Christmas Opening Hours

23rd December 10am til 10pm
24th December 10am til 4pm
25th December CLOSED
26th December CLOSED
27th December 10am til 10pm
28th December 10am til 10pm
29th December 10am til 10pm
30th December 10am til 10pm
31st December 10am til 4pm
1st January CLOSED
2nd January 12noon til 8pm

Hope everyone has a good christmas and new year.

Price changes effective from January 2nd 2011

Transition Extreme are introducing an updated price structure for 2011 to mirror the VAT increase and aid in the sustainability of the Charity.

The prices will come into effect from the 2nd of January and include some changes to membership types and admission categories.  New price lists will be available at reception and on the website from the 2nd of January.

As always we look to offer promotions on various events, memberships and courses throughout the year but making the most of the membership pass system will definitely save you some of that hard earned cash!

Winter League 2010 2011 Round 3 Results

Mens Elite & Vets*
Name
John Brown 181
Marcus Bean 167
Wayne Sherry 155
Piotr Wisthal 149
Mark Chambers 147
Olive Oil 138
Ross Hewitt 132
Chris Allam 130
Tom (Puppy Guns) Russell 128
Dave Cowan 127
Brad Newman 127
Callum Johnson 127
Ben Woodward 127
Johannes Felter 120
Stuart Stronach 120
Neil Morrison* 117
Matt Young 115
Dave Ogden 114
Roman Kutlak 111
Alistair McConnan Murry 110
Steven Knox 94
Daniel Craig 90
Dave Hainsworth* 87
Jay Williams 70
Micheal Kashkoush 30
Richard Adams 24

Womans Elite
Name
Anna Wells 180
Caroline Sham 180
Eva Sparreboom 148
Linda Morton 137
Katie Grundy 121
Abbey Niven 117

Junior Boys
Name
Malcolm Bradley 175
Scott Keir 172
Jack Gomersall 171
Jamie Henderson 158
Scott Donaldson 158
Liam Boston 157
Alexander Aitkin 119
Steven Aitken 102
Eddy Lanaghan 85
Andrew Hainsworth

For Fun
Name
Joshua Williams 197
Paul Kinnaird 187
Romain Bure 168
Lorenzo Antolovi 167
Gary Wood 167
Miguel Prieto 150
John Donaldson 142
Doug Niven 141
Andrea Aasmoe Mathy 132
Gary Watson 131
Iain Cackette 120
Stuart Keir 100
Jane ? 94
Corina Bo..... 90
Sarah Woodward 74
Gabi Wagner 60
Romain ? 52
Martin Mills 40

Holiday Drop In Sessions

Throughout the school holidays we will be offering drop-in sessions in the climbing wall.

You can come along at 11:00 or 14:00 and join a one-hour taster session without booking ahead (though you can if you want to - just call us on 01224 626279)

These sessions are suitable for anyone aged 5 and over - it's an ideal way to entertain kids and family visitors over the holidays - and at just £11 per head they're very affordable too.

Boulder Comp Round 3 this Friday!

FRIDAY DECEMBER 10TH - TRANSITION BOULDER COMP ROUND 3!

Time to get back on it folks - this Friday it's the last one before Christmas. We've got some new holds coming out, and the usual superb set of problems to challenge everyone from fun category to elite! This year's attendance is the best ever, so keep it up - we'll see you on Friday!

DMM Evening 27th January

Climbing Wall development survey

Hey folks!

We have a customer survey up and running here.  We're looking to get some feedback from you all with regards to what sort of changes, additions and developments you would like to see in the wall.

Before you get too excited; no we don't have a blank cheque book unfortunately.  Our plan for the future obviously depends on finances and therefore having small, medium and large scale plans that customers have helped influence should help light the way forward.

If you have any other comments or ideas please get in touch!

Iain Stewart Lecture

Big Thank You

Transition Extreme would again like to extend its thanks to both Craigdon Mountain Sports and Berghaus for their generous support of last nights superb presentation from Leo Houlding. I think I speak for all of the 100 plus people who made it last night in saying it was a mesmerising and inspirational presentation. At times I felt like I was on the port a ledge with them!!!

A huge thank you goes to Leo himself for going well beyond the call of duty and sharing with us some of his more recent exploits paticularly those in Yosemite and the first free ascent of The Prophit. The A1 beauty pitch must rank as one of the most beatuful lines in the world?

Thank you also to everyone who made a donation to Transition Extreme last night after the show we raised £124. But remember its never too late to make a donation if like many last night you came away without any money we would be delighted for your support at anytime just drop off at reception.

Christmas Voucher offers!

