Filming at MCC

Manchester Climbing Centre will be closed on Wednesday until 1pm for the filming of a new ITV drama. But fear not! We will be finished being famous by 1pm, and open again as normal for you to come and climb.

We apologise for any inconvenience this will cause, and would be happy to extend the lunchtime deal until 3pm if you are able to come along an hour later.

PyB Partnership

The Climbing Centre Group Enters a New Partnership with Plas-y-Brenin, The National Mountain Centre

The Climbing Centre Group, which operates busy climbing walls in Manchester, Harrogate and Reading, has announced a radical development in their partnership with Plas y Brenin, The National Mountain Centre.

After working together to develop individual’s climbing skills for over two years, these market leaders have teamed up to provide climbing enthusiasts with leadership training. From December this year visitors to any of the Climbing Group’s centres will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy training and assessment in a range of National Governing Body Awards. These awards include the Climbing Wall Award (CWA, the Climbing Wall Leading Award (CWLA) and the Single Pitch Award (SPA). The partnership will also add REC Emergency First Aid to the list of qualifications, which is the industry standard first aid award and the corner stone for leadership in outdoor sport at any level.

Asked about the development, The Climbing Centre Group’s Managing Director John Dunne commented:

“After almost six years delivering outdoor courses and national governing body qualifications we feel a partnership with Plas y Brenin is the only way we can guarantee the high quality and consistency our customers deserve.

Whichever one of our walls our customers visit, Manchester, Harrogate or Reading, they can expect the same high standard of training”.

The new courses complement an already diverse range of personal skills courses and a staff-training programme at The Climbing Centre Group’s ambitious climbing centres. On the partnership, Plas y Brenin’s Chief Exective Martin Doyle said:

“We have worked closely together for a long time now. John Dunne has been connected with Plas y Brenin for as long as I can remember. As a climber and a businessman he is well aware of the high standards The National Mountain Centre maintains and is committed to making sure his customers enjoy the same high standards. The partnership is an extremely comfortable one for us because we know The Climbing Centre Group is as committed to high standards as we are at Plas y Brenin”.

For more information on the Plas-y-Brenin NGB courses offered at Manchester Climbing Centre, check our Qualifications Webpage

Children in Need

WE’RE DRESSING UP & SELLING JOHN DUNNE FOR CHARITY!

Ok folks, Boulder Manchester falls on the same night as a great charity event, Children in Need. To mark the event, round two of Boulder Manchester will have a few quirks!

To start off, if you fancy competing in fancy dress, then it will cost you £2, which goes straight to charity, a worth-while investment when you consider how cool it would be to compete against Darth Vader or a pantomime cow (we’re not sure how that would work, but my, it would be funny!).

Of course there will be plenty of opportunity to donate, so bring some change, but if you want to give to Children in Need, yet get something in return, we’ll be holding a blind auction for a John Dunne Masterclass. The top four bidders will receive a masterclass from MCC owner and legendary climber John Dunne.  We can’t promise he’ll dress as Pudsey Bear, but he will certainly help you improve your grade, whether you are new to the sport or looking to push your next grade.

In the event that the same amount is bid, priority will be given to people bidding at the centre, but you can bid by phone if you can’t make it to Boulder Manchester, just call 0161 230 7006.The date of the masterclass can be arranged to suit the winners, so don’t hesitate bid away!