Entre-Prise & BMC Festival Of Climbing Can´t wait till the Commonwealth Games for some gripping sportingcompetition? then help is at hand.The biggest event in the UK climbingcalendar is taking place in just 5 weeks time at the NIA in Birmingham.From 7-9 December the best climbers in the world will gather together tocompete on a spectacular indoor climbing wall on routes set by 1998-2000European champion Ian Vickers.Designed to make sure only one climber makesit to the top, British stars will climb alongside the best from all over theworld in the Snow + Rock International Masters.High drama follows as somemake it to the top- and some loose their grip on the wall and thecompetition. If power, pure muscle and flawless technique are more your thing, then theBouldering World Cup Final is definitely for you.Boulders may only be 4mhigh, but to defy gravity and scale them using muscle power alone issomething few manage successfully.Spectators will be only a few feet awayfrom some of the fittest athletes in the world making this an intimatecompetition not to be missed. And if you think this is just for the grown-ups, think again.British kidscatch the climbing bug as young as 6, and the European Youth Cup Finalbrings the elite together.Climbers aged 13-19 will be climbing on the same14m wall as the seniors, stunning audiences with their skill, poise anddetermination. Here´s the schedule of eventsm: Friday 7th December: Competitions: UIAA-ICC Snow & Rock World Bouldering Cup Qualification (Male) 12:00-19:00 Qialification (Female) 14:00-19:00 Lectures: Best of Kendal – 14:00-17:00 Paul Deegan: everything Youe Wanted To Know About Mountain Travel, But Were Afraid To Ask – 17:15-18:15 Alan Hinkes: Everest & 8000ers – 18:30-19:30 Niall Grimes: US Big Walls to UK Bouldering – 19:00-20:00 Best of Kndal – 19:30-21:00 Conferences & Seminars: BMC Volunteer Leader Conference – 09:00-17:00 Saturday 8th December: Competitions: UIAA-ICC Snow & Rock World Bouldering Cup Final (Female) 10:30-13:30 Final (Male) 14:30-17:30 UIAA-ICC Beal &Petzl European Youth Cup Qualification Route 1 – All Categories 09:30-13:00 Qualification Route 2 – All Categories 14:00-17:00 Lectures: Best Of Kendal – 10:00-11:00 Dave Hillebrandt: World Expedition Medicine Workshop – 10:00-11:00 Andy Macpherson: International Year Of Mountains 2002 – 10:00-11:00 Al Powell: Extreme Greenland – 11:00-12:00 Harish Kohli: The Great Himalayan Traverse – 11:30-12:30 Dave Hillebrandt: World Expedition Medicine Workshop – 10:00-11:00 Jamie Andrew: Overcoming Disability – 12:30-13:30 Photo Workshop (tbc) – 14:00-15:00 Lindsay Griffin: Chair Of MEF Lectures – 14:00-18:00 Richards Pash: EuropeUan Parnell: North AmericaDoug Scott: AsiaSimon Yates: South AmericaJerry Gore: AustralasiaCrag Jones: AntarcticaDave Turnbull / Leo Houlding: AfricaFrank Nugent: In The Footsteps Of Bury, Shackleton & McClintock – 14:30-15:30 Paul Deegab: Mountain Travel Workshop – 15:30-16:30 Ian Parnell: Extreme Alaska – 16:00-17:00 Best Of Kendal – 18:00-19:30 Alistait Lee: Made In China – Images & Live Drums – 18:30-19:30 Hot Bouldering Videos – 17:00-19:30 Sunday 9th December: Competitions: Snow & Rock International Masters:Route 1 09:00-10:30 Route 2 15:30: 17:00 UIAA-ICC Beal &Petzl European Youth Cup Finals – All Categories 10:30-15:00 Outdoor Designs International Dyno Competition:Qualification – 09:00-15:00 Final – 15:00-15:30 Cotswold Outdoor Open Bouldering Challenge:Junior Challenge – 09:00-11:00 Open Challenge – 11:00-17:00 Lectures: Best Of Kendal – 09:00-11:00 Bouldering Videos – 09:00-11:00 Airlie Anderson: Big walls & Women In Climbing – 11:30-12:30 Leo Houlding: Extreme Free Routes – 13:00-14:00 Jerry Gore: Big Walls & Climbing Characters – 13:00-14:00 Access & Conservation Trust Launch – 14:00-14:30 John Dunne: Training & Hard Grit – 14:30-15:30 Alan Hinckes: Everest & The 8000ers – 14:30-15:30 Best Of Kendal – 15:30-17:00 Planet-Climbing have already run a couple of pieces on the festival: For a layout of the Indoor Arena click hereFor more information on the Voluntary Leader Conference click click hereFor anybody wanting more information or wanting to book tickets vivit the BMC´s website
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