Buy yours now for that extra special Christmas gift!

Full Time Duty Climbing Instructor Vacancy

If you want to be in the thick of it all, this is the vacancy for you! This is a full-time post within the Climbing Centre - very rewarding work with a great deal of responsibility.

See the attached advert or check our website www.transition-extreme.com

Come get some expert coaching at Transition Extreme

We're excited - British Team coach and top all-rounder Neal McGeachy is coming to Transition at the end of this month. He'll be delivering workshops to help give you some focus for your winter training. Has your performance plateau'd? This is the way forward!

FRIDAY 26TH & SATURDAY 27TH NOVEMBER

Kids aged 8-17 £10
Adults climbing F3 - F6a £20
Adults climbing F6b and above £20

Places are very limited - a full list of times is available at reception - please drop in or call 626 279 to book.

These prices are for a two-hour workshop with a small 1:4 ratio. I have huge respect for Neal's coaching ability, and his outstanding results with Scottish youth climbers over the last decade speaks for itself. Check out these links:

http://www.mcofs.org.uk/neilmcgeachy.asp
http://geekclimb.blogspot.com/

Neal will also be helping to set the latest round of circuits which will go up on Saturday 13th November.

For Sale: Mammut Stratus Flash Jacket & Togir Light Harness

We have a couple of items for sale that ended up the wrong size for the recipient.  Both items are brand new and still in packaging.  If you are interested in the Harness please ask at reception to try it on.  For the jacket please contact Tim here or Duncan here.

Mammut Stratus Flash Jacket Medium: £140 (RRP £160!!!)

http://www.mammut.ch/en/productDetail/101007810_v_7138_M/Stratus+Flash+Jacket+Men.html

Mammut Togir Light Harness Medium: £60

http://www.mammut.ch/en/productDetail/211000900_v_5305/Togir+Light.html

Leo Houlding!

Did I mention? Leo Houlding is coming all the way to Aberdeen - next Monday 8th November at 8pm. Seriously, you'd be crazy to miss this...no need to pre-book, just show up. Tickets are free, gratis, nada - courtesy of Berghaus and Craigdon Mountain Sports.

Tooling at Transition

Thanks to everyone who supported the Transition round of the Scottish Tooling Series at the weekend. Now we're back to normal - no more logs till next year...?

Here's just a couple of pics from the weekend - check out the rest of Ryan's pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanslater/

Leo Houlding at Transition!

We are delighted to confirm that LEO HOULDING will be coming to Transition next Monday 8th November at 8pm - easy to remember. Easy to afford too - the event will be FREE!



That's next Monday - clear your diary now!


Due to the generous support of Craigdon Mountain Sports and Berghaus we are able to offer this fantastic event absolutely free of charge.

Hear Leo talk about his latest adventures, watch some of his latest exploits on film and enjoy a question and answer session with one of the most prolific British climbers. I was just watching Hard Grit again the other day and couldn't believe how young he looked climbing End of the Affair E8 6c back in 1998 - amazing. I can't wait!

There will be a collection for Transition Extreme (Registered Charity SC 036358) during the talk - all donations welcome.

Circuit topos available on this blog

We're fine-tuning these circuits - thanks for all your ideas and feedback. We've decided not to have the circuits printed out on wee cards at the wall (waste of paper) - so if you want your own sheet to tick off the problems, you can download and print from here.

We've graded the problems now as well (except for the white), so you have a bit more of an idea what you're climbing. Let the grade debates commence!

!! Wall closures 29th & 30th October !!

Please be advised of the following wall closures next week. These are due to the Scottish Tooling Series which we are hosting on the Saturday.

FRIDAY 29th - the climbing centre will remain open all day but with a lot of routesetting to do there will be significant disruption to the bouldering area and all roped lines.

SATURDAY 30th - the climbing centre will be closed all day except for our taught classes which are unaffected.

We apologise for the disruption. The best way round this is to get yourself entered into the Tooling Series competition - www.scottishtoolingseries.co.uk

Or if you don't fancy swingin' your axes, everyone is welcome from 6pm for a buffet dinner, lecture and film showing - see post from last week. Please do come along - for £10 you'll be getting a very sociable evening and a fascinating talk from one of Scotland's leading winter climbers.

New bouldering circuits

This is the future! All new bouldering circuits are up - the entire wall is set in graded circuits to help you progress and give you something to aim for. Get training - next boulder comp is on November 12th.

This is the red circuit - there are also white (easiest), orange, and black (hardest), on offer.

