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      <title>Boulders Student Wednesdays extended to Monday to Friday!</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;It’s the time of year again when students new and old are coming back to Cardiff to study; filling our streets with excitable party goers and clever intellectuals! At Boulders, we’ll accept you no matter who you are – just as long as you are up for having a laugh and enjoy a challenge, we think you’ll fit in here just perfectly!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This year, we have extended our fantastic range of discounted climbing sessions exclusively to our hard working students. Now students can climb for just £5 before 5pm from Monday through to Friday! We understand how stressful studying can be, so take a well earned break and come down to the centre for a climb. If you enjoy your experience at Boulders and like what you have seen, we have a special GOLD Membership rate just for you!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Don’t fret if you are new to Cardiff and have not met many of your fellow students yet, as the Boulders team are a friendly bunch who will help you to enjoy your climb, get the most out of our facilities and we may even join you in our cafe for a brew or two afterwards. There’s always someone in a yellow t-shirt on hand and we are happy to answer any of your climbing questions. For more information about Student Discounts available at Boulders &lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/home/Adults/Student_Wednesdays"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;click here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We are throwing a &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/443025139076978/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Student Post-Fresher’s party&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Friday 26th October – a perfect opportunity to introduce yourself and get involved with the Boulders team. As well as all the normal climbing activities, we’ll be setting up a high-ball slack line, setting up a dry tooling area and we'll even let you guys have a go on the uber-massive and scary "Arch Swing!". DMM are going to bring loads of bargain deals with them and their breaking machine – ever wondered if you should bin your old sling, or krab? Bring it along and we can break it for you! On top of this, Boulders will be putting loads of climbing equipment on sale to help you guys put your racks together at a bargain price!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We look forward to seeing you on the 26th from 7pm!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/Student freshers 2012 postcard front.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/Student freshers 2012 postcard back.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:15:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Autumn 2012 Academy and Team Places Announced</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;The selection for our Academy’s took place this week and the names have been decided!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Congratulations to all listed below, who are invited to return to Boulders to take part in their relevant coaching sessions starting from Tuesday 18th September.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For more information about your training dates and times, see the relevant pages, the titles of each group link straight to them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;With so many talented climbers and such high standards, it is always difficult to make the cut for the few spaces available. For anyone who missed selection this week, an extra date has been added next Tuesday 11th September, to become first reserve should anyone drop out. If you don’t get through on this occasion, don’t be put off for the future. The next selection is in January, so you have loads of time to train hard for the Winter team selection and maybe next time it will be you in the black T-shirt!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Training starts from Tuesday 18th September. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Group&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Names Selected&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/home/Grass-roots-indoor-climbing-for-7-14-year-olds/The-Academy"&gt;7-11&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Eira&lt;br /&gt;            Owen S&lt;br /&gt;            Gab H&lt;br /&gt;            Ben L&lt;br /&gt;            Finlay&lt;br /&gt;            Jamie&lt;br /&gt;            Sophie&lt;br /&gt;            Leah&lt;br /&gt;            Gwen &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/home/Grass-roots-indoor-climbing-for-7-14-year-olds/The-Academy"&gt;11-14&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Ben S&lt;br /&gt;            Rebecca S&lt;br /&gt;            William P&lt;br /&gt;            Felix&lt;br /&gt;            Rosie&lt;br /&gt;            Shani&lt;br /&gt;            Rachel B&lt;br /&gt;            Bronwen L &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/home/The-Project-14-to-18-year-olds/The-Academy"&gt;14-18&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Celyn &lt;br /&gt;            Derry &lt;br /&gt;            Joe H&lt;br /&gt;            Phoebe &lt;br /&gt;            Fergus &lt;br /&gt;            Chloe &lt;br /&gt;            Louis &lt;br /&gt;            Luca&lt;br /&gt;            Sam&lt;br /&gt;            Raphael&lt;br /&gt;            Brianne&lt;br /&gt;            Dave Souter &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/AcademyT_web.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2012 09:35:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Crucible Summer Grand Final 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;To bring everyone up-to-date from the weekend's activities – here are the scores from the Summer Crucible 2012:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elite Adult Male Superfinal:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Score&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;1. &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Virgil Scott&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;156&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;2. &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Emyr Rees&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;140&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;3.