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Round 3 Round Up Sponsored by FiveTen, CragX and The Clinic

Time for a round up of some media and thoughts on the 3rd comp round.

Although a little quieter, Round 3 was special in a number of ways.

- We had Paul Bennett in to get some great shots.
- I took some shakycam footage.
- All the bouldering walls were completely stripped.
- Most of the bouldering circuits were rejigged – (there’s now blacks in Level 3. Flouro’s are back for Level 2)

We also gave out another £60 worth of flash problem prizes, two more pairs of FiveTen boots, and two more £10 vouchers for CragX.

ROUND 3 Highlights

In terms of the league, Dawid Skoczylas is close to running away with it, with his nearest contender 50 points behind.

“Of course the final round can mess all this up, as it’s the best 3 out of 4 rounds that gives a contender their final score.”

For the females, Diane Merrick seems well ahead, especially now close contender Emma Twyford is Wales bound and won’t be in the final round.

© Paulbennettphotography.co.uk

Then in the Juniors, Jack Shaw and Hannah Wilson have put in consistent performances to get to the top of their categories; with Jack currently placed 6th overall. Pretty good going.

Of course the final round can mess all this up, as it’s the best 3 out of 4 rounds that gives a contender their final score.

The next and final round will not only sort the league out into winners, and not-so-winners, but we’ll also have the last flash problem prize up for grabs. And, well, it’s the final round, so, it’s gonna be good……

p.s. If you’ve not been to a Foundry comp this season, then 13th of February is your last chance! They’ve been awesome.

Posted on: January 26th, 2012 by Tom

The Foundry’s 20th Birthday Party

The newly renovated Broadfield Pub (click here for directions) is launching a regular climber’s night on Thursdays, starting with The Foundry Climbing Centre’s 20th Birthday Party this Thursday (26th).

Everyone is welcome to join in our humble celebrations of being open for two decades. Faces old and new will be attending, it’ll be great.

Here’s what the Broadfield says:

“On 26th January we will be celebrating the launch of The Broadfield Climbing Club, alongside The Foundry’s 20th Birthday. There’ll be a late licence, DJ and Edale Mountain Rescue charity auction, with signed photos of iconic locations up for grabs.

Following this, we will be hosting The Broadfield Climbing Club every Thursday. ­As a new regular meeting night for the local climbing fraternity, we’ll be showing climbing films from 9pm and serving food right up until 10:30pm. We are also holding a reading and book signing with the legendary climber Johnny Dawes on Thursday 2nd February at 8.30pm ­- places are limited so be sure to get down early!”

You can also get a voucher for a ‘Climber’s Meal Deal’ (free drink with a pie!) by following the link below:

http://eflyers.powertext.co.uk/2012/forum-cafe-bars/broadfield/january/climbing-club/

Posted on: January 25th, 2012 by Tom

Welcome to the first post!

It’s finally here! The brand new Foundry Blog!

Fully integrated into Foundryclimbing.com, the new blog is the place to get up to date information on the centre, recent news, info on routesetting down the wall, and much more.

Also, don’t forget to check out our image and video galleries (look up and right…). All new content uploaded to our Vimeo and Flickr accounts appears here.

Check back soon for more blogtastic action. You can even follow us on twitter to get notifications of new posts.

 

Hope to see you soon!

 

 

 

Posted on: January 25th, 2012 by Tom