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new wall for Burnley? 13-May-2003 At 9:34:30 AM (removed)

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Graffiti was definitely a problem. Martin and I spent one afternoon with a can of paint stripper trying to get that pink crap off one time with only limited success. It ended up burning Malcolm's knee as he didn't wait until we'd finished to start climbing. Potent stuff. I don't really see how we can avoid it either. The thing you really want to prevent though is the vandalism of the holds themselves.

And in regards to the holds, it would be great to get some of the river rock back. The stone feel of the wall was a large part of the attraction. I'm sure we can "find" some rocks like these in a river somewhere if required (as was done first time around, can't remember the river). A stone cutting thingy could be used to create a flat back to these holds to make a flush join (something which wasn't done). Stone has a better feel as it generally requires greater contact strnegth to be able to hang on - plastic holds allow greater friction with the skin and therefore less strength. Anyone who doesn't believe me should go up to Nowra and check out how hard even the big jugs can be to hang on to after getting "strong" in a gym.

And finally, in regards to changeable routes as someone suggested, I hope this doesn't happen. Burnley never changed (well, not much, and then only when holds broke off) for 12 years and it remained popular to the end. The ability to work a panel was a great thing, and you could measure yourself against your fitness from years ago to see where you were.

Still, all this is exciting news !