The bouldering wall is due for an essential freshen up to brighten those dark corners that hide those all important holds.
With it being completely re set for the bouldering competition the next day we plan to re paint it late on the Thursday night. As you can imagine this is no east task: strip all the holds, clean the super good ones for the comp, strip the volumes and then we can get to the painting.
An added bonus is the new mega volume will be going up on the wall. It has been named 'The Ramp' mainly from the fact that it used timber that was originally intended to be used to make skate ramps. Just don't tell the skaters!
To save us from being here all night the bouldering wall will close at 9pm for the works to begin. So get in early to finish off those projects!
Results were in; Ashley was joint 2nd with Robert Mackenzie, and therefore through to the finals! An awesome effort given that there were 23 strong competitors in his category! I also made it through to the finals in 1st place, for the first time ever ahead of Fiona Murray! The final route involved a no hands start which was a true test of balance. The route went left via some swinging logs, and then up the wall to the right of ratho’s “Sardinian pillar”. It was a fun-filled day, and an exhausting weekend! We are looking forward to the next round already :) (big thanks to Katherine for taking all the photos).
I've been working away at more additions for the climbing wall. The picture above shows the larger of the efforts. It's a curved section that will be used on the bouldering wall and on the main wall at competitons. It measures about 8 feet by 4 feet and is going to be awsome wherever it is put.
