3D Projection

A good friend of mine has created a 3D fly around of an approximation of our finished project. The colours are obviously just a guess on the part of my designer and the other video of the recent paint job gives you an idea of the look we are going for. The Berghaus branding is not to be panicked about, the designer was just using the only outdoor brand he knew to spec. the walls - afterall he is a computer man and not fully genned up on the outdoor brands!

The second phase will have a campus board in too and the cave will be bigger AND the comp wall will be steeper! So much goodness to be had, yum yum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3utcOaqLRUA

The new paint job!

One day of painting completed by our lovely lovely voluntary team! Only one coat on and not all the surfaces are covered yet, but you get an idea of what we are trying to do with the place!

Big love to all the helpers, there should be photos of the home made BBQ action and Ged's killer mulled wine that involves healthy amounts of 63% Jamaican rum. Nice.

More goodness soon.

Check this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqk3O-RB4LU

Your verdicts please!

Hi all,

The level of building action is sick and wrong, its is all hands to the deck with a constructive fury shaping ideas into reality that you will be able to test your mettle against! Decisions about heat, style, order, coffee beans and colour are being feverishly made in haze of industry - dang its insane!

BUt there is something for you to do too, well it is going to be your wall so you may as well have some input right? Well obviously we are on phase one of the two phases (phase two Feb opening) and I have a pal of min whipping up a 3D walkaround of the lower building, now he sent me a wee section of the video he is making and he coloured the panels as he saw fit without input from us.

This is the link to that video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azAuq7LR_k

So what do you think of the colours? Throw some feedback our way. tell others to do the same! Lets get a feel of your thoughts!

Also this coming weekend is painting weekend with beer and BBQ for all volunteers (soft drinks available too!) is anyone keen for a spot of 'roll on/roll off'? Sneek preview of the greatest centre in the universe also! In the future you can tell your grand kids, hey john and jane, granddad painted that panel and they will be so proud - picture their little faces...

Staff team

Hello everyone!

What a week, goodness gracious, I am bushed!!! We have just finished our third day of interviews and seventeen strong candidates later, I'm whacked and need a kip. However we have earmarked our team but are going to sleep on it and see if we feel the same tomorrow (sure we will). I am super psyched now as the people we have provisionally selected were not only qualified but had a really good 'vibe' about them, a positive energy if you will that left me feeling - I cannot wait to start work!! When was the last time you heard some one say that?

I think a climbing wall is essentially a place that draws people and if it treats and cares for those people well you build a community where people feel welcome. Hell, you dont start a climbing business as a get rich strategy, its all about the love, the poeople and the lifestyle. Fingers crossed we can make it work - I we because I do mean you too, I may own and manange the wall and have shaped it thus far, but what you bring to it will shape its future and that I find really exciting - where will you take us?

Also included a pic of the arch - so much sick clamping problems to be set... and Crispin getting medievil on the steel work!

I thought this looked rather good!

Our first promo pic, obviously all posed and lit up for effect, but dang it makes me go all tingly!!!

Still on track for January opening there folks so keep every day free in your diary!!

Helping out

Afternoon everyone!

I have taken a little break from writing inspirational risk assessments to ask a favour and arrange an event.

1) Are you stressed out, angry at work or with a friend or loved one? Then come and try Drllling and t-nutting - using big power tools and bashing the hell out of stuff with a hammer helps get things back into perspective. In exchange for a days action we can offer you a ten climb pass, lunch and as much tea/coffee as you can handle.

2) Perhaps a spouse or even yourself is over keen on decorating the house, quench that thirst by voluntering for 'The Big Paint'on Dec 11th and 12th. This is a weekend fesival of rolling on paint to plywood to the sound of wicked beats, and a thankyou BBQ and Beer evening to show our gratitude. Our professional designer will be there to boss us all around so we don't even have to think, just roll it on baby! People with greater motor skills might be asked to do some cutting in.... Volunteer for one or two days, bring a friend! Bring your Mum! Bring everyone! probably not a great event for vegans however as beer is normally filtered through fish scales (uurrgghh - I know!) and pork sausages and beef burgers normally (unless in McDonalds) havwe animal origins. We also used donkeys and an endangered Burmese Orangutan to help us build the wall as free labour.

email my good self at boulderliverpool@gmail.com to say, 'Ged I want nothing more than to volunteer my body to the cause, take me and use me as you wish.'

Peace out!

 

Round the back of 'Le Elephant' style centre piece, we are connecting it to the back wall with a monster arch, a really terrible panorama this time, but you will get the idea.

Ged