Can you believe it, the month we have all been waiting for has already arrived! October is here which means only one thing: it’s time for Beacons 30th anniversary celebration to happen. So, why should you join us on October the 12th? What have we got in store?
Beacon Lead Open
The centrepiece to our celebrations will be the inaugural “Beacon Lead Open”, split into 4 categories:
Youth (17 & under)
Senior (18 – 44)
Veteran (45 – 59)
Super Veteran (60+)
These will be split into male and female categories, resulting in a total of 8 prizes up for grabs. To make the competition as inviting as possible, everyone has as long as they like between 8.30am and 5pm to complete the four qualification routes. As an added bonus, anyone who enters will be gifted free entry to this years Lead Aggregate! You can either belay one another or there will be designated belayers on the day. The top competitors will move on to the finals starting at 6:30, with the winners taking home all of the entry fees and a bespoke BLO trophy!
Masterclasses & Other Events
As well as climbing, there will be a lot more to see and do on the day. Tim Peck from Stay Strong will be running a big group warm-up session at 10am, just turn up and join in. There will be a number of workshops throughout the day… DMM and Stay Strong will be hosting masterclasses and Angus Kille of Strong Mind will be hosting a fear of falling workshop. You can book onto these workshops using the links below!
Both DMM and Taylor Made Holds will also have stalls where you can purchase the highest quality climbing gear and holds. Don’t forget, we are selling our 30th anniversary adult and children t-shirts at the reception too.
DMM Ropeworks Clinic – Libby Peter
DMM Movement Workshop – Emma Twyford
Stay Strong Physiotherapy – Shoulder Clinic
Fear of Falling Workshop – Angus Kille
Bounty Boulders
It’s not just the lead comp to look forward to though… October the 12th is a whole day of celebrations. In the downstairs bouldering area, we will be setting 3 bounty boulders, with prizes available for topping each one. They will vary in difficulty, with prizes getting more valuable with each boulder.
Boulder 1 – A bounty chocolate for every person who tops it (or a suitable allergy exception)
Boulder 2 – Any person who tops this boulder and posts a Beacon tagged Instagram video will be entered into a prize draw for a 10 punch pass!
Boulder 3 – The first person to top this will win a Beacon Annual Pass!
Come and challenge yourselves and you never know, you could be the one to top the hardest one of all!
Fricsan After Party
And to top it all off, we’ll be heading to “Y Fricsan” for a good old fashioned after party. We can’t wait to see you all there to reminisce about all our years at the Beacon and celebrate the next 30.
October Setting Schedule
With so much going on this month, there will be considerable changes to our normal setting schedule. Here is the setting schedule for October:
Main Hall (Beacon Lead Open)
08/10/24 – 11/10/24
Main Hall Infill
14/10/24 – 17/10/24
Monday 14th – Lines 1-17
Tuesday 15th – Lines 7-18
Wednesday 16th – Lines 17-32
Thursday 17th – Lines 31-38
Back Room Boulders
21/10/24 – 22/10/24
Top Ropes
28/10/24 – 29/10/24