Cliffhanger gets bigger, Sam's Rock Climbing Life

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:05:54 +0100

Last July was hot. Very hot, if I do recall. And my biggest memory of this heat was being at Cliffhanger, sat in the sunshine, in Millhouses Park, Sheffield, watching the dyno competition. I did not envy those climbers. It was almost too hot to simply sit, so launching yourself from jug to jug did not appeal - unless you enjoy sweating... a lot.

The shade generously provided by the huge marquee that engulfed the competition wall for the Sheffield leg of the IFSC Bouldering World Cup was most welcome. It was cool in there. Like sweet relief, those that didn't want to bake their skin in UV rays dived under the canopy.

Nevertheless, the heat wasn't debilitating, and I did make the obligatory rounds of the entire event. My main intention in attending was to catch the World Cup competition. Watching some of the world's strongest battle it out for the crown drew me in - but there was so much more on offer. Indeed, I wrote a blog about it at the time.

This year, however, Cliffhanger has teamed up with Rat Race and is moving!

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Wed, 25 May 2011 11:48:26 +0100

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Cliffhanger gets bigger, Sam's Rock Climbing Life

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