The improbably impressive and ambitious Ratho Adventure Centrenear Edinburgh has gone into receivership just months after it firstopened.The Centre cost around £22 million to construct and is builtaround an old quarry which has been covered with a

Part of The Adventure Centre at Ratho near Edinburgh whichhas been closed for rebuilding since August 2006, is due to reopen toclimbers next Monday, 19 February.The partial reopening will allow access to the astonishing roofedquarry climbing arena

Between 4 and 7 December, over 200 climbers from 14 countries will be competing on Europe’s biggest indoor climbing wall at the new Ratho Adventure Centre. Competitors will be battling it out in the bouldering and difficulty disciplines

Good news from the giant Ratho Adventure Centre at Ratho nearEdinburgh, not only has the heavy machinery been cleared from themassive climbing arena formed by the covered quarry, but you can noweat out on pizza produced in a real, wood-fired oven

Just a quick update to confirm that it's 'business as usual' atthe Adventure Centre, Ratho as far as customers are concerned.Ratho Quarry Company Ltd, the operating company that runs theAdventure Centre, was put into receivership at the end on 5th

to boot.The EICA - or the Adventure Centre Ratho, as was - was bought bythe City of Edinburgh Council in October 2005 after it fell intoadministration and placed under the management of Edinburgh Leisure,but has been closed since August 2006 to allow

with it is that it's too far away from OM HQ onthe edge of the Peak District :-(For more information about The Adventure Centre, Ratho, see thewebsite.

Good news for Scottish climbers who are set to get not just one,but two major indoor climbing facilities by the end of the year, bothof which will be sponsored by Gore-Tex fabrics.The first is the new Adventure Centre Ratho, near Edinburgh, whichwe

thebanner of 'The Ledge' and are run by the company behind the AdventureCentre - Ratho near Edinburgh, which is, itself, on the point ofopening.The climbing walls look pretty different and are themed toresemble the classic North American red sandstone towers

There's still no firm date for the opening of the new ScottishNational Rock Climbing Centre at Ratho on the outskirts ofEdinburgh.The complex, based in a converted and covered quarry looks like aground-breaking development and has been under