Club Kit can now be ordered and paid for online directly with our clothing supplier Brown & Out (click on their name to go directly to their website).

The weather was unpromising to say the least but a hardy band of Quickdraws showed they were made of stern stuff with a rainy ascent of Ben Vrackie. Pamela and Glen were our coaches. It was Pamela's birthday and we shared not one, but two cakes with her. The Millars brought one that was shared on the summit and the Farmers had another waiting for us in the car park when we returned to the bottom.

Really Scottish weather!

A group of Quickdraws gathered at Wolf Crag near Bridge of Allan for a day bouldering with Buz and Iain on hand to share their expertise. The club hadn't visited this crag before and had a great day exploring the possibilities.

Our session at Ratho was mentored by Rachel, Calum and Ross (thanks guys) and we welcomed two new members, Lexi and Jamie. Quickdraws were all over the centre: leading on the hanger wall, crushing problems in the summer boulder comp, racing up the speed wall and trying out the new routes outdoors in the quarry.

Click on the links below to view the activity summaries that have been pinned up on the new club noticeboard at Ratho. They give a flavour of what the club has been up to in recent months:

Climbing at Bennybeg

Weekend in Glen Coe

Well done to all the Quickdraws Members who have participated in this year’s YCS rounds. There have been some fantastic results with the club securing over half of the available places on the Scotland South team, including a clean sweep of the places in the Boys Youth D and Girls Youth B

Girls Youth E

1^st new member Katie Moore

2^nd Stephanie Miller

Boys Youth E

1^st Leo Harland-Sendra

A record number of young competitors took part in the 2012 final of the BMC Youth Climbing Series, held at the huge Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Ratho on June 23. Full article here.

Excellent results and congratulations to the Quickdraw members who made it onto the podium: Leo Harland-Sendra, Rhiannon Freireich and Rory Whyte. But well done to everybody who took part in the final!

Full results here

Final YCS Rankings for Scotland South highlighting those going through to British Final at EICA on 23rd June

Results for YCS Scotland South third round held at Glasgow Climbing Centre on 18th Feb

MCofS Report for Round 3 by Avril Gall

Results for YCS Scotland South second round held at Peak Wall Stirling on 28th Jan

MCofS Report for Round 2 by Avril Gall

Results for YCS Scotland South first round held at EICA on 14th Jan

MCofS Report for Round 1 by Avril Gall

Full Results including Scotland North placings and reports

Some photos from the early evening session with Neil Gresham

February 23, 2012 QD Gresham

Well done to all the Quickdraw Climbers who made it onto the podium at yesterday's redpoint bouldering comp at TCA.

Juniors 10 - 13 (age on day)

Eilidh, Gabriella and Keira (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

Connor (3rd)

Youth 14 -1 7

Rachel (1st)

David Johnston (3rd)

Seniors

Natalie Berry (2nd)

Veterans

Avril Gall (2nd)