Walking and Climbing

I'm just wondering if there are some more pictures of the this new ice climbing hall. I'm am an indoor ice climbing instructor myself in the ice hall in The Hague, Holland. This hall looks a lot bigger and better then ours, so i just want to see a little more, especially the overhang :)

Btw : in the article its listed that this is the only indoor ice climbing hall in the UK as known by the author. But as far as i know, there is allready for some time another hall in london :

Vertical Chill
Ellis Brigham, Southampton Street, WC1
Tel: +44 (0)20 7395 1010
Website: www.ellis-brigham.com
Nearest station: Covent Garden.
An 8 metre concave tower of ice kept in a sealed refrigeration unit at a frosty -12°C. You can hire warm clothing and kit.

looking foreward to reply, maarten altena

Also Xscape in Leeds

Err it's at the Glasshoughton Colliery site 'twixt Pontefract and Castleford, but saying it's "Leeds" makes it sound more attainable I suppose....just don't drive to Leeds City (or indeed any part of Leeds and expect to see any signs for Xscape lol

It's probably more accurate to say that it's the only substantial indoor ice wall in the UK. The other two are relatively small in-shop facilities. Maarten, I have some other pics of the ice wall, if you drop me an e-mail at:
jon@outdoorsmagic.com

I can dig a few out and send them to you. I'm not sure if there are any of the overhand etc though.

Indeed (JJ).

Went to the Ice Factor just after new year and thought it was really really good fun. Would really reccomend it to everyone staying around glencoe. We went after being out in the hills all day and was great to get some proper ice after hooking crumbling rock and turf all day! Just dont look up. Still have a scar on me chin from a large lump of ice!

I recon the wall at Leeds is on a par with the Ice factor, with plenty of shopping opportunities, and to top it off thers always the door snow slope for a spot of skiing or boarding. The indoor rock climbing is a bit naff but if you just want to have a go then its fine.