CLIMBING: World finals mark a high.SCOTLAND is set to host its most prestigious ever climbing event. The National Rock Climbing rock climbing Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports. Centre for Scotland based at the Adventure Centre at Ratho in Edinburgh will be the venue for the Seriously Strong UIAA UIAA University of Illinois Alumni Association UIAA Union Internationale des Association d’Alpinisme (sets safety standards for rock climbing & mountaineering equipment) World Cup Finals from December 4-7. It is set to attract more than 200 competitors from upwards of 20 countries as well as thousands of spectators. They include Scotland's Malcolm Smith Malcolm Smith may refer to:
The event is sponsored as part of a three-year deal by Seriously Strong cheddar with backing from Event Scotland and sportscotland. BBC Scotland will film the competition to be televised later in the month. Tickets can be booked by email: tickets@adventurescotland.com; or by visitingwww.adventurescotland.com The centre itself a pounds 24 million adventure sports facility including the world's biggest indoor climbing arena opens on November 20. The centre's Duncan McCallum said: ``To have succeeded in attracting a competition of such stature at this early stage is tremendous .'' |
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