30th October - Simon Richardson Talk & Film

As we mentioned at the end of the last boulder competition - we are proud to present local winter climbing legend Simon Richardson discussing last winter's season. His illustrated lecture will be followed by a screening of the new hot aches film 'The Architect'. All this washed down with a hot buffet served in the climbing wall - this will be a friendly night which comes at the end of the Scottish Tooling Series round - see http://www.scottishtoolingseries.co.uk/scottish-tooling-series-2010/

£10 tickets available on the door (£5 for STS competitors)

Buffet from 6pm, lecture & film finished shortly after 9pm.

Photo's from Winter League round 1

They're up on facebook so go have a look!

Winter League 2010 2011 Round 1 Results

What a brilliant night Friday turned out to be with 65 competitors all ready for action after a good summers climbing antics.

As usual we have six categories (Male Elite, Female Elite, Junior Boys, Junior Girls, Veterans and Fun).  All but Fun receive a league position and league prizes at the end of the five rounds.

Unfortunately no-one managed an ascent of Duncan's Dilemma for the £30 cash prize; although a few came close reaching the last hold and looking confident!

Thanks and well done to all for coming along and giving the problems a good seeing to!

So here's the scores from Friday (Aka's given by the individuals not me!):




Mens Elite & Vets* Round 1
Name
John Brown 200
Andrew Simpson 197
Ross Hunter 195
Kris Devlin 192
Paul Raeside 177
Wayne Sherry 177
Tom Russel (Mr Guns) 170
Brett Bain 161
Pial Freudenthaz (The Runner) 161
Andy Gibson (The Ginger Prince) 160
Oliver Boyes 154
Chris Allan 152
Callum Johnson 152
Martin Findlay 151
Brad Newman 149
Piotr Wisthal 147
Ben Woodward 144
Stuart Adams 144
Matthew Johnstone 142
Stuart Stronach 137
Dave Cowan            135
Hamish Fraser 132
Johannes Felter 130
Kevin Kilroy 126
Roman Kutlak 117
Matt Young 110
Charlie Dean* 110
Martin De Boer (The Dutchman) 102
Steven Knox 87


Womens Elite Round 1
Name
Anna Wells 185
Caroline Sham 174
Eva Sparreboom 164
Abbey Niven* 132
Eslpeth Yates 132
Kate Grundy 107
Sarah Woodward 87
Jane Russell 74


Junior Boys Round     1
Name
Scott Keir 200
Jamie Henderson 171
Scott Donaldson 167
Malcom Bradley 165
Liam Boslon 164
Jamie Anton 144
Simon Tierney 142
Alexander Aitken 114
Steven Aitken 110
Scott Field 100



For Fun Round 1
Name
Iain Cackette 197
John Meehan 197
Paul Kinnaird 197
Luke Flynn 192
Abi Crawlal 187
Jiai Han Lina 187
Daniel Craig 174
John Donaldson 164
Stuart Keir 136
Gary Watson 134
James McPherson 121
Doug Niven 120
Shona Johnstone 110
Nicola Rae 105
Gabi Wagner 90
Bobu Corina 87
Jess C 85
David Huxtable 67

We're recruiting again!

We're recruiting for ad-hoc climbing supervisors in the climbing centre. If you think you have what it takes, have a look at the attached advert.

October Camps 2010

Winter Bouldering League 2010/2011

Better Late than never!!!!

Sneak Peek: new holds and volumes

Hi Everyone

some new holds and small volumes have just arrived and are being stored for a special occasion...heres a sneek peek prior to their debue on the wall..

Big slopers

Aliens Heads

enjoy...

Dry Tooling Workshops and Tasters This Weekend 1st & 2nd October

Why not try out your skills with something different this weekend at one of our Dry Tooling Workshops and Tasters. Places are still available for most of the sessions.

Dry tooling guru Pete Hill will be running workshops on Friday evening (7pm - 9pm) and on Saturday from 11am-1pm and again at 2pm till 4pm. This workshop will teach you the techniques and skills to get the most from this exiting new sport.

If you just fancy a introduction into dry tooling then why not come to a one hour taster session. These will be running from 6pm till 9pm on Friday and 10am till 4pm onn Saturday. A one hour session will be £11. The sessions are open to ages 8+.

All you need is some stiff shoes, all other equipment will be provided
See you all there!

Contact 01224 626279 to book now!

Winter Events!

We're planning a heap of fun events to keep you going through the dark winter.

