Winter events

There's a new board up in the wall displaying our winter events calendar...

On it you'll find dates of lectures, comps, promo nights etc etc...

Further information for each event will be posted in the centre and on the blog nearer the time of the event.

Cheers

Bouldering wall re-setting

Work is under way to re-set the bouldering wall between the 25th July and 5th Aug inclusive.

Please bear with us whilst certain boards (typically one at a time) may be out of use for a couple of hours a day between these dates. The disruption should be minimal as access to the rest of the bouldering wall will still be available. And hey, clean holds are better than dirty ones!

Cheers

Gift aid donations

Transition Extreme would like to encourage all members and prospective members to sign up for Gift Aid donations.

As a charity Transition is entitled to get Tax back on any donations you make and have made in the last six years (well, since we opened at least).

We rely on grants and donations from various companies and organisations to help the centre continue and improve its services. Paying customers are obviously a huge part of our business too so why not do something that costs you nothing and gives us some extra funds to improve the centre.

For more information or to complete the declaration form please see reception.

Thanks to all and hope to see you soon

2 Awards in one week!!!

Transition has been very lucky this week as we have won two prestigous awards.

First of all we were awarded 'Socially responsible Business' by Crimestoppers. This was profiled by events such as the Urban Arts project amongst others...

Then, last night we were overjoyed to recieve the 'Business Success' in the under 3 years category. Competition was stiff for all categories and this makes it all the more special...

The Transition team thanks all of you out there that have supported us since we opened our doors in April last year.

Still Getting Stronger!

Here is the evidence as if we needed it! Transition has had a positive effect on the North East Climbing scene its now June and still folks are trying to get stronger and send those projects!

Amamda Lyons demonstrates immaculate technique on The Pain 7a a porty classic

Mark Scott makes like an orangutan and prepares for the swing on the uber classic The Pit 7a

Look at the monkey swing!!! Mark taking the swing before the final pull over the lip!

Gordon Lennox and our own Duncan Paterson trying to pull the Pit Boulder over!!! You'll need more than the 2 of you? Duncan employing some cunning foot work on The Buzz 7a+ and Gordon mid way through his marathon 5 hours session on Kayla 7c+!

It seems assured now wither summer or winter you will always get a crack down at Porty! Thanks to Stuart for taking some pics and check out his and Amanda's flickr site link on the left for more inspiring photos of porty bouldering.

We're selling climbing gear!!!

That's right; we have a sales counter set up for all customers to purchase climbing gear.

At the moment we are holding limited stock or basic necessities such as; finger tape, chalk balls, chalk bags, loose chalk and some krabs and belay devices.

If it is a success then we will look to increase the range of items we sell from it to include harnesses and other hardware.

The counter is located just outside the climbing wall door. If you whish to purchase anything from it then simply speak to the reception staff to get it for you and pay at the reception desk. If you have any technical questions please seek out an appropriate member for the climbing staff.

Happy climbing!!

How the West Was Won!

The Superb West Coast Weather over the last 6 weeks has been hard for us East coasters to ignore! A strong posse headed west form Aberdeen for a long weekend of action on Friday 24th May.

First up we hit the the Creag Mhor Thollaidh crags. Guy Roberson warmed up on the massive Destitution Man on Loch Maree Crag a 50m E4 5c of stunning quality unlike the photo!

Mean while another strong party of Pete Benson and Ali Coull were limbering up on some fine Loch Tollaidh routes. Ali Coull demonstrates east coast living doesn't need to be tan free on MacDonald a fine E4 6a.

Sunday was to full of climbing for any one to pick up the camera but Monday was a treat, climbing as a 3, Pete , Ali and myself headed to Rieff.

I lead of first on the superb and great named "If You See Kay" the lengths some people will go to to have a swear word in a SMC guide book?

Ali made lite work of another steep neo classic Miss Money Penny E5 6a

Pete felt obliged to stuff his finger into the alluring crack of Strongbow the classic E2 at the Stone Pig Cliff.

I tried in vain to keep the momentum up but narrowly failed to onsight arguably the most under rated route at Rieff! Clatterbridge is a great sustained wall climb(E56b).

We then made a quick dash to take advantage of the dry conditions at the Boulder Cliff

Pete dawned the gloves to send the outrageously overhanging classic Wyatt Earp Surely the hardest or maybe most under graded route at Rieff at E3/4 6a?

Bouldering and its problems!

We've started to re set the bouldering wall again...

There is a new board up to display the problem grades and rules. Please use this to help with the specifics of the problems on the wall as there will be certain rules that will apply to some but not the others.

Here's a list of some of the abbreviations of the boulder problem rules:

SS or Sit = Sit start

Stand = Standing start

Jump = Jumping start (using closest handhold and any foot holds available)

AF = Any footholds allowed

FF = Features and smears only for feet

No Feat = No features for hands or feet

+ Feat = Includes features for hands and feet

No Arete = None of the corners/aretes are allowed for hands or feet

No Bridge = Bridging between walls is not permitted

Why not try some of the problems with a mix up of these rules? Its a good way to get your imagination flowing. Also; if you really want to play on those nasty nasty holds with your hands but the problem is too hard using one colour of holds... use them all for your feet!!

Your ability and the scope of the routes and problems in the climbing centre are only limited by your imagination.

Ever heard of add on? Its a great game to play with others down at the wall. Someone starts a sequence and everyone else has to repeat that sequence and add another hold on to it... By the time its your turn again you'll have to have good skills and an even better memory! Its great for trying out new sequences and finding new ones that you would have never thought of.

There are loads of ways to liven up your session from games, altering rules all the way to simply not matching hands or feet when trying a problem or any movement on the wall.

Get climbing and get those creative juices flowing!

Baker Hughes 10k Event

Hey hey,

On the morning of the 25th May our car park will be closed for the 10k event. It will be open from midday onwards.

Parking should be available in nearby streets during this time but nothing is guaranteed.

See the event website for further information...

Need i say more?

I think the picture says it all!!!

From hosing holds to teaching kids, the dedication of Al is remarkable! Appearance obviously doesn't matter too much when it comes to instructing!!!