Thing in The Spring
Climbing Festival 25th Of March 2023
🌸🏵️🌺Thing In The Spring is here! 🌺🏵️🌸
🏵️Tickets are now Live! 🏵️
We've got a full day of workshops, talks, games and goodies for climbers at every level of ability.
Workshops:
For new climbers we have £5 intro sessions - Send this onto to that friend you've been trying to get on the wall for ages
We've also got an all star line up of Xian Goh, Molly Thompson-Smith, Toby Roberts and Sam Pratt running everything from comp climbing to photography - check out the full listing below…
🌸Sam Pratt 🌸
🏵️🌸Improve your Climbing Photography🏵️🌸
Fresh off the back of snapping away a CWIF (head to his feed to have a look), Sam will be helping you get past the naff bum shots of your mates on the wall and onto taking pics like pro!
You can bring whatever you normally use to take pictures, be it a fancy camera or your phone.
This workshop will give you the tips and techniques to improve your climbing photography and unique chance to learn from one of the best in the business.
£15
🌸Molly Thompson-Smith🌸
🌸🏵️🌺 Competition Climbing🌺🏵️🌸
Having been on the competition cirucuit since she was a teen, Molly has a breadth of experience. Still only 25 years old, she's achieved so much, including winning 6 National Championships, Bronze at the 2017 World Cup.
Attend this workshop and get some tips on how you can improve your comp climbing....because there are just so many nowadays.
A bit about Molly
Molly Thompson-Smith is one of the UK’s strongest Lead Climbers, demonstrating immense physical and mental strength as she pits herself against challenging cliff faces and competition walls around the world.
Molly started climbing at her local sports centre, in Ladbroke Grove, London, at the age of eight. By 16 years old she was ranked number one in the World and had won the European Youth Cup. Now, a fully-fledged Senior competitor, she has her sights set on the Olympic Games.
£5
🏵️🌸🌺Talks🏵️🌸🌺
We have 3 fantastic talks happening on the day
First Up is Buidling Community with Rotimi of Clmbxr
Starting in 2019, Clmbxr has grown a climbing commminity with over 100 members aimed to encourage black and underrepresented communities to get involved in the sport.
Hear how Rotimi has grown the community from a small Whatsapp group to what it is today, what community means to them and how we can all have positive impacts on the community
Xian Goh - North Face athlete and Climbing Coach will be holding a talk on Improve Your Problem Solving
All abilities are welcome. This is about teaching yourself on how to climb better and will cover topics such as
- Developing a good process and habits around working out the crux & putting together a project
- Problem solving skills & simple frameworks you can use to break down a climb
The third talk is hosted by The North Face and covers Sustainabilty in the outdoor industry
Taking a hard look at sustainability within the outdoor industry, where we have been and where we are headed.
The talk and Q&A will shed a much needed light on how the outdoors has the potential to lead the way in finding long term solutions to waste, environmental damage and communicating the benefits of sustainability to an engaged audience.
🌸+++PLUS+++🌸
🏵️🌸🌺Ask Alex Anything....🏵️🌸🌺
🌸 Now is your chance to ask climbing superstar Alex Honnold your most pressing questions.
🌺 Alex will be beaming in from an unknown location on the 25th of March for an exclusive Q&A.
🏵️ He won't be in the building but you'll be hearing from the man himself live to answer your questions.
🏵️🌺Booking🌺🏵️
To keep the event at an accessable price we've opted for a modular pricing system where you can build your best day at a cost that suits you. If you are doing anything climbing related you will still need to pay your usual entry price but you will be able to take part in all of the games and challenges on the day. If you are only coming for the talks you won't need to pay climbing entry.