Archive for August, 2008

Training Update - Andy Lewis

Monday, August 25th, 2008

For an overview of what Andy is trying to do and to sponsor him check out his page by either clicking the ‘Running for Youngsters in the Mountains’ link to the right of this article or just click here. With less than 2 weeks to go all the hard work has ...

DAVE MACLEOD in Shrewsbury!

Friday, August 15th, 2008

We're pleased to be able to announce an exclusive for the new lecture season. Dave MacLeod will be joining us on Tuesday 6th of January 2009! This is quite a big scoop due to Dave's recent exploits - he's one of the foremost climbers in the world at this time, only ...

Climb Stomping Grounds: Shropshire

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Just a quick note to remind you all to come into the shop and buy a copy of Climb magazine. This month's stomping grounds feature was written by Shropshire's own Nick Dixon and covers Nesscliffe, Pontesford, Pandy and Llanymynech. There are some good pictures too. Nick has also been confirmed to ...

Oi! Don’t be a Pof!

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

There are climbers out there at the moment using Pof (resin) at Nesscliffe. This might be good for trying to impress your mates doing harder climbs than you usually can, although this is a fallacy the real advantage is nil, the main issue is it spoils the routes for everyone else as the resin ...

Killer Loop Results

Monday, August 4th, 2008

On the last weekend of July the High Sports Killer Loop took place. The turnout ended up being more than expected with almost thirty riders turning up on an extremely hot day for a punishing slog around the Shropshire countryside. Despite everyone being told about fifty times that the event ...