Climb Newcastle Climbing Centre News

NEUCC this saturday

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 12:44 GMT

This Saturday's North East University Climbing Championships is fast approaching... if you're a student here's what you need to know... This will be a FUN competition - if you've never entered a competition before fear not, our Climb Newcastle competitions are notoriously accessible and the NEUCC will be no different. You don't need to be a member of your university's climbing club to take part, you just need a valid student ID. You need to arrive between 2 and 3pm and go to reception to get a scorecard. If you aren't already a member we'll make you one and you can speed up this process by downloading a membership form from our website here. The prizes are outstanding - if you're lucky enough to win you can expect some Scarpa shoes and a shiny trophy! But even if you are of a modest standard you've got a pretty good chance of winning a prize - we have over 50 of them! And we'll be raffling/spot-prizing them during the comp! You can join as an individual and also, if you like, as a team of 3 (there's a big trophy and prizes for the winning team too!) - this is to get you working together and is meant to be a bit of fun so come up with your own hilarious name for your trio! Prizes will be handed out at 6pm after which you're all invited to the Chillingham Arms where we're putting on some free chips! See y'all on Saturday!

New Greys

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:14 GMT

This week's new problems are grey... another set of our toughest challenges in gloriously poor EP grey holds. They're up a little earlier than usual so you can already come down and enjoy them!

WBS Photos so far...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:33 GMT

You can find some pics from the first 3 rounds of the Winter Bouldering Series in our

