Partners
Ellis Brigham
Ellis Brigham are the main sponsor of both our Winter Bouldering League and are Youth Squad.
As a member of The Climbing Academy, you get 10% discount on Ellis Brigham shop and web prices. To take advantage of this in the shop, pop into The Academy and pick up a voucher or to get it online, just sign up to 'The Climbers Club' on the EB website.
The nearest Ellis Brigham outlet is at 160 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2XZ. Tel 0117 9741157.
Holdz
HOLDZ was founded in 2000 by Steve Goodair. Steve has worked at the forefront of climbing hold design and manufacture for the past 11 years and his main ambition is to make climbing indoors a more realistic experience with the best shapes you can get your hands on. Holdz also produce and fit the best bouldering mats that money can buy - as testified by all the top climbing walls.
www.holdz.co.uk
Scarpa
Since we opened TCA Glasgow, we've been working with Scarpa for our hire shoes and shop stock. We're excited at this development as we believe they're at the cutting edge of climbing shoe design, with really high quality products right across their range. Over the coming 12 months or so our hire stock will change over in Bristol and you'll start to see Scarpa shoes as prizes in comps and at shoe demos.
Epic-Adventures
Epic-Adventures with Gaz Parry offers affordable climbing courses not only at our home in Spain but also all over the world and for any level of climber. In the Costa Blanca we provide camping and accommodation in double rooms at our country Finca. Visit our website for worldwide climbing info or say Hi to Gaz when he is next setting or coaching The Youth Squad at The Climbing Academy.
www.epic-adventures.eu
Climbfind
Climbfind.com is a free website that helps you meet people in your climbing community. You can search for partners who climb where you want to climb, at the exact times you want to climb.
www.climbfind.com
Core Climbing
Core Climbing is committed to taking hold design to the next level. Formed by three climbers, Core is based near the Peak district and all the holds are manufactured in the new Chesterfield factory. Capturing the essence of different venues and rock types, Core holds bring the outdoors onto your climbingwall.
www.coreclimbing.co.uk
DMM
DMM has nearly three decades of experience in making fine quality climbing equipment and they still manufacture all their hardwear in their factory inLlanberis at the foot of Snowdon. It has taken continuous hardwork combined with constant investment in new technologies for DMM to achieve its position as a world leader in the design and production of climbing and mountaineering hardware.
www.dmmclimbing.com
Beta Climbing Designs
Beta Climbing Designs supply a number of the most popular products in the TCA shop including finger tape and Climb On to help you keep climbing for as long as possible. They are also famous for the stick clip and now supply Stirling Ropes. Beta have always been really supportive of our competitions and provide great prizes and we look forward to this continuing.
Climbing Wall Solutions
Climbing Wall Solutions has a passion in designing and building the very best Climbing Walls, Traversing Walls and School Climbing Walls. Their depth of experience and passion for their work allows them to design and deliver, probably the best quality of build and value for money climbing walls in the country.
www.climbingwallsolutions.com
Vertigo Guides
Based in the Chamonix valley below Mont Blanc, Jon Bracey and Matt Helliker are IFGMA certified guides and members of the British Mountain Guides Association. Professional, passionate, and dedicated to giving you the best possible experience. From ice climbing to mixed and dry tooling, classic alpine routes to those North faces you’ve always dreamt of, skills courses to performance coaching, and skiing/snowboarding endless untracked powder to backcountry ski tours. Explore the mountains for the first time, take your skills to the next level or achieve your ultimate goal... what are you waiting for!
www.vertigoguides.com
Rakata Technologies
Rakata Technology provide IT services and support to many customers and clients ranging from the sole trader to the NHS and everything in between. Rakata services include IT support and hosting, e-commerce, application development, application & website design and consultancy.
www.rakata.co.uk
Very Berry
Very Berry is a fast growing Bristol based cleaning company who pride themselves on providing the highest standards of cleaning available. They are responsible for keeping TCA looking spotless and squeaky clean and are available for both home and commercial contracts.
www.veryberrycleaning.co.uk
Links
The Orange House
Located in the climbers paradise of Costa Blanca, The Orange House provides flexible accomodation and climbing courses for singles or groups. Orange House Masterclasses are run with top coaches in destinations such as Spain, France, Morocco and Croatia.
www.theorangehouse.net
Wikitopo
Wikitopo is the first place on the web where you can create, edit and share climbing topos on line.
With easy to use tools and over 1000 topos (and 5000 routes) to date from the UK and beyond, this site is growing daily and shaping up to be a fantastic resource.
Check it out, browse the topo library and lend a hand a hand if you can.
www.wikitopo.com
Esoteric Bouldering
This is the first official website dedicated to outdoor bouldering around the Bristol area. It's a focal point for those who are passionate about bouldering, and those who are just discovering it. Bristol is located a good few hours from the countries well known bouldering crags, however there are more than just a few local gems previously kept secret that we'd like to share with you. So if you're a limestone lover or a sandstone slapper come check it out.
www.esotericbouldering.com
Javu
Javu is the brainchild of Devonian Dave Henderson and provides extensive coverage of southwest bouldering news, locations and guides.
www.javu.co.uk
Outdoor Equipment Hire
Outdoor Equipment Hire loans out adventure and outdoor gear and ships it to anywhere in the UK. When you're finished with the equipment they'll collect it and you don't have to worry about storing or caring for it. They only supply top quality, name branded equipment, clean and in good condition because everyone deserves to use the best without paying the earth.
www.outdoorhire.co.uk















