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Newsletter from BK 17.2. 3.3.
Dear friends of BK!
Spring is slowly sneaking up on us in the Helsinki metropolitan area and outdoor climbers are starting to feel the tickling in their fingers. Now is a good time to check out your gear for the outdoor season and if something is missing, BK Shop is at your service: high-quality crash pads, shoes, brushes, tape and skin care products and more you can find from us!
Below you will find information about the upcoming Finnish Championships for U11/U13/15 age groups, shoe demo days, the upcoming BK CUP and as of this newsletter we'll begin telling you a bit about the everyday life of the gyms in our newsletters. Read more below!
BK is organizing U11/13/15 SM-boulder 24.5.2025 at BK Espoo!
Boulderkeskus organizes the Finnish Junior Championships for juniors born in 2011 - 2015 (and later) in BK Espoo on 24.5.2025 together with Suomen Kiipeilyliitto (Finnish Climbing Association). We encourage all juniors in the age group who are actively climbing to sign up!
You can read more information on the competition page here (information only in Finnish).
The qualifiers will be held on BK Flash's side and the finals' routes will be built on BK Espoo's side according to preliminary plans. This will have some impact on the use of the gym: BK Flash will only be available to the competitors on the day of the competition, and the routesetting will start already during the week. We will provide more information about this closer to the competition.
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Ocun and LaSportiva shoedemo days coming up!
In March-April, we will have representatives of both Ocun and LaSportiva as guests at the gyms, as well as large sets of great quality shoes to test!
Ocun's shoe test days are
- Wed 12.3. Herttoniemi 16.00 onwards
- Thu 13.3. Espoo 16.00 onwards
The test selection includes the following shoe models: Diamond S, Iris, Sigma, Ozone, Ozone HV, Fury, Bullit, Havoc, Jett QC and Striker QC!
You can test LaSportiva's shoes
- Wed 2.4. Espoo from 16.00 onwards
- Thu 3.4. Herttoniemi from 16.00 onwards
Mark the dates in your calendar already! We will post more information on social media closer to the events!
BK CUP vol. 2 at BK Espoo 21.3.
- info for competitors and Espoo's climbers
The number of competitors surprised us at the first competition of 2025 at BK Herttoniemi - there were wonderfully MANY of you! This time we have reserved a lot more wall space for the cup! That means less queuing, more climbing!
In this and the following competitions, the competition problems are reserved for the use of competitors only. Others can climb the competition routes after the competition time has ended.
We would like to ask competitors to register well in advance and if you are already at the gym before the competition time starts, come to the cashier to confirm your participation! This way we avoid unnecessary queuing. If you need help with the Problemator application, send a message to info@boulderkeskus.com or ask for help at the cashier before the start of the competition.
DJ A2 Pulley will be dropping beats again and the sauna will be on for après-climbs. We will also have a tasty panini stall for the hungriest and of course a raffle with great prizes. Maybe some exciting surprises too! Stay tuned and mark the date in your calendar!
The BK CUP routesetting will affect the use of the gym during the competition week. There will be less climbing at the gym between Wed-Fri. We will inform you more about this closer to the event.
See you at BK Espoo on March 21st!
PS. You can read more about the BK CUP here!
Results of the previous comp are here!
Hello from the BK gyms!
There is a lot going on at the gyms every week - some things are more visible to you climbers, some not so visible! In this and future newsletters, we will bring these everyday things to the fore more.
At BK Herttoniemi, Antero and Juho have had the old dojo (the upstairs space next to the café/shop) converted into a nice warmup space, which also has low walls to please smaller climbers in particular. During junior groups, the space is for their use only, but at other times during opening hours it is freely available to everyone! Come and take a look.
The birthday room of the renovated BK Konala has got a nice new look with colourful pennants and climbing pictures! Welcome to celebrate birthdays now also at the Konala gym.
At BK Espoo, the routesetting team has reset the training wall upstairs! If you haven't visited yet, we warmly recommend it: with the Stökt app, you can climb routes made by others or make your own training problems. The spray training wall is a really good tool for developing your climbing skills.
Customer service is close to our hearts at Boulderkeskus and we invest in it through both product knowledge and other training. Next week, our customer service team will get a couple of days of training by our gym managers Mikko S. and Ialina Renovation and development work is carried out at the gyms daily - mainly by our own maintenance man and everyday hero Andreas!
We would love to hear feedback from you, our newsletter subscribers, about what kind of stories you would like to read in the newsletter in the future! Send us feedback via the feedback from or by email info@boulderkeskus.com!
Upcoming courses
Bouldering Basics
- Herttoniemi 16.3. klo 12.00 - 14.00 [FIN]
- Pasila 30.3. klo 9.30 - 11.30 [ENG]
- Konala 13.4. klo 12.00 - 14.00 [FIN]
Read more and sign up here!
Technique course
- Espoo 17.4. + 21.4. from 18.00 to 21.00 [ENG]. This is a two-part course.
Read more and sign up here!
Towards 7A
- Espoo 17.3., 24.3., 31.3 and 7.4. from 18 to 20. The group of 3 to 6 persons will meet four times (about 8h).
Read more and sign up here!
Groups
BK Climbers junior groups climb weekly in Boulderkeskus' gyms. More info on the groups and BK Climbers can be found on the BKC's website www.bkclimbers.com.
The gyms are occasionally visited by school groups, birthday parties and other groups. If you are coming with a large group, please contact the gym by phone or emailing info@boulderkeskus.com.
The gyms are occasionally visited by school groups, birthday parties and other groups. If you are coming with a large group, please contact the gym by phone or emailing info@boulderkeskus.com.
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 3. - 6.3.
Monday Espoo (H+Flash) + Herttoniemi (H+I)
Tuesday Konala (D+ filling)
Wednesday Pasila (E) + Konala (intro wall)
Thursday Espoo (I+J+ Flash) + Herttoniemi (F)
Week 10. - 13.3.
Monday Espoo (K+L) + Herttoniemi (J+K)
Tuesday Konala (E)
Wednesday Pasila (H+A)
Thursday Espoo (Flash) + Herttoniemi (M)
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