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27th Apr 2021

Women Rock: Meet competition winner Kate

When we asked our customers to choose a design for our Women Rock fundraising t-shirt, they voted in their hundreds, and selected a design by Kate MacKenzie, a 26 year old climbing enthusiast from London.  Now that the Women Rock t-shirt is up for grabs, we spoke to Kate about her design and her love for the sport in general. Here's what she had to say.

16th Apr 2021

The most influential female climbers of all time

by Olivia from Hangar London As a climbing coach in charge of our Hangar Women Rock classes in London, Olivia Anstee knows a thing or two about female climbers.  In our latest blog, Liv rounds up her picks for the most influential female climbers of all time.

09th Apr 2021

Reopening 2021: Need to know info

The Climbing Hangar is back… again... so it's time for another info blast to ensure that you know how things are going to work for the next few weeks. Here’s everything you need to know...

07th Apr 2021

Home workouts for climbers - Episode three

Hangar Home Workouts are designed to get you ready for indoor climbing from the comfort of your own home. In Episode 2, we're working on mobility based exercises to help improve your Climbing and get ready for our reopening.

29th Mar 2021

Home workouts for climbers - Episode two

Hangar Home Workouts are designed to get you ready for indoor climbing from the comfort of your own home. In Episode 2, we're working on mobility based exercises to help improve your Climbing and get ready for our reopening.

24th Mar 2021

Home workouts for climbers - Episode one

We're just a few short weeks away from reopening day (we hope), so we're dropping a series of workouts, which you can try at home, designed to prepare you for getting back on the wall. In Episode 1 of 3, we're taking you through a range of core based exercises to help improve your core strength for climbing and get ready for reopening day.

19th Mar 2021

Blood Brothers: will you join the bone marrow register

TCH has offered to raise awareness of the Anthony Nolan Trust, which helps people living with rare forms of blood cancer to find compatible bone marrow donors. The Anthony Nolan Trust maintains a register of donors. This register is free to join and desperately needs more young adult donors, particularly men. It's our chance to help young men like Nick Clayton. Find out more.

16th Mar 2021

The same, only different: How climbing helped me find my people

Before she discovered climbing, Yaz Stewart had enjoyed other sports and temporarily felt THE PSYCHE. But the one thing she hadn’t ever really felt was a true sense of belonging. That all changed on the wall. Here’s Yaz, in her own words, with the story of how facing her fears helped her to find her people.

11th Mar 2021

Job alert: TCH Plymouth Cafe Manager

We are on the lookout for a Café Manager to join our thriving bouldering centre in Plymouth. We want an experienced & creative individual with a passion for ethical & local produce to help expand our current menu offering. The right candidate must have experience in a kitchen leadership role and customer facing operations experience. Interested? Find out more here.

08th Mar 2021

The Women Who Make The Hangar Rock

by Carly Halliwell In recognition of International Women’s Day, we’re shining a spotlight on the people in our team who identify as female, because they deserve recognition for all that they do: Challenging stereotypes, inspiring others and making The Hangar a better place to hang…

08th Mar 2021

Competition: Design the Women Rock t shirt

Calling all artists who identify as female, or gender non-binary: we want YOU to design a graphic for our “Women Rock” charity tee. 100% of the proceeds from the garment will go to a female focussed charity. Read on to find out more.