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Title: Climb Rochdale
Post by: The Aaronator on May 07, 2011, 10:56:34 pm

Has anyone any opinions/reviews regarding Climb Rochdales recent update?

Title: Re: Climb Rochdale
Post by: namnok on May 07, 2011, 11:32:03 pm

saw some pics on fb of the new bouldering, looks good.
would i go? only if i was in the area

Title: Re: Climb Rochdale
Post by: nik at work on May 08, 2011, 09:43:28 am

I'm planning on heading there one evening next week so I'll let you know my thoughts afterwards.

Title: Re: Climb Rochdale
Post by: d88ve on May 08, 2011, 10:34:29 am

Went yesterday. New area complements original. Not high but light and airy. New holds are very rough on the skin!! Good endurance circuit across whole new wall but quite tough. If thinking of going today I would phone first as their is a BMC event on.

Title: Re: Climb Rochdale
Post by: gremlin on May 08, 2011, 12:13:11 pm

my mate who lives round the corner from there said as much. Good new problems but his hands were shredded afterwards!

Title: Re: Climb Rochdale
Post by: Big Dave on May 09, 2011, 11:31:33 am

Looks decent from the photos, will be checking it out sometime soon if we get some wet weather.

Title: Re: Climb Rochdale
Post by: nik at work on May 11, 2011, 11:26:34 pm

My thoughts are:
1) It's a bit low
2) It's a funky looking shape
3) The holds are skin eaters
4) The arch looks good but I'm not sure if it works as a feature or if it's just taking up a lot of space.

TBH I didn't climb on it much as the holds were just too painfully rough, yowzers are they rough. Anyway that's my initial thinking, I guess after the holds have bedded in a bit and such like I'll have another play and be able to offer more meaningful opinion.

Did I mention that the holds were a bit rough?

Title: Re: Climb Rochdale
Post by: Big Dave on May 12, 2011, 11:35:49 am

Thanks, may give it a few more weeks before I visit then.