Saturday 31 August 2013

New Indy Climbing Wall now open today... Where Barcelona meets North Wales!

From this...




To this...






The guys and girls at the Indy have managed a great turnaround with their transformation of their climbing center on Anglesey in North Wales with a new and very steep Power Endurance lead wall that reminded me of a training facility just outside Barcelona that I visited (a very contemporary design!)

The new Power Endurance Wall

Rob setting on the new PE wall


It was great to be involved in both the wall manufacturing (supplied from Beacon Climbing Walls) and finally route setting with the Indy Team.




Emma setting the Circuits Board
 The Indy is open right now and I believe a party will ensue... As I look out the window towards Holyhead I can see it's cloudy, so maybe get down there and enjoy the plastic fantastic from the Indy...


A Stella Job!

Friday 30 August 2013

Route Setting in the UK



The New Indy Wall in North Wales



Mark McGowan is available for route setting in the UK


Route setting Experience:

  • Ratho International Climbing Centre for Bouldering competitions and Scottish Youth Series
  • Inverness Climbing Centre for Scottish Youth Series
  • The Beacon Climbing Centre for lead routes and Welsh Youth Series
  • The Indy Climbing Wall for lead routes




Rate is £12 per hour plus agreed travel costs

Based in North Wales

Contact markmcgowan01@gmail.com

Referrals from clients:



"...This training season I decided to get all the help I can to speed up my improvement. I needed guidance to work towards my goals in long term. I also needed more vision and opinions about my exercises and weak links. I am glad I can share my training with Mark..." (Ville Mustonen, Finland)


" I met Mark in Glen Nevis on his return to climbing to check out some lines he had in mind for me, I wasn't really training at this point but after a day or two talking and training with him I had a much more structured idea of what to do to improve and I did" (Kev Shields)