Pictures from the Geckos Xmas Party

Geckos Xmas Party Pics!







Leon looking very striking as a hippy boy!












Megan and Charlie posing as Santa for the Reindeer and the Elves, looking very convincing!


As the Elves and the Reindeer line up for the competition; who can dress santa first???

Katy and Hollie overseeing a good game of splat!

Some of our rogues from junior Climbing looking great in their fancy dress.

Geckos Xmas Party!

We all had a brilliant time, despite the war between the Elves and the Reindeer a truce was called in time for some party food!

Both teams did brilliantly in the games and congratulations to both teams who drew in the end.

After the party food we all split in to age groups and competed for the prestigious title of Christmas Climbing Champion. Everybody did excellently but the winners were;

Kate's Crew: 1st Place = Elissa Bryant

2nd Place = Bethan Greer

Hollie's Homies: 1st Place = Shelley Pickles

2nd Place = Julia Smith

Russ' Rabble: Bouldering = Oscar Penkethman

Climbing = Hannah Smith

A big well done to everyone, thankyou for making the party a great night! We hope everyone had a brilliant Xmas and wish everyone a Happy New Year!

Keep an eagle out for the pictures, which will be posted on the blog shortly ;)

Children in Need Pirate Night

Ooh argh me hearties!!! Sponsored pirate night was a huge success, we raised lots of money for Children in Need and the sponsorships are still coming in!!!! Everyone made such an amazing effort with their costumes. The Rope Race Team want to thank you all for such a fun night, we hope that you all enjoyed yourselves.

Blindfolded climbing was just one of the many challenges that we set for the Geckos and it went down a storm!!

Check out these two, three legged climbing, thats a different way to get up a wall!!!!

pictures of the abseiling night

Results of Bouldering Challenge from last week

Well done to everyone!

1st Place = Kez 123 points

2nd Place = Max Wilkinson 122 points

3rd Place = Ozzy Penkethman 94 points

4th Place = Shelley pickles 90 points

5th Place = Adam Clark 88 points

6th Place = Chris Clark 87 points

7th Place = Neil Bennet 57 points

8th Place = Amy O'Connor 40 points

9th Place = Jennifer Wood 37 points

9th Place = Hayley Clark 37 points

11th Place = Scott bennet 21 points

11th Place = Jessica Hosler 21 points

12th Place = Leon Hamnet 5 points

Geckos Get Outside!

Saturday November 25th

We know it's cold but now is the ideal time to get out in the Peaks and get climbing on some real Gritstone.

Whether you're new to the outdoors and want to give it a try or a Platinum Gecko looking to tick off some stages, this day is for everyone.

If you've already started lead climbing we're going to teach you about the equipment outdoors and how to use it, you can put your platinum skills to the test and start helping us to anchor the belayer, and set up releasable abseils.

We'll be meeting at Rope Race at 10am, gathering our kit and having a briefing, then we'll travel out together in parents cars. We will be due back to Rope Race at 4pm at the end of a hard days climb.

The price of the day is £30 and is dependant on enough parent helpers offering transport.

Booking is essential! So phone the centre now to reserve your place! 0161 426 0226

Essential Kit Advice :

ITS GOING TO BE COLD! Bring lots of layers, a hat, gloves and a very warm coat! Waterproofs are essential items as well. If you've got any of your own climbing kit bring that along with you. Make sure you bring a large lunch, including a flask of hot drink. And don't forget your smile!

Geckos Elite Platinum Nights!!!

Congratulations! To all those Geckos who have completed or who are near to completing their Gold award! If thats you - read on....

More and more of you are becoming brilliant climbers, and we want to take you to the next level.
If you haven't tried leading yet - we'll get you started, if you want to continue to improve, we're here to help.
We have organised a series of Geckos Elite nights to help you to start/complete your Platinum Award. We will have instructors on hand to put you through the stages. And as an added incentive we will also be setting up an abseil so that you can either learn the basics or put your existing skills to the test.

The Vital Info -

• The first Platinum night will be on Friday November 10th
• There will be 2 sessions: 5pm - 7pm and 7pm - 9pm
• It will cost the same as your normal Geckos session
• Booking is advisable!

Contact the centre NOW for more info - 0161 426 0226

New Geckos Blog!

It has arrived to keep you updated on whats going on for you Geckos!

All of our special nights, bouldering competions, christmas parties and outdoor days will be posted up on here so keep your eyes peeled! We've got loads of stuff coming up over the next few weeks so get involved!