New Prices – April 2023

Due to cost pressures we have after some considerable delay increased our day entry prices, we thought it important to maintain our Membership price of £29 per month to allow our members the best value (in Scotland) for regular sessions, as long as we have a good take up we will be able to maintain this great price.

Increases from 1st April 2023:  Adult Day £13   Concession Day £12    Junior Day £9

Punch Cards: 10 visit pass: Adults £110   Concessions £100   Juniors  £70

Group session 1 hr: £70

Maintained: Great value membership at £29 per month  PLUS a 10% discount in the shop for members and Ropes courses for a members special price of £45 – giving our Boulder members a great reason to expand their skills and make use of all we have to offer.

Reduced: Our Lead climbing course is now great value at £45

New After school Kids Club Open Session Starting up After School on a Wednesday

Due to high demand we are running an additional Kids Club Open Session on a Wednesday afternoon from 4pm to 5pm. This session is ideal for kids age 7 and over to come and give climbing a try under the supervision of one of our instrucors . Click on the link below to book a session.

COVID UPDATE 24th Jan 2022

the Scottish Government have relaxed the guidance as of the 24th Jan:

Capacity limits and social distancing have been removed for all areas within the centre.

• Do I have to book?

Only for instructor led sessions (as normal).

Existing measures that we have been asking customers to adhere to are still in place:

• MASKS are still obligatory whilst you are NOT climbing, Bring a mask and wear it at all times, it may be dropped whilst you are on the wall and should be raised again as soon as you touch the matting.
• Sanitise your hands on arrival and regularly during your visit.
• Do not visit if you are un-well or have been in contact with a person suspected of having Covid

8.30am Opening on Thursdays and Fridays

Exciting News The centre will be opening at the earlier time of 8.30am on Thursday and Friday for a trial period. The coffee machine will on and pastries will be available.

Click the link below for details of this seasons first comp.

COMPETITIONS

NEW HOLDS HAVE ARRIVED

• They will be being set over the next week or so to give a range of new problems throughout the grades

BOOKABLE OPEN KIDS CLUB SESSIONS

Starting 28th August

BOOKING AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW

• from 7 years of age
• bookable as a one off or multiple sessions
• 1 hr low ration sessions

FROM Monday 9th August 2021

• Capacity restrictions removed
• NO Booking for experienced climbers / boulderers
• Social Distancing Removed – replaced by ‘Give People Space’
• MASKS must still be worn whilst not climbing

We will continue to clean as previously and our enhanced ventilation will still be operating

All staff will ask climbers and boulderers to support us in working forward towards ‘normal’ operation

See you all soon

INSPECTION NOTICE FOR MAILLON RAPIDE 8MM LINK

We have received this inspection notice from Edelrid

https://www.edelrid.de/en/service/recalls/recall-security-check-firma-peguet-maillon-rapide.php

• WHAT DOES THIS EFFECT?
  • The 8mm Maillon Rapide link with the serial number A.19.04
  • The link is used in climbing and rope access as a semi permanent connection between other items.
• DO YOU SELL ITEMS LIKE THIS?
  • We sell the Edelrid Ohm which has a similar link attached, we have checked our stock and all are ok according to the notice.
• I HAVE PURCHASED AN OHM WHAT DO I DO?
  • Check the the serial number A.19.04 on the link attached to your Ohm against the notice in the link above, whether purchased here or elsewhere.
• HAS THERE BEEN AN ACCIDENT?
  • No, this was an issue discovered at the factory

EQUIPMENT THAT IS USED FOR SAFETY WITHIN CLIMBING SHOULD BE REGULARLY INSPECTED

IDEALLY INSPECTED BEFORE EACH USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURERS GUIDANCE AND SHOULD BE CLEANED AND STORED ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURERS ADVICE.

