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Thu 31st Dec Happy New Year
It's New Years Eve and the end of that weird timezone between Christmas and New Years. That period were some people are still off work, the kids are at home, days become muddled and no-one is quite...
Wed 30th Dec New circuits for Crimbo!
There is a new Purple circuit that has been set as of yesterday - 41 problems from Font 6a+ to 7a set by me and Sam. As its Christmas, the new circuit has been set with a brand new load of Revolution...
Wed 23rd Dec Opening Times over Christmas
Just a reminder about our opening times this festive period: Over the festive period, The Climbing Works will be open as usual apart from these days & times: Christmas Eve: 10am - 5pm Christmas...
Sun 20th Dec White Circuit Winners
The last White Circuit was a little different from the norm. Not only did it go from 3+ to 7b+ but we also promised prizes for those who handed in circuit topos. We had a huge response with over 50...
Sat 19th Dec The New Slide
The new & improved kids slide got installed on Friday.For such a momentous occasion we had to do something special. The Queen was busy so we got the King of Grit Ron Fawcett to christen the slide....
Fri 18th Dec New Heating System
After the new chalk extraction system we've recently installed, we've now responded to customers requests and installed a new heating system into the Works. The photo below is Percy checking the...
Tue 15th Dec Get Strong This Christmas
With all the mince pies, chocolate and general over-indulgence that goes on in December it can be quite easy to lose that finger strength that has taken you soooo long to build up. Time is also in...
Mon 14th Dec The Party
What a Friday night. It was big in so many ways. Thank you all for coming and helping to make it such a great night for all of us. It is greatly appreciated. We'll see you all for next years 4th...
Fri 11th Dec Overall scores after 2 rounds of Works Bouldering League
You can now view the overall scores of the Winter Bouldering League on our website here>> The White circuit has now been finished. 40 problems starting at font 3, going up to font 7b. Enjoy.
Thu 10th Dec Extracting the ....
...chalk dust has always been an issue in here. It's the same at pretty much all climbing walls (the busy ones anyway). We started with windows and then moved onto industrial extraction filters. Even...
Wed 9th Dec Christmas & New Year Opening Times
Over the festive period, The Climbing Works will be open as usual apart from these days & times:Christmas Eve: 10am - 5pmChristmas Day: CLOSEDBoxing Day: CLOSEDOpen as usual 27th-30th DecNew Years...
Tue 8th Dec West Side Story
This infamous problem at Burbage West has claimed many scalps. Many of them visiting foreign wads. It's a classic and a rite of passage on the grit. For some, it's a multiple year project, for others...
Mon 7th Dec Works Winter Bouldering League: Round 2 Results
Friday 4th Dec saw the 2nd round of The Climbing Works Winter Bouldering League. After the 1st round which saw a lot of tops on the cash prize, it was no surprise that this months was a little...
Sat 5th Dec Fingerboard Article
As it's winter, alot of climbers turn their attention to training, with fingerboards being one of the most popular, and efficient, ways to get stronger. But for many people it's a minefield of...
Fri 4th Dec Works Winter Bouldering League: Round 2
Round 2 is on tonight from 6-10pm. Percy & Sam are currently testing their new creations so expect some beautiful and dirty problems. The boys have had some new holds to play with from the guys at...
Thu 3rd Dec Happy Birthday To Us
So today marks our 3rd Birthday. We're pretty happy about that. Today though is not the day to celebrate. That will occur on Friday 11th at our big birthday party in Sheffield. Remember tickets are...
