feedback on new website

Feedback has been positive so far, but if any of our website users have any suggestions for addition to content or improvement, please let us know.

New Website

Our new website, which is much improved and with plenty of photos, is now ready to launch, and should be live imminently, so keep checking www.newportrock.com .Easier navigation and greater content should make it a much more user-friendly expereince; once again feedback is welcomed to help us improve it.

Feedback on new problems

Early feedback has been very positive to the recent resetting. The new volumes (ex-cliffhanger) have been useful, as we now have several tufa-style problems- ideal for training for the next trip to Kalymnos. The screw-on holds have also given us a bit more variety, with some wicked Ian Vickers and Percy Bishton crimp problems to go at.

great new problems

Andy, Percy and co have come up with the goods again. Part way through our complete refit, we've already got some fantastic problems. Andy brought several of the volumes used at Cliffhanger last week, and these are giving some interesting moves, particularly the big tufas.

spring freshness

A bit late I know, but our shoe cleansing machine has finally arrived! It seems to be doing the job and the rock shoes are taking on a more pleasant fragrance.

prize giving, new problems

We are holding the prizegiving for the spring aggregate on Thursday evening at 7.30- the wall will be open as usual, and we'll publish a full list of winners.
After that, the resetting of routes starts on Monday, and will be finished by Tuesday. Lots more new problems to have a go at, with hopefully some volumes. Interestingly, we have four out of the five routesetters at the weekend's British Bouldering Championships setting the new problems. (we would have had all five, but Jamie Cassidy can't make it- he's keen to come and set some problems in future though, as he helped build the wall in the first place.)

First NICAS certificates issued

Well done to James and Tehya for being the first to achieve a NICAS award from our centre. We'll be running more training and assessment sessions both during Childrens Club and on Friday evenings for older candidates.