British Bouldering Champs, Cliffhanger, Sheffield 6-7 July

There are more activities than ever at Sheffield’s Cliffhanger Festival - UK’s biggest outdoor event for outdoor people. As well as the British Bouldering Championships in the big top marquee, the new Graves Park venue will be packed with have-a-go activities and daredevil demos - everything from climbing to caving, biking to bushcraft as well as fairground rides and fell-running. With free entry for accompanied children under 16 and the majority of activities free it’s a great value, family friendly weekend to inspire and entertain you. NEW FOR 2013: - Advance ticket sales. As well as buying on the gate on the day you can save time by buying in advance from Sheffield Arena Ticket Shop for both Cliffhanger entry and car parking. - New venue. We’ve moved from Millhouses to the 200 acre Graves Park - Sheffield’s largest open space. - Mountain Bike Cross-Country Eliminator. Mountain biking’s newest discipline. It’ll feature a high octane Eliminator event on Saturday morning with top riders racing against each other in a series of knock-out rounds. Then you can have a go and pit yourself against the scoreboard. - Mountain Bike Dual Slalom. The 100m long downhill slalom course will be open to all to ride all weekend. You will be able to lay down your best time on Saturday to try and qualify for the race later in the afternoon. The rest of the time the course will be open to the public. - Cycle Speedway. No brakes, no gears, no fear! Can you be fastest round the track? Sheffield Stars Cycle Speedway Club will be putting on displays of their fast, action packed track racing and offering taster sessions. - Orienteering Park Course. South Yorkshire Orienteers’ Cliffhanger Ultrasprint is always so popular that this year they’ll have a timed course visiting the rest of Graves Park. Visit as many points in the allowed time and see where you end up on the leader board. To spice it up try the mass start event on Saturday at 11am or take it at your own pace whenever you’re ready during the rest of the weekend. - 5 and 10k Trail Races - Starting at 11am on Sunday you begin with a lap of the arena before winding your way through the parkland and woods. - Weston Wine Bar. An exciting addition to Cliffhanger for 2013. Weston Wine Bar exploded onto the scene last year at the 2012 Tramlines music festival with its hugely popular bar providing soft drinks to a large selection of wines, lagers, ciders and real ales on tap from local Sheffield breweries (yes on tap, in the middle of a field!). Image credit: Alex Messenger