WBS Round 3 Results

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:11 GMT

Thanks to everyone who took part in yesterday's thoroughly entertaining 3rd round of the Winter Bouldering Series.It was another tough set of problems but some fantastic scores came up, of particular note the rise of the youth! With juniors Jonah Vinsome bringing in a score that would have put him 2nd in the senior mens, and Sid Graham 1st in the women's.We'd all better get training! Round 3 results Junior Male Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 1 Jonah Vinsome 344 2 John Schindler 311 304 320 3 Peter Stephenson 295 285 294 4 Jack Graham 271 257 268 5 Ben Talks 255 236 238 6 Dan Surley 251 222 229 7 Sam Purvis 227 227 220 8 Douglas Crackett 154 196 9 Charlie Haslam 174 181 10 Luke Paxton 174 147 161 11 John Brownlee 147 120 12 Alistair Crackett 90 117 Nathan McIntosh 165 Sam Bullock 175 151 John Paul 101 Jude Lowe Webb 60 Henry Saunders 310 Luke Clark 210 Jamie Aldersey 192 Jonny Bird 138 Oliver Lear 61 Junior Female Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 1 Sid Graham 234 277 Jessica Buzul 75 Adult Male Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 1 Nigel Callender 338 335 347 2 Andy Asquith 310 318 344 3 Patrick Buchan 315 338 4 Robert Gowdy 302 316 331 5 Shaun Speed 304 329 6 David Murray 307 288 318 7 Tim Parker 308 286 315 8 Ben Dawson 310 278 307 9 Will Chamberlain 304 305 10 Craig McMahon 298 279 298 11 Oliver Roberts 283 293 12 Richard House 272 272 292 13 Scott Gibson 307 268 288 14 Matthew Gibbins 285 15 Jason Shek 284 197 284 16 Dave Sutton 301 287 284 17 Matt Wilson 270 214 273 18 Josh J-Dog Wood 291 263 271 19 Adam Spiller 207 269 20 Tom Bright 267 21 Josh Enlander 275 270 263 22 Jonna Bradley 277 261 23 Jonathan Coatsworth 265 241 260 24 Ben Scholes 271 260 25 Jonathan Kelly 245 249 26 Steve Lynch 271 254 248 27 Garry Paxton 208 214 227 28 Steve Broadey 242 184 221 29 Davey Poremba 221 30 Mark Brownlee 227 215 31 Andy Dumelow 202 208 32 Scott Nolan 228 224 206 33 Rob Lear 204 191 198 34 Simon Jones 231 187 192 35 Adam Maynard 211 192 36 Aidan Kirkley 189 37 James Wood 258 199 182 38 Mark Condon 89 145 165 39 Andrew Rudge 187 151 164 40 Sam Scott 162 41 Scott Dowden 174 134 161 42 Martyn McFly Robson 127 114 160 43 Will Harris 124 120 154 44 Adam Jones 147 45 Scott Dawson 170 165 141 46 Sam Fayers 138 47 Steve Plews 111 117 137 48 Richard Davidson 181 120 137 49 Mark Butler 134 114 118 50 Richard Sarsfield 117 51 Jack Linnell 111 52 D Mcillmurray 105 53 Richard Murray 48 54 Dave Barrett 1 Tom Rookes 1 Tom Kingston 224 Sylas Walton 289 278 Ste Barker 294 Sam Webb 251 Sam Brannigan 307 312 Roy Alexander 110 Robert McTague 10 Rich Johnson 242 Paul Reid 264 Patrick Brosnan 310 283 P Bamberski 240 Oli Warlow 292 275 Nigel Jefferson 190 145 Nick Sanders 251 Miles Harris 84 Micky Stainthorpe 314 321 Matthew Gibbs 268 Matthew Breadin 254 Matt Poole 124 Matt Deakin 189 Martin Rodellas 304 Louis Francis 155 Lang 120 Kyokhi Aizawa 198 Kris Moeckell 180 Jon Bradley 286 Jimbo Hunter 273 216 James Smith 204 James Rolf 240 James Gowdy 261 Ian Birtwistle 234 205 Graeme Read 304 Eliot Dayn 154 Edward Sciberras 97 Dom Brosnan 157 David Jones 329 David Burgess 224 162 Darran Boak 265 Dan Richardson 87 130 Chris Cleveland 295 Ben Wilson 281 Ben Bowry 307 280 Ash W 80 Andy Maloney 170 Andy Little 151 Allen Hull 280 Adrian Wilson 170 Adam Clark 124 Adult Female Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 1 Alison Monks 243 225 248 2 Harriett Ridley 243 233 234 3 Uberschnell 225 4 Hannah Croft 200 207 5 Ursula 243 202 6 Gem Smith 180 150 187 7 Emily Rankin 160 140 170 8 Nicola Frierson 147 137 170 9 Vickie Nielson 89 120 141 10 Gaynor Patow 117 11 Anna Colquitt 100 12 Jane Airey 90 13 KP 107 50 Naomi Hart 251 Karin Magog 244 Jade Pollock 170 130 Kath Lowe 135 124 Caroline Taylor 167 Libby Barrow 65 Natalie Howe 24 Vet Male Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 1 Jonathan Henderson 292 272 284 2 Rick Barnes 244 201 257 3 Mark Nicholson 236 248 4 Richard Pow 236 5 Chris Davis 248 209 6 Ian Murray 245 205 196 7 John Mountain 158 184 8 Mike Poremba 192 167 9 Derek Cutts 160 137 157 10 Will Walker 151 91 157 11 Gary Brosnen 150 137 150 12 Cliff Robson 117 115 150 13 Mark Surley 145 144 14 Jeff Crackett 107 124 15 Peter Purvis 77 97 117 Dave Hume 114 100 Chris Bullock 90 90 Martin Waugh 296 Tommy Smith 264 Andy Birtwistle 251 Mike Aldersey 195 Stephen Porteus 131 Vet Female Rd 1 Rd 2 1 Sue Leyland 154 127 164

Competition Season

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:28 GMT

'Tis the season for competitions... This Friday...The Climb Newcastle Winter Bouldering Series continues - the usual fun and games with some extra special volume problems (for one day only) and competition evil from our resident setters Chris and Suzan (and possibly a very special setter...). Normal entry applies of course - a good value day's entertainment if ever there was one! Saturday 4th February - NEUCCNEUCC or North East University Climbing Championships for long is a fun regional student competition (with a serious side, if you like) - we've got people coming from across the region and even outside to practice for the upcoming national student BUCS championship. For more info check out the NEUCC page and poster on the right. Normal centre entry applies for this event. Saturday 11th February - NIBLA week on from NEUCC is NIBL (you're keeping up with these acronyms' right') - this is the Northern Indoor Bouldering League which has been touring the greatest of the North's climbing walls - and of course we fall into that category so 11th February you can come along for the 4th NIBL round, think of it as a step up from the WBS. Entry to this event is 10 (includes centre entry) but expect some good prizes afterwards! Check out the NIBL website for info and results from previous rounds. Hopefully see y'all friday...

