In April 2010 Plas y Brenin are set to host the first ever UKClimbing.com Alpine Festival. This unique weekend is made up of a series of opt-in workshops covering almost every form of Alpine preparation along with plenty of opportunity to consolidate your existing skills, developing your experience and boost your confidence for the coming Alpine season.
All of this for just £130, included in that is two nights accommodation, all your food, world class coaching and tuition, and guest speakers on Saturday night. Perfect timing prior to the Alpine Summer ahead, it's just too good to miss!. Book your place now.]]>
The blessing of mountain climbing photography is also its curse. Because it is so difficult to get there in the first place, because the climbing itself takes up so much effort and concentration, one has to make all sorts of compromises with the photography, and often bring back pictures that are disappointing, at least when compared to the experience that has just been lived. Virtually all the climbers I know bring a small point-and-shoot camera (digital or film) and use it only during long breaks and on the summit. But it doesn't have to be. DSLRs have gotten good enough that they can be brought on a technical climbing expedition, all the way to the summit. Here is how.]]>
A summary of all the latest content on UKClimbing.com from the past month, including: 10 new articles, 31 product announcements and 6 independent gear reviews from the UKC testers.
Dave Birkett isn't a big fan of skiing, and as bad luck would have it that's what he was doing in France as the big snow and freeze hit the UK. On his return he thought it would be back to work as a stonemason in the Lakes. 
When someone starts talking about life insurance is your reaction a yawn? Do you ignore them and hope that they will shut up and go away? In this short article David Hallam, director of Summit Financial Services, takes a look at some of the pitfalls and problems associated with life assurance, climbers and mountaineers.
Bjorn Pohl takes a look at the events of world sport climbing in 2009.
Back in September of 2009 the well known Spanish team of Iker and Eneko Pou completed what they consider to be their hardest big wall route yet.
Dan Varian takes us on a whirlwind tour of the latest and greatest feats on the World stage of bouldering.
The 10th Annual Kandersteg Ice Climbing Festival took place last weekend in the Ice Climbing Mecca Kandersteg, Switzerland in the Berner Oberland.
Take a look inside the February 2010 issue of Climb Magazine. Great articles on Italian Ice, George Smith's Dinorwig Diaries, Stevie Haston on training, Wonderful Wilton and all the usual great departments and features, illustrated with stunning photography.]]>
37-year-old climber Jamie Simpson's grandfather was a quiet man who never bragged about his achievements, rather unusually he kept them in a mysterious brown leather suitcase. 
Competition now closed for entries. LLAMFF and UKC have got together and are running a photography competition hosted at UKClimbing.com. The winners will have their photos printed, mounted and displayed at LLAMFF and they can keep the finished prints, plus the winners also get Rockfax guidebooks of their choice. Full details in this article.]]>
In August 2009 we held a midge poetry competition in conjunction with Outdoor Research. Here are the winning entries.]]>
A short film that focusses on some elegant climbing movement set to music.