This Friday 12th March sees the Climb Newcastle Winter Bouldering Series come to its climax with the 5th and final round.

One more time here's everything you need to know...

If you haven't been to one of the centre's Winter Bouldering Series event yet there is still time to get involved and it's great fun whether you are a casual climber or serious competitor. You have until 9pm to try 35 super new black problems from easy to hard, get a score, enter an unbelievably generous raffle with hundreds of pounds of prizes, watch the drama unfold as the region's top climbers battle it out for the WBS 09/10 crown, and generally have an amazing time!

And what will all this cost you? Simply your normal entry fee. See you there.

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On Wednesday 10th of March the centre is hosting a Scarpa Boot Demo between 6pm and 9pm, a great opportunity to try out the new Instinct range.

Andy Cave is one of the most renowned mountaineers in the world today. He draws on the exacting skills his passion demands to deliver inspirational motivational lectures. In 1997, Andy reached the summit of the notoriously difficult Himalayan Mountain, Changabang, by one of the most challenging routes ever recorded. What makes his story even more incredible is the realisation that this ascent began 15 years earlier, 3,000 feet underground.

Andy will take time out of his current UK ‘Learning To Breath’ sell-out tour to speak to the NMC. We are extremely lucky to persuade to come and present his show to us, and you are extremely lucky to get it for free!

Extreme High with Tim Emmett (Thursday 11th March) £7 on the door.

We have formed a partnership with other outdoor clubs at Newcastle University to bring you an evening with extreme athlete Tim Emmett!

Tim is one of the world’s top extreme sports athletes specialising in rock & ice climbing, Deep water soloing and B.A.S.E. Jumping.

This event is a not to be missed and will be a highly entertaining evening!

Join our facebook event for more information!

In the last couple of years, Tim has become known for his ‘Para Alpinism’ – climbing a big mountain and then B.A.S.E jumping off in a wing-suit, flying to the ground reaching speeds of up to 250 MPH! In ‘Extreme High’ Tim will be talking about his incredible life, giving the audience an insight into the mindset of an extreme sports athlete.

The auto-belays have been recalled once again but it's down to non-safety issues this time folks! NCC apologies for the inconvenience and we'll keep you updated with the latest.

Please read the following statement from the APPLIED SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD:

Auto-Belay servicing notice

An aesthetic issue has been highlighted at Newcastle Climbing Centre where high usage of the Auto-Belays has caused break dust to deposit on some individuals climbing. This has in no way had any effect upon the device or the safety of climbers using them. APPLIED SAFETY SOLUTIONS LTD, UK distributor for this product, do however understand the unpleasantness of this and have designed a filter to be fitted to the device therefore avoiding this problem in the future. We thank Newcastle Climbing Centre for their assistance in this design project.

Lisa Collard
Director of North Safety