Famed for the surly attitude and truculent behaviour the Castle staff are in fact beautiful, benevolent people, without whom the climbing centre would grind to a halt. Here are a couple of portraits of the staff.
Rosa evades castle shop customers...
Tim training for another improbable climbing route...
Ida, castle wood nymph, plants the herbaceous borders...
Falling usually entails some kind of unpleasant consequences, normally pain. This is also true in climbing. There are times though when it just seems to be fun!
Laughter...
Joy...
Bliss...
Testing the new Catacomb set
Climbing in the 'catacomb' involves intricate footwork, strong hands, and hanging off the ceiling. In the these shots Tricky, Leah and Martin test the grades of each others routes.
Leah concentrates...
Martin contemplates his next move...
Tricky move on...
Solly takes care of tea...