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The School Room

The School Room

Indoor climbing wall in Sheffield, England


The School Room is a rock climbing training facility in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.[1] The facility was originally built in 1993 by Gavin Ellis, Ben Tye and Andy Coish,[1] as conditions at Peak District Limestone venues (at which they trained) were not always ideal.[2] The facility was made famous by its reputation for its extremely difficult problems. Many notable international rock climbers were trained at The School Room, including Ben Moon,[1] Malcolm Smith, Jerry Moffatt and Richard Simpson.[citation needed]

The School Room received its name from the fact that its original location, in the Heeley Bank School community centre, formed a portion of an old school building. Another portion of the building was used for an art studio.[2] The facility consisted of four plywood climbing walls, which are covered with wooden and plastic holds, at angles of between 15 and 52 degrees.[2]

In 2006, the School Room was under threat of closure and Sheffield City Council had asked all users of the centre to vacate the premises.[3] Despite a successful petition was established to save the facility,[3] the original School Room closed in 2006, but was reopened with the same walls in a different warehouse space in 2014 by Moon.[4]


References

  1. Douglas, Ed (2015). Statement: The Ben Moon Story. Vertebrate Publishing. ISBN 9781906148997.
  2. "Carry on climbing..." Sheffield Telegraph. 24 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. "Heeley protesters win reprieve". Sheffield Telegraph. 13 August 2007. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. Samet, Matt (12 January 2018). "The School Room: Sheffield's Legendary Training Facility". Climbing Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

53.386°N 1.476°W / 53.386; -1.476



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