Relentless Photo Incentive Update

As you are no doubt aware, Relentless Energy Drink is backing a Transition wide photography contest during the Winter 2008/09.

There are 5 categories:

Best Indoor skatepark shot
Best Outdoor skate/BMX shot
Best Indoor climbing shot
Best Outdoor climb/mountain shot
Best Overall Entry

Get your entries in now and you could see your photo blown up and mounted on the wall within Transition….permanently.

We’ll be displaying all entries throughout the centre during December until we announce the winners in the New Year.

Please provide us with your image in a digital format, saved in the highest possible resolution.

The outdoor shots should be taken at local spots and be recognisable to other users.

Good luck.

Getting out to play!

Just as the nights draw in the drive to get out to the hills grows...

Myself and Ash took the brothers Paul and Mark out to the northern corries on Sunday for some winter fun. Mark came out with me a few weeks back for his first experience of winter climbing. Due to the lack of consolidation and nice firm nevey we ended up on Aladdin's Mirror (Grade: I) kicking around in wet snow.

Sunday saw a lot better conditions with turf getting more solid the higher we got and even some ice to use in a belay!

After setting off at around 9am from the car park the walk in was quite easy with only slight winds and reasonably firm conditions underfoot. As it was Paul's first day out this time we ascended The Runnel (Grade: II**) as two pairs. Towards the last pitch the wind picked up and the spindrift hit hard; which made the climbing harder as there was a lack of ice in the chimney to use; forcing us to come up with some interesting bridging and maneuvers.

On top out winds were very high and walking/visibility conditions were dire. Ash made the first ascent of the last pitch followed by Mark on top rope, then myself on lead taking Paul up after me on the rope. Paul; in true Wilderness Man/Yeti Style appeared over the top of the climb; arms in the air, covered in snow and ice with every bit of gear imaginable hanging from his harness, and a loud roar of achievement!

After ten minutes walking around the edge of the corrie towards Corie Ciste the decision was made to drop down to the base of the corrie as at 3.30pm the light was soon to fade.

After some fun falling through powder drifts and tripping over the obligatory boulders we toddles back tot he car park for 5pm.

All in all a good fun day out with great banter!

AMAG Self Protection Workshops

Aberdeen Martial Arts Group Presents:

Self Protection

as taught by SAS specialist Bob Spour

Don’t be a victim! Take control of your environment, take control of fear.
Friday 21st November 18.30 – 20.30
Aberdeen Martial Arts Group, XTS, Transition extreme
www.amag.org.uk
Cost: £10 for amag and TE members £15 Others.
This course is open to women as well as men.
Wear comfortable clothing.

Call XTS on 644139 (4-9pm) for further details. Please on pass this mail to men who you feel may appreciate it!

Bob Spour
Director and founder of SAS Survival, Bob has served extensively in the military spending many years with the SAS. During the course of serving with the latter he saw action in number of different theatres.
Bob is a highly qualified and well respected Martial Arts Instructor spending many years instructing Self Protection and Thai Boxing, and is the Chief Instructor to the Phraya Pichai Muay Thai Camps International.

A Licenced NLP Trainer with The Society of NLP , a member of the Association of Professional Hypnotherapists & Psychotherapists and the Professional Organisation of Stage Hypnosis; Bob has extensive experience working with individuals and groups in a variety of settings as diverse as sales, military training, drama workshops, and the comedy circuit in London. He also works with individual clients over a wide range of personal and professional development issues. He recently appeared on a Channel 4 programme demonstrating some of the techniques of NLP in the context of fear management.

Holding a degree in Drama and Theatre Arts Bob also worked as a professional actor and stand up comedian.
He is also a Survival Instructor, Corporate Trainer, Writer and NLP Trainer.

Bouldering League Round 2 Results

Hey hey,

Thanks to everyone that came along to the comp and made it a great success!!!

Pictures on the facebook page.

Here's the scores (in descending order for round 2):

MENS ELITE
Ally Coull 197
John Brown 191
Marcus Bean 189
Alessandro Bao 184
Piort Wisthall 182
Andrew Gibbon 175
Neil Morrison * 163
Ashley Dean 162
Stuart Munn 158
Brian McCreadie 157
Ross Hewitt 151
Pete Benson 150
Wayne Sherry 149
Adrian Crofton 147
Dave Ogden 145
Johannes Lorenz 139
Andy Watt 137
Stuart Adams 137
David Cowan 134
Ben Woodward 133
Kwong Ching Tsang 130
Bruce Roberts 121
Colin White 120
Geoff Knight 120

WOMENS ELITE

Anna Wells 190
Eva Sparreboom 175
Sophie Franoux 175
Megan Hine 140
Lucile Franoux 134
Rachel Bennet 117
Claire Anderson 114

JUNIOR BOYS

Rhys Maslen 194
Jonathan Mann 194
Liam Watson 180
Ollie Banks 170
Callum Temple 112
Duncan Anderson 102
Thomas McGrath 100
Bruce McKay 98
Rhys Jones 70
Matthew Johnstone 51
Stuart Fraser 35

JUNIOR GIRLS

Abbey Niven 147

FOR FUN

Mark McVey 185
Stuart Gillan 159
Mike Brockie 158
Joe Astell 155
David Lumsden 152
Mark McKay 147
Scott Gourlay 145
Mike Jennings 144
Ryan Slater 135
Paul Matthews 124
Dwayne Coutts 119
Doug Niven 117
Kevin Morice 112
Laura Benson 110
Sarah Woodward 106
Jo Horne 106
Sam Parkes 98
Alan Martin 98
Richard Fox 90
Michael Payne 87
Laura Ried 85
Tom Stork 84
Kyle Gasking 69
Rob Menlove 68
Matt Springer 58
Duncan Stewart 48
Clare Shepherd 47
Stewart Reid 35

Winter Leading Competition 2008

Competition details:

• Routes graded between 5 and 8a will be set between the 16th and 19th November,
• Competitiors can collect their score/registration cards anytime from the 19th November onwards,
• Competitiors will have from the 19th Nov to the 3rd December to attempt as many of the routes as possible,
• All routes will be marked on the bottom of the wall where they start and on the score card,
• Competitiors MUST NOT climb any of the routes set between 16th and 19th Nov where marked 'COMPETITION ROUTE'.
• All routes are to be climbed on the lead clipping ALL quickdraws,
• Score cards will detail the points available (1st attempt 10, 2nd; 7 etc. etc.),
• Belayers of each competitor are to mark the score card honestly,
• Scores count for a completed ascent without any rests on the rope or cheating using other holds (clipped the top lower off whilst holding the finishing blue hold or top of the wall),
• Route rules will be described at the bottom of the wall,
• Scorecards MUST be handed in before 10pm on the 3rd December into the marked 'Post Box' in the climbing centre,
• The final will be held on the 7th December for the top competitiors in each category.
  

If you have any queries please email me.

Enjoy!!!!