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Hardrock in the city at last 23-Aug-2007 At 12:35:59 AM matt

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Thought i might finally add my 2c into this... Myself and a friend showed up the first thursday they were open all excited at the idea of a new gym. Things weren't completely ready as such but the few things that annoyed me the most were:
spinning holds, i brushed that off as they only need to be tightened.
the idea of swinging though the glass, it did cross my mind when playing around with the overhangy stuff.

The damn wall texture! has no one else noticed? maybe it has improved, but when we went in it is evident that the wall was painted after the holds were placed, as some have orange paint on them. But more annoying is the sand/grit shit on the wall. Trying to smear on the wall wasn't possiable on several climbs as you would simply slide off. A secondary result is every hold been filled with the remaining sand/grit. Maybe its worn off now.

And the most concerning: i'm not claiming to be an experienced climber, but i know and my climbing partners know how to put a harness on. Whilst we were there two "instructors" were on a wall, the one up the wall hadn't put his harness on correctly. My parter pointed this out where we were informed he had never climbed before that night. WTF!!!!!!!!??!?!!!!???!?!?!?!?!?!

I like the walls (weren't graded when we went) but i can see where the more experienced climbers would be disappointed. Though the lack of features and shapes (not sure what to call it) was a little disappointing, no random cracks lying around etc etc...

Just my thoughts... enjoy...