Delfts Bleau

Since the opening 2 months ago the DIY’ing has been somewhat receded to the background. However, we made some small improvements, like benches and hooklets in the changing rooms, but also some major ones. After months of negotiating with the gas companies we finally got gas a month ago. The floor heating is now fully operational and you can now walk around with bare feet comfortably. And there are nice hot showers now!

There’s a beautiful, one-of-a-kind, Stamtisch made by Frank. The towel racks in the showers are placed today as well.

We have 2 new circuits: the green Axis-circuit (5- – 6a) and the purple Squadra-circuit (7b-8a+). The Squadra holds are selected by Nicky de Leeuw and have been donated to us by his parents, a very special gesture!

Today we removed and cleaned the red circuit (thanks Robert and Tim!) and tomorrow, Friday 30 November, a new red circuit will be set under supervision of our head route setters Michiel and Remmelt. You’re welcome to test this new circuit on Friday evening with live DJ’s I.VO.D en JFM, that is… unless you’re participating in Saturday’s K3-contest as the contest routes will be set that day as well.

The K3-contest is organised by Yeti for her members and starts Saturday at 15.00h with finals at 19.00h The Bouldercenter closes as always at 18.00h for the regular visitors. Participants are not allowed to enter the Bouldercenter on Friday and are welcome as of 14.30h on Saturday.

Furthermore we have plans for some events. Friday night 7 December we’ll organise an introduction training boulderen, the youth group of Klimmuur Den Haag will most like train with us again on Saturday morning 15 December and Jonas of Slacktivity will organise a slackline workshop on Monday evening 17 December. We’ll provide you a.s.a.p with the details!

And then it’s already Christmas time! Sunday 23 December we close the doors at 17.00h for a brief Chrismas break. Thursday 27 December we’re open again. We’ll be putting a personnel add up any day now and if we manage to find the right candidates in time, we plan to be open earlier in the afternoon in the week before Christmas.

We keep you posted!

This Friday, October 26th, we’re closed due to a private party.

During the openingsweekend Erik Jansen from Erik Jansen Fotografie made these great pictures:

Finally, the moment is almost there! After months of hard work the official opening of Bouldercenter Delfts Bleau will take place September the 21st at 10:00! The press has been invited, the alderman for Sports, the director of the NKBV and YOU!

Two members of the Dutch Climbing Team,  Vera Zijlstra en Michiel Nieuwehuijsen, will ‘open’ the walls with a demo. A private christening of the boulders by the people who helped building will start at 11:00, followed by a lunch.

This weekend, Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd of September will be opening weekend, with free entrance on both days from 12:00 tot 18:00!

English version will follow soon..

Always wanted to go climbing in the Piedra Parada in Argentina? Would you love to join the best climbers in the world and learn from them? Do you have piles of beautiful climbing related photographs? Then participate in the Petzl Roc Trip photo contest, send in your best photograph and win that ticket to the Petzl Roc Trip!

Every year Petzl organises the Petzl Roc Trip to a location where climbing is not yet known nor popular. This year the Piedra Parada in Patagonia, Argentina has been chosen. In this area Petzl promotes climbing, puts up routes and opens the climbing area for the locals. A great number of the climbers sponsored by Petzl participate in this. As a main component of the Petzl Roc Trip is the promoting of climbing, routes are set out on various levels, from beginners to experts. Therefore you don’t have to be an expert climber to join.

This year is the tenth edition of the Petzl Roc Trip and therefore Petzl organises a photocontest with which you can win a ticket for the Petzl Roc Trip. All you have to do is sending in a climbing related photograph and sweep your agenda for 22 September + 22 up and until 26 November 2012. It doesn’t have to be a climbing photograph, but the photographed topic must be climbing related.

Bouldercentrum Delfts Bleau has been selected as one out of three Dutch centers joining this contest. Are you of age, do you live in the Netherlands, do you have that one special photograph and are you available on September 22 and November 22 up and until 26? If so, mail your photograph before September 7 to roctrip@delftsbleau.nl . September 7 we’ll select the best three photographs which will be forwarded to Petzl.  During the World Cup Lead in Puurs on September 22 September, where you will join the other European competitors, Petzl will announce the winners. There are three tickets available, one of which is for the Benelux competitors.

Excited yet? More information and the official teaser are to be found on www.petzl.com/roctrip. Wij look forward receiving your photograph!

We’re there! The Dino is closed up and the last part of the wall next to the entrance is also finished. This finishes the outside of the wall! And it looks awsome!

There has been a lot of progression the last few weeks; not only did we finish the outside of the wall, but we also reinforced a large part of the dino with a skeleton of wood. Besides a lot of progression is made in building the carcass of the dressing rooms, so we started adding the beams for the roof this week.

The main wall and the large wall to the left are already sanded, so as soon as the top is placed, they can be coated for the first time.

Heuvelman Hout is closed for holiday, but luckily Pontmeyer had the right size of wood in stock! Furthermore the materials for the completion of the dressing rooms were delivered by Bouwmaat, they even cut the plasterboard to the right dimensions for free! We are busy discussing holds with several suppliers and made a test mat to test the foam.

Meanwhile the banner with our logo, designed by Bart van Raaij, shines on the outside wall. The banner is made by Fastgood Reclame.

Dick, Ronald, Nick, Rens, Rolf, Ties, Jamie, Hans, Yvette, Michiel, Sytse, Sjoerd, Remmelt, Jan, Kristap en Rolf: Thanks a million for all your help!

Roger, Thomas, Lucas, Peter, Jan, Sjoerd, Wietse, Anouk, Herman, Bart, Rob, Esme, Kim, Gabrielle, Rutger, Patrick, Joris, Henri, Matthijs, Theo, Rianne, Hans, Yvette, Hans, Marina, Margreet, Rodger, Maria, Roderick, Tessa, Dre, Johan, Rudi, Manou, Marianne, Reginald, Joost, Mara, Dirk, Hanneke, Nynke, Nicky, Steffi, Lia, Mario, Conny, Guido, Jip, Tom, Thomas, Tineke, Karlijn, Gerco, Jelle, Robin, Marion, Martin, Geeske, Jos, Pieter….: it was nice you dropped by and thanks for showing interest and support!

Another couple of productive weeks. Last week was spent mostly by Frank, Erwin, Remmelt and Roel to build the construction behind the wall, after which we started building the middle part of the wall (the dino). Last Friday we completed the Arc, connecting the back wall with the dino.

The Arc connecting the back wall to the dino

Furthermore a large part of the carcass for the dressing rooms is built by Dick, Ronald, Quirijn, Joran, Jelle and Hans and it gives a totally different view. Last Friday Hans and Yvette, with a helping hand from Rolf, finished the baseboards around the concrete, so the sand used to level the floor under the concrete is now locked in.

Carcass of the dressing rooms with the baseboards in front

Dick, Ineke, Ronald, Nick, Rolf, Joran, Jelle, Steven, Rens, Hans, Peter, Quirijn, Hans en Yvette: Thanks a lot for all your help!