&lt;span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; ;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Caradog Rogers&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;135 &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elite Adult Female Superfinal:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Score&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;1. &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Michelle Wardle&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;153&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;2. &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Rhoslyn Frugtniet&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;146 &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;3. &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Beth Frugtniet&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;0 &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elite Junior Male Superfinal:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Score&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;1. &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;David Souter&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;171 &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;2.&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Celyn Denman&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;170&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;3.&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Ben Smith&lt;span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; ;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;164&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elite Junior Female Superfinal:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Score&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;1. &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Rebecca Smith&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;177&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;2. &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Sam McIver&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;163 &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;3. &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Luca Hill&lt;span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; ;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;141 &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Click &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/Libraries/My-document-library-1/CrucibleFinal-Scores.cmslb.ashx"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to view the full scores of all of the days' competitors. Well done to everyone who took part, we hope that you enjoyed tackling the problems! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Winter Series starts in October, so save the dates and make sure you get involved - This is the main event of the of the Boulders' bouldering competition calendar!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Crucible dates - Winter 2012/13&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 1:&lt;/strong&gt; 13th - 21st October&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 2: &lt;/strong&gt;10th - 18th November&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 3:&lt;/strong&gt; 8th - 16th December&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 4:&lt;/strong&gt; 12th - 20th January&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 5:&lt;/strong&gt; 9th - 17th February&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 6:&lt;/strong&gt; 9th - 17th March&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grand Final:&lt;/strong&gt; 6th April 2013. 10am - 6pm.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;As always, there will be some great prizes up for grabs! Get training and we hope to see you there!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For more information about The Crucible, please click &lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/News/the-crucible"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Bee bouldering.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 16:26:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Round 3 Results of The Crucible Summer Series 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;The final scores after 3 rounds of the Summer Crucible are here. Click &lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/Libraries/My-document-library-1/Summer-2012---R3.cmslb.ashx"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to see how you got on.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you to everyone who came along to take part - we had fun tackling the awesome problems and hope you did too.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;On Saturday 1st September, Boulders will host another awesome day for the bouldering enthusiasts that have been coming down to the centre throughout this wet Welsh summer that we’ve had to compete in our Bouldering Series.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Crucible Grand Final will take place on 1st September, starting at 10am and the prize giving at 5pm.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Anyone is welcome to enter on the day, but depending on your results from previous rounds individuals will only be eligible for specific categories. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Positions 1 – 10 qualify for the ‘elite’ category of the Crucible final on 1st September. Everybody else is welcome to enter the ‘open’ category.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Competitors of all ages and abilities are welcome to compete; there should be something for everyone to attempt.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There is no extra cost to enter into the Grand Final - just pay your &lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/Information#67d71f13-7398-4311-b9ac-94c513da26a1"&gt;normal entrance fee&lt;/a&gt; to the centre.