Friday Video....

A little somthing to maintain that winter psyche.......


La Cuve @ Tejrom from tejrom on Vimeo.

Foundry Related Art!

Foundry Instructor Matt Gilford runs CAKE ARTSPACE, located above Lounge Bar on West Street, Sheffield. The first main event of the recently opened gallery is tonight (25th Feb) starting at 7.30pm: Parkour...

"We are very lucky at Cake Gallery to be featuring the artists Andy Day and Julie Angel. Both of these artists create their art around the urban sport Parkour. Andy's takes photos and was present on the Jump London film shoot, whereas Julie works with film and media. They are both highly respected in their fields and it is a real honour to be exhibiting their work.
It is completely free to enter (although donations are greatly appreciated) and all of the photos will be on sale and prints can be ordered.
I hope everyone can make it and spreads the word to others." - Matt Gilford.

For further information check out their website at www.cakeartspace.co.uk

Change to SWBL results correction

Its been brought to my attention that the Junior male results were incorrect! Luke Tilley was the 1st Junior male (and also 5th overall). Luke receives an annual free roamer membership to all four walls. Well done Luke and apologies for bobbing you into the senior category! All other junior male prizes stay as they are but the positions change.

1st - Luke Tilley 730
2nd - Nathan Phillips 710
3rd - Tom Bonnert 485

Today's cake...

All homemade - either lemon or espresso cake.

Any cake and coffee for £2!

Vote for your favourite in the poll (below and left) - suggestions welcome...

Mount Everest Expedition Presentation

Matthew Lipscombe tells his story of climbing Everest at Park lecture theatre, hallam Uni, Saturday14th March 7pm. Further details contact Matt on 0775383814.

Core Climbing Holds Red Point Challenge

"The Core Climbing Holds Red Point Challenge"

We have some exciting new holds from Core Climbing, a new Sheffield based hold manufacturer. http://www.coreclimbing.co.uk/ There will be two new routes set on the main wall, a 7b+/7c and a 8a/8a+ using exclusively Core Climbing Holds.

You will have from the evening of Monday 23rd February 2009, to the evening of Thursday 19th March 2009. to successfully redpoint your chosen route.

Any successful red point of each route will automatically enter you into a draw to receive one of two free Core Climbing finger boards!

(If you normally easily red point above the 7c/+ level the you will be expected to try the harder route in order to be eligable to claim a prize!)

For more information, please ask at reception.....Good Luck!!

Slab Reset

From Slab set 16.2.09

Over the last few days Rob has been setting like mad reworking the slab section next to the Crag X wall. There is now a range of route from 5 to 6b for all you slab lovers.

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival

Feb 27th to March 1st 2009

The Showroom is the largest independent cinema outside of London. The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival will use two of its screens for the duration of the weekend, starting on Friday night at 6.00pm and finishing on the Sunday at 6.30pm.

2009 promises the best line up of adventure films and climbing speakers ever put together over a single weekend. For more information visit www.shaff.co.uk

As programe sponsors, CragX will be on-site offering you the oportunity to buy films straight after watching them.

SWBL Results

Well done to all who competed in the Sheffield Walls Bouldering League and especially those who managed to enter all four rounds. Following the final round on Friday, here are the overall results from the league.
Remember you will only be listed in the final results if you entered all four rounds.

R Mosley – 890 – 1st Male
D Skoczylas – 888 – 2nd Male
J Merz – 801 – 3rd Male
L Crane (F) – 766 – 1st Female
L Tilley – 730
D Merrick (F) – 722 – 2nd Female
D Withey – 692
R Cowie (F) – 646 – 3rd Female
T Melius (F) – 629
N Phillips (jnr) – 610 – 1st Jnr Male
G Whittle – 588
P Forrest – 566
N Milinkovic (jnr F) – 502 – 1st Jnr Female
F Blok (F) – 497
T Bonnert (jnr) – 485 – 2nd Jnr Male
H Murray (jnr F) – 300 – 2nd Jnr Female

Prizes can be collected from Climbing Works:

1st Male/Female – £50 cash and Annual Membership to all four Sheffield Walls
2nd Male/Female – £50 cash and 3 months Membership to all four Sheffield Walls
3rd Male/Female – 1 month Membership to all four Sheffield Walls

1st Jnr Male/Female – Annual Membership to all four Sheffield Walls
2nd Jnr Male/Female – 3 months Membership to all four Sheffield Walls

Friday Video...

