Monster Reset

Over the past month or so, Rob, Ash and Steve have been working furiously to reset the whole of the centre.

Since June:

• Every circuit on the Wave/Bleaustone Wall/Traverse Corridor has been reset; 
• There's been a new section of wall built in the furnace, creating a whole new line (and meaning I got to paint in a number '36' at the bottom of the wall); 
• The CragX vert wall has been reset; 
• The Livingstone wall has been reset; 
• The yellow slab has been reset; 
• 40 NEW ROUTES have gone up on the Main wall; 
• The whole of the Furnace has had a reset...

.... And every volume in the centre has been taken down, filled, painted and put back up somewhere else.

We just need to get the Green slab reset next week to get full marks.

Our route setters have really busted a gut to get such a big selection of top quality routes on the wall; and this is all before the winter season has got underway!

Over the coming months, look out for the return of dry tooling, the winter bouldering league, the BMC's leading ladder, and another gazillion or so new routes and boulder problems. There will also be some pretty hefty deals a-happenin at CragX.

So stay tuned!

Re Setting

Bouldering
he full bouldering reset is now just about finished with a couple more top end problems to set and finish the re set of the kids circuit. Circuit guides for Levels 1, 2 and 3 are now done.

Routes - Main wall - about 14 new routes have been changed including most of the central prow routes (including routes set with our new Lapis and Bleaustone holds).

Mammut Climbing Challenge - raffle winner, week 1

The lucky winner of a 60m single rated Mammut rope is Mark Alkin
(Mark, you can collect your rope from Reception next time you're down climbing)

There are still 3 ropes up for grabs in weekly raffles, all you need to do to enter is collect a free score sheet from reception and remember to hand it in each day after you have finished climbing.

This is an informal comp run over 4 weeks, so you can take your time trying to complete the twelve routes over multiple climbing sessions. Just remember it is a ground up competition, so if you fall off (or rest) you must lower to the ground before starting another attempt.

As well as the raffle prizes, there are also ropes up for grabs to the top scoring climbers in each category.

Livingstone wall Re-set

Ashley has reset all the routes on the Livingstone wall. There are 22 routes from 3+ to 6b+.

Livingstone wall reset

The Livingstone top rope routes will be re set over this week form 4's to 6b+.

Mammoth changes are afoot

Thanks to sponsorship from Mammut the Furnace now sports a nice Mammoth logo, plus new Mammut quickdraws.

The middle and left sections will be reset over the next couple of days, so you can look forward to a selection of new routes for the weekend.

Main wall prow now reset and new Level 2 bouldering circuit

The prow is completely reset by Rob Napier and Steve Yeoman (new recuit from Bristol Climbing Centre). By the end of today we will have finished setting the 15 degree wall to left of the prow and have re set the Level 2 bouldering circuit.

Rob setting on Bleaustone wall











Steve setting on 15 degree section of main wall

Wall Build Progress

Rob and Ben are making good progress with improvements to the Right section of the Main Wall.

The structure is now almost completed and they are ready to set to work with paintbrushes to finish the job off.

Autobelay

For a trail period The Foundry has one autobelay installed, so even if you don't have a partner to belay you can still have a go at the routes on line 8.

This is a trial period only - the autobelay will be in use from now untill the 18th July

There is no extra charge for using the autobelay but before using it for the first time you must complete a short registration form, explaining how to use the equipment safely.

Complete re-set of wave

Rob has been hard at it this week and completely re-set the Wave and Bleaustone bouldering walls.






So if the Peak is too hot to climb, come down and take advantage of the high power fans whilst you work at the new circuits.

Dry Tooling over the summer

Due to it's popularity we have decided to contine to offer dry tooling on Monday and Friday evenings (8-10pm) untill further notice.
Please note that there will be no dry tooling sessions over the Easter weekend.

As before numbers are limited, so we advise pre-booking to guarantee a space.

New Routes on Slabs

The lads have been hard at it and both the Green and Yellow slab have been completely re-set.
The Green Slab boasts more new volumes to add yet another dimension to the climbing, and the yellow slab has also had some volumes added.As I type the lads have moved into the Furnace and are working on new lead routes.

Dry tooling This Friday

Due to its popularity, we have decided that we will be offering dry tooling on the 22nd January.
Problems for the bouldering competition will be set to ensure that they are not affected.

Dry Tooling costs £10/person (including normal climbing) and numbers are limited, so phone us on 0114 2796331 to guarantee a space.
Sessions are: Monday and Friday 8pm-10pm, Weekends 6pm-8pm.

Ian Parnell checks out our dry tooling routes

The routes have now been checked out by Ian Parnell who has provided some 'M' grades (as used for mixed route grades outdoors). The five routes range form M4 to M7+. Ian was very positive about the routes and got very pumped doing them. See what he thinks by going to his blog at http://ianparnellphotography.blogspot.com/2010/01/sheffield-winter-training-facility.html

Here's some more piccies of the routes being climbed. If you want to have a go we advise to book yourself in to guarantee equipment otherwise turn up on the nights. Its £10/2 hours inc. gear. If you are already climbing down here on the night and decide you would like to give it a try you will be charged the difference between your initial entry fee and £10 for the gear. You will have to fill in a bit of paper work and must be 18.
Friday 8-10pm, weekends 6-8pm, Mondays 8-10pm.













TOP - Rob Napier on an M7+
ABOVE LEFT -Neil Bentley on an M5
ABOVE CENTRE - Neil Bentley on an M7+
ABOVE RIGHT - Ian Parnell on an M5/6

Yet more new routes

With our busy winter season rapidly approaching Rob and Dan are working hard to give you new routes.


Their next project is to completely re-set the prow of the Five Ten wall, this includes adding new volumes to give further interest to the routes.

Moon Landing!

The Livingstone Wall is now sponsored by Moon Climbing (click here to go to Moonclimbing.com)!

As well as a new logo we have added extra placements for holds to allow for more creative routesetting.

After Dan and Tim had finished all the paintwork, the wall has also had a complete reset by Rob.

So, along with the traverse corridor, furnace reset and

the new routes on the main wall, the Livingstone wall reset means there's plenty of new stuff to get on at the Foundry.

New Lead Routes

The lads are working hard to re-set almost the entire Furnace, giving you a whole wall full of new routes ready for the winter season.

We also have two new 7a's on the FiveTen wall.

New Volumes

In the last two weeks we have a had a total re-set of the Livingstone and Vertical walls, plus new routes have also gone up in both The Furnace and on the Main Wall. So lots of new routes to try when the (inevitable) rain drives you back inside.

In place of the popular jamming crack, the Vertical Wall now boasts an impressive layback and chimney.

The Main Wall now has a couple of massive volumes at the base of the lefthand overhang, creating a new challenge for climbing up to the first clip.

New problems have also been set on The Wave, giving you something fresh to try when taking advantage of our off peak bouldering rate for a lunchtime session.

Now thats Light!!

CragX now have the new DMM Phantom Screwgate in stock. Weighing in at an amazing 41g they are the lightest screwgate ever made!

Only £10 each from Cragx.com or instore at CragX Foundry Shop.

BMC Leading Ladder Final

On Saturday the 4th April the BMC Leading Ladder Final will be held at The Foundry.

The event will run through out the whole of the day. More information about the event will be posted on the Blog in the coming weeks.

To find out what the leading ladder is and how you can take part visit www.thebmc.co.uk