News and Announcements

Hey Bowliners,

Hope you managed to find some dry sheltered rock this weekend for a spot of climbing! A small group of us were in the Peak district doing our SPA training and we managed to dodge most of the weather and learnt some new skills, now lots of practice required.

Now down to business with some important meet news, hot off the press:

• We are watching the forecast closely for this comming weekends Yorkshire climbing meet. If the weather looks generally unappealing for climbing/camping we may switch destinations to somewhere with more favourable weather. I'll send an update out to everyone on Thursday morning with our plan.
• Hopefully you all received the invitation to our Cornish Climbing trip at the end of May (Whitsun bank holiday). If you are interested do get your accommodation at the Youth Hostel (camping or rooms) booked ASAP as we expect they will be sold out soon.
• We have all the plans in place for this years summer meal in The Forest of Dean on the weekend of 16th/17th July. Watch out for an invitation via email later this week.
• Don't forget to get in touch with Andy Railton if you are interested in joining in with the Alpine trip to the Massif de Ecrins which is taking place in August.
• Local charity LOROS are running a bouldering competition at The Tower on Thursday 26th May to raise funds for their work caring for local prople.

Unfortunately the forecast for this week is not great so for Th meet at Charnwood Quarry for 6pm if possible, otherwise we'll be at The Tower. For bouldering come to The Climbing Station on Tuesday from 6pm onwards.

Hi Bowliners,

As a little side project to our recent 'Love the hut' weekend a new crag next to the hut has appeared on UKC. After a bit of a cleanup some suggested bouldering problems have been created and tested by a small group of Bowliners. Whilst these rocks have no doubt been climbed many times over the year by club members and locals alike, we thought that having some recommend problems would be a good way to inspire future visitors.

Take a look on UKC for the details of the problems, including some Topo's, and maybe give them a try next time you're at the hut!

Have a great weekend!

Andy

Hey Bowliners,

An excellent weekend of love for the hut. A new drainage installed around the hut and in the parking area. A lick of paint to smarten the exterior and some gardening to keep things from getting overgrown. A good clean inside and various maintenance jobs to keep our lovely hut in good order for you all to enjoy. A big thanks to Paul, Kath, Pete, Zoe, Pixie, Lisa, Shoe, Thomas, Adam, Dave and Hadyn.

We have a a couple of changes to the meet schedule for this year. On the whitsun bank holiday weekend (28th-30th May) we are now heading to Cornwall (instead of the Lake District), look out for an invite to this meet later this week. But fear not the Lake District will not be missing out on a visit from the Bowliners. We have got the Barrow MC hut booked for the weekend of 24th/25th Sept, so get that in your diaries (more details will follow nearer the time). Remember the full meets list is on the website.

Our outdoor Thursday Climbing sessions are now in full swing. This week we are off to Craig Buddon. And if you can't wait till then why not join us at The Climbing Station on Tuesday for your weekly bouldering fix.

Have a great week!

Andy

Hi All,

This weekend we are off to show the club hut some love. If you are joining us then please make sure you have booked your place in the hut, contact Dave Toach (07703 121591). 

Also it makes sense to share lifts where possible. There are several club members who have offered lifts to/from the Leicester area. Some leaving early on Friday afternoon and some leaving in the evening. If you'd like to get a lift let me know and I'll see if we can find you a place.

We will be going out for dinner on the Saturday night in Llanberis and weather permitting we will go climbing or walking on the Sunday so bring your gear.

See you there,

Andy
BCC Meets Sec

Hey Bowliners,

Apologies for the radio silence, I've been enjoying a wonderful week of bouldering in Fontainbleau with a large group of fellow Bowliners. We were blessed with great weather which meant we could explore some of the many awesome bouldering venues that the Fontainebleau forest has to offer. It was great to see a number of club members enjoying their first trip to Font and their first experience of outdoor bouldering. Everyone had a fantastic time and we will certainly be going back again in 2017, so if you haven't been why not join us!

Now that the clocks have gone forward and the weather is starting to warm up we will be able to get out and climb again on warm dry rock. So make sure you've got all our meets in your diary, remember you can find all the details on our website. Also we will be climbing outside on Thursday nights when the weather permits starting this week at Markfield Quarry from 6pm. And of course the Tuesday bouldering session will be running as normal.

We've a change to the booking arrangements for the club hut as Bob Crosby has now handed over the baton to Dave Toach for the bookings of the hut, and Paul Parker for the maintenance of the hut. A big thank you to Bob for all his hard work over the past few years!

We're off to Love the hut this weekend so if you are free why not join us. And in the meantime I hope you all have a great week!

Andy :)

Hi All,

It is with great regret that we are not able to run the Croft Hills Race this year. This is due to issues with liability in respect to the land on which the race is run. Thanks to all those who have expressed an interest in entering the race. We hope we will be able to run the event next year.

Kind regards,

Andy Potter
BCC Meets Secretary

Hey Bowliners,

After an uncertain run up to our day of climbing in the Peak on Saturday, we managed to make a good choice of crag and found conditions to be very favourable for the time of year. As such a good size group of us enjoyed a fine day rediscovering our trad skills at Birchen Edge. You can see some pictures over on our facebook page.

Also this weekend we had our Prusik Knots and Tricky Situations training course. From the feedback I've received already, it seems that the course was a great success. This course was funded by a grant from the BMC and the club is already looking at applying for a grant to run training for our members this coming year. If you have any suggestions for training that you think the club should consider providing, please let me know.

Look out for an email from me this week with details of our upcoming trip to Yorkshire on the May Day bank holiday weekend. In the meantime I hope you'll all enjoy your weekly climbing fix with us at our Tuesday bouldering session or Thursday climbing session (or maybe both)!

Andy :)

Hi All,

The weather forecast for tomorrow (Saturday) in the Peak is proving to be very changeable at the moment. We are still planning to meet for a climb but not sure where we will be going yet. Rather than bother you all with another email I will post an update this evening on our Facebook page (you don't need a Facebook account to view our page).

Any suggestions for where to climb are welcome.

Kind regards,

Andy