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Brunswick Bouldering Wall 30-Jun-2015 At 12:35:13 PM patto

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On 30/06/2015 jprockbelly wrote:
>The walls are made of steel sheets, about 10mm think. So yeah, the crane
>was needed I think.
Yes a crane was definately needed. But IMO not one of that size. (I work in steel and I was being a steel geek by that comment.) Oh and the sheets are a fair bit thinner than 10mm I believe. Maybe 4mm which is still very thick for sheeting. (Thanks to Evan, I did see the insides of the structure.) The thing would weigh more than a car.

>Regarding the wall, I went down over the weekend and had a play. Probably
>not enough space to entertain serious climbers for more than an hour or
>two, just a bit small and a bit low. Also it feels crowded, there were
>about 5 people there climbing (plus the odd kid running in from the street
>to jump on) and you still had to wait you turn to have a go. Also lots
>of spinners (probably because of the steel)
When I went down kids outnumbered climbers 3:1. But I see that as a good thing. This was built for the Brunswick community not for the climber community. And yes, spinners and cross threaded stuck bolts are due to the steel construction.

>That said it's a shite load nicer setting that Burnley. Lovely place to
>meet for a coffee/chat and casual boulder. Not so great for training though.
Except if you live around the corner. ;-)