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Definition
What is a Climbing Wall

Pre-History
Bildering And Bilderers
Geoffrey Windthrop Young
Arthur Pinner

First True Climbing Structure
SchurmanRock
Clark Schurman
Camp Long

Post War Development

1960's Boom
Britians First Climbing Walls

1970's Development

Climbing Wall Manufacturers

Bendcrete Climbing Walls

DR Climbing Walls

University Walls
Brunel University
Spire Rock
University of Washington

The 1980's Wall Development
The invention of the bolt on Hold

First Commercial Climbing Centre
Vertical, In Seattle
Mile End, London

The 1990's Beginning of the Golden Age

21st Century Climbing Walls and the Future
NLRC
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THE MILE END CLIMBING CENTRE

Mile End makes it on to our site and list of climbing walls because it was the UK's, Britains first true dedicated Rock Climbing Centre.

 

Mile End opened to the public in 1989 it is based in the Ecology Park, Mile End Climbing Wall is probably the most established andoldest dedicated climbing wall in the country.

Many of Britain's top climbers and mountaineers have trained here. It is housed inside an old pipe engineering works, which is located within Mile End Park and is a five-minute walk from Mile End Tube Station - it has grown to its current size, approx. 16,000 sq. ft (1500 sq. m) of climbing surface. There is extensive "Bouldering" at all levels, Top-Roped and Lead Climbing as well as more advanced Training areas - "The Board Room", and "Monkey House".

The Mile End Climbing Wall is maintained by the registered charity 'DEVELOPMENT through CHALLENGE' - promoting personal development through challenging physical activity, especially to the young person.

 

 

 
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