[SA Chris]

https://www.lastsundance.com/

Or is it just one of the old ones that's got a facelift?

How many is that in the area now?

[RobK]

It opened last summer I believe.

That apostrophe usage on the front page pains me.

[SA Chris]

OK, not heard of it. Any good? City must be at saturation point now.

Leeds' or Leeds's?

[Will Hunt]

Isn't Leeds' correct? A bouldering wall of Leeds?

[Bradders]

Isn't Leeds' correct? A bouldering wall of Leeds?

Yes.

[RobK]

Leeds isn't a plural, or a place name that is a plural (for example United States' would be correct). So Leeds's.

[Bradders]

OK, not heard of it. Any good? City must be at saturation point now.

Doubt it. Off the top of my head there's now:

- Depot Pudsey
- Big Depot
- The Lab
- LSD
- City Bloc (which is now 3x the size of what it was)
- The Climbing Hub in Bradford
- Freeklime in Huddersfield
- Rokt in Brighouse

Plus a MASSIVE new Depot centre opening up soon about 5 minutes walk from the Lab....

So there are a lot of them, but it's a big city / metropolitan area.

[Bradders]

Leeds isn't a plural, or a place name that is a plural (for example United States' would be correct). So Leeds's.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zx9ydxs

Charles' cat was naughty.
Charles is a singular noun that ends in an "s", so you need to add an apostrophe to show that the cat belongs to Charles.

[dunnyg]

Where is the new megadepot going to be?

[Will Hunt]

Where is the new megadepot going to be?

Your mum's house.

[Stabbsy]

Last Sundance is one of the guys that used to do a lot of the setting at Red Goat in York, not sure if he still sets there now he’s got this place. I always liked his setting though, despite the occasional problem that didn’t suit the taller gent.

[Bradders]

Where is the new megadepot going to be?

Dropped pin
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LfAYjJ4w3GGxDkTs8

Sorry, 20 minute walk from the Lab. 5 minute drive.

[RobK]

Leeds isn't a plural, or a place name that is a plural (for example United States' would be correct). So Leeds's.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zvwwxnb/articles/zx9ydxs

Charles' cat was naughty.
Charles is a singular noun that ends in an "s", so you need to add an apostrophe to show that the cat belongs to Charles.

Interesting, looking into this both Charles' and Charles's can be used apparently. I always thought only Charles's was correct. Still doesn't sit right with me as you would say Charles's and not Charles' (or I would at least) but I stand corrected. Anyway, both off topic and tedious, sorry!

[RobK]

Where is the new megadepot going to be?

Your mum's house.

Your mums' house?

[SA Chris]

- Depot Pudsey
- Big Depot
- The Lab
- LSD
- City Bloc (which is now 3x the size of what it was)
- The Climbing Hub in Bradford
- Freeklime in Huddersfield
- Rokt in Brighouse

Plus a MASSIVE new Depot centre opening up soon about 5 minutes walk from the Lab....

So there are a lot of them, but it's a big city / metropolitan area.

pop 2.6 m - 9 decent centres.

Aberdeen and Shire - 0.5 million - zero decent bouldering centres. OK, maybe half of one.

[Will Hunt]

Where is the new megadepot going to be?

Dropped pin
https://maps.app.goo.gl/LfAYjJ4w3GGxDkTs8

Sorry, 20 minute walk from the Lab. 5 minute drive.

Still bloody useless for those living further up Airedale 

[ali k]

Still bloody useless for those living further up Airedale 

Where's the closest one you go to Will? I had it in my head it was only about 20mins to the original Depot?

[teestub]

Where's the closest one you go to Will? I had it in my head it was only about 20mins to the original Depot?

It’s super dependent on the time of day, getting through Shipley and Greengates after work can be an absolute nightmare.

[dunnyg]

I heard bizzlewall will be open to a select few once corona is less, should be closer for you!

I guess skipton is too small for a wall?

You could always put some laps in here https://g.co/kgs/69risJ

[teestub]

Apparently Skipton is too expensive for a wall more than anything else. I think Keighley is probably the best more local option, although I’m not sure if the favourable property prices would offset the costs of 24ht security!

[spidermonkey09]

Craven Council apparently seriously considered a proposal to build a massive Ratho style wall in Skipton about 10 years ago which unfortunately had incredibly optimistic/unrealistic projections for visitor numbers and resulting revenue to the area. Once the Council clocked that they were being played they reverted to prioritising unit space for logistics and transport businesses instead which are bigger local employers than leisure and retail. Its also made it much harder for any subsequent wall proposals to get off the ground as the memory of the experience still lingers I'm told.

All this from a chat with Steve Dunning on the catwalk a few weeks ago. Interesting stuff as it could definitely support a wall.

[Will Hunt]

What Stubbs said. Going to the Depot Pudsey is about 30/35 mins if you leave after rush hour. Coming home at kicking out time doable at the speed limit in about 15 if the lights are in your favour.

I always thought Keighley would be a good location when you consider how many young people there are who live nearby in Bradford and the surrounding towns who could be drawn in from the Crossfit type scene (basically what places like the Lab have done), plus a huge number of actual climbers who live in the surroundings (including Colne and Barnoldswick type places which would then be about equidistant to Boulder UK) who don't have a local wall that isn't a 30+ minute drive to get to). It would become the local wall for anyone with the sense to not live in the major cities and not in the sticks but still close to grit and lime. For routes I tend to have to drive 50 mins to the Harrogate Wall rather than sit in traffic trying to get to the Big Depot, so bad is the local wall provisioning.

[tommytwotone]

OK, not heard of it. Any good? City must be at saturation point now.

Doubt it. Off the top of my head there's now:

- Depot Pudsey
- Big Depot
- The Lab
- LSD
- City Bloc (which is now 3x the size of what it was)
- The Climbing Hub in Bradford
- Freeklime in Huddersfield
- Rokt in Brighouse

Plus a MASSIVE new Depot centre opening up soon about 5 minutes walk from the Lab....

So there are a lot of them, but it's a big city / metropolitan area.

After a trip to Depot Pudsey one evening pre-lockdown I'd say no - it was bloody rammed. Completely put me off what used to be my local wall.

The Lab is/was also doing good business, though the demographic there is hugely different - newbies / students "smashing" V1/2s. Often if I head over there I'm the oldest and best climber there.

I've started frequenting Last Sun Dance and can't recommend it enough

It's big, airy, never rammed, I'd imagine due to the out-of-town location (you can normally get a panel or two to yourself of an evening), and the setting is a) shortarse-friendly and b) a good mix of old skool crimping and nu-skool funky parkour nonsense. Oh, and coffee is excellent.

They also have a nice 50 degree board and a 30 (I think) splatterboard thing that I have only ever seen 1 person using.

[Bradders]

Still bloody useless for those living further up Airedale 

The price you pay for living so close to all the real climbing! 

[ali k]

I've started frequenting Last Sun Dance and can't recommend it enough
They also have a nice 50 degree board and a 30 (I think) splatterboard thing that I have only ever seen 1 person using.

You had me all excited for a second then...until I saw it was the wrong side of Leeds!

Seems odd there's such a paucity in Bradford.