Christmas will come early for Craggy2 as we get the company of our merry route setting elves next week in the Rock Room.

They’ll be hard at work setting from Monday 19th through to Wednesday 21st of December. So if you’ve any projects left in the Rock Room then now is the time to come down and finish them off in preparation of a whole room full of new routes!

A new set also means it’s time for Boulder League – so see you on Thursday 22nd December for the last comp of the year with festive prizes. For more details see the Craggy Island Facebook site. The unconfirmed reports that our very own Luke will be dressing up as Santa for the night are completely unfounded…

Gareth :0)

Tags: Boulder League, Christmas, competition, Craggy2, new routes, route setting, Sutton

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

We have a busy couple of months coming up for route setting with lots getting set around the centre. Our team of route setters will be creating the usual array of routes for you to battle your way up and hopefully succeed. So to help you plan your climbing visits here is the route setting schedule for Guildford over the next couple of months:

March

 Thursday 24^th

Traverse Wall

 April

 Monday 4^th

Boulder Wall – Both Sides

 Tuesday 5^th – Wednesday 6^th

Ice Box (Routes 29 – 37)

 Thursday 7^th

Routes 21 – 25

 Friday 8^th

Routes 61 – 63

 Thursday 14^th

Auto Belays

 Thursday 28^th

Traverse Wall

We are still mapping out May at the moment, but as soon as we have this all scheduled in we shall let you know. Enjoy!

Tags: april, Guildford, ice box, march, route setting

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