Centre News
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Bouldering Competition
boulderingRevolution is hosting the first in a series of Bouldering Competitions on Wednesday the 24th of March, 7pm to 9pm. An assortment of 20 problems will be set, ranging from V0+ upwards. There wil be 2 categories: Under 16's and Over 16's. The Competition will be run using the same rules as the Southern Indoor Bouldering League and can be found here.
Admission for the competition is £5.00
Climbing Club Dates 2010
Under 12's Saturdays
1.16th January to 13th February
2. 6th March to 3rd April
3. 24th April to 22nd May
4. 19th June to 17th July
5. 7th August to 4th September
6. 25th September to 23rd October
7. 13th November to 11th December		 Over 12's Sundays
1. 17th January to 14th February
2. 7th March to 4th April
3. 25th April to 23rd May
4. 20th June to 18th July
5. 8th August to 5th September
6. 26th September to 24th October
7. 14th November to 12th December
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)
Climbing Shop gets a facelift
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.
Isabelle gets 2nd place in Youth Climbing Series.

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.
New Features Installed
21-1-09
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.
New Taster Session Available
21-12-08
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.
New Slabs Complete
13-12-08
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.
New Slabs Under Construction
09-12-08
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.
Gav Symonds Masterclass & Lecture
01-11-08
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.
New Routes Now Added
01-11-08
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.
Scout Competition Results
5-10-08
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.
Team Name Points Position
Charlie Chalk Boys 220 1
St Lawrence dyno'ers 213 2
The Red Chili Trio 209 3
Fuzzy mushrooms 202 4
5th Dartford B 192 5
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 13
4th Milton Regis 124 14
I don’t Know 86 15
Splat And Flat 84 Joint 16
Citrus 84 Joint 16
4th Deal Beachwood 81 17
5th Dartford A 72 18
Amazing Four legged  57 19
Shoe Demo
30-9-08
New Deals on Shoes and Chalkbags
24-8-08
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New Routes Now Added
18-8-08
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.
Climbing Centre will be closed for competition
18-8-08
The centre will be closed on Saturday the 4th of October between 10am and 4pm for a private function.
New Routes Now Added
1-7-08
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.
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.
Isabelle places 3rd in National Competition
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.
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
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.
New Volume Installed at Revolution
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.
To book your place, e-mail me here at sam@revolutionskatepark.co.uk or telephone (01843) 866706
Neil Gresham Masterclass



Wednesday 29th November saw the first of many climbing competitions held at Revolution Climbing Centre in Kent. Neil also held a master class focusing on how to move more efficiently on the walls and took a closer look at how to climb overhangs.
The night started with a relaxed competition climbing the 13 problems Neil had set. The problems were superbly set and made climbers really think about the moves resulting in some interesting bridging problems and careful footwork. John Samways was on hand from LA Sportiva to fit demonstration shoes on competitors as well as giving advice on best shoe and best fit. Each of the competitors was able to try on a wide range of shoes and find out which one was best for them.
The competition had two prizes up for grabs. One was the overall winner on a point system won by Rob Hutton with 104 points who only just pipped second place winner Alan Finch. The second prize was selected by Neil who picked a winner out of all the competitors result cards to give Jane Turney a pair of La Sportiva Mythos Climbing Shoes. Well done to everyone who entered and the last few places were very close.
When the competition was over, Neil took centre stage to do his master class with everyone attentively listening to his advice on training methods and watching him breeze the problem on the overhanging section demonstrating the easiest and hardest ways up. Competitors were able to snap up copies of Neil’s Master class DVD’s and "Preposterous Tales" book which Neil was kind enough to sign for them.
Revolution would like to express their thanks to Neil Gresham and John Samways for organising a top evening.
Many thanks to all of the competitors who joined in and congratulations to the winners.
Rank Name Points
1 Rob Hutton 104 + Masters Problem
2 Alan Finch 104
3 Yvan Finck 97
4 Keith Stallan 76
5 Pat Saunders 73
6 Mike Ackley 57
7 Charlie Mowbray 54
8 Damon Hunt 53
9 James Heatie 53
10 Michael Smith 50
I would also like to take this opportunity to update you on our rent issue. As you may or may not know our landlords doubled our rent earlier this year and we faced closure if would could not come up with an agreement. But an agreement has now been reached and a 25 year lease has been signed so Revolution climbing Wall is to stay open. I would like to say a massive thank you to all the support the climbing community has shown towards Revolution. With this lease now secured, we can turn to the expansion of the centre including a new upstairs Bouldering area and a dedicated lead room. Watch this space for news on the developments.

Sam Johnson
Revolution Climbing CentreManager / instructor
For more pictures of the Masterclass, click here.
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New to Revolution
Due to popular demand, Revolution is pleased to announce that a membership scheme has now been put in place. Memberships are now available at the following prices:.
1 Month £30.00
3 Months £85.00
6 Months £170.00
12 Months £320.00
Contact the centre for more details.