Ipswich
Copleston (The Leading Edge)
An article on building of the wall is on our articles pages
The website for the wall used to be http://www.coplestonleadingedge.com, but that appears not to work any more
Entry on UKC site is here
Address: Copleston High School, Copleston Rd, Ipswich,IP4 5HD
Tel: 01473 274178
Current price per session is £4.20, or pay by direct debit for £16/month with no limit on number of sessions
The current opening times are as follows:-
- Monday to Wednesday: 6pm - 10pm
- Thursday: 8pm to 10pm
- Friday: 6pm to 10pm
- Saturday: 11am to 6pm (Oct-Apr) / 11am to 3pm (May-Sep)
- Sunday: 9am to 6pm (Oct-Apr) / 9am to 3pm (May-Sep)
Stowmarket
The Cragg
Entry on UKC site is here
Address: Gainsborough Road, Stowmarket, SUFFOLK IP14 1LH
Tel: 01449 674 980 / 01449 742 815
Adult price is £6, Concessions - £3.45
The above prices are for registered climbers. Registration is a one off fee of £5 to get your everyone active card, renewed annually but with no additional charge.
The current opening times are as follows:-
- Monday to Friday: 0800 - 2230
- Saturday: 0800-1800
- Sunday: 0800-2100
The wall has 31 rope lines, some of the larger overhangs are lead only but otherwise you can lead and top rope, typically 10-12 top ropes in situ. All lead lines have in-situ runners. The walls range from 7-8.5m in height, including a large slab, large overhang and all angles in between, Arete feature, concave corner section, finger jamming cracks (coming soon!), fist jamming crack, ab platform and rope skills practice wall. 100+ routes, ranging for f3-f8a.
Also converted squash court bouldering room, 4m high above large crash matting, typically between 60-70 problems, ranging from VB - V9.
Regular Comps, including a dyno Comp, regular setting, kit hire for harnesses, belay devices and ground anchors as well as boots. Regular masterclasses and tuition available.