Congratulations to, Rose Williams, Tess Saunders, Jason Thorne, Kevin Knight, Carrie Tomlinson, Abbie Keeper, Danielle Bassett, Laura Sperring, Sarah Whatty, Ian Cox and Hannah Clay who have all won prizes in our prize draw.
The Big Vertical Marathon Tour has now come to an end. It has been one hell of an adventure with both highs and lows. We thank you all one last time for all your support and good wishes over the last year.
On a personal note I would like to say a huge thank you to Cherry, Justin, Robin and Dan who willingly gave up their time, it will never be forgotten.
Bye for now!
Paul
Sunday 6 March 2011
Saturday 12 February 2011
Prize Draw Closed.
The prize draw is now closed. Thank you so much to everyone who has entered. The draw will take place some time over the next two days and I will publish the results here as soon as all winners are confirmed.
Thank you and good luck to eveyone who has entered.
Thank you and good luck to eveyone who has entered.
Wednesday 9 February 2011
It's all worthwhile.
I recieved this email a few days ago which the author has kindly let me share with you. It perfectly illustrates the reason we decided to take on this challenge from the outset.
Hi.
I think what you guys did was great, raising money and awareness and promoting the sport in itself as a way to break free from the stresses of daily life. Climbing for me has been such an important role in finding a focus with life and moving forward as well as gaining confidence, self belief and that sense of achievement and freedom.
I was diagnosed with leukemia 3 years ago now, and at the time had only been climbing for just under a year. Having had many goals in life and having them potentially crushed was devastating. At the time you feel limited, weak and it's hard to see a light. Once things were more under control, it had already been months and I had lost 10kg in weight and a lot of muscle. My brother and sister were keen climbers and would force me to come along just to get moving. It became a center point of my life, at first as a distraction and an escape, but now, as way of life. It has shown me that you can still achieve great things and that you can fight back. Exercise is great for the mind and being outdoors, for the spirit.
I had recovered faster than anyone previously at my hospital and have taken part in various medical trials to help others benefit. I had pushed for alternative ways of taking my medicine, Glivec, for those who find it hard to swallow or have problems with nausia and taste. Where previously it was taken alone with water, now it's accepted it can be taken with any juice except Grapefruit and can be taken with a meal, lets say with mashed potatoes to protect the taste and protect the stomach lining. Though still on medication, I manage to overcome most of the side effects, which prevent many people on it from taking part in sports and having an active lifestyle. Climbing is definately something that can get those people out of bed and doing something which makes them stronger and happier. If you fight, you can achieve things you didn't even know possible.
Hi.
I think what you guys did was great, raising money and awareness and promoting the sport in itself as a way to break free from the stresses of daily life. Climbing for me has been such an important role in finding a focus with life and moving forward as well as gaining confidence, self belief and that sense of achievement and freedom.
I was diagnosed with leukemia 3 years ago now, and at the time had only been climbing for just under a year. Having had many goals in life and having them potentially crushed was devastating. At the time you feel limited, weak and it's hard to see a light. Once things were more under control, it had already been months and I had lost 10kg in weight and a lot of muscle. My brother and sister were keen climbers and would force me to come along just to get moving. It became a center point of my life, at first as a distraction and an escape, but now, as way of life. It has shown me that you can still achieve great things and that you can fight back. Exercise is great for the mind and being outdoors, for the spirit.
I had recovered faster than anyone previously at my hospital and have taken part in various medical trials to help others benefit. I had pushed for alternative ways of taking my medicine, Glivec, for those who find it hard to swallow or have problems with nausia and taste. Where previously it was taken alone with water, now it's accepted it can be taken with any juice except Grapefruit and can be taken with a meal, lets say with mashed potatoes to protect the taste and protect the stomach lining. Though still on medication, I manage to overcome most of the side effects, which prevent many people on it from taking part in sports and having an active lifestyle. Climbing is definately something that can get those people out of bed and doing something which makes them stronger and happier. If you fight, you can achieve things you didn't even know possible.
Wednesday 2 February 2011
Just for posterity.
Here are copies of the ancient way we decided to log our climbs. After testing numerous counting machines and finding that they all either ran out of battery after an hour, got clogged up with chalk or just fell apart in our hands we decided to stick with good old pen and paper. Each tick is a single climb between 7 and 12 meters, but most were 10 meters.
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| Undercover Rock |
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| Dart Rock |
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| Redpoint |
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| Awesome Walls |
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| NCC |
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| NCC Overflow ticks! |
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| The Foundry |
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| Craggy Island |
Monday 31 January 2011
Beast of Beasts, the results are in.
Here it is, a full list of results from our very successful chin up comp. (Please click on image for large view). Thank you and well done to everyone who took part in the event, it was great to see those competitive juices flowing!Due to a very close call at the top of the leader board we went back to the guys at Beastmaker who, after deliberation have decided that Patrick Brosnan is the most deserving winner with a fantastic 43.5 consecutive chin ups, great effort Patrick, well done.
Beast of Beasts chin up comp results
Hi Guys,
Apologies for the delay in getting these results online and announcing the winner. I will try and get it all up online by the end of tomorrow. My fingers have just about recovered enough to put this message up! Please stick with us, we will announce the results as soon as possible.
Also, don't forget there is still time to enter our prize draw through our just giving page. For details of prizes please go to our prize draw page.
More here soon.
Paul
Apologies for the delay in getting these results online and announcing the winner. I will try and get it all up online by the end of tomorrow. My fingers have just about recovered enough to put this message up! Please stick with us, we will announce the results as soon as possible.
Also, don't forget there is still time to enter our prize draw through our just giving page. For details of prizes please go to our prize draw page.
More here soon.
Paul
Sunday 30 January 2011
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