Saturday   I had a pretty full on day at the TCA in Glasgow where I competed in the second round of their Winter Bouldering Series. In the morning I headed over to pick up friends of mine who were also competing, Neill Busby, Eddie Barbour and Lisandro Defays. Eddie is probably for lack of a better term (and possibly the most accurate one that comes to mind right now) my rival :P In a friendly way, but he is a good guy for me to try and beat as we both tend to climb at a fairly similar level, in... Continue reading

A sad day for all of Ratho... the day Buzby burned the volumes in a moment of madness and what I believe is potentially the pyromaniac inside our faithful chief setter. Ewan Davidson cranking it at the comp With the exception of a few tears from a few Ratho boulderers (and myself), the EICA Winter Bouldering Competition and Bonfire went exceedingly well. The day before the competition it was myself, Buz, Geek and Lisandro setting in the bouldering room. Although I never felt that my setting head was screwed on quite as tight as usual, I somehow managed to turn out a... Continue reading

I love climbing at TCA Glasgow! It's always loads of fun when you have endless amounts of boulder problems to go at. For me, as I climb and set mainly at EICA, I go through problems fairly rapidly, so having the TCA less than an hour away is really beneficial if I want to step up my bouldering level. This year, TCA are hosting 4 bouldering competitions across the winter months. I am going to use these as personal goals to focus my strength and power training over the winter. I did well in the last two events held earlier this... Continue reading

Hey Guys The UK's biggest (and best) bouldering wall is going to be offering all climbers an amazing opportunity to come test out the facility. Whether you are a seasoned climber eager to test his/her self on some hard boulders or have never climbed before, there will be loads happening throughout the day the is sure to keep you occupied. Plus the best bit is its all totally FREE!!! The TCA Glasgow is an amazing facility for any climber whether beginner or advanced. I regularly train there to better my skills as a boulderer as the quality of setting and of... Continue reading

TCA Bouldering Competition Round 2 Saturday was the second round of Glasgow TCA's winter bouldering competitions. The first round held last year I had won, surprising myself in my bouldering ability which I had always thought of as clinically weak : P I guess it still is on a comparative scale with my endurance, but seeing as I'm a focussed route climber it was nice to enter a bouldering competition and come out on top - ONE UP TO DA ROUTE CLIMBAZ!!! The second round in my opinion was even better than the first. I really enjoyed the style of setting... Continue reading