Exeter's canal basin will become home to the UK's first inland deep water solo competition this weekend.
The event, which runs from Saturday 30th to Sunday 31st August, has attracted top climbers from across the UK and Europe to compete in the first event of it's kind in the UK.
They will climb an artificial wall, without the use of ropes until they reach the top or fall off. If they fall they will fall into the canal basin below. The event mimics a form of climbing known as deep water soloing which is practised on sea cliffs and is growing in popularity....