WBS 3 A Week Today

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:35 GMT

This time next week the 2011/12 Winter Bouldering Series will re-commence with round 3, which will feature none other than our multi-functional purple set of jugs/aliens/nasty crimps. Get yourselves along any time from 1pm to take part and grab a scorecard at reception. Remember best 4 rounds out of 5 count towards our overall rankings and this'll also make great practice for the round of the Northern Indoor Bouldering League we host on February 12th - more on that soon...

New Year New Coaching

Sat, 7 Jan 2012 10:43 GMT

Wednesday January 18th 2012 Monday January 23rd 2012 6:30pm - 8pm New for 2011 are a set of monthly coaching workshops which are free to attend (* with your normal centre entry). Our first set of sessions will be taken by Suzan Dudink. Dutch-born Suzan is one of the most successful female climbers worldwide and is one of our in-house setters at Climb Newcastle.The format of this and the future workshops is simple: Suzan will focus on her areas of expertise and try to impart some of that wisdom into your climbing repertoire in an informal yet informative session. Offering the female perspective on strength, power and technique this session should appeal to both sexes and anyone looking to improve their performance on the wall or move some way closer to the power of the infamous Dudink crimp. To take part you must book a place on one of the workshops (only one please). This can be done at the centre reception or over the phone on (0191) 276 2174. Places are first come first served. Image right: Suz in action Watch out for future workshops with Chris Graham and Nigel Callender coming in February and March.

New Year New Job Perhaps

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 12:43 GMT

Happy New Year everyone! We are in search of an enthusiastic and talented individual to join the climb newcastle team, working in all aspects of the centre's day to day running but in particular to be a regular part of our ground-breaking weekend coaching programme.Here's some details: Hours: Typically 40 hours/week over 4 days, including up to 11 hours on both Saturday and Sunday. Pay & Benefits:￡8.50/hour coaching rate, ￡6.50/hour reception rate.5.6 weeks holiday pay / year.Statutory sick pay scheme.Staff discount and sponsorship freebies. Pre-requisites: No formal climbing qualification is required for working in the centre: Essential: - Exceptional people skills and customer service. - A hard-working attitude. Desirable: - Experience working with a variety of ages and skills. - Previous experience coaching climbing or other sports. - A strong knowledge of climbing skills and training methods. - A valid first aid certificate. Start Date:ASAP To Apply:Please provide a CV with a covering letter highlighting your suitability for the role and availability to start to the centre reception. Please include a contact mobile number. (If you have previously provided a cv please apply again with reference to the above job details).closing date: 16th January 2011.Interviews to take place on 19th/20th January. Image right: Join the team!

Sale Now On

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:40 GMT

So you got a ice big cheque off your gran for Christmas' Perfect! Keeping up with tradition, we've got a sale on our shop running throughout this week and next with savings on literally everything of up to 70% off to spend your chrimbo money on. And for those of you not lucky enough to be in Newcastle you can browse through our sale via the special offers section of our internet shop in the comfort of your home/tent/igloo. Image left: watch out for orange tags in the shop (they don't bite, but they do save you money).

Christmas opening

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:21 GMT

Just a reminder of our christmas opening times... Sat 24th Dec - Christmas Eve 9am-6pm Sun 25th Dec - Christmas Day: CLOSED Mon 26th Dec - Boxing Day: 12-6pm Tues 27th Dec: 12-10pm Wed 28th Dec: 12-10pm Thurs 29th Dec: 12-10pm Fri 30th Dec: 12-10pm Sat 31st Dec - New Year's Eve 9am-6pm Sun 1st Jan - New Year's Day: CLOSED Mon 2nd Jan: 12-10pm Merry Christmas from all of us at Climb Newcastle!