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Diary of a Pro Climber: My first World Cup
Young pro Alex's dreams of climbing at world level were becoming a nightmare as he dropped the first two boulders back to back. Could Alex rediscover the FUN of climbing, beat the pressure of the occasion, and save his debut tournament?
Video: Building our Olympic Replica Wall (1)
When we open doors in Sheffield, fans will be able to climb on our 1:1 Olympic Replica wall. This has been built to support our ambassador Shauna Coxsey's preparations for her final competition before she retires from the comp climbing scene. The wall features the exact dimensions of the one competitors will boulder on in Tokyo. Check out the video to see the first ever blocs being set.
Olympic Games Tokyo Preview
Our 100% unauthorised, unofficial and unabashedly biased preview of climbing’s debut at the biggest sporting event on planet Earth. Here’s a little need to know info ahead of climbing's Olympic debut.
Can a pro climber flash our hardest set?
Hangar Ambassador Alex Waterhouse paid a visit to Hangar Matchworks in the build up to his appearance at The British Bouldering Championships. Could Alex flash our hardest set, the yellow circuit, and why is it useful to incorporate flash sessions into training? Find out in our latest video.
TBL 2021: Round 2 Results
The Team Bouldering League returns for Round 3 on Friday 30 July 2021. Competitors will have until 8 August to get on the boulders and card a score for their team. The team with the best average score by the end of Round 3 will win a set of TBL Winners t-shirts which aren’t available anywhere else. So who’s in pole position after Round 2?
Hiring: Join The Climbing Hangar Sheffield Dream Team
Ahead of the launch of our epic new venue, The Climbing Hangar Sheffield, we are recruiting for a variety of full time and part time roles. Do you have what it takes to join the Hangar Sheffield Dream Team?
Hangar Sheffield: General Manager Wanted
We are looking for an ambitious, experienced, high energy General Manager for the opening of our brand-new Sheffield climbing centre as we take centre stage in one of the UK’s fastest growing lifestyle sports. If you love the idea of creating a welcoming, fun and progressive community by delivering an exceptional product, great service, a super psyched team and having heaps of fun, we would love to chat!
Psyche in a time of crisis
We've all had a rough time in the past few months. Some, like the author of our newest blog, more than others. Then to make matters worse, upon returning to the climbing wall, we find we aren't as strong or as psyched as we used to be. Here's Fin Edwards, from Hangar Matchworks to talk about finding perspective, taking it easy on one's self, and getting psyched for climbing once again.
All-new, team based climbing comp lands in June
Introducing the Team Bouldering League 2021, our newest, coolest, open entry climbing comp. Climbers buddy up with their mates to gain the best average score from the comp climbs, with some exclusive Hangar merch up for grabs that won't be available anywhere else. But the point, of course, is simply to have fun with friends, in a covid safe way, and get on some epic new boulders.
Sheffield Hangar with Tokyo Replica Bouldering Wall to Launch This Year
The Climbing Hangar is bringing a state of the art climbing facility to Sheffield with a Tokyo replica bouldering wall and training centre designed in partnership with Team GB climber Shauna Coxsey MBE. Find out more right here.