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Crucible Summer Series Grand Final 2012 Prize Vouchers for the &lt;a href="http://bouldersuk.com/"&gt;Boulders online shop&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Category/ Position&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1st&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2nd&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;3rd&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Elite Male &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£100&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£50&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£25&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Elite Female&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£100&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£50&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£25&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Junior Male &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£50&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£25&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£10&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Junior Female &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£50&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£25&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£10&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Category/ Position&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;1st&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Open Male&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£50&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Open Female &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£50&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Youth Open U15&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;£50&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There will also be 10 £5 Boulders online shop vouchers up for grabs on the day of the Grand Final, including a Family Prize (highest score as a family), Most Improved (most improved over the 3 rounds), Taking Part Award and a whole host of other random prizes on the day. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Boulders will be open as normal on the 1st, so feel welcome to come down and watch the competition. Get down to the Grand Final on the 1st September to see the heavy weights battle it out!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img src="/Images/WinterCrucibleFinal2012.jpg" alt="The Winter Crucible Grand Final, March 2012" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:31:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Get training now for routes competition series coming to Boulders this autumn</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Boulders is launching a climbing competition totally focused on routes that will start this autumn.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You did it for The Crucible, now we need your help naming the new routes competition series. Propose your suggestions on our &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/349026791844901/"&gt;Facebook event page&lt;/a&gt;, or send it to us on &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BouldersUK"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, to be in a chance of winning a £40 voucher for the &lt;a href="http://bouldersuk.com/"&gt;Boulders online shop&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The format of the competition will be similar to that of the BMC Leading Ladder, but will include top roping for the lower grades, building up to more difficult routes which must be led. There should be something for everyone from ‘have a go’, all the way up to ‘nails’! &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;There will be 6 rounds over the winter with a Grand Final at the end. Each round the routes will be open for 10 days and each round will open the weekend after The Crucible bouldering competition round finishes. The first round opens on Saturday 27th October 2012 and will run every month throughout the winter, with the Grand Final taking place in April 2013. To be in with a chance of winning some great prizes at the Grand Final you’ll have to submit at least 4 score cards. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The competition will be self-scored and each month there will be 6 routes in total numbered 1 to 6. The route grade will gradually get more difficult as the route number ascends and will be approximately;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; ;"&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;1: 3 to 4&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;2: 5 to 5+&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;3: 6a – 6a+&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;4: 6b to 6b+&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;5: 6c – 7a&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;6: 7b or higher&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Routes 1 to 4 will be top rope and routes 5 &amp;amp; 6 will be lead climbs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The winning name for the series will be announced in September.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We look forward to seeing your suggestions. Pob lwc!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/ChloeRosslead.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <title>Boulders Account Manager Gets A Head For Heights</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Boulders Account Manager, Rebecca (pictured below), will be taking part in a sponsored parachute jump at the Army Parachuting Centre in Netheravon on Saturday 11th August to raise funds for &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.stteilos.com/"&gt;St. Teilo’s Church in Wales High School&lt;/a&gt;. The challenge will involve Rebecca completing a static line jump (rather than a tandem sky dive) from a height of 3,500 feet. Let’s just hope she has a head for heights!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/Rebecca Morgans Aug 2012.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Choosing static line means that Rebecca will complete a solo jump and the parachute will open automatically as Rebecca exits from the aircraft. Rebecca will be given 6-hours ground training during a 2-day practical and theoretical course. Guidance will be given during the descent via a radio.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Check out the video on the following link to see footage of the static line jump that Rebecca will be doing:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.netheravon.com/static-line-video.html"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Netheravon Static Line Jump video&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the summer of 2013, St Teilo’s Church in Wales High School will be undertaking a 3-week expedition to the island of Madagascar, off the coast of East Africa. While there, the students will be helping the local community and environment through activities including taking part in voluntary work schemes at a local orphanage and animal sanctuary, trekking, camping and exploring this challenging country. Largely untouched by tourists, Madagascar does not have the same infrastructure as other developing countries, which makes it all the more challenging and exciting as an expedition destination for the school.