Friday, April 25

Climbers laboratory review

Bas Cuvier, one of the most popular bouldering areas in Fontainebleau has a nickname called the "laboratory of technique". The name climbers laboratory hence raises expectations quite a bit as well as the teaser photos on Facebook. All of us were hence looking forward to checking out this new climbing gym which has surprised many climbers in Singapore with its sudden opening.
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At first sight, the gym was smaller than I thought and fell a little short of expectations (28 climbing lanes, i expected something HUuugE). However, the people there were friendly and the routes were all well set and enjoyable! We found out that there were actually many many routes to do on the many wall surfaces and even after whacking hard for 3hours, I think we completed less than 1/4 of the routes.
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Another good thing is the variety of holds and the many big and interesting volumes which dot the wall. The wall panels they use (T-Wall from Germany) is also solid; It has good friction but not too grainy and rough on the skin (unlike Camp5). Overall it was a good experience and I left feeling pumped out and happy.
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One slight problem is the location being a bit ulu at Toh Guan Road East, Enterprise Hub. Support brave young entrepreneurship! Go check it out for yourselves. :]