Tooling @ Transition
Friday 1st October
Saturday 2nd October

Cotswolds Demo Night
Thursday 21th October

Scottish Tooling Series
Saturday 30th October

Winter Bouldering Series
Round 1 - Friday 8th October
Round 2 - Friday 12th November
Round 3 - Friday 10th December
Round 4 - Friday 14th January
Round 5 - Friday 4th February

Kids Bouldering Series
Round 1 - Sunday 10th October
Round 2 - Sunday 14th November
Round 3 - Sunday 12th December
Round 4 - Sunday 16th January
Round 5 - Sunday 6th February

Neal McGeachy Workshops
Friday 26th November
Saturday 27th November

Dry Tooling at Transition

Early closing on Sunday 12th Sept

CWA training course

Some staff from the wall were attending a Climbing Wall Award Training course over the last two days.  The course was directed by Pete Hill with Duncan Paterson working alongside.

For a run down of what went on and some pictures from the course check out this.

UK Pro Surf Tour: Fraserburgh Surf, Skate, BMX festival

Job Vacancy

Extreme Arts Project

Check out the poster for the new arts project kicking off at Transition - free tasters open to anyone, and a chance to get creative.

REALrock Courses for Young Climbers

The Mountaineering Council of Scotland (in association with TE) is offering places on their REALrock courses at very reasonable prices. These are one-day courses designed to help competent indoor climbers make the next step and learn to lead on traditional routes.

Full details here http://www.mcofs.org.uk/realrock.asp

Dates are:

Saturday 14th August 2010 - places still available
Sunday 22nd August 2010
Sunday 5th September 2010
Sunday 12th September 2010

Vacancies filled!

Thanks for all your interest in the vacancies at the climbing centre. These posts are now filled and we are very fortunate to have Linda Morton and Tom Russell now on our team - you will meet these two down at the wall soon as they have now started work.

Vacancy in Climbing Centre

We currently have a vacancy for an Ad Hoc Climbing Supervisor - see the attached advert.

Current Vacancies at Transition Extreme

Check out http://www.transition-extreme.com/jobs.htm for details of current vacancies which have just opened at TE.

Similar vacancies in the climbing wall will be advertised very shortly - keep your eyes open!

Scotland North Kids Rule at YCS British Final!

Last Sunday saw the British Final of the 2010 Youth Climbing Series at Ratho. It also saw a stunning set of results for young Aberdeen climbers! When you look at the results you've got to remember that these are the cream of the crop - the YCS started with over 600 competitors from the length & breadth of Scotland, England and Wales. And who do we see on the podium?




Sophie Hvide - 2nd!

Rory Cargill - 2nd!

Scotland North - 3rd!

Full results here: (http://www.thebmc.co.uk/Feature.aspx?id=3743


Other Aberdeen-based climbers posting strong results were Scott Donaldson, Scott Keir, Jessie Smith, Thomas Ryan, Erin Geddes & Rosie Mackley. All in all, this was a major triumph for our good friends the Granite City Rock Stars (http://www.granitecityrockstars.co.uk/)Congratulations to you all, and good luck for 2011

Exclusive Members Offer

What a Bargain at £12! If you are a registered member with Transition Extreme and have a membership card get down to Craigdon. Find your nearest store here: www.craigdonmountainsports.com

This Saturday 5th June.........20Twenty BMX Jam

Birthday Extreme

Summer Camps 2010

Outdoor Adventure Camps Summer 2010

Get booked now on the Adventure camp of the year!  For ages 12 to 17.

BIRHTDAY EXTREME, FREE OPEN DAY AT TRANSITION EXTREME

City Of Aberdeen Baker Hughes 10K, 23rd May

Its that time of year again and it looks like its going to be a great weekend for it. If you are running good on you and remember you can drop in to Transition Extreme to fuel up before or after the race we have plenty of energy drinks and cereal bars ordered in.

PLEASE NOTE there is no vehicle access to the Transition Extreme car park from 8am to 12pm on the 23rd May and there are several other road restriction until 1pm around the beach area.

We appologise for the inconvenience and hope you will still make the effort to visit us as its buisness as usual for us!

Wednesday Social

Are you stuck without a partner?

Have you just done an Intro course and need a bit of extra help?

Maybe you haven't climbed in a while and could do with some reminders?

Just feeling sociable?

Every week at Transition you can now come and join the in the Wednesday Social. Just turn up between 6:30 - 7pm, go to the balcony above the climbing wall where one of our very friendly instructors (this week it's Pete) will help sort you out into groups & pairs for climbing.

After 7pm we go down to the wall and get climbing with help from staff - find out which are the latest new routes, get some technique tips and perhaps a few safety reminders.

This doesn't cost any extra - just turn up and register at reception as normal. No booking required, the only proviso is that you must already be a registered climber here at Transition - or a novice being signed in for the night.

Remember - you can turn up on your own and we'll do our best to match you up for a climb.

