Welcome to The Foundry Blog....

Opening its doors back in 1991, The Foundry has been at the heart of the Sheffield and UK climbing scenes ever since. Almost two decades on, the centre continues to provide a world class environment for climbers, whether you're new to the sport or about to tick your first Font 8b!

The blog will keep you up to date with the activity and achievements that are going on in and around The Foundry.

Hope to see you soon! - Neil Bentley (Centre Manager)

Friday 28 October 2011

Bouldering League Fever + Photos!

The first round of the Foundry Winter Bouldering League nears! 

I've been to pick up a few more boxes of holds this week. The steady trickle will become a torrent next week when the bulk of our holds order comes in..

I have to say, it is rather enjoyable unwrapping all these bundles of bolt on resin. We've now got a lot of rather bright and clean holds crated up and ready to be set with.

The plan this year is to have a competition circuit. This will be in place of the current level two circuit, and will consist of 25 problems through a range of difficulty levels.

The comps this year are gearing up to be pretty great. On the night there'll be raffles for Fiveten rockshoes and CragX vouchers, as well as a special flash problem, with a £40 cash prize. (And it won't be absolutely nails, so it'll be quite open!).

I'm quite excited; and I'm not really very excitable normally.

All that remains now is a long stressful day for Rob and the route setting team, and a bit of finger crossing that other people will get excited too.


Hopefully see you down the wall on comp night. The first round is on Monday night, 7th November. It's gonna be be a doozer.

To reiterate, the dates are:

MON 7TH NOVEMBER
MON 5TH DECEMBER
MON 16TH JANUARY
MON 13TH FEBRUARY

Tom

Monday 10 October 2011

The Cafe is now open

Ready for the winter season the Foundry cafe is now open and serving it's usual range of cakes, chip butties, paninis, sandwiches and homemade snacks and meals.

Thursday 6 October 2011

FOUNDRY WINTER BOULDERING LEAGUE DATES!

It's that time of year again!

The first round of the Foundry's Winter Bouldering League is just round the corner. 

The dates are:

MON 7TH NOVEMBER
MON 5TH DECEMBER
MON 16TH JANUARY
MON 13TH FEBRUARY

If you've never been to a Foundry comp before, then, well, you should! They're fun and friendly bouldering competitions, with a whole set of brand new problems to get stuck into.

Raffles for great prizes on each night, and overall winners will also get reap a special bounty.

If you've entered the comps before, then the format will be similar. However, we've got something very special planned for this year...... 

Stay tuned!