Transition Extreme Climbing

Life on Hold - Trailer 2

2012-01-29T11:03:00.002Z

Life On Hold - Trailer 2 from Outcrop Films on Vimeo. This looks well amazing!

TE trip to Spain

2012-01-23T15:42:00.002Z

Before Christmas, some of the staff from Transition Extreme headed out to Costa Blanca. Due to the busy work schedule here it has taken a long time to get any photos up! Check out Tom Stork's and Tim Rankin's Flickr site for some golden Spanish limestone and get your pysche on! http://www.flickr.com/photos/stork_images http://www.flickr.com/photos/rankers/

Alpine madness

2012-01-20T15:24:00.000Z

This looks banging, but what's he ever done on Lochnagar? http://www.alpineexposures.com/blogs/chamonix-conditions

Andy Inglis lecture

2012-01-19T15:56:00.002Z

Date for the diary! This will be the third instalment of the now very popular Etchachan club winter lecture series. Andy is one of the new breed of adventours Scottish climbers. The talk will cover big routes in the Alps, ice climbing in Southern Norway, classic rock routes in Lofoten and Canada and summer and winter climbs in Scotland. Something for everyone!

Deadheads Direct

2012-01-18T12:47:00.003Z

Deadheads Direct from Oli Boyes on Vimeo. Check out this video of Oli Boyes on the NE's classic highball boulder problem "Deadheads Direct". Both Oli and Tom work at TE and the video is pure cracking!

Round Four Results!

2012-01-14T11:47:00.001Z

A solid performance by Drew Peacock. This rounds prizes were donated by Tip Juice. Oli Boyes and Tom Russell (both employees of TE) have taken the bold step of setting up their own climbing hand balm company. Over the last few months the company has really taken off, and is now stocked nationwide. Check out their website:- http://www.tipjuice.co.uk/

£2 Taster Day - This Sunday 15th January

2012-01-13T12:01:00.003Z

Sessions available for 5 years olds and up for more information and to book your place please contact the centre on info@transition-extreme.com or 01224 626279

Dave Macleod in the NE

2012-01-12T17:02:00.003Z

Who is this punter like?

2012-01-12T17:00:00.002Z

Fourth Bouldering Round this Friday!

2012-01-09T13:03:00.001Z

Burnt off the Christmas excess and feeling strong? The fourth bouldering round will be this Friday. Same set up as ever! A fun competition for casual and serious climbers aged 14 and over. Bouldering wall closed all day Roped walls closed from 15.00 Registration from 18.00 Comp starts at 18.30 Comp finishes at 21.30 Raffle prizes at the end!

New and improved climbing courses:

2012-01-06T14:47:00.002Z

For 2012 we have revitalised our climbing courses making them better in a number of ways. Regular sessions that have not changed include Kids parties and the 5 to 7 year old Fun Clubs; everything else will have had a time or format change or both. Some changes include: New NICAS specific clubs for improved development of learning, performance and skills (block booking required). Drop in

Guy Robertson

2012-01-04T19:28:00.001Z

The next talk in the winter lecture series will be Guy Robertson's talk on the remarkable few past winter seasons and his life on the cutting edge of Scottish winter climbing! 10th of January - 8.30PM. Come down to the centre! Have a look on Pete Mcphersons Ukclimbing.com gallery of photos. A regular climber with Guy, its just a taste of what can be expected! http://www.ukclimbing.com/photos

Daila Ojeda

2012-01-03T18:53:00.000Z

Check out Daila Ojeda blog, its in Spanish, but well worth a look! Grab a cup of tea and procrastinate! http://dailaojeda.blogspot.com/

New holds and the return of a revamped 30!

2012-01-01T21:05:00.001Z

The wall has been busy over the festive period, with the delivery of a large order of new Beacon holds (as part of our fund raising, and the first of many orders to come!) Come down and try them out, we have used some of them on the bouldering wall, the main lead line of the prow and the slab. We have lots more that will slowly be filtering out as we keep up on the winter route setting. After

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-22T16:35:00.001Z

Have a proper wonderful Christmas everyone!

Winter video

2011-12-21T15:33:00.002Z

As the winter keeps rolling on, check out this quick refresher on ice axe self arrest. Have fun out in the hills! Ice Axe Self Arrest from team_BMC on Vimeo.

Christmas Opening Times

2011-12-21T15:18:00.000Z

Merry Christmas!

Become part of something huge!

2011-12-11T15:27:00.001Z

Become part of something huge! These make a perfect Christmas gift! http://teclimbing.blogspot.com/2011/11/become-part-of-new-dream-tower.html

TE on the radio!

2011-12-10T18:48:00.001Z

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0183ck8/Out_of_Doors_10_12_2011/ Transition Extreme and the climbing wall are featured on BBC radio Scotlands "Out of Doors" program. Check it out on BBC iplayer!

Lyon PPE training

2011-12-10T14:36:00.001Z

Duncan was down in the Lake district yesterday for a Lyon Equipment training course looking at PPE and equipment use. See his blog for more details here.