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;St. Teilo’s Church in Wales High School is one of the local schools that take part in the &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.sportwales.org.uk/community-sport/education/5x60.aspx"&gt;5x60 national sport initiative&lt;/a&gt;. The core aim of the 5x60 initiative is to see 90% of young people taking part in regular physical activity, thus achieving 5 x 60 minutes of sport or physical activity a week. The Cardiff school regularly take part in climbing activities at Boulders climbing centre with the scheme.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rebecca has a minimum sponsorship target of £150, but would be delighted to smash this target to raise as much money as possible for the school. There is a collection on Boulders reception desk at the centre along with a sponsor form. Rebecca would really appreciate any donation however great or small!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/static line1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <title>GOLD Membership Refer A Friend Offer</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;We’d like to thank our GOLD Members by providing them with an opportunity for us to say a more special thank you!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We have started a GOLD Member only referral scheme. If you can refer Boulders to a friend, colleague or family member and they sign-up to become a Boulders GOLD Member, we’ll give you &lt;strong&gt;£20 cash straight away for every person you refer&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;GOLD benefits include:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;NO MINIMUM TERM CONTRACT&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UNLIMITED ACCESS TO BOULDERS&lt;/strong&gt; – Climb when you want for as long as you want!&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;50% off all Boulders courses, that includes courses for kids’ holidays*&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;10% off purchases in the Boulders shop and online shop&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Free access to Boulders weekly fitness and yoga classes&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Weekly social climbing clubs&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Family membership available&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;*This includes NICAS lessons for children too!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Sign up a friend, colleague or family member now to receive £20 cash from Boulders. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;There’s no limit to the number of people that you can refer!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The GOLD Membership referral scheme is only available to existing Boulders GOLD Members.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To get your referral fee, simply refer a friend or family member to GOLD Membership and be with them at the point of sign-up. Referral fees may not be claimed in advance, or in retrospect.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Call us on 0843 289 4279, or email &lt;a href="mailto:Gold@boulders-climbing.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gold@boulders-climbing.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, we can guide you through the sign up process, which only takes about 5-minutes. Alternatively, please come and talk to us at reception when you next visit and your friend, or family member, can sign-up there and then.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Click &lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/home/Adults/Gold_Membership"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to find more about Boulders Gold membership options.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We look forward to rewarding you for helping us and also welcoming your friends and family to their new membership!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/gold2.JPG" usemap="#rade_img_map_1343310058587" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; ;" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;map id="rade_img_map_1343310058587" name="rade_img_map_1343310058587"&gt;&lt;area shape="RECT" coords="1,1,172,95" href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/home/Adults/Gold_Membership" /&gt;&lt;/map&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <title>Round 2 Results of The Crucible Summer Series 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;The results for the second round of The Crucible are here!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Click &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/Libraries/My-document-library-1/Summer-2012---R2-1.cmslb.ashx"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to see how well you did.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you to everyone who came along to take part in the second round of The Crucible Summer Series - we had fun tackling the awesome problems set by Rob Lamey and hope you did too!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Round 3 will kick off on 11th August, so we hope to see you there.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Competitors of all ages and abilities are welcome to compete; there should be something for everyone to attempt. In each round you will have 9-days to attempt 30 bouldering problems with grades starting from ‘easy’ all the way to ‘V Ninja’! The Grand Final is planned for 1st September 2012 and to qualify you'll have to take part in a minimum of 2 rounds.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Don’t forget that there's some great prizes up for grabs. Feeling strong? Head down to Boulders, it could be worth your while!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/Crucible_R1_Winter_2011 (1).jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <title>The BMC Leading Ladder 2012/13 is returning to Boulders this Autumn</title>
