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Wednesday, December 31, 2008; 5:22 PM
Sorry guys wanted to upload our KL trip photo vid but some error occurred while uploading. So here are some other vids. Once its solved, i will upload it.
Wrestling part 1
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Doing The Impossible.
Thursday, December 11, 2008; 12:26 PM
If you guys are sick of climbing in Singapore and decided to go overseas in search of new sport climbing routes, u guys wanna check out these few places which are budget friendly.
Putrajaya Challenge Park
This new gym built again by the BlocX team in the south of Putrajaya is set to be the largest gym in Asia. The government of Malaysia sponsored the project as a competition ground for X-games and the like.
At time of print it is not yet ready. The building construction and the walls are ready but there has not been any firm plans for any operators to run the place. Several negotiations are currently underway with a few parties. Hopefully in time soon, there will be a firm agreement to run this gym and climbers in the Klang Valley will have an alternative gym to go to.
The gym is large with 30 meter high overhanging lead routes that look very hard, but there is a range of routes from the more beginner rating to hardcore difficult. The bouldering section wasnt too impressive. There was no cave section. A beginner level reclining wall and a different section which was inclined. There is also a isolation room outside of the main climbing area with a incline wall for warm up and practice. On the second floor we found a little climbing room for children with bright colours and funny designs.
There is a obvious problem with the low density of routes. The area is large, and in totality there were some 50 lead routes set up in the main climbing area. But from the density of the holds on the lead routes as well as the bouldering wall, you can see that the holds are quite far apart and a bit sparse. I guess a certain budget was allocated to set up these routes that called for the minimum number of holds to cover the entire space and in the time that followed after it is open to the public, more investment would be put in to add more routes in between the existing ones. There definitely looks to be plenty of room for improvement and expansion.
As the community grows, there is a need to increase the number of gyms that climbers can go to, for the sake of variety. With the recent closure of the Summit Climbing Gym, climbers in the Klang Valley’s options are limited to Camp5 and Shah Alam Extreme Park. It will be good for the community to have an additional gym as large and diverse as Camp5. There is concern that its location on the south of Putrajaya sets it quite far out of the way from the bulk of climbers who live in the more populated areas in the north, closer to Camp5. As such it would be difficult to divert climbers to this gym especially during the week.
It could turn out though that the opening of this gym in the near future might split the community in two whereby the climbers in the south of the Klang Valley may find this gym easier and faster to get to then Camp5 in 1-Utama. Then it will boil down to the cost and pricing factor, which way climbers go… the way this new gym will be priced will determine the share of climbers that it will capture. Another factor that might be a decider is convenience. Camp5 being located in a popular shopping mall may be cause of climbers to choose it over Putrajaya, as they can do other things after or before they climb like watch a movie or shop.
We wont know how the response will be like until it opens to the public. Hopefully this can happen sooner rather than later… and we hope that this impressive gym will find a worthy operator that will run it and maintain it to a high standard. The most painful thing that can happen is that this facility shares the fate of so many other government over-expenditure and lack-luster projects; opened with much glam and sparkling lights and visiting ministers, and then fizzling away into obscurity and disrepair.
Shah Alam Extreme Park
Entrance fee: FOC
Operating hours: Can climb till 12.30 AM
Equipment rental:
Harness, Belay device, runners(10) at RM 5.00
Rope RM10 /hr, RM40 unlimited usage
Details:
The Shah Alam Extreme Park at Section 13 has been open for a while now and has within it a skate park, cycling park and two towering climbing walls. We hope that this site can be used to publicize more new routes on these walls as well as organize group activities there for a more constructive climbing community.Do note that there is NO entrance fee. Yes ladies and gentlemen, if you have your own gears the walls are FREE. If you don’t, do not fret as there are rentals available. See below for details.
In case you get off work a little to late or just feel like doing some night climbing, hold and behold! lights are turned on every night and it only shuts off at 12.30 am. However, you have to register your details with the management if it’s your first time there.
Equipment Rental is Available at this gym. Below is the details of the hiring facilities. Also be wary that rental operations may seize on some public holidays. If you are going to travel a considerable distance and planning to rent equipment it is highly recommended to give them a call first.
Images and write-ups courtesy of www.putraclimb.com
Oh well you can also go to camp 5..haha enjoy ur remaining holidays peeps!! Ciao
-Lam
Doing The Impossible.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008; 10:56 AM
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-Lam
Doing The Impossible.
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