A Friday video just to give you that extra boost, and remind you why you've been training so hard in the Foundry all winter....

Be Like Jerry!!

We now have the new 2009 Moon Climbing clothing in stock, including the new 'Moffatt Legend Tee'......graced by the foundry's very own famous Rock climbing legend Jerry Moffatt.

Check them out at www.cragx.com, or drop by the Crag X shop in the Foundry Climbing Centre...

(Jerry Moffatt Legend Tee - £20)

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

New Arc'teryx in CRAG X...

A new range of Arc'teryx has arrive in the Crag X shop!!

With new high performance fleeces, trousers and jackets, Crag X has all the right clothing for your needs.

A new Arc'teryx staff favorite is the Epsilon SV Hoody Mens - made with a medium-weight Bonded Polyester, providing a moderate level of warmth and displaying exceptional breathability. The structured hood and longer length increase coverage for cold days climbing, on skis or trails. (modelled by Dan Walker on right)

£140 (10% off to all Foundry Members)

Avlable online at www.cragx.com or instore.

Sheffield Walls Bouldering League..

The final round of the Sheffield Walls Bouldering League is being hosted by Climbing Works on Friday 13th 7pm til 10pm.

This is your last chance to rack up as many points as you can before the prizes are given!!

The Clinic - free physio Thursday 12th Feb 7.30-9pm

John Ostrovski from 'The Clinic' will be resident at The Foundry to offer free advice and physio so if you have a niggle or strain why not let him take a look. John can be contacted at The Clinic on 0114 501162. http://www.919clinic.co.uk/

The Beast Has Arrived...

A new era of finger strength beckons, courtesy of Sheffield strong boys Dan Varian and Ned Feehally!

We have now installed a Beastmaker fingerboard next to the training board in the furnace, along with plenty of instructional information to help you get strong, and avoid injury!

To find out more about Beastmaker, find further training advice, and get psyched, visit http://www.beastmaker.co.uk/.

It's snowing!

Staff have mountain biked, walked and even driven through the snow to keep The Foundry open this week.

We fully intend to remain open as normal despite the snow, however if you are travelling some distance we advise ringing (0114 2796331) just to confirm that we won't be closing early.

Photo of Mowbray Street, with the Foundry on the right - taken at 9.30am today.

Womens Guide Tennie arrives @ CragX

It's time for new shoes to arrive - as if the stockroom wasn't crowded enough....

For all you ladies and small footed guys out there, 5:10 have released the “Guide Tennie Women's”. Slim fitting with the same quality and style as the men's version, you even get a choice of black or orange laces.

£70 (10% off to all Foundry members)

Available now from www.cragxclimbing.com or come in and try them on in the CRAG X shop next time you're in.

Complete Reset of the Wave & Bleaustone Bouldering Wall...

Following the third and final round of the Foundry Bouldering League, the Wave and Bleaustone Bouldering walls have now been completly reset with over 60 new problems set from Font 3 to Font 7c+, including a replica of Brad Pit.....

Setting of The Wave & Bleaustone Bouldering walls in progress....

A selection of these can be climbed as Fontainebleau style circuits, with 3 circuits of 10 problems within varying grade ranges.

Similar to the Yellow, Orange and Blue circuits found in the World Famous Bouldering Mecca of Fontainebleau, they provide a varied selection of problems in different styles, for all abilities.......

Brad Pit, come and give it a try.....

The Foundry Bouldering League Results 2008/2009

A big thank you and well done to everybody who entered any or all of the Foundry Bouldering League 2008/2009.

An intensely contested series saw the following emerge to claim the top prizes on offer....

(please ask at Foundry reception to collect your vouchers or memberships)

D Skoczylas (585points) – 1st male – 90day Foundry membership
J Merz (570) – 2nd male – 30day Foundry membership
B Morton (555) – 3rd male – £20 CragX voucher

D Merrick (516) – 1st female – 90day Foundry membership
L Crane (494) – 2nd female – 30day Foundry membership
R Cowie (482) – 3rd female – £20 CragX voucher

N Phillips (437) – 1st junior male – 30day Foundry membership
J Sheard (387) – 2nd junior male – £10 CragX voucher

N Milinkovic (395) – 1st junior female – 30day Foundry membership
R Hall (370) – 2nd jnr female – £10 CragX voucher

A big thank you again to our sponsors; The Clinic, Boreal, Five Ten and CragX.......

We hope to see you all competing again next year!!