Ipswich

Copleston (The Leading Edge)

An article on building of the wall is in our Articles pages

The website for the wall used to be http://www.coplestonleadingedge.com, but that doesn't seem to work any more

Entry on UKC site is here

Address: Copleston High School, Copleston Rd, Ipswich,IP4 5HD

Tel: 01473 274178

Current price per session is £4.20, or pay by direct debit for £16/month with no limit on number of sessions

The current opening times are as follows:-

Stowmarket

The Cragg

Entry on UKC site is here

Address: Gainsborough Road, Stowmarket, SUFFOLK IP14 1LH

Tel: 01449 674 980 / 01449 742 815

Adult price is £6, Concessions - £3.45

The above prices are for registered climbers. Registration is a one off fee of £5 to get your everyone active card, renewed annually but with no additional charge.

The current opening times are as follows:-

The wall has 31 rope lines, some of the larger overhangs are lead only but otherwise you can lead and top rope, typically 10-12 top ropes in situ. All lead lines have in-situ runners. The walls range from 7-8.5m in height, including a large slab, large overhang and all angles in between, Arete feature, concave corner section, finger jamming cracks (coming soon!), fist jamming crack, ab platform and rope skills practice wall. 100+ routes, ranging for f3-f8a.

Also converted squash court bouldering room, 4m high above large crash matting, typically between 60-70 problems, ranging from VB - V9.

Regular Comps, including a dyno Comp, regular setting, kit hire for harnesses, belay devices and ground anchors as well as boots. Regular masterclasses and tuition available.