WE ARE OPEN

Currently we are open for competent climbers and their guests

We are hoping to open up beginner and group sessions from the 17th May, assuming that the program of easing in Covid levels continues as planned

Kean Junior Climbers Access to Outdoor Climbing and Skills:

Through Climb Scotland’s Real Rock series junior climbers can pick up some of the skills needed to transition to outdoor climbing, full details / criteria / eligibility from the post below and Climb Scotland’s website.

https://www.facebook.com/climbscotland/posts/2286202904846401

UPDATE Regarding Lockdown 2 (15th April 2021)

We will be opening up on Monday 26th April

We will be running bookable individual sessions as we will be under level 3 restrictions on opening

We hope that these restrictions will be rapidly relaxed and that we will be able to offer the full range of courses / sessions soon, we will update our media as soon as things open up

Sessions can now be booked on the website for:

• Experienced Adult Climbers and their guests
• Junior Climbers signed in by an experienced Adult

We are working on our options for Kids Clubs, Group Sessions and Courses so that we are ready as soon as possible

UPDATE Regarding Lockdown 2 (25th Feb 2021)

Update

In the midst of our 2nd lockdown we hope you are all as well as could be expected.

Back in December we were all under the impression that 3 weeks would be the duration and we could start to re build and open up form there. How wrong we were. From this weeks announcement by the 1st  Minister it looks likely we will be under full lockdown until the end of April (around 16 + weeks) and then progress to level 3 restrictions (we are familiar with from November and December) Beyond April we will keep our fingers crossed.

To all members who have been able to support the wall through keeping their memberships going whether for a few weeks or continued; we greatly appreciate your support, and equally understand that many of you may be in as much difficulty as ourselves and are unable to do so.

Our aim has always been to weather this storm and to keep the centre going for the future as near to what you have come to enjoy prior to Covid.

The current situation with AVW:

We have take what support is available from Government, both in grants and loans, unfortunately the grants available have not come close to covering our costs and we have been burdened with large loans and using personal finance to tide us through to opening. the furlough scheme, whilst supporting our staff through the crisis, leaves us at a very low level of staffing to keep up with the inevitable work that has to be continued towards opening.

Members support:

Whilst we hope you can keep supporting AVW and we appreciate any support, we do not take it for granted and would remind you that you can opt to freeze at any time. We are happy to retro freeze memberships or refund fees if your circumstances have changed.

You can get in contact with Simon about freezing memberships or anything else by email at info@averticalworld.co.uk

Stay safe, keep fit; running seems to be a thing with staff, plus the inevitable finger board sessions, remember your core (yes that means sit ups and buries!) and flexibility.

We will be here to support you with your goals when we open up.

Simon and the Team

AVW

UPDATE Regarding Lockdown 2 (19th Jan 2021)

The whole of mainland Scotland was moved to Level 4 (Lockdown) on the 26th December 2020.

This closed all climbing walls.

At the end of December the reopening was forecast for the 18th Jan.

On Tuesday 19th Jan it was confirmed by the Scottish government that the lockdown would remain until at least Mid February.

Hopefully we will get some notice before the lockdown is relaxed; allowing us to work towards reopening the centre.

REDPOINT COMP 2

With us going in to lockdown prior to the end of December, we have made the decision to extend the end date for Comp 2 to the end of January, giving everyone a full month to try the problems.

We have updated the current standings on the comp page, if you still have your results sheet and wish us to add your results just forward a copy to info@averticalworld.co.uk and we shall update the spreadsheet.

See you all in the new year,

Stay strong

The team

Avertical World

Lockdown 2 info; as of Dec 26th 2020

The Scottish government is putting the whole of the Scottish mainland into tier 4 (Lockdown) for 3 weeks, starting 26th December.

This means that all Climbing Walls will be shut for the period.

We hope the 3 weeks will pass quickly for us all.

Thanks to all our users who have supported the wall since we opened at the end of August.

MEMBERSHIPS; All members have the option to freeze their memberships during the closed period if they wish. We do however ask you to consider supporting the wall by continuing your membership through the closure if you have the option to do so. Members wishing to freeze should email info@averticalworld.co.uk using the subject ‘membership freeze’

Thanks for all your support have a happy Xmas and new year and we will see you next year!

Simon and the team

Results for the Red Point Boulder Comp are on the comp page.