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Concrete Boulders in Salford
April 16, 2009, 11:56:59 am
The Forestry Commission has installed a couple of big concrete boulders in Swinton, Salford. They asked me to write a topo, which hopefully will enourage a few people to check them out. They have a couple of steep sides, and would make a good training option for locals.

TOPO - http://vimeo.com/groups/UKBouldering/file:3224
UKC Crag Info - http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=10133


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#1 Re: Concrete Boulders in Salford
April 16, 2009, 12:14:29 pm
Heading over that way this very minute, will report back.

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#2 Re: Concrete Boulders in Salford
April 16, 2009, 03:58:30 pm
Do you work for the FC? Any chance of a work placement in the Environmental Department next academic year near Leeds or Liverpool/Manchester?

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#3 Re: Concrete Boulders in Salford
April 16, 2009, 04:27:16 pm
Sorry Will, I don't work for them. They just got in touch because of the southlancsbouldering website.

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#4 Re: Concrete Boulders in Salford
April 16, 2009, 05:08:28 pm
Sorry Will, I don't work for them. They just got in touch because of the southlancsbouldering website.
Nice on r-man - whats the area like? I noticed they'd been graffiti'd already...
At the end, were you running back to grab the camera before the local main heads turned up?  ;)
Only teasing - looks like a great idea,
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#5 Re: Concrete Boulders in Salford
April 16, 2009, 08:29:27 pm
Thanks for publicising that. Will have a mooch, as they say round there.

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#6 Re: Concrete Boulders in Salford
April 16, 2009, 08:33:06 pm
Was their today, not too bad, the left boulder is a bit easy, but the right one has some good lines on it, plenty of scope for eliminates, but the holds seem a bit too big for anything too hard. Lot's of westies about, but they seemed interested in what I was doing, and didn't give me any hassle. I also didn't think the graffiti was too bad either.

 

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