Organiser: Martin

I’ve volunteered to co-ordinate the re-routing effort at Copleston climbing wall this year.

We’ve secured uninterrupted use of “our” end of the sport’s centre from 5.00pm Friday 25 November – 12.00 noon Sunday 27 November.

If we have sufficient volunteers, the plan will be to strip the entire wall on the Friday evening. That leaves all day Saturday and Sunday morning to start setting routes. The target will be to set two new routes per line minimum, giving keen route-setters the chance to add additional routes over the following weeks.

The Copleston wall can feel rather stale at this time of year with most routes not changed for quite a while. But the club’s annual re-routing sessions give the wall a new leash of life and are well worth doing. Setting challenges for other people adds a new dimension to climbing which many of us find quite enjoyable – if you’ve not had a go before, please consider volunteering this time. There’s lot’s of work to do, and we should be able to involve everyone in setting one or more routes. (You do need to be proficient at the basic climbing skills at the wall of course).

Please let me know if you are interested in joining the team this year, and when you can be available.

Martin