      <description>&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/BMC Leading Ladder1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We are pleased to announce the BMC Leading Ladder will be returning to Boulders for the 2012/13 season!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Taking part in this fun competition is an excellent way to improve your climbing and a great way to get fit – and stay fit – over the winter months.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The BMC Leading Ladder is a fun lead climbing competition that starts in October 2012 and runs at climbing walls all over the UK, with 12 rounds right through until the end of March 2013. Each round of the BMC Leading Ladder runs for a 16-day period – that’s 2-weeks, including 3 weekends.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The competition is coming to Boulders in October and January, so remember to save the following dates:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;20 Oct - 4 Nov 2012&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;19 Jan - 3 Feb 2013&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You can RSVP to the event on the &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/504211686272361/"&gt;Boulders Facebook page&lt;/a&gt;. Get training and we hope to see you there!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;More information about the BMC Leading Ladder:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;A UK wide leading competition series for children 11yr + and adults administered by the BMC. There will be 10 routes from grade F5+ to F8a.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To take part just turn up with a friend, pay the usual wall entry fee and purchase a scorecard from reception for only £1.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What is it?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The BMC Leading Ladder is a fun lead climbing competition that starts in October each year and runs at walls across the UK. Up to 40 rounds are held through until the end of March. Each round of the BMC Leading Ladder runs for a 16 day period - that’s 2 weeks including 3 weekends. You can travel around the country and take part in leading competitions throughout the winter at your own pace.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Format&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Three Leading Ladder rounds are run at any one time giving plenty of opportunities to compete at different rounds right throughout the winter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Categories&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Each round has 10 routes ranging from F5+ to F8a, with the following three ability categories - Improver, Recreational, and Elite.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;The Improver category is aimed at climbers whose on-sight limit is F6B/6B+.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The Recreational category is aimed at climbers whose on-sight limit is F7A/7B.&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The Elite category is aimed at climbers whose on-sight limit is F7C/8A.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Competitors choose which category they want to compete in and their points are entered into that category in the scoring system.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Each of the three categories is then split into male and female, and under 16's and 16's and over. Ages are based birth dates on 31st December each year, and climbers must be at least 11 years old to take part.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;N.B. British Climbing Team members must enter the Elite category.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grades&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Each competition consists of 10 routes graded F5+, F6A, F6A+, F6b, F6b+, F6c, F7a, F7b, F7c and F8a.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How does it work?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Leading Ladder competition routes are clearly marked and anyone using the wall may climb them. But if anyone wants to take part in the competition they need to buy a scorecard for £1 from the host venue and have their score recorded. Don't try any of the routes before buying a scorecard - that's cheating!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scoring&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Leading Ladder is a fun competition relying on the honesty and integrity of those taking part and those belaying to ensure fair play. Climbers start at the bottom of a route and see if they can climb to the top. Clipping the lower-off from a hold on the route signifies a successful ascent. If a climber is successful, their belayer marks their score card. If not, an X is marked on the card.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Higher scores are awarded for fewer goes. Succeeding on a route on the first attempt (a flashed ascent, or ‘flash’) gains 20 points. Getting it 2nd go gains 15 points, 3rd go 11 points, 4th go 8 points, 5th go 6 points, 6th go 5 points, and any subsequent attempts, however many, gain one point. Competitors may attempt the routes as often as they like during the period when the competition is running at a particular venue. The maximum score possible, and therefore the perfect score, at any venue is 200 points - that's 10 climbs multiplied by 20 points.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Can I practice the moves before trying the routes?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;No! With the maximum score achievable for an on-sight (flash), climbers can't practice or inspect the routes first. Nor are they allowed to weight the rope, use out of bounds holds or features, use the top edge or side edges of the wall, or grab the lower-off. All quick-draws are to be clipped while climbing - the first one may be pre-clipped for safety purposes.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Belayers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Competitors choose their own belayer(s) as usual at a climbing wall. Climbers and belayers need to be aware that they will be required to meet a wall's usual entry conditions. To find out what these are, especially if you are under 18, please contact the wall direct prior to your visit.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;At the end of each round the walls return the cards for the round held at their venue to the BMC. Results are published on the &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;amp;rct=j&amp;amp;q=&amp;amp;esrc=s&amp;amp;source=web&amp;amp;cd=1&amp;amp;ved=0CFkQFjAA&amp;amp;url=http://www.thebmc.co.uk/&amp;amp;ei=BPIHUJvLHoyo0AW6hfDwBA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGHtpiRL-KVTIjNZX9MIBCm8UccSg"&gt;BMC website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The National Final&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;When all the rounds in the series have been completed, each competitor’s highest 3 scores will be added together to give their overall score for the series. The highest possible overall score is 600. Those with the highest overall scores in each category qualify for a National Final. &lt;strong&gt;The National Final runs similar to a Leading Ladder round and is usually announced towards the end of the rounds.