 107 Stephen Porteus Male (Vet) 138 108 Matthew Gilhesp Male 137 109 Derek Cutts Male (Vet) 135 110 Richard Sarsfield Male 134 111 Sean Elliott Male (Junior) 131 112 Rob Scott Male 130 113 G Mort Male (Vet) 129 114= Cliff Robson Male (Vet) 127 114= John Atkin Male 127 114= Will Harris Male 127 117 Lee Hill Male 124 118 Andy Maloney Male 119 119 Scott Charlton Male 117 120 Craig A Male 115 121= Philip Yiu Male 114 121= James Eskdale Male 114 123 Stephen Plews Male 112 124 Matthew Dowse Male 110 125 Alistair Crackett Male (Junior) 108 126 Seb Walker Male (Junior) 104 127 Ian Elliot Male 101 128 Oliver Schooler Male 97 129 Dave T Male 95 130= Kieran Wanless Male 94 130= Matt Allason Male 94 132= Geoff Crackett Male (Vet) 90 132= G Makin Male 90 134 Mark Butler Male 88 135= Nick Brereton Male 81 135= Neil B Male 81 137= Tommy Tucker Male 80 137= Adam Masterton Male 80 139 Mike Male (Vet) 78 140 Scott Watkinson Male 75 141= Neil Walker Male (Vet) 71 141= Tyler Davies Male 71 143 Peter Purvis Male (Vet) 67 144 Jason Shek Male 60 145 Charlie Langley Male (Junior) 54 146= Mark McCarron Male 52 146= Peter Murray Male (Vet) 52 148 Aidan Elliott Male (Junior) 51 149 Kieron Burn Male (Junior) 45

We are Open!

Mon, 7 May 2012 12:16 GMT

We are open as normal today - and all of these problems are new this weekend following friday's competition...

ASBO 12 Winners!

Sat, 5 May 2012 12:53 GMT

Congratulations to Bobby Gowdy and Hannah Wilson, ASBO 12 champions. More results, photos, video and feedback to come, but for now here they are in action...

ASBO day

Fri, 4 May 2012 10:45 GMT

ASBO day has arrived...30 problems await you...star wars themed of course...May the 4th be with you!

ASBO 12 Preview: Volumes

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:59 GMT

9pm this Friday night - if you can't make it to compete this Friday then at least make sure you're right here then. Spectating for the final is free and you'll get to see the top climbers in the UK right at their limits! Of course we need world class setting to match and we've certainly got the tools, a new set of holds from our hold sponsor Holdz, and this selection of beauties ready for action!

Blue, the new Pink

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:52 GMT

Today we reset the blue circuit which has replaced the pinks in the range 5-7a. Can you tell what colour ASBO '12 is going to be this Friday yet!'! The new blue problems are located in the corridors and cave only - that's because there will be a full reset of problems in the pool area over the weekend! Image right: Watson Jnr on blue #7

New Green Problems

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:15 GMT

This week's new problems are green, in the range 4-6b+. Next down are white so get your projects done quick! Left: Dave on green 13, one of the harder of the new green problems.

ASBO 12 Pre-Event Info

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:06 GMT

ASBO '12, the 4th Climb Newcastle Annual Spring Boulder Open, will take place on Friday 4th May - much like its predecessors ASBO '11, '10 and '09 you can expect a dramatic and memorable event - the ASBO combines a fun day-time competition with an evening head-to-head showdown between the top 5 men and women. Here's what you need to know and how to get involved! FREE T-SHIRT: It's normal centre entry to come and enjoy a fun and challenging competition followed by a spectacular final...good value' Now factor in a free limited edition 12 ASBO '12 t-shirt! Limited to the first 200 competitors, grab yours when you arrive! QUALIFICATION / FUN COMP: The first part of the day is a fun competition in the style of the Winter Bouldering Series but with a finishing time half an hour earlier, 8:30pm. This part of the competition also acts as qualification for the final with the top 5 male and female competitors going through. Expect a wild variety of problems including some extra special volumes coming out for the occasion. You will have 30 problems to try in the entire range font 3-7c (very easy to very hard) and between 1pm and 8:30pm to try them. THE FINALS: At 9pm the finals begin - the top 5 male and female competitors (from any category, in previous years juniors have finished as high as 2nd) will battle it out to be ASBO '12 winners. This will be a spectator event and you will most certainly want to hang around! Spectating is entirely free for the final. RAFFLE AND PRIZE-GIVING: At roughly 10:30pm we'll raffle out prizes, you just need to hand a scorecard in to enter, and crown the ASBO '12 winners. PUB-TIME: Unofficial meeting place afterwards will be at the Cluny in the Ouseburn at roughly 10:45pm for a few beverages.

Spiky Finger Massager

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:11 GMT

Now on sale in the shop, the Spiky finger massager for climbers promises to be a revolutionary tool for warm up and massaging sore fingers. Massage while you walk in, in between sets on the fingerboard or in front of the TV after your session! Spikies are the innovation of local climber and 2010 ASBO finalist Micky Stainthorpe (Contrary to the picture they don't make your finger go green!) Spiky Finger Massager 3.50 It's spiky... It massages your fingers... It's a Spiky Finger Massager...