We hope to see you soon!

Wild weekend Registration forms available!

Get registered now by emailing me at duncan-paterson@transition-extreme.com or popping in by reception!

Make sure you complete the registration form and the wee slip with your challenges on them and return so that we can keep a tally of who's taking part.

I've got mine; how about you?

Wild Weekend Fund-raiser

Transition Extreme are facilitating a fund-raising weekend on the 19th and 20th June.  The aim for participants is to climb the height of their chosen category (Graham, Corbett or Munro) through rock climbing.  The summer Solstice is on the 21st June so the weekend will give plenty of time and hopefully some amazing scenery to get climbing in!

You can take part at local crags if you only climb single pitch venues or head out to the hills to climb on some big mountain routes anywhere you like in the country.  There is no instruction offered so if you don't know what you're doing but still want to take part then you can team up with other climbers.

You will have 48hours from 00:01 on Saturday 19th to 00:00 on Sunday 20th to complete the challenges.

The height challenges are:

• Climb the height of the tallest Graham:  Beinn Talaidh, 761m, Mull, NM625347 
• Climb the height of the tallest Corbett:  Beinn Dearg, 914m, Torridon, NG89536082
• Climb the height of the tallest Munro:   Ben Nevis, 1344m, Fort William, NN16697127

There are also some difficulty challenges for you to have a go at.  To complete these you must climb all your routes throughout the weekend within a certain grade range.  These categories are:

• Porta Ledgers:                      Moderate to Hard Severe
• Winers, Diners & Climbers:   Severe to Hard Very Severe (HVS)
• Scottish VS:                          Very Severe to E2
• Nail Biters:                            E1+

Money raised will go towards helping Transition Extreme as a Scottish charity to better its facilities and fund projects and activities for other charities and organisations that may not otherwise have access to the recreational sports on offer.


For more information contact Duncan: duncan-paterson@transition-extreme.com

Transition Extreme relies on such fund-raising and grants as well as the public 'through the door' trade to continue to be sustainable.

EVOLV Show Demo This Thursday

Come along this Thursday night to try on the new range of Evolv shoes. There'll be a wide range of sizes and all the latest models.

You can also sample the delights of our new mat under the boulder wall!

The demo starts at 5pm and goes on all night until 9.30pm.

Saturday 1st May - Youth Climbing Series

Next Saturday 1st May, the Youth Climbing Series comes to Aberdeen. Competitors from across Scotland will be in action on a fierce set of boulder problems, bottom ropes and lead routes.

Anyone aged 7-16 is welcome to come and have a go - to register please see http://www.mcofs.org.uk/ycs-details.asp


PLEASE NOTE: Lines 1 - 13 will be closed for setting and competition from Friday morning until Saturday afternoon. There will also be some disruption to the bouldering area.

Once it's over you can then test yourself against a huge batch of new routes!

Scottish Youth Bouldering Champion coaching at Transition!

Great news for ambitious climbers aged 8-17! Our weekend Performance Class (launched December 2009) is already full every Saturday, and now the Sunday class has received a major boost. Our own experienced instructor Piotr Wisthal will be joined by Rhys Maslen, age-group winner at the Scottish Youth Bouldering Championships. Their combined talents and a very small ratio of 1:3 means that this is the place to be if you're serious about pushing your grade.



___________________Rhys Maslen competing at the SYBC

Classes run from 10:00 - 12:00 on Saturdays and Sundays, and cost just £9 if you have your own kit, £10.50 if you need to hire. Please call reception on 01224 626279 to book your place.

Please note that you must be an experienced climber in order to attend these classes - if you need to learn how to tie in, belay and use the wall, please join one of our weekday classes first:
http://www.transition-extreme.com/images/events/climbclasses.jpg

A Sunny Intro to Rock

After quiet anticipation of the looming weather front moving in over the weekend we were pleasantly greeted by sunshine for most of the day on Saturday.

Bottom roping warm up at Black Rock Gulch.

I met Aaron and Pierre down at the coast for a days climbing on their 'Intro to Rock' day.  With indoor experience and a keen interest in progressing their skills outdoors both the guys were psyched!

Climbing into the sun.

Taking in the beautiful day and some of the more accessible local crags we spent the day getting in as much climbing as possible whilst introducing the bigger concepts and thinking around Trad climbing.

Escaping the tide at Deceptive Wall.

Aaron seconding The Pobble (VS 4b**), Souter Head.

We looked at some simple anchor set-ups and both Aaron and Pierre had a go at setting them up themselves to bring each other up a climb.

A happy if not blinded by the sun Pierre!

A fantastic days weather and an even better days climbing!