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <title>Save the Date: Climbing Club Social Summer BBQ - 18th August 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;On Saturday 18th August, Boulders will host a social summer BBQ for all climbers who attend Climbing Club on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;We’re rather fed up of all of this rainy weather that we have been having in Cardiff, but we’re optimistic that things will brighten up in time for August. And if they don’t, we can shelter around the roller shutter doors and still run the BBQ!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To all the Climbing Club regulars, it would be great if you could make it. The BBQ will kick-off when the centre closes at 6pm. Boulders will provide the BBQ, the food and some drink at no cost, the remainder will be BYO and anything else that you may want to bring along.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;What’s more, it’s been decided that new social secretaries will be chosen on &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/409822969060707/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Boulders 4th Birthday Party&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on Saturday 22nd September. Information about how we will be selecting the new social secretaries will follow in the next few weeks. The existing social secretaries, Syra, Phil and Rob, are aware of this decision and the BBQ is a way of us saying thanks to them for doing such a great job of being Social Secretaries!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;RSVP to the event by clicking &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/events/472319852779101/"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;We hope to see you there on the 18th August... save the date!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Stuck for a climbing partner? Boulders Climbing Club is a great place to meet with new climbing partners, socialise, or even build your confidence early on in your climbing career. The Climbing Clubs are run by the social secretaries, who meet in the Boulders cafe at 6:30pm on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. There’s no need to book for this club and there’s no extra cost, just your normal entrance fee. If you’re interested in getting involved, just ask a member of staff to introduce you to one of the social secretaries – you can’t miss them – they’re the guys in the bright orange T-shirts! Click &lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/home/Adults/Climbing-Club"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for more information about Climbing Club.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/Cafe images/BBQ8_webready.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/Cafe images/BBQ1_webready.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:58:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Rob Lamey setting for The Crucible bouldering competition: Round 2 starts this weekend</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;July is here and it’s &lt;em&gt;still &lt;/em&gt;raining in Cardiff, but don’t let the wet weather get your down, because The Crucible Summer Series bouldering competition returns to Boulders this Saturday. After Round 1, we hope you’ve been training hard because the problems in Round 2 are going to have their usual quality and diversity. What's more, they’re being set by Rob Lamey, so you know they’re going to be hard!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Crucible is our bouldering competition that runs twice a year during the summer and winter. The competition is self-scored and the Grand Final takes place after the last round. Competitors of all ages and abilities are welcome to compete; there’s something for everyone to attempt with grades starting from 'easy', all the way to 'that is ridiculous'!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Last month’s black problems have already been stripped and the bouldering room will be closed all day on Friday 6th July to allow Rob Lamey time to set some imaginative problems.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The second round starts this Saturday 7th July and runs until Sunday 15th July, giving you 9 whole days to work 30 problems. To take part, all you'll need to do is turn up to Boulders and collect a score card from reception. The best part is, it's FREE, so you can come down to Boulders as normal and just pay your entrance fee before hitting the walls. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You must enter at least 2 out of 3 rounds to be in with a chance of getting to the Grand Final being held on the 1st September 2012, here at Boulders. Don't forget that we have some great prizes up for grabs. Doors open at 10am this Saturday, come in and collect a score card from reception and get cranking!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Crucible dates – Summer Series 2012 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 2:&lt;/strong&gt; 7th July – 15th July &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Round 3:&lt;/strong&gt; 11th August – 19th August &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Grand Final:&lt;/strong&gt; 1st September between 10am – 6pm&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Remember to keep your eye on the &lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/News"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Latest News&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for all your competition results. More details about The Crucible and this season’s prizes can be found &lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/News/the-crucible"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img src="/Images/Rob Lamey bouldering South Wales.jpg" alt="Rob Lamey bouldering in South Wales" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Rob Lamey bouldering in South Wales&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Boulders' Academy Get to Grips in BMC Youth Climbing Series Grand Final 2012</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;On Saturday 23rd June, 330 young climbers from across the UK descended onto Edinburgh International Climbing Arena (&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.eica-ratho.com/"&gt;EICA:Ratho&lt;/a&gt;) for the BMC Youth Climbing Series Grand Final – nine of these climbers came from Cardiff and the Vale, representing Boulders.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To get to the national final, the nine talented Welsh climbers had to beat off stiff competition in three previous qualifying rounds in the British Mountaineering Council’s (BMC) Youth Climbing Series Cymru/ Wales region. