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Newsletter from BK 8.4.
Hello dear friends of BK!
This week promises sun and great climbing! The fourth event of this year’s BK CUP is held on Friday at BK Espoo! Come and join us to the fantastic problems and magnificent company! The weather seems to treat the ones climbing outdoors too. Did you know that you can rent pads via BK from Padadise? Or if buying your own is on your to do list, check our selection here!
BK CUP IN ESPOO ON APRIL 12TH
Woop woop! Time for another comp! Come enjoy the climbing and nice atmosphere with friends at BK Espoo on Friday 12th of April starting from 18.00.
Remember that this year there are a few changes in the comp:
- Flashes matter! Flash a problem and you get more points.
- The categories are “women” and “open” so that everyone can participate in the comp comfortably.
BK CUP is a competition open to everyone, where annual members compete for free and other climbers for a small fee of 10 euros (+entrance)! The prizes are epic: the best will win an annual membership and great prizes will be drawn among all participants!
Everyone is welcome - you don't have to be an experienced competition champion to participate.
More information about registration and the competition can be found here. See you there!
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The product can be found from our shops at the gyms and the webshop.
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Products of the month are chosen by BK Team and the favorite products of the staff.
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New series: Climbing etiquette
There are many "unwritten rules" in climbing, and there are many types of climbers in the gyms. In order to make climbing as comfortable as possible for everyone, we decided to start a column in the newsletter where we go through (especially Boulderkeskus') climbing etiquette - of course, many instructions apply anywhere!
The first part works as a foundation - it is about the safe space principles that work as a basis for any sort of common instructions. Other parts are more climbing specific: about brushing, outdoor climbing and much more!
Take others into consideration: while climbing!
If the safe space principles in the last newsletter seemed self-evident: great! When climbing in the gym or outside, taking others into account includes at least the following things:
- Take turns climbing routes or problems with fellow climbers, i.e. do not hog routes! If your training requires you to climb a certain problem multiple times with a specific schedule, you can always ask the other climbers if it would be okay for you to complete your training. However, it’s not polite to reserve a certain part of the wall or certain problems for an exceedingly long time just for your use, even if other climbers are kind enough to take your training into account.
- Pay attention to where the problem goes and ends: the climber who started to climb the problem first has the priority if your own problem intersects with theirs. Route reading is also beneficial for your climbing.
- No beta spray, please! Beta spraying means giving advice without the other asking or hoping for it. In climbing, solving the problem can be the most fun part, and therefore advice is not always welcome. Let your fellow climber think about the beta in peace and solve the beta on their own. If you have a good tip that could be helpful, you can always ask if they want to hear it!
In the next newsletter, we’ll talk about brushing holds! That, too, is part of taking other fellow climbers into consideration both at the gym as well as outdoors on the rocks!
Groups
BK Climber’s junior groups are climbing at Espoo, Herttoniemi, Konala and Kino in Lauttasaari the end of May. Check out the groups’ schedule here. More info on the groups and BK Climbers can be found on the BKC's website www.bkclimbers.com.
Other groups that climb at they gym:
BK Espoo
Sat 13.4. birthday party from 14.30 to 15.00
Sun 14.4. birthday party from 12.30 to 13.30
Tue 16.4. birthday party from 17.00 to 18.00
Sat 20.4. birthday party from 14.00 to 15.00
BK Herttoniemi
Sat 13.4. birthday party from 15.00 to 16.00
BK Konala
Thu 11.4. group from 17.00 to 19.00
BK Pasila
Fri 19.4. group from 13.00 to 14.30
Routesetting
New, inspiring problems can be found every week from every gym. Check Instagram @boulderkeskus for the newest classics out there. Share your beta on Instagram with the hashtag #howonearthbk
Week 8. - 12.4.
Monday Herttoniemi (C)
Tuesday Konala (L+M)
Wednesday Pasila (D)
Thursday Espoo + BK Cup setting (M+A+B+C+D)
Friday Espoo + BK Cup setting (M+A+B+C+D)
Week 15. - 19.4.
Monday Espoo (Flash + filling) + Herttoniemi (D)
Tuesday Konala (B+C)
Wednesday Pasila (C)
Thursday Espoo (E) + Herttoniemi (H+I)
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