Round three was held at Highball climbing Centre in Norwich. Myself & Mark left Reading at 6am to arrive to a very busy Centre at 9am. We were greeted by the staff on reception, also by the smell of coffee. With a strong show of our RCC Academy, the day… Read More
Round two took place at the WestWay climbing centre in London. Myself, Tony, Mark and Milly teamed up with some of the junior academy to make our way to the competition. The kids had the perfect chance to warm up, by seeing who could hold on the longest on… Read More
A Study to Show the Effects of Skittles in a Competitive Bouldering Environment. Abstract This year’s YCS was the first competitive climbing event I’d ever attended. As I mainly coach the junior academy, I spent most of my time with categories D and E. The following report… Read More
Reading Climbing Festival 2020 Well doesn’t that seem like a long time ago! As usual our competitors turned up for the last round of our winter leagues to battle it out for those all-important top spots on the podium! WBL Rob Cook took the top spot (again!) for the… Read More
On Monday 9th December 2019, we were privileged to host The Urban Climbing Project, in partnership with Adidas Terrex & Five Ten. This project gave 90 children the chance to try climbing for the very first time, have fun with their classmates, and even get climbing tips & inspiration from… Read More
The READING CLIMBING FESTIVAL has finished, and everything has been tucked away until next year! The weekend saw some spectacular climbing in both final rounds of our Winter Bouldering League and Elevate Climbing Series. So many competitors joined us for both days testing their abilities against all disciplines of… Read More
We love nothing more than getting our hands chalky and getting on the walls, and it turns out we’re not the only ones. Last week 99 year-old Greta Plowman from Hatfield initially came to the Manchester Climbing Centre to watch her daughter, a sprightly 69 by comparison,… Read More
