Recent discussion on the UKClimbing.com forums about the strength of knotted slings has prompted UKClimbing.com to team up with The BMC and run some equipment tests.
Full details at VIDEO: Broken Karabiner - UKC / BMC Safety Video
Want to know more about Mountain Guides? Read and watch at VIDEO: British Mountain Guides (BMG) and a Q&A - Martin Chester - British Mountain Guides
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| Feature: Cry Freedom F8b+ - A Personal Account |
![[Drew Haigh on Cry Freedom, 4 kb]](http://cdn.ukclimbing.com/t/118340.jpg "[Drew Haigh on Cry Freedom, 4 kb]") Drew Haigh gives us a person account of his recent ascent of Cry Freedom (F8b+) at Malham Cove, Yorkshire.
"The first run on lead went well with a brutal set of moves I fought my way to last holds before powering out... I'd not given the top few moves the respect they deserved." |
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| Photo of the Week |
"The Roof, Inis Mór, The Aran Islands" © S Smith |
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 Beat the budget airline baggage allowance with a lightweight rack from Allcord
14 quickdraws, a harness, a screwgate, a belay device and a 70m rope.
Total weight = 4.8kg
You are all set for a Euro sport cragging trip. Less weight to carry on that important onsight or redpoint, and less weight on the plane.
Distributed by Allcord.
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 Rockfax release FREE sