BoulderUK (Read 10761 times)

Nige C · January 31, 2006, 06:59:18 pm

Can anyone give me directions to BoulderUK as their website doesn't seem to be working. Will actually turn up on time this weekend.......

Cheers,

Nige

r-man · January 31, 2006, 07:02:32 pm

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From Junction 5 M65 - Follow Blackburn A6177; At the 5th roundabout turn R. Turn L at the lights, then get into the RH lane. Go straight on at the next lights and over the bridge. Follow road down and round. Turn R before the traffic lights (Byroms Building Supplies). Straight over at the crossroads; Boulderuk is on your left just round the corner.

Nige C · January 31, 2006, 07:23:42 pm

Thanks for that.....just realised I posted it twice, never let an Irishman near a computer......

fatboySlimfast · January 31, 2006, 07:48:38 pm

deleted the duplicate thread, no worries

andy_e · January 31, 2006, 08:02:14 pm

Is it worth popping along for a gander just to spectate? Or will I get turfed out for not being HardCore? I might enter, someone has to come last!

Paul B · February 01, 2006, 01:40:21 am

i wouldnt bother if I was you andy the way boulderuk is set out it fills with chalk in an instant and isnt nice at all. Plus you wont see a lot.

LucyB · February 01, 2006, 08:21:41 pm

andi, why don't you go along and volunteer to judge? It's a good way to watch a comp and get an idea about how it works if you want to compete in the future.

andy_e · February 01, 2006, 08:45:28 pm

Hmmm, I could do, or I could just go to Brownstones...
Seriously though, would they have an 18 year old V3 climber judging competitions of uberwads?

Paul B · February 01, 2006, 09:25:11 pm

in a word. Yes.
Go to brownstones, the chalk in the air will get very bad.

andy_e · February 01, 2006, 09:29:20 pm

Quote from: "Paul B"

in a word. Yes.
Go to brownstones, the chalk in the air will get very bad.

What would I be judging?

At Brownstones, I could climb!

LucyB · February 02, 2006, 11:47:38 am

I agree it will be pretty chalky, and the weather is looking good.....

If you are interested in judging, I think you have to be 18 or over, and there is no relevance as to how hard you climb. All you have to do is make sure that people climb in order (the climbers give you their sheet), then you watch to make sure that they don't use an illegal hold etc. You mark down if they get to the top/ hold the bonus hold/ don't succeed. Its pretty straightforward.

It is fun watching, although climbing on rock is generally more fun!!

dobbin · February 02, 2006, 08:12:55 pm

Its a shame theres not an installment at Preston Andi. Its more open there and you'd at least be able to move. Ratho two weeks ago was really quite busy (with climbers) and BoulderUK is even more accessible, so its reasonable to assume there will be more climbers there, and as Paul says its a small enclosed room so it will get chalky. After last years Blackburn round I looked like I worked with careless columbians or summat. On the flip side of that the finals are almost always worth watching, and i always leave feeling psyched.

Judging is a really good idea to get a handle on how it works, plus they are always short of judges, so it would be good to help out, non?

Lu - did you manage to sort a lift?

LucyB · February 02, 2006, 08:51:42 pm

Yes, thanks.

Don't like these early starts though :roll:

andy_e · February 03, 2006, 09:38:28 am

How do I volunteer? Just turn up on the day? If so, what time, and will there be time to get to Brownstones in the morning?

LucyB · February 03, 2006, 10:01:12 am

Yeah, you just turn up but it is an early start. I'd give them a ring to check, the number is 01254 693 056. I think the climbing starts at 9am, so you would really need to be there about 8 I suppose.

Can understand if that doesn't appeal! On the other hand, the weather is looking pretty crappy now, you might not be climbing outdoors tomorrow.

andy_e · February 03, 2006, 10:10:53 am

There's still always sunday to climb, and if it means a new exciting experience with the possibility of much wad stalking, I might as well do it!

Could I get a lift from Ramsbottom anyone?

dobbin · February 03, 2006, 03:07:48 pm

The mighty Mr Alderson has been on and writes :

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If any one is intending entering the BBC at BoulderUk tomorrow please be warned that I have only 3 more spaces left for the men - plenty of room for women.

I will turn people away. BUK does not have a lot of space and a limit of 40 has been in place the last couple of years.

So 1st come 1st served so to speak.

a dense loner · February 03, 2006, 06:11:03 pm

andi_e are you real, in any way? go to the comp DO NOT go to brownstones tomorrow

andy_e · February 03, 2006, 07:11:20 pm

Quote from: "a dense loner"

andi_e are you real, in any way? go to the comp DO NOT go to brownstones tomorrow

Oh well, they have enough volunteers for judging, so it's off to Brownstones for me then!

Jim · February 03, 2006, 07:44:12 pm

I think love is in the air........

andy_e · February 03, 2006, 07:49:06 pm

Quote from: "Jim"

I think love is in the air........

I've just found out why dense so obvioulsy wants me at brownstones tomorrow!

Jim · February 03, 2006, 07:50:28 pm

has clm been in touch then? the manage a trois is on

andy_e · February 03, 2006, 07:51:46 pm

Say Jim, what are you up to tomorrow? :wink:

Jim · February 03, 2006, 07:53:24 pm

work thank god! otherwise I would be operating the video camera at brownstones capturing the first moments of young love

a dense loner · February 03, 2006, 07:55:57 pm

i have a feeling i will be spending tomorrow night in a cell

andy_e · February 03, 2006, 07:56:27 pm

Quote from: "Jim"

work thank god! otherwise I would be operating the video camera at brownstones capturing the first moments of young love

never mind, r-man's tripod will do the trick

r-man · February 03, 2006, 10:05:20 pm

It's broken.

andy_e · February 05, 2006, 08:13:08 pm

Aside from the gayness...

A brief run-down of the winners and losers:

Mens
1. Andy Earl
2. Gaz Parry
3. I forget... I'm sure Dobbin will fill in the details, if he remembers.

Womens
1. Audrey Seguy (I think)
2. Sabby Bacher (maybe)
3. Alex Whatshername possibly

"Team UKB" didn't do too well, did you dobbin?

Jeez I'm useless...

saltbeef · February 05, 2006, 08:18:59 pm

obviously Terrace Ghost is totally immeorable. 3rd the big dog, the beast of bingley, Marteeen Smeeth.

andy_e · February 05, 2006, 08:20:37 pm

Yeah, I couldn't remember if it was shaggy or Ryan or Stu or Stew or Mark...
Cheers for the knowledge anyway...

saltbeef · February 05, 2006, 08:21:12 pm

Quote from: "Jim"

young love

Dense and young don't belong in the same sentence.

squeek · February 06, 2006, 12:30:32 am

Full results can be found here:
http://www.indoorsout.co.uk/index.htm#bbc0506_r2_results.htm

dobbin · February 06, 2006, 09:14:00 am

Well, I climbed like an absolute donkey once again! I never seem to climb well in BlackBurn. Its the round thats usually least like actual rock climbing as there are so many surfaces to palm, paste and bounce off so its a really different skill.

I had a fun day out but was appalling in terms of comp performance. It was a comp of getting to the last move and failing or comfortably pulling through for the top.

The Earl was head and shoulders above the rest in the mens final, topping all 5 problems, and only missing the flash on 2. In the womens Audrey Seguy put Sabine Bacher's winning streak to bed, although Sabby looked strong throughout the final.

Anyway, took some pics. Turned out better than the last crop, although still under exposed. Climbing comps at dimly lit walls are hard to shoot I have discovered.

dobbin · February 06, 2006, 09:18:02 am

Quote from: "andi_e"

"Team UKB" didn't do too well, did you dobbin?

Jeez I'm useless...

Cheeky twat. UKB's own Stu Littlefair, and the mighty terrace ghost were both finallists. Props to Stu for holding an impossible position footless as he couldnt get his feet down to the foothold, that and then moving through in style.

Palomides · February 06, 2006, 09:27:56 am

Hair Dab!!!:lol:

!

andy_e · February 06, 2006, 09:35:10 am

camel toe!

Which one was stu, was he the stu with glasses or the stu with mad rocks?

I got one good picture of Terrace, and that's about it from 41 photos. Chalk in the air is annoying when flash is involved!

Stu Littlefair · February 06, 2006, 10:10:09 am

I'm Stu with the glasses. Actually, now I'm stu with the glasses, major amounts of codfinger, a large pack of 'brufen and an angry expression. One day I'll learn that one-armers on screw-ons is *not* a recipe for steady recovery from pulley injuries.

dobbin · February 06, 2006, 11:45:34 am

yes, but you looked cool, and that at least should be sufficient for you to bathe in glory for a number of days.

andy_e · February 06, 2006, 04:29:00 pm

andy_e · February 06, 2006, 05:51:00 pm

My "amazing" photos:

Cameramen eh? :roll:

Gaz, Prob 1

Stu, prob 1

The man himself, Terrace Ghost Smeeth

What Time Is It Shaggy?

What does everybody think of these photos? Any good?

AndyR · February 07, 2006, 02:21:56 am

Quote from: "andi_e"

What does everybody think of these photos? Any good?

No. Not really.

Fiend · February 07, 2006, 09:21:38 am

3,4,5 are pretty good, they show some interesting movement. Geometry in 4 is good too. Lighting is a bit "meh" though.

a dense loner · February 07, 2006, 09:37:34 am

Quote from: "AndyR"

Quote from: "andi_e"

What does everybody think of these photos? Any good?

No. Not really.

andi_e do you have ANY people skills or skills of ANY kind? yeh your photo's are amazin they've made my day and inspired me. will you keep your utter bollocks to yourself. if you feel the need to share everything why don't you ring r-man or jordan

Stu Littlefair · February 07, 2006, 09:44:21 am

Well, I appreciated them. At least now I know i need a haircut.

webbo · February 07, 2006, 11:14:09 am

Quote from: "a dense loner"

Quote from: "AndyR"
Quote from: "andi_e"

What does everybody think of these photos? Any good?

No. Not really.

andi_e do you have ANY people skills or skills of ANY kind? yeh your photo's are amazin they've made my day and inspired me. will you keep your utter bollocks to yourself. if you feel the need to share everything why don't you ring r-man or jordan

i feel like this some days is it an age thing.

Fiend · February 07, 2006, 11:43:42 am

Or a grumpiness thing.

I don't see what's wrong with andi asking for feedback on his photos, okay so he could be a bit more sensible about it, but, hell, if he's interested in getting good photos, indoors or otherwise, then it's useful to get feedback surely.

Bonjoy · February 07, 2006, 12:14:59 pm

Andi_e baiting....

Fingers of a Martyr · February 07, 2006, 01:42:01 pm

Quote from: "a dense loner"

Quote from: "AndyR"
Quote from: "andi_e"

What does everybody think of these photos? Any good?

No. Not really.

andi_e do you have ANY people skills or skills of ANY kind? yeh your photo's are amazin they've made my day and inspired me. will you keep your utter bollocks to yourself. if you feel the need to share everything why don't you ring r-man or jordan

[genuinely laughing out loud as i type this]

SA Chris · February 07, 2006, 01:53:47 pm

Quote from: "andi_e"

What does everybody think of these photos? Any good?

Bashing aside andi, they are pretty poor. Indoor climbing never really look inspiring at the best of times, and ones of the back of people's heads, or out of focus, are particularly dire. A comp like this is not the best place to get pics as you need to be really close to the action nand have some good lighting to get anything even half-decent.

dobbin · February 07, 2006, 06:38:39 pm

Quote from: "Stu Littlefair"

Well, I appreciated them. At least now I know i need a haircut.

And a plaster for your shoulder scab.

The lighting at both BBC's thus far has been piss poor! at Ratho 2 of 10 striplights worked and the building itself lets in precious little more light. BBUK was much better, but still hard work. Professional photo man uses a canon eos 1d and the mother of all flash guns, pointed at the ceiling so as not to bleach the subject. I am confined to the scrappy little built in flash on my camera which means using full auto, and poor andi_e got his camera in a christmas cracker which really can't help.

andy_e · February 07, 2006, 06:41:06 pm

It isn't even my camera!

Cheers Fiend for your constructive criticism, but it leaves me wondering, does dense always get up on the wrong side of the bed?

Fingers of a Martyr · February 07, 2006, 09:00:20 pm

Quote from: "andi_e"

It isn't even my camera!

Cheers Fiend for your constructive criticism, but it leaves me wondering, does dense always get up on the wrong side of the bed?

Probably. Doesn't negate the fact that he's usually right on here though. :wink:

andy_e · February 07, 2006, 09:02:28 pm

Quote from: "Fingers of a Martyr"

Quote from: "andi_e"
It isn't even my camera!

Cheers Fiend for your constructive criticism, but it leaves me wondering, does dense always get up on the wrong side of the bed?

Probably. Doesn't negate the fact that he's usually right on here though. :wink:

And do you share that bed with him by any chance?

Fingers of a Martyr · February 07, 2006, 09:17:02 pm

Have you ever shared a bed with anyone? :roll:

SA Chris · February 08, 2006, 08:02:29 am

Quote from: "andi_e"

Cheers Fiend for your constructive criticism

You're welcome.

webbo · February 08, 2006, 09:05:07 am

it looks like the bairns are building up to fighting talk.

Stu Littlefair · February 08, 2006, 09:52:18 am

Quote from: "dobbin"

Professional photo man uses a canon eos 1d and the mother of all flash guns, pointed at the ceiling so as not to bleach the subject..

He wasn't pointing it at the ceiling to avoid bleaching the subject. Theres two (2) reasons for it:

1) If you use a direct flash, the light bounces back off the chalk and you get big glowing spots in your picture.

2) The flashgun is a small light source and therefore produces very harsh shadows. Bouncing it off the ceiling means that you use the whole ceiling to light your photo and the light is even and smooth, with soft shadows. The only problem is that if the ceiling is coloured it can add a colur cast to your images, which has to be removed in post.

andy_e · February 08, 2006, 10:54:42 am

Quote from: "Stu Littlefair"

1) If you use a direct flash, the light bounces back off the chalk and you get big glowing spots in your picture.

I got a lot of that!

SA Chris · February 08, 2006, 11:02:06 am

Quote from: "andi_e"

I got a lot of that!

Never.

I guess participants also appreciate people not firing a flash directly in their eyes every 5 minutes if you are bouncing flash.