Friday, March 12, 2010 | TCA We've still got a few tickets left for Andy's lecture tomorrow. If you've not seen him before then be warned, he is climbing's version of a stand up comedian, sometimes very rude but always incredibly funny. You have been warned. See the Events page for more details.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | TCA Despite the good weather, we had exactly the same number of cards given back for R4 as we did for R3 - 124. This took the overall number of individual competitors who entered at least one comp over the four rounds to 276 which we found quite staggering. The feedback was great with novices enjoying the comps as well as the experts.
The standard of climbing again was very high and the generously softer routes meant 4 ties for 1st placed males in R4 but a clear split in the league. The separate head to head comp was tied again for the men on a vicious stopper move, but no less entertaining for the crowd who supported everyone with equal measure. Thanks to everyone who came and had fun and special thanks to league sponsors:
Ellis Brigham, Beta Climbing Designs, Boreal and DMM
R4 Results
Adult Male: 1= Cailean Harker, Gav Symonds, Jak Rockmaster, Paul Walters
Adult Female: 1 Donna Carless, 2 Becky Allen, 3 Jo Purslow
Vet Male: 1 Dan Donovan, 2 Paul Robertson, 3 Jon Pokatar
Vet Female: 1 Helen Seabourne, 2 Annabelle Volanthen, 3 Kate Cumberlidge
Youth Male: 1 Ben Norman, 2 James Matthews, 3= Morgan Jenkins, Derry O'Toole
Youth Female: 1 Caitlin Doyle, 2 Jenny Seabourne, 3 Gwen Williams
Junior Male: 1 James Squire, 2 Oli Edwards, 3 Alex Waterhouse
Junior Female: 1 Hannah Slaney, 2 Lucy Taylor, 3 Leah Yeatman
Head To Head Comp
Male: Jak Rockmaster/Gav Symonds
Female: Becky Allen
League Results
Adult Male: 1 Gav Symonds, 2 Cailean Harker, 3 Andy Sainsbury
Adult Female: 1 Steph Attwood, 2 Emily Palmer, 3 Lisa Farris
Vet Male: 1 Jon Pokatar, 2 Rich Emerson, 3 Martin Cave
Vet Female: 1 Helen Seabourne, 2 Annie Rowley-Noble, 3 Annabelle Volanthen
Youth Male: 1 Ben Norman, 2 James Matthews, 3 Jack Rowley-Noble
Youth Female: 1 Jenny Seabourne, 2 Caitlin Doyle, 3 Anna Lunn
Junior Male: 1 James Squire, 2 Oli Edwards, 3 Alex Waterhouse
Junior Female: 1 Kate Seabourne, 2 Lucy Taylor, 3 Alison Squire
Full league results can be downloaded as a PDF here.
Thursday, March 4, 2010 | TCA Greg the Cycletherapist will be at TCA on Saturday for the comp so if you need any work done to your bike then bring it down and get it sorted out whilst you climb. If there is anything specific that you need then you can give him a call on 0117 3270079.
Sunday, February 28, 2010 | TCA It's the 4th and final round of our winter bouldering league this Saturday 6th March. We've well over £2000 worth of Ellis Brigham vouchers and prizes (DMM, Beta, Boreal and TCA) to give away with R4 winners, league winners, a head to head comp and a free raffle for all entrants. Ellis Brigham will also be setting up a shop on site for the day and there will be a bar from 2pm serving a selection of botted beers (for over 18's only - you will be asked for ID if you are a fortunately youthful looking climber). You can start the comp anytime between 12 midday and 2.30 pm and will have a maximum time of 2 hours to complete 20 routes. Full timetable below.
10.00 Boulderclub and TCA Youth Squad compete
12.00 R4 public competing starts
14.30 Last start for full time allowance
16.30 R4 competing ends
16.30 Raffle (you only win if you are present with your ticket)
17.00 Head to Head competition
18.00 Prizegiving
Sunday, February 28, 2010 | TCA Dave MacLeod has suceeded on his projet to climb Anubis, his E8 on Ben Nevis, in winter, to give possibly the world's first Xll. Those of us at his TCA lecture were very inspired by the photos and story of his attemps on this project. You can read about Dave's groundbreaking ascent on his blog - www.davemacleod.blogspot.com
