Things were looking up for climbers in the Isle of Man at the weekend, when a new indoor facility opening its doors, walls and high places.
The 'Hot Rocks' climbing centre, at the Middle River Industrial estate in Douglas, came about after frustration at the lack of places to 'shin up' on the Island.
Director Keith Jones says the facility is open to everybody, including children (listen to audio file below):
(Picture: A Hot Rocks climbing wall, from the Hot Rocks Facebook page).

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