We have a jam packed week of setting going on at the moment with several areas of the centre having a summer set! Here is the propsed plan of action for this week and the following:

Monday 15th – Lines 13 – 16 (Setter Mark)

Tuesday 16th – Lines 17 – 20, 69 – 70 (Setters Mark and Graeme)

Wednesday 17th – Lines 24 – 28 (Setter Mark)

Thursday 18th – Boulderwall (Setters Mark and Mikeee)

Friday 19th – Lines 73 – 78, 58 – 60 (Setters Mark, Ben and Graeme)

Thursday 25th – Lines 21 – 23 (Setters Mikeee)

That works out at Approximatley 72 new Top ropes/leads and 42 new boulder problems!

With all of the setting going on it does mean that some areas of the centre will be out of action while the setting is taking place but we will aim to keep disruption to a minimum and have everything finshed and ready to climb by the evening!

Also due to popular demand for more lead routes we are converting lines 16 and 61 from top ropes to leads as well this week, so there should be plently to keep you busy!

Enjoy!

Tags: boulder, craggy, Guildford, island, Mark Croxall, Mikee Hadcocks, route, setting, wall

We have a lot of route setting coming up in the next couple of weeks starting with this coming Monday 6th June. The week’s antic will include the following areas being reset:

Routes 7 – 9 (Steep lead walls opposite the traverse wall)

Routes 19 – 20 (Steep lead walls near woody)

Routes 80 – 86 (Top Ropes closest to changing area)

As well as all of these being changed, the Boulder wall will also be having a reset on Thursday when Mark joins forces with the ever keen Mikey for problems galore!

The traverse wall will then be getting a reset on the 23rd June followed by the Auto Belays the week after on the 30th June.

Enjoy!

Tags: Guildford, Mark Croxall, mike hadcocks, route setting

We’re continuing with our monthly route setting schedule here at Craggy2 so the next dates for your diary are:

Rock Room 18th – 21st April 2011
Comp Room 23 – 27th May 2011

This means Mark and Co. will be setting the usual range of ladders to fierce problems to tax your climbing skills. As ever we aim to have the setting and testing completed by approximately 18:30 each day and the room back open for you to try the new routes.

With the new routes comes Boulder League (our fun climbing competition) so the next dates for you to work to are:

Thursday 21st April 2011
Thursday 27th May 2011

They are posted as events on the Craggy Island Facebook page so why not keep track of things there?

And finally Mark will be holding his technique sessions on Saturday 16th of April so if you are looking to improve your grade and technique why not give our reception team a call on 08448 808 866 and book a space now!

Gareth

Tags: bouldering, coaching, comp room, competition, Craggy2, Mark Croxall, new routes, route setting, Sutton, Sutton Bouldering

Craggy2 is looking forward to welcoming all competitors and their supporters to the final round of SIBL 2011 held on Satruday 19th March.  Mark Croxall our main route setter will be working hard in the run up to the competition to set  competition routes that will tax both beginners and pro’s alike.

The times for the day are as follows:

Registration: 10.00 – 12.00
Junior Comp start: 11:00
Open Comp start: 12.00
Junior finish: 16:00
Adult finish: 17:00
Head to Head: 17:15
Prizes/end: 17:45

 The sponsors for this round are Lyon who have lined up some great prizes for the winners.
As an added bonus Rock On are sponsoring a prize draw traverse route (set by Dom). If you can complete the traverse you’ll be in with a chance of a prize! 

With registration starting at 10:00 and the event running throughout the day, the whole of Craggy2 will be closed to public climbing until 18:00. We expect the centre to be open as normal from 18:00 for the last hour of the day and you’ll be able to climb for a reduced rate of £5.00.

Good luck to all our competitors and we’re really looking forward to seeing you all on the 19th!

Gareth

Tags: bouldering, competition, Craggy2, Mark Croxall, SIBL, Southern Indoor Bouldering League, Sutton, Sutton Bouldering

Craggy Island is looking forward to welcoming all competitors and their supporters to the BMC’s Youth climbing series being held at our Guildford centre this Saturday. We have been working hard all week to create some challenging and interesting routes to test these young climbers, set by our very own Mark Croxall. As our members will be aware, Mark is a former world bouldering champion and puts up the majority of routes and boulder problems at both Craggy’s. He has carefully set each route to be both challenging and fun at each grade level. So be prepared for some adventure!

It’s not all serious competition climbing though and there is a strong emphasis on fun through out the day, which all adds to a great atmosphere.

For those not competing, the competition will be starting from 10am and will be running throughout the day, which will mean there is restricted climbing in some areas of the centre. The areas not in use for the competition (Learning zone, Ice Box, Slabs, Profile Tower, etc.) will still be available for use during the day and taking into consideration the closures we would like to offer a reduced entry price of £4 for members still wishing to come in and climb.

We expect the centre to be open as normal from 6pm and normal entry prices will apply from that time.

I and the “Craggy Crew” would like to wish all the competitors the best of luck and most importantly hope they have a great day here at Craggy Island.

Ben Read  (centre manager)

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Tags: 5th March, bmc, Craggy Island, Guildford, Mark Croxall, route setting, ycs