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Title: bouldering wall recommendations near Hemel Hempstead
Post by: Norton Sharley on February 26, 2010, 07:08:12 pm: Can anyone recommend any decent bouldering walls near Hemel Hempstead?

I realise there is probably some online resource for this kind of shizzle but recommendations are probably the best resource.

Ta
Title: Re: bouldering wall recommendations near Hemel Hempstead
Post by: fatdoc on February 26, 2010, 07:49:41 pm: Home to worst roundabout system on the planet.

Don't do it mate. We don't despise you that much for you to leave... Just.
Title: Re: bouldering wall recommendations near Hemel Hempstead
Post by: underground on February 26, 2010, 10:20:18 pm: No idea on walls, Nik, but my in laws live in Harpenden and we often visit Berkhamsted, and both of them would be really nice places to live. No peak or world class crags obviously, but the beech woods at Ashridge are lovely, 10 mins to the M1, and no scummy twats.
Title: Re: bouldering wall recommendations near Hemel Hempstead
Post by: joel on February 27, 2010, 08:23:13 am: There's nothing really, best bet is to get into London (westway or castle are the most accessible). Hatfield wall isn't worth bothering with and is also miles away...
Title: Re: bouldering wall recommendations near Hemel Hempstead
Post by: Norton Sharley on February 27, 2010, 09:21:58 am: Bloody hell, I ain't moving there, do you think I'm mad? Anyway I don't have the passport. Just a temporary work placement.

Thanks for the info.
Title: Re: bouldering wall recommendations near Hemel Hempstead
Post by: runt on February 27, 2010, 11:29:52 pm: Amersham for decent setting, but limited steepness, hatfield for a good little cave, but go prepared to make problems up, setting is still a mystery to them. Also if it's dry an old school concrete/stone outdoor wall at kings langley (phasels wood), not as awful as it sounds and fun for something different.

Good luck getting finished in hemel!
Title: Re: bouldering wall recommendations near Hemel Hempstead
Post by: Norton Sharley on March 01, 2010, 10:08:38 am: Quote from: joelm76 on February 27, 2010, 08:23:13 am
There's nothing really, best bet is to get into London (westway or castle are the most accessible). Hatfield wall isn't worth bothering with and is also miles away...

Head further south, are you joking? Looks like I'll have to take my bike for all that top quality mountain biking. But wait. I'll just have to make do with a pull up bar. Or some other bar :beer2: