A few buildering photos

[astridv]

I thought I'd link these buildering pics I posted in my journal a while back. My climbing guide lists this beautiful sandstone wall on the shore of the river Ruhr as a prime buildering spot. The stone has really nice grip and the holds are crimpy but quite versatile. The entire traverse is about 200 meters long, and rates about UIAA 7... it's pretty challenging and won't get boring quickly. I've climbed there only once so far and tackled only the first few meters of the traverse; I definitely want to go there again.



(If you're ever in the area: the name of the spot is Mendener Brücke.)

Comments

Thanks for posting these!

[rydra_wong]

That looks wonderful. I wish I had something like that near me.

In the UK, there's one bridge which is so renowned as a training location that it made it into the "Boulder Britain" guidebook:

http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=1646

Both the young Johnny Dawes and the young Jerry Moffatt trained there, though they didn't meet until later in their lives.

Re: Thanks for posting these!

[astridv]

That looks wonderful. I wish I had something like that near me.

It's even roofed over for a long stretch so you can climb in the rain. I wish it was closer. The city is an hour away by train.

That bridge you linked looks perfect!

[wpadmirer]

Wow. Both the buildering and that bridge look cool. I've found myself now looking at the building I work in. It's a two story old brick building, with a balcony just off the second floor. I'm wondering if I could climb up to the balcony from the street level.

Hmmm....

[astridv]

This is how it begins... :)

[wpadmirer]

You are a dangerous person. (grin)

[rydra_wong]

She's right. Truly, this is the pathway that leads to the dark side buying bouldering mats. Or plotting sneaky traverses. *g*