£3'000 stage reached on the Hold-o-Meter!

Yesterday we reached the fantastic milestone of £3'000 in our Sponsor A Hold Campaign. This pushes us well over half way to reaching our goal of £5'000. As you can see Tom is very happy with the two new glittery holds we have been able to add to the hold-o-meter! All of this money will be put directly back into purchasing new holds, replacing the ageing stock and bringing in lots of new shapes and sizes.

Remember there is still plenty of time to sponsor a hold or a line. Construction of the wall starts very very soon (see the post below), so become part of something huge!

Update on Dream Tower Construction

Hey we have just had an updated timetable for the new 'Dream Tower' construction.

Monday 5th and Tuesday 6th of March - Lines 13,14,15 and 16 will be getting stripped of holds as access to the roller door will be needed throughout construction.

Wednesday 7th of March - The roof and the 45 degree wall will be closed

Thursday 8th of March - Construction will start and the wall will be closed during the day until 4pm.

Early close for sleepover

Northfield skatepark project

We will be visiting Northfield skatepark on Friday the 2^nd of March at 4pm-6pm to consult with the skatepark custodians regarding the upcoming 8 weeks of skatepark sessions.  If you have been involved in the project in the past we would love for you to come along to hear your ideas!

If you are new to the skatepark please feel free to come along and see what the project is all about!

Kind regards, hope to see you there!!!

The Transition Team.

This Saturday!

The first poles go up for the ropes course!

Things are moving along nicely with the construction over on the bowling green development.

Check out the pic:

Neil Morrison lecture - 6th March

Following on from Andy's excellent talk last month, the final Etchachan Club lecture this winter will start at 8.30pm on Tuesday (March 6) at Transition Extreme with a talk by Neil Morrison.

"Island Cragging in Scotland Europe"

 

Neil has been a significant pioneer of new rock routes, particularly on the North East sea cliffs and other Scottish outcrops over a long period of time. He is also the editor of the current SMC Climbing Guide to the North East Outcrops.

Neil’s talk will describe rock climbing trips to a number of islands, mainly Scottish, including Skye, Erraid, Orkney, Pabbay and Lewis. Trips further afield to more warmer climes (Mallorca and Kalymnos) will also be included.

The talk will start at 8.30pm which will give time for a session on the wall beforehand. We will be charging £2 admission and this money will be used to provide free refreshments to encourage people to stay and talk together afterwards.

Rob from DMM

Rob from DMM was in on Thursday night showcasing the latest DMM shiny bits and bobs. His display was busy all night with customers checking out the new ice axes, ropes and harnesses.

New holds!

We had a delivery of some great King Kong holds today. They're part one of two including a wide range of holds. The holds today were a mix of pockets, small jugs, crimps and lots of huge jugs of all shapes and sizes.

The next delivery in a month or so will include another hundred holds comprising of crimps, slopers and pinches.

These holds are the second batch bought with the funds raised by our fantastic customers for the new climbing tower which will be ready in April.

Climbing Wall construction underway in March!

CUSTOMER NOTICE 13th February 2012

CUSTOMER NOTICE 13th February 2012

Dear Customer

We have begun construction work on the outside area that was formerly the Bowling Green.

This is being developed into a fantastic high ropes course and dirt jumps area which we believe will significantly enhance the visitor experience at Transition Extreme, and allow customers to try new challenges.

During the construction period there will inevitably be some disruptions to the Centre’s car parking area – both because of deliveries and also because we are extending the car parking spaces.

May I ask you to take EXTRA CARE whilst coming and going from Transition Extreme.

Many thanks for your patience and understanding during this period of work.  Should you wish to find out more, please contact our reception team.

Yours sincerely,

Grahame Paterson

Chief Executive

Come work for us!

We are currently looking for:-

Temproary Cafe Manager/Cook

and

Ad Hoc Climbing Supervisors

http://www.transition-extreme.com/about-us/jobs/

Round 5 Results.... More infomation to follow!

Winner’s prizes were generously donated by Craigdon Mountain Sports.

Tim Rankin in this months Climb magazine!

Tim Rankin (General Manager),plus many more of the regular faces at the wall are featured in an article in this months Climb magazine written by Guy Robertson.

Climb is available at reception, so grab a copy and a cup of tea and check out the strong Aberdeen scene!

http://www.climbmagazine.com/issues/85/articles/the-new-caledonians

Nico Favresse on La Reina Mora (8c+)

VIDEO PROFILE: BD athlete Nico Favresse on La Reina Mora (8c+) in Siurana, Spain from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo .As the rains fall in Aberdeen, check out this video and then head down to TE. Last chance to finish off any projects before the boulder comp final on Friday!

Easter Camps

Outreach project posters!

Scottish Schools Climbing Competition 2012

All of the routes for the Scottish Schools Competition are up, have a look HERE or ask in center for more details.

Winter Bouldering League FINAL ROUND!

The fifth and final 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!

We're recruiting Climbing Supervisors

Check out the job advert here.

DMM Event at Transition Extreme

DMM staff will be at Transition Extreme on the 16th February from 18:00 to close with lots of stuff to see and try.

Check out the poster below for more information:

Ten Tricks with Tom Russell

The climbing staff occasionally pop to the park to rip it up, yo.