Third Round Boulder Video

2011-12-09T19:35:00.001Z

bouldering league 3 from Oli Boyes on Vimeo. Ahhhhhhhh yeaahhhhh SUPER PSYCHED!

Round Three Results!

2011-12-03T13:01:00.001Z

CHANGE TO OPENING HOURS FOR 4th to 7th DECEMBER

2011-11-30T19:13:00.001Z

CUSTOMER NOTICE: CHANGE TO OPENING HOURS FOR 4th to 7th DECEMBER Due to essential light maintenance Transition Extreme will have altered opening times on the following dates: 4th December: Early Closure of Centre CENTRE OPENING HOURS: 10:00 – 18:00 5th December: Late opening of Centre CENTRE OPENING HOURS: 12:00 – 22:00 6th & 7th December: Late opening

Bouldering Comp Round 3 THIS FRIDAY!

2011-11-30T10:18:00.004Z

Don't forget this Friday the 2nd of December is the 3rd round of our winter bouldering league. Come down to compete or enter our Fun catagory and have a laugh with your friends.Hope to see everyone there!

Etchachan Club Winter Lecture

2011-11-29T15:05:00.001Z

Here at Transition Extreme we are proud to announce that this years Etchachan club winter lecture series will be held in centre. Throughout the winter four talks will be given on a variety of subjects from island cragging in Scotland to Scottish winter climbing! The first talk will be from the wall regular Henning Wackerhage, on the 13th of December! Henning is an exercise physiologist and

Johnny Dawes TONIGHT!

2011-11-24T10:31:00.003Z

Don't forget Johnny Dawes will be coming to Transition Extreme tonight to talk about his new book "Full of Myself". For those of you that aren't familiar with him his major contribution to British climbing was the introduction of two new grades to the British Grading system for rock climbing (E8 and E9), and several new routes that are today still world standard. In 1986 he introduced the

Have you got your ticket yet?

2011-11-22T11:13:00.001Z

Then hurry up! Not long! Johnny Dawes, 8.00PM. 24th of November! How could you miss it?

BBC Radio Scotland!

2011-11-18T11:15:00.001Z

A great interview with Joe from the skatepark, well worth a listen.

Bouldering League Video Round 2!

2011-11-16T10:22:00.001Z

Here is the video for the second round of the bouldering league. Fantastic work once again Pete! Transition Extreme Winter Bouldering League Round 2 from piotr wisthal on Vimeo. The next round of the league is on the 2nd of December. The video was done was by "Polish Pete", often seen around the wall with 4kgs strapped to him! Check out his Flickr and ukclimbing.com galleries, http://

Staff climbing trip west

2011-11-14T23:01:00.001Z

On Sunday, the two Tom's, Oli and Tim all set out west for the super quality Goat Crag. Here is Tom Russell on the ***star 7a+. Happy autumnal sunshine all round.

Johnny Dawes comes to TE

2011-11-11T20:23:00.001Z

Transition Extreme are proud to announce that the legendary rock climber Johnny Dawes will be talking on the 24th of November!Talking about his life, reading from his new autobigraphy and showing clips from the film "Stone Monkey", this is an evening not to miss! Tickets £7, available from reception (£10 on the night). Starts at 8.00PM. Make sure you don't miss out! We will have the plans

Discount at the Adventure Film Festival!

2011-11-11T12:32:00.001Z

The Adventure Film Festival is coming to Aberdeen and showcases the best in extreme sports and adventure films from around the world. During a 5 week nationwide tour, they have 17 films that screen across the country in 30 locations. The Elemental Adventure evening includes 4 films, including a special festival edit of Warren Miller’s 62nd annual ski and board movie “Like There’s No

Become Part of the New Dream Tower

2011-11-09T15:01:00.001Z

Transition Extreme are proud to announce a huge new development for the climbing centre. The new Dream Tower will add 14 new lines, with three overhanging walls, a slab and a vertical. We have more plans and photos in the centre, so come down and have a look! The new development needs your help! We are looking for people to become involved with this project by helping us raise £5000 for

Tiso Discount Evening Tonight

2011-11-08T14:06:00.001Z

Anna Wells: Guest Setter

2011-11-08T11:22:00.001Z

Many of you at the wall will already know Anna, from her long time served at Transition Extreme. Anna came up on Saturday to set routes, after so many requests! There is now a new 6a+ and a 6c. Come down and try them out! We have the routes book and want to know what people think of the route setting so feel free to add your own comments! The bouldering wall has been revamped again following

New Wall Preview

2011-11-07T10:54:00.000Z

Tonight is the new wall preview, so come down from 5.00PM onwards and have a look at the plans for the new wall development! There will be nibbles!

2011-11-05T16:27:00.000Z

Winter Bouldering League Round 2 Results Thanks to everyone who attended. The atmosphere was fantastic and everyone seemed to enjoy the problems! The next comp is on the 2nd of December! So get training! Thanks also go out to our main sponsor for this round Craigdon Mountain Sports http://www.craigdonmountainsports.com/ and also Aberdeen Snowsports Centre http://www.skiaberdeen.com/ for prizes!