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Tym Miller, who coaches The Academy every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings at Boulders commented: “It is a massive achievement to have competed in a national climbing competition; Boulders’ young climbers have been training for the past 6-months at least 4 times a week for this competition and they've done themselves proud. Edinburgh has an impressive climbing venue and it’s a great experience for them to compete at national level. The standard of climbing in these competitions is rising each year. This year was no exception, with some amazing individual performances. Everyone who competed has had a great experience and left the event wanting to improve their climbing and is already looking forward to next year’s competition.”&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-youth-climbing-series"&gt;BMC Youth Climbing Series&lt;/a&gt; offers fun climbing competitions for young people aged 8 – 17. The series is extremely popular and attracts thousands of entrants at the regional level, who progress to the national finals where the GB Youth Climbing Team is selected.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Boulders’ climbers’ official results, three of which ranked within the Top 10 of their category:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;table&gt; &lt;tbody&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Category/ Age group&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Boys 16/17&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Fergus&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;23rd&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Girls 16/17&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Phoebe&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;21st&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Girls 14/15&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Chloe&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;3rd&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Boys 12/13&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Louis&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;22nd&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Lucas &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;23rd&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Girls 12/13&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Shani&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;16th&lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt; &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Rebeca&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;17th &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Boys 10/11&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Ben &lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;9th &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;tr&gt; &lt;td&gt;Girls 10/11&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;Emily&lt;/td&gt; &lt;td&gt;5th &lt;/td&gt; &lt;/tr&gt; &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;You can read the BMC's report and see the full results of the day &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-youth-climbing-series-final-2012"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Congratulations to Team Boulders for competing in the BMC YCS 2012 Grand Final last weekend. Well done to the whole team and all of the other competitors. Special thanks to the instructors who dedicate their time to the team, the BMC for organising it and all the climbing centres who hosted the competitions. We're looking forward to 2013 already!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;If you (or more likely your kids) fancy having a go next year, the BMC has already announced the 2013 dates, so you'll want to make sure you keep the dates free. Click &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.thebmc.co.uk/bmc-youth-climbing-series-dates-for-2013"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to see the BMC YCS 2013 dates.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Boulders indoor climbing centre is always on the lookout for talented climbers to bring into The Academy; it's Boulders way of investing in talented young climbers and nurturing the next generation of athletes. Young people invited to join The Academy will have the opportunity to receive weekly coaching from Boulders' top climbing coaches. For more information about The Boulders Academy, please click &lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/home/Grass-roots-indoor-climbing-for-7-14-year-olds/The-Academy"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img src="/Images/Chloe_webready.jpg" alt="Chloe competing at the BMC YCS 2012 Grand Final." /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Chloe competing at the BMC YCS 2012 Grand Final&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="/Images/Louis_webready.jpg" alt="Louis competing in the BMC YCS 2012 Grand Final" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Louis competing at the BMC YCS 2012 Grand Final&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photos courtesy of Simon Rawlinson from &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.makethenextmove.co.uk/"&gt;Make the Next Move&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To see more of Simon's photos from the days' events, you can check them out &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150908942717582.418194.332386117581&amp;amp;type=1"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; on the Boulders Facebook page.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:09:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Round 1 Results of The Crucible Summer Series 2012 </title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;The results for the first round of The Crucible are here!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Click through &lt;a href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/Libraries/My-document-library-1/The-Crucible-Summer-2012---Round1.cmslb.ashx"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to check them out and see how well you did.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Thank you to everyone who came along to take part in the first round of The Crucible Summer Series - we had fun tackling the awesome problems set by &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.makethenextmove.co.uk/index.php/coaches"&gt;Paul Walters&lt;/a&gt; and hope you did too!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Round 2 will kick off on 7th July, so we hope to see you there.