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Please note:
All under 7's must be accompanied by an adult whilst climbing. Any spectators accompanying their child into the climbing wall must now sign a consent form and pay a nominal charge of £3.00. Our upstairs spectator area however, remains free of charge. |
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Under 12's Saturdays
5pm to 6.30pm
14th January to 11th February
17th March to 14th April
12th May to 9th June |
Over 12's Sundays
5.00pm to 6.30pm
15th January to 12th February
18th March to 15th April
13th May to 10th June |
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| New Volumes added to walls |
 Revolution's resident carpenter has been busy again this month and after building some amazing new stuff in the Skatepark, decided that he'd make a few new volumes for the Climbing Centre as well.
They're fun shapes that generally break up the flatness of a wall giving it some added difficulty.
Let us know what you think of them and we'll see if wer can put some more up before Tim goes away on his travels. |
| Think Again Climbing in partnership with Revolution |
| This course is designed for students to learn the basic skills needed to climb an indoor climbing centre safely. Skills to include: knot tying, correct harness fitting, belaying using different devices, understanding grades, routr finding, abseiling and more!
Experienced Instructors at Revolution are on hand to help no matter what level of fitness or experience. |
| www.kent.gov.uk/adulted |
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Starts: Tuesday 1st February 2011 6pm to 8pm for 6 Weeks
Cost £99.00
Code: AY016 BRO-10-B |
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| Call 0845 606 5606 to book |
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| If you are a Facebook user, we now have a group set up for the Climbing Centre. We keep the group updated regularly with all the latest events and offers. To join, just click the Facebook logo. |
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| New Obstacles available for Parties and Groups |
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An assortment of soft hoops are now available for anyone wanting to spice up their party or group booking.
The hoops add another element of fun to your climb, which is ideal for young kids. Just ask a member of staff to set them up during your booking. |
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| New Cave Section in Centre |
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| Revolution has recently built 2 new areas, 1 being a 4 meter high bouldering cave and the other our new wave wall (pics to follow) |
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| Climbing Shop gets a facelift |
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| The renovations to the Skatepark shop are now complete. The effect of which has now spread to the Climbing section. Things are now laid out much clearer and we can display a much wider variety of new stock. |
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| Isabelle gets 2nd place in Youth Climbing Series. |
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Isabelle has now been climbing at the centre for over two years and has managed some great competition results already. In 2007/08 Izzy entered the SIBL (Southern Indoor Bouldering League) competition and after six rounds at different centres she managed a very impressive 10th place. Not bad for a first competition. Izzy then tried her luck at the BMC Youth Climbing Series in 2008 and came third overall to secure her place on the South East Team who went to battle it out against the other regions teams at Rathro in Edinburgh were the south East team won first place in her category. Izzy kept up her good form in the 2008/09 SIBL were she finished 7th overall.
Izzy managed to get her best result in the first round of 2009 BMC Youth Climbing Series by climbing to 2nd place. She managed clean accents of all three lines
up to 7a. Not bad for 11 years old. She managed all but one of the boulder problems falling from near the top. There are two more rounds left and to reach the final Izzy must finish in the top three competitors. I will update the blog as news comes in of her results
Revolution would like to say a massive well done to Izzy. |
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| New Features Installed |
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Revolution has now finished the new wall with the addition of 3 new volumes which are the first of many to appear around the Centre in 2009.
Regular routes will be added to the wall and changed on a regular basis. Many thanks to Ben Read for his assistance. |
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| New Taster Session Available |
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| We've put together a new climbing package for those of you who want to have a go at the full experience. You'll get to try out Bouldering, Abseilling, Roped climbs and much more. To take your climbing to the next level, contact Sam here at the Climbing Centre. |
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| New Slabs Complete |
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| The new corner section is now complete. The old slanted section has been removed to create more room along with a brand new crash mat. We'll be adding more features over the coming weeks to make for a more interesting climb. |
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| New Slabs Under Construction |
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| We've started ripping down the old slabs in the corner of the Climbing wall ready for some new ones. The work should be complete by Friday the 12th December. |
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| Gav Symonds Masterclass & Lecture |
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| Gav Symonds has been at the forefront of DWS (Deep Water Soloing) for many years and has helped push this side of the sport by writing regular articles in many of the uk climbing magazines aswell as putting up many new DWS routes. He has recently been exploring Europe and has put up many new routes in Sicily and has helped with many of the guide books involved in DWS as well.
