Author of A Canvas of Rock, his new book, Mark Radtke tells us a story about the bolt wars in Yorkshire in the late 1980's.]]>
Author of A Canvas of Rock, his new book, Mark Radtke tells us a story about the bolt wars in Yorkshire in the late 1980's.]]>
Sue Hazel takes us on a tour of the sunny island of Tenerife.
"The rock is volcanic rock. It feels a bit like fine granite to climb on, with varying sizes of pockets on some routes & positive large edges on others. There's slabs, overhangs and everything in between..."]]>
The new rechargeable CORE battery is designed for the Petzl TIKKA- ZIPKA2 line of headlamps. This battery is easily inserted into the headlamp in a few seconds in the place of the three LR03/AAA batteries.We have 8 Petzl headtorches to win in this UKC/UKH competition.]]>
La Sportiva's hugely successful Mythos climbing shoe must have been spot-on when they first introduced it in 1991 as here it is, 20 years later, unchanged.To celebrate La Sportiva has created a very limited Anniversary edition of just 1991 shoes, of which just 50 will be available in the UK.
There are four pairs up for grabs in this UKC Competition.]]>
Nick Bullock gives a flavour of this year's BMC International Meet in Scotland - with some hard ascents thrown in for good measure...
"I was twisting, pivoting on a smear and a ripple. Flashing a glance, I looked at the air that I would no-doubt be tasting and it looked dirty. Holding the barn door, hyperventilating, I replaced the right pick, the right foot, leaned and matched both picks on the ripple...."]]>
In this article, Glenmore Lodge Senior Instructor George McEwan takes a look at a study of ice anchors and explores the findings.
Just how strong are abolokov threads and re-bored ice screws? Read on and find out!]]>
In this article Stuart34 gives his account of a fun, but slightly cold-footed trip to the Bugaboos in Canada. His novel approach of spiked running shoes pays off, but perhaps it's best to 'not try this at home!'
"As I handed over my visa debit card and paid for the $19.99 Adidas running spikes my inner monologue had only one line for me: 'You are an alpine climbing genius!' Light is right..."]]>
In this article we explore a French limestone crag just an hour and a half drive from the famous sandstone bouldering mecca of Fontainebleau.
The French limestone crag of Le Saussois is a magnificent sprawling crag composed of limestone buttresses and bays spread along the side of the Yonne.
The lazy river unspoilt village of Merry Sur Yonne provides a stunning backdrop for your hard redpoints... ]]>
Top winter climber and professional instructor George McEwan explains how to make your winter climbing safer by protecting your belay.
"...Of course if the belay anchors are not the best then all bets are off and you might want to think about other options - like the leader must not fall...!"]]>
This competition is now closed. We have two CRUX Halo Tops to win in this UKClimbing.com and UKHillwalking.com; plus some tips on how to look after your down jacket.]]>
Resurrection is a North West Highlands snow and ice classic of alpine proportion.
In this article British Mountain Guide Owen Samuel gives us all the info we need.]]>
British Mountain Guide Jim Blyth looks at what climbers need to do to access the magic of ski touring.
Including suggestions of a few top spots in the European Alps...]]>
Kevin Thaw is one of the UK's most accomplished all around climbers.
He has climbed Everest, made first ascents of 8b/+ sport routes and Font 8A boulder problems in America, broken bones trying to onsight a protection-less gritstone E8, sped up Alpine north faces, pushed the limits in Patagonia and climbed some of El Capitan's most demanding aid routes.
In this interview we find out a bit more about Kevin, his life as a professional climber, and why David Beckham's lawyer wasn't too pleased with Kevin's 2007 Everest Expedition...]]>
Thank you to everyone who entered this bouldering competition. Read on to see if you are a winner of Trangoworld bouldering gear and copies of Boulder Britain.]]>
Top winter climber and professional instructor George McEwan gives us step by step instructions on good ice climbing technique.
This article includes the basic movements involved, some advanced techniques, and is illustrated with excellent photographs throughout.]]>