Winter Bouldering Comp Tomorrow!

2011-11-03T20:36:00.003Z

Don't forget! TONIGHT Round two! www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=282618591772238

Route setting by Neil McGeachy

2011-11-02T15:14:00.000Z

Last Friday Neil McGeachy was at TE route setting. He set a 6c,7a,7c,6c and a 5! So something for everyone! Neil is an outstanding all round climber and has a wealth of route setting experience. Check out his "Geek Climbing & Coaching" blog, http://geekclimb.blogspot.com/ And his bio on the MC of S website, http://www.mcofs.org.uk/neilmcgeachy.asp Come down and try them! We have brought back

Road Closures during Firework Display

2011-11-02T14:43:00.002Z

For more infomation have a look on the Aberdeen City Council website http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/home/home.asp

Tiso Discount Evening

2011-11-01T10:20:00.001Z

Scottish Tooling Results

2011-10-30T15:45:00.000Z

The results are up on the Scottish Tooling website! http://www.scottishtoolingseries.co.uk/results/sts-2011-series-results/round-three-transition-extreme-results/ With thanks to the sponsors:- http://petzl.com/ http://www.beal-planet.com/sport/anglais/index.php http://www.lasportiva.com/

SCOTTISH TOOLING

2011-10-29T20:37:00.000+01:00

The final wood chips have floated to the floor, and the weary arms of the toolers have long gone. After a full day, a tense final and plenty of dry tooling action at the wall, here is a few snaps! Results up asap!

REMINDER: Scottish Tooling this weekend!

2011-10-24T18:31:00.003+01:00

This is a reminder that preparations are under way for this weekends Scottish Tooling Series! If anyone has an old hose pipe or tyres hanging around the garden shed, and wants rid of it, bring them down to the centre! For the event it is best to register before hand, through this link:- http://www.scottishtoolingseries.co.uk/compreg/ It is possible to register on the day, but it saves £5 and a

Patagonia

2011-10-23T15:19:00.003+01:00

For those hiding from the grey weather and need pysche to train, check out this amazing video from John Griffith. Its been up a while, but is perfect inspiration for those dreaming of there next North Face, or building up the training in preparation for the coming winter. If anyone has any training articles that have been particularly useful, bring in a copy as we are compiling a resource for

The end of the October holidays

2011-10-22T17:56:00.001+01:00

October Camps We have finally finished a hectic two weeks of October camps. Tom Stork and Tom Russell have both undertaken lots of climbing sessions with the camp members. Everyone had a great time, with lots of exhausted faces at the end of the day (especially the instructors). Bouldering Wall Tom Russell has been continuing his revamp of the bouldering wall. It now boasts:- -Two new easy

Core Climbing

2011-10-17T12:29:00.001+01:00

We've had a very exciting delivery from Core Climbing today. This is what they have to say about themselves, "Core Climbing was formed in 2008 by three Sheffield-based climbers,Tim Marsh, Stephen Royle and Leo Moger. Having the legendary Peak district on our doorstep is a great inspiration, as are many years spent climbing and travelling. Capturing the essence of all the different venues and

Another busy week

2011-10-16T14:20:00.001+01:00

Tom Russell and Oli Boyes have once more been hard at work route setting in the wall. With several new routes from 5-6c added, hopefully there is something to please everyone! We will be bringing back the comments book for the routes, so feel free to share your opinions (nicely...) regarding the routes. The team all work really hard to keep things fresh and dynamic so we would like to hear your

Project Development Officer

2011-10-11T14:37:00.002+01:00

Transition Extreme and the University of Aberdeen are recruiting. If this looks like your cup of tea and you fit the criteria then apply by following this link!

Tooling

2011-10-10T18:46:00.001+01:00

Have a look at Mark Chadwick's report on the first round of the Scottish Tooling Series. Transition Extreme is up next! http://elementsgb.wordpress.com/

Winter Boulder Comp 2011/12 Leg 1 Film Edit

2011-10-09T16:48:00.002+01:00

Transition Extreme Winter Bouldering League Round 1 from piotr wisthal on Vimeo. Many thanks to Piotr for his time and skills filming and editing. We can't wait till the next comp Thanks once again to Tiso http://www.tiso.com/ and Aberdeen Snowsports Centre http://www.skiaberdeen.com/ for providing prizes. Remember Remember Friday the 4th of November!

TE Photographers: Neil Morrison

2011-10-08T22:00:00.002+01:00

As part of the revamp, we will be showcasing and linking to some of the best photographers that frequent Transition Extreme! First up is the undisputed champion of the veterans category, Neil Morrison. A well know face at the wall and editor of the classic North East Outcrops guidebook (a must for any Aberdonian climber), his Flickr gallery is a great resource for scoping out crags or beta for

Setting and the STS

2011-10-08T18:56:00.001+01:00