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Try climbing on the Have A Go
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Every so often an event comes along that grabs you by the lapels and
drags you kicking and screaming through the turnstiles. But enough of
last night down the pub...
No, the next big happening on the outdoor calendar is the
Entre-Prises and BMC Festival of Climbing at the National Indoor
Arena, Birmingham on the weekend of 7-9 December. We reckon it's
going to be a cracker and the good news is that OUTDOORSmagic has
three pairs of free tickets to give away for the Saturday. All you
need to do is e-mail
us with the subject line 'Tickets Please' with your name and
address and tell us which city the National Indoor Arena in
Birmingham is in.
The competition closes next Friday 30 November and the winners
will be announced on the site on the Monday, but even if you don't
get to go for free, it's well worth making the trip whether you're a
walker or a climber - there's loads for everyone. You can get
full
details from the BMC web site, but here are a few highlights to
whet your appetite:
• World Bouldering Championships and the the European
Youth Cup, and the International Open. Most of the world's top
climbers including the legendary Frenchman Francois Legrand, winner
of eight international titles, will be there. And what's more, Brits
are good at bouldering.
• Shopping there's a retail village with the likes of
Outside and Snow and Rock plus loads more begging you to buy shiny
new outdoor kit, some at special festival prices.
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Watch as top climbers
battle huge citrus fruit
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Lectures, Seminars, Films There'll be showing some of
the best films from the recent Kendal Mountain Film Festival, plus
there's a great programme of illustrated lectures by top names like
Leo Houlding, John Dunne, Airelie Anderson, Alan Hinkes, Doug Scott,
Simon Yates and more.
• Alastair Lee contributor to OUTDOORSmagic and On The
Hill columnist in live performance action in 'Made in China' based on
his recent trip to, er, China and featuring live drums.
• Win Stuff take in the winter skills workshop and you
could win a full set of Berghaus winter kit or a Plas Y Brenin Winter
Skills course.
• Loads More mountain travel and skills workshops, a
'have a go' indoor wall, a 'bigger and better' outdoor photography
exhibition, mountain art from the likes of Shelly Hocknell and
Ginger Caine,
a photography competition and more, more, more...
