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the shizzle => diet, training and injuries => Topic started by: runt on October 27, 2005, 06:23:18 pm

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: runt on October 27, 2005, 06:23:18 pm

Have a spare saturday morning and need an excuse to avoid being dragged round the shops, where's good for a quick hit? Minus the wheels so it'll be the indoor thing

the new spot in the bennets church looks alright...?

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: dobbin on October 27, 2005, 07:08:56 pm

Is that Dunney's thing in Ancoats? pictures look good, but I dont know anyone who has been yet.

Let us know if its worth a visit.

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: Ru on October 27, 2005, 07:27:33 pm

Yes you do, you just don't know they've been.

Currently the routes bit is lots better than the bouldering. This is will hopefully be changed when the new boards open upstairs but that's not for a few weeks.

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: runt on October 27, 2005, 08:32:42 pm

Cheers, I'll take a look and see what what, only other one on google is a uni wall (?)
shame the boulder bit's not open, maybe risk one of those auto belay wotsits if they've got em

unless anyone local is going to tell me there's an awesome boulder gym in the centre!?

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: clm on October 27, 2005, 11:26:23 pm

the only manc training venue is made of concrete, not plastic.

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: Jim on October 28, 2005, 06:44:56 am

clm is partially correct, the concrete one being at broughton, which is good. The other is made of wood and resides in my garage.
Dunne's place is ok, the routes look good but the bouldering wasn't up to much, hopefully will improve when new wall goes up.
However the weather is s'posed to be alright tomorrow so you'd be better off going to hobson moor, the place dreams are made

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: squeek on October 28, 2005, 09:38:38 am

The web site for the new wall in Mcr says that the new bouldering wall is open, is it not?

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: r-man on October 28, 2005, 11:17:46 am

The pictures do look good...

(http://img.ukclimbing.com/i/35208.jpg)

(http://img.ukclimbing.com/i/26260.jpg)

(http://img.ukclimbing.com/i/35207.jpg)

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: squeek on October 28, 2005, 11:50:59 am

The top picture is the new wall, looks ready now.  Is there going to be a campus board and finger board too does anyone know?

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: Jim on October 28, 2005, 12:08:11 pm

looks a bit toss to me. unless there is a campus board then I can't see myself going again. Broughton is better for bouldering for many reasons:

Campus board
decent woodie
freestanding boulder with plastic problems on
cheaper
bendcrete wall
variety

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: runt on October 31, 2005, 09:56:42 pm

The church spot was ok for a quick session, probably being dim but didn't get upstairs.
The section downstairs is pretty small, and a long way from dedicated places like mile end and the beacon, but the setter is on the money, and I reckon it's good for what it is.

Although not as good as a saturday night round manc, tidied the place up a bit eh!

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: Jim on November 01, 2005, 06:52:55 pm

where do'ya get to sat' night? was at the music box myself
you should have gone to broughton.....

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: runt on November 02, 2005, 06:09:15 pm

Started off near the printworks, then ambled along a bit to a spot with barmaids falling off tables (ouch), witnessed some unlucky sod get a shoeing, then a bit vague after that. Bit of a lack of knowledge on good tune venues but alright for a change of scene.

Yeah read your post about the concrete place, with a woody and campus board after I was back, doh. That would have been good, but then again the thought of concrete brings back nasty memories!

Title: Manc plastic
Post by: a dense loner on November 02, 2005, 06:55:18 pm

try putting 2 pieces of liver together then, it won't chaffe as much (so i hear)