A homage to Andy Nisbet, his contribution to Scottish climbing and a celebration of his 60th birthday.]]>
A homage to Andy Nisbet, his contribution to Scottish climbing and a celebration of his 60th birthday.]]>
Lyon Equipment have five pairs of La Sportiva Stickit Kids Rock Shoe to give away. All you have to do is answer one simple question.]]>
The North Face®, Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports and Glenmore Lodge are offering you the chance to get kitted out in The North Face® gear from your local Ellis Brigham Mountain Sports store, have ten days instruction at Glenmore Lodge and win a trip to the beautiful island of Kalymnos on a VIP trip for two to The North Face® Kalymnos Climbing Festival.]]>
To mark our support of the Britain on Foot campaign we are running two competitions, one for everyone and one just for registered users at UKClimbing.com and UKHillwalking.com (who can enter both competitions).]]>
Do you fancy getting your hands on over £100 worth of heavy duty camping equipment from major brands? Here's how.]]>
Dan Bailey reviews four bits of outdoor kit that stand the test of time - the Scarpa SL Activ walking boot, Mammut Base Jump Advanced trousers, Rab's Vapour-rise Jacket and the quirky Pacerpole walking pole.]]>
A summary of all the latest content on UKClimbing.com from the past month, including: 9 new articles, 32 product announcements and 5 independent gear reviews from the UKC testers.]]>
If you're thinking of heading out on the popular area of the Southern Sandstone in South England this year, then it's worth taking a few minutes to read how to set up your toprope.
The sandstone rock is very delicate, having a thin surface patina protecting the softer underlying rock... ]]>
The snow might be melting away on the hills of home, but out in the Alps the ski mountaineering season is in full swing.
Keen Chamonix-based skier Dave Searle offers some words of wisdom for anyone looking to push the envelope on serious big mountain descents. ]]>
In this article Tiffany Stoneman briefly recounts a fantastic holiday to Spain.
"With roadside or very short walk-ins, it's a haven for sport climbers in Spain, with a huge range of climbs for every ability. Many climbers spend an entire week only at this crag, staying in the campsite or hostel nearby, and I could instantly see why..." ]]>
In this exclusive account Nick Bullock looks back on one of the most significant winter routes of this season, the bold and technically challenging Nevermore, X,10, on Lochnagar's Tough-Brown Face.
"Pete Benson swung about above us. Knee-bars, tremors, sweat and desperation...." ]]>
They may be small, but few things can spoil a hill day as effectively as blisters. A bad case might even put you temporarily out of action. But take these few simple measures and blisters can be banished for good.]]>
Are navigation errors always the fault of the individual navigator, or might there sometimes be a problem with the compass, a tool we tend to take for granted? Heather Morning of the MCofS investigates. ]]>
An account of a fantastic hut to hut climbing trip, chasing 4000m peaks in the Bernese Oberland last summer.
"The success of the four peaks we had climbed so far got to our heads and we decided to leave the rope in the hut and solo the Finsteraarhorn, which at PD should have been fine..."]]>
In February 2013, a British team consisting of Neil Gresham, Ian Parnell, Mark Garthwaite and Kenton Cool visited the Lyngen Alps and Lavangen, two rarely explored ice climbing destinations near to Tromso on the Arctic coast of northern Norway.
Here Neil Gresham reports with a series of superb photographs... ]]>