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Sep 2010
5:01pm, 9 Sep 2010
7,465 posts
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Yorkshire Pie (YP1)
L is a much more experienced climber than me, but we’ve been bouldering a couple of times, and many moons ago I did some roped climbing including belaying – can’t for the life of me remember how to do it now though!
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Sep 2010
5:12pm, 9 Sep 2010
11,612 posts
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hammerite
Belaying....
V, to the knee, 1, 2, 3. That's all you need to know 
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Sep 2010
5:14pm, 9 Sep 2010
14,194 posts
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eL Bee!
V only reaches my knee.........
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Sep 2010
5:15pm, 9 Sep 2010
209 posts
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AngusClydesdale
Hi Duncan. Back to the original question. A lot of indoors walls have associated clubs and/or a weekly social where single climbers can rock up and find a partner to climb with. I defo recommend joining a club and endorse all the comments about getting a basic training course under your belt too. Climbing is a fantastic way to increase body strength and much more interesting than going to a room full of weights and greasy posing idiots. When you've got your head around the basics, go outdoors - it's so much better than climbing indoors (although you'll have to travel a wee bit from Reading!).
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Sep 2010
5:16pm, 9 Sep 2010
210 posts
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AngusClydesdale
At least as far as Bristol!!
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Sep 2010
5:18pm, 9 Sep 2010
12,682 posts
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Velociraptor
I've just tried and failed to make a group
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Sep 2010
5:26pm, 9 Sep 2010
397 posts
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DuncanG
The centre opens at the end of the month so I think it will be some bouldering and an intro course for starters and then spend the rest of the time in the cafe.
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Sep 2010
5:28pm, 9 Sep 2010
4,209 posts
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Ness
Oooo! V-rap. Climbing. When I was a member of Hermitage Harriers Running club. We had a night out at a Leisure Centre with a climbing wall.That was before I became swamped with school work, so I now don't find the time to have an evening off! We only got to go on the 'beginners' wall but it was great. I'd love to have another go at that. Is there a climbing wall in Brum somewhere? I'd find a Saturday or Sunday morning to drag Mr Ness to have a go at that!
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Sep 2010
5:28pm, 9 Sep 2010
2,909 posts
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2 Flat Feet
I'm there - yes please. Looking forward to getting back onto a wall.
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Sep 2010
5:31pm, 9 Sep 2010
11,615 posts
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hammerite
Charnwood Hills "Fell" race is organised by a climbing club - Bowline Climbing Club.
Useless bit of info there, but I feel I'm linking climbing to running somehow.
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