A World First on Exeter’s Canal Basin this August Bank Holiday
The UK’s only climbing wall on water returns to Exeter this August for the second Deep Water Solo Exeter competition which takes place on Exeter’s canal basin from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August.
The event attracts climbers from across the UK including top athletes such as Steve McClure, Neil Gresham, Emma Twyford and GB para climber Dave Bowes. All come to compete on a climbing wall built over Exeter’s historic waterway. The competition mimics one of the fastest growing disciplines of climbing, deep water...
A World First on Exeter’s Canal Basin this August Bank Holiday
World first in Exeter this August Bank Holiday Monday!
The UK’s only climbing wall on water returns to Exeter this August for the second Deep Water Solo Exeter competition which takes place on Exeter’s canal basin from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August. The event attracts climbers from across the UK including top athletes such as Steve McClure, Neil Gresham, Emma Twyford and GB para climber Dave Bowes. All come to compete on a climbing wall built over Exeter...
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....
