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Spring Boulder Competition 2013 Report and Pictures!

Congratulations to male and female winners Paul Ogden and Kate Watson of the Durham Climbing Centre Spring Bouldering Competition on Saturday 11th May. In qualifying, the 20 problems set by Gaz…

Mon 13th May 2013

BMC Fundamentals Training for DCC Staff!

Last weekend, GB Climbing Team Manager and Coach Ian Dunn visited DCC to deliver Fundamentals training to our staff and coaches from other centres across the North East. Ian has been climbing for…

Wed 1st May 2013

Five Ten Boot Demo

Saturday 4th May 12pm – 4pm Five Ten Boot Demo at DCC with athlete David Mason Saturday 4th May – pop this one in the diary! Come and try out a pair of Five Ten’s for the day plus 10% off shoes and…

Fri 5th April 2013

WBS 2013 Scoreboard - Updated

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Sun 31st March 2013

WBS 2013 Scoreboard- Updated

Sun 31st March 2013

Junior Winter Series Final Round Up

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Sat 30th March 2013

WBS Final Results! World Cup Style Problems from Gaz Parry! Raffle & Prize Giving!

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Sat 30th March 2013

Round 4 WBS Round Up!

Round 4 Winter Series took place this weekend at DCC with a free curry supper and some spectacular problems from Gaz Parry! Another bout of snow did not stop the crowds coming along and the centre was…

Sun 24th February 2013

WBS 2014 Round 5

Round 5 Winter Bouldering Series: Order of the Day Friday 9th (3 – 9pm) & Saturday 10th March (10am-7pm) Our HRT Winter Bouldering Series is drawing to a close! This has been one of our very…

Wed 20th February 2013

Round 4 Junior Winter Series & Finals

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Wed 20th February 2013

BMC Movement Masterclass with Naomi Buys

If you’re looking to improve your rock climbing, indoors or out, then come along to this BMC Climbing Movement Masterclass – run by top climber Naomi Buys. This excellent masterclass will be held at…

Tue 12th February 2013

Free Climbing Library!

A new feature for DCC this month is our brand new climbing library pride of place in our reception area. Feel free to pick up a magazine on your next visit, all we ask is that you bring it back next…

Wed 6th February 2013

Round 3 YBL Sneek Peek!

t’s Friday 5th July and here’s a sneak preview of Round 3 Youth Boulder Ladder! Route Setter James has created a wacky hoop traverse in the Junior Wall area with some very small gaps which taller…

Tue 5th February 2013

Spicy Whites!

Friday 1st February 2013 Friday’s route setting duo today Paul Ogden and James Hunter have between them cooked up a concoction of spicy white problems ready to climb this weekend! Graded at 6a – 7a+,…

Fri 1st February 2013

The Rise of Bouldering only Centres

Climbing walls were once used by rock climbers between mountains. Now all kinds of people use them as a more social alternative to a gym, many with no intention of climbing outdoors. Will Coldwell…

Tue 29th January 2013

The Rise of Bouldering only Centres

Climbing walls were once used by rock climbers between mountains. Now all kinds of people use them as a more social alternative to a gym, many with no intention of climbing outdoors. Will Coldwell…

Tue 29th January 2013

The Rise of Bouldering only Centres

Climbing walls were once used by rock climbers between mountains. Now all kinds of people use them as a more social alternative to a gym, many with no intention of climbing outdoors. Will Coldwell…

Tue 29th January 2013

The Rise of Bouldering only Centres

Climbing walls were once used by rock climbers between mountains. Now all kinds of people use them as a more social alternative to a gym, many with no intention of climbing outdoors. Will Coldwell…

Tue 29th January 2013

The Rise of Bouldering only Centres

Climbing walls were once used by rock climbers between mountains. Now all kinds of people use them as a more social alternative to a gym, many with no intention of climbing outdoors. Will Coldwell…

Tue 29th January 2013

Sport Climbing in the 2020 Olympics

What is it? This is more usually called “lead climbing” and is the category up for inclusion in the Olympics. Anchors are permanently fixed to indoor walls to allow climbs of great difficulty to be…

Tue 29th January 2013

Introducing Our Team For 2013

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Tue 1st January 2013

WBS 2013 Round 2

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Fri 14th December 2012

Durham Climbing Centre's 5th Anniversary

Our 5th Birthday this weekend has been marked by a series of fun events which started on Friday with the Route Setting Workshop. Five new problems were set by some of our own climbers, with votes…

Sun 21st October 2012

Listen Up Zip Slide Fans!

Team DCC will be completing our zip wire from the Gateshead side of the Tyne Bridge tomorrow from 2pm. We are meeting in the car park by The Sage & HMS Calliope at 2pm. Come along and cheer us on…

Fri 19th October 2012