UKC's Chief Editor Jack Geldard, Gear Editor Kevin Avery, Advertising Manager and Senior Editor Mick Ryan chaperoned by our Director and Publisher Alan James are heading off to Germany on Thursday for a three day visit to the OutDoor Show in Friedrichshafen.

OutDoor - www.outdoor-show.com - is the big summer outdoor gear trade show where outdoor companies display their products and latest innovations to the buyers at outdoor shops and the outdoor media. This year there is 780 exhibitors from 40 countries and the organisers expect over 20,000 visitors.

The UKClimbing.com team are visiting the OutDoor Show to meet up with climbing and mountaineering companies. Jack and Kevin will be looking closely at new products, Alan and Mick will be visiting companies to discuss how UKClimbing.com can help market their gear.

Companies exhibiting that you will be familiar with include: PODsacs, RAB, Wild Country, DMM, C.A.M.P, Edelrid, Berghaus, Mountain Equipment, Sterling Rope, Mammut, Boreal, Marmot, Black Diamond, Patagonia, Montane, Alpkit, Metolius, Prana, Evolv, Five Ten, Arc'teryx, Tendon, Petzl, Beal, La Sportiva, Deuter, Scarpa, Grivel, Crux, Lowe-Alpine, Adidas, Hanwag, Helly Hansen, Jack Wolfskin, Meindl, Primus, Salewa, Salomon, Vaude, Austria Alpin, Blurr, E9, EB, Edelweiss, Entre-Prises, Exped, Julbo, Fixe, Gore-tex, eVent, Gibbon Slacklines, Hilleberg, Inov-8, Jetboil, Kayland, Mad Rock, Mountain Hardwear, Nikwax, Grangers, Karrimor, Outdoor Research, Singing Rock, Walltopia....

UKClimbing.com is also pleased to announce that our latest Media Kit/Planner is now available as both a pdf and a printed version. We would also like to thank Dan Arkle for his wonderful panorama, My Last Day On The Ben that graces the front cover.

UKClimbing.com has had a phenomenal year as more and more outdoor companies realise the potential of UKClimbing.com's reach to the outdoor/climbing/mountaineering community. We are very grateful for the support and partnership of outdoor companies as this is enabling us to invest in the site. In the last year we have taken on Kevin Avery as Gear Editor, Jack now works more hours for UKC and Nick Smith our web designer has been able to implement features such as our own video channel - see the first video hosted by UKC : UKC VIDEO: British Bouldering Championships - Winners