Gav Symonds will be appearing at Revolution Climbing Centre on Wednesday 26th November from 5pm onwards. the night will include a few routes set by Gav Symonds as well as a DWS lecture in the evening. For more information please talk to Sam at the centre. |
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| New Routes Now Added |
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25 new routes have now been added to the centre. Grades range from:
V0- to V8.
If you are interested in putting up any of your own routes, please speak to Sam at the centre. |
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| Scout Competition Results |
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On Saturday 4th October revolution held the scout Climbing Competition. It had 20 routes of all grades for kents scouts to battle it out on. As you can see from the results below,
the competition was tight throughout and a massive well done to everyone that took part. A special congratulations goes to The charlie chalk Boys who scooped first prize winning their scout pack all they need to get out on the rocks including harnesses ropes karabiners and belay plates. Well done everyone and hope to see you all again next year.
Click Here to see pictures of the event.
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| Charlie Chalk Boys |
220 |
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| St Lawrence dyno'ers |
213 |
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| The Red Chili Trio |
209 |
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| Fuzzy mushrooms |
202 |
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| 5th Dartford B |
192 |
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| Rocking Bananas |
179 |
6 |
| T.H.E |
169 |
7 |
| The Marmite Trio |
163 |
8 |
| The flying Climbers |
153 |
9 |
| 1st Gills |
145 |
10 |
| Black rocks |
141 |
11 |
| SSS |
136 |
12 |
| Groovy Grapefruit |
125 |
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| 4th Milton Regis |
124 |
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| I don’t Know |
86 |
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| Splat And Flat |
84 |
Joint 16 |
| Citrus |
84 |
Joint 16 |
| 4th Deal Beachwood |
81 |
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| 5th Dartford A |
72 |
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| Amazing Four legged |
57 |
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| Shoe Demo |
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| New Deals on Shoes and Chalkbags |
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| Stone Monkey chalkbag + Chalkball + Belt for a incredable £7.50 While Stoicks Last
La Sportiva Cliff Blue.
Were £60.00 Now £35.00
While Stocks Last
Red Chili Corona
Were £69.00 Now £47.50
While Stocks last
Scarpa Advantage
Were £75.00 Now £45.00
While Stocks Last |
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| New Routes Now Added |
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30 new routes have now been added to the centre. Grades range from:
V0- to V8.
If you are interested in putting up any of your own routes, please speak to Sam at the centre. |
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| Climbing Centre will be closed for competition |
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| The centre will be closed on Saturday the 4th of October between 10am and 4pm for a private function. |
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| New Routes Now Added |
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30 new routes have now been added to the centre. Grades range from:
V0- to V8.
If you are interested in putting up any of your own routes, please speak to Sam at the centre. |
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| Update on Izzy's Progress. |
It is with great pleasure i am able to announce that Izzy managed to finish in the top three by coming third in the last round at The Castle Climbing Centre in London. In doing so, Izzy has secured her 3rd overall position in the competition, which means she'll be on her way to Rathro Climbing Centre with the rest of the South East team to compete in the national finals.You can check out the results of the competition here:
http://indoorsout.co.uk/
Izzy is now training hard for the finals with weekly visits to the Westway climbing centre with her fellow team mates. We wish Izzy and the south East Team all the best for the final. Keep an eye on this page for the results.
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| Isabelle places 3rd in National Competition |
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| After attending Climbing Club for the past 12 months, Isabelle placed a respactable 3rd place in the 2nd round of the 2008 BMC Youth Climbing Series. Izzy still has one more round to go at The Castle in London. To qualify for the finals, Izzy needs to finsh in the top three after the next round. She is currently in fourth place so if she can perform as well as she has done in last two rounds she should be in for a chance of qualifing. This is only Izzy's second ever competition so to finish third is brilliant. Izzy competed in 2007 SIBL's and finished in 10th place. Keep checking this page for Izzy's progress. |
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| Have your say in the future of the Centre |
| Revolution is looking to the future and would like to hear your ideas about what you want to see in the Centre. Please feel free to mail us with your thoughts or stop by and have a chat to Sam here at Revolution. sam@revolutionskatepark.co.uk |
| New Wall at Revolution |
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| Revolution has added the first of it's new walls which increases the climbing area by around 20% along with many new routes and holds. Routes have now been set on both walls with grades from 1b up to 7b+. Volumes will be added in the near future. Keep an eye on this page for updates. |
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| New Volume Installed at Revolution |
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Revolution has now finished the first of its Volumes which is situated underneathe the large overhang. Routes have now been set which allow climbs from 5c to 7c.
Keep an eye on this page for all of the latest changes to the Centre. |
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