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Competitors of all ages and abilities are welcome to compete; there should be something for everyone to attempt. In each round you will have 9-days to attempt 30 bouldering problems with grades starting from ‘easy’ all the way to ‘V Ninja’! The Grand Final is planned for 1st September 2012 and to qualify you'll have to take part in a minimum of 2 rounds.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Don’t forget that there's some great prizes up for grabs. Feeling strong? Head down to Boulders, it could be worth your while!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Images/David Souter.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;David Souter competing in the Winter Crucible final, March 2012&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 10:17:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Spider Monkeys and Geckos earn their first Boulders climbing badges</title>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Congratulations to all of the young climbers in the Spider Monkeys and Geckos NICAS clubs, who gained their top rope partner and chimneying Boulders climbing badges!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;During the past half term, the Spider Monkeys climbing club have been working on their top rope partner badge, where they needed to complete the following boxes towards their NICAS Level 2:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Belay with the plate device skilfully&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Hold a simple top fall&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Lower a climber consistently correctly&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Communicate well with their climbing partner&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;In awarding the skills badge, the young climbers applied the skills consistently without prompt from the instructor, demonstrated in a controlled manor as part of a complete performance and logged a minimum of 20 practice climbs using the skill.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Top rope partner badge.jpg" /&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; ;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/Chimneying techniques badge.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: left; ;"&gt;The Geckos club were awarded their chimneying badge. Chimneying is climbing against two opposing rock faces, using the back and hands against one face and the feet against each other, or alternating between both. This climbing technique is used when attempting to ascend route with two opposing faces and no hand, or foot holds are available.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The climbers in the Geckos club successfully applied the technique to multiple routes and problems. Similarly to the Spider Monkeys badge, the technique was demonstrated in a controlled manor as part of a complete performance and the climbers logged a minimum of 20 practice climbs using this technique.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Next term, the Spider Monkeys and Geckos will be working towards their figure-eight knot and heel hook Boulders climbing badges to compliment their regular NICAS structured climbing sessions. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="/NICAS.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Click &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150848240032582.411716.332386117581&amp;amp;type=1"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to see all of the photos of the Spider Monkeys and Geckos receiving their Boulders climbing badges.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Find out more about the Spider Monkeys climbing club by clicking &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/home/Grass-roots-indoor-climbing-for-7-14-year-olds/Spider-Monkeys-Climbing-Club"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Find out more about the Geckos climbing club by clicking &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/home/Grass-roots-indoor-climbing-for-7-14-year-olds/Geckos-Climbing-Club"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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      <pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 11:52:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Boulders indoor climbing centre in Cardiff specialises in providing personal development facilities for organisations, training providers and recruiters.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Get your team reaching new heights – leaping, balancing and swinging in the rafters 10 metres above the ground! A day away from the office and far from the everyday ‘comfort zone’ will capture the imagination of your team and provide a valuable and positive experience. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Our programmes can be focused to specific development objectives, be they team building, team development, group planning, group communication, or simply some fun team time!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All our challenges encourage a ‘can do’ attitude and very often result in surprising personal performances, as individuals are persuaded to meet their rational limits and then go beyond.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Don’t just take our word for it! &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.yolkrecruitment.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Yolk Recruitment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; recently had a team building day here at Boulders. Check out their blog &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.yolkrecruitment.com/blog/2012/05/02/team-building-at-boulders/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to see what they had to say about it.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For more information about team building days and events at Boulders indoor climbing centre, click &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/Corporate"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;here&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center; ;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://www.bouldersclimbingcentre.co.uk/Libraries/Left-Column-CTA-s/corporate_webready.cmslb.ashx" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contact:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;To discuss your requirements, or make a booking, contact Chloe Loftus on 0845 52 118 50, or email &lt;a target="_blank" href="mailto:chloe@boulders-climbing.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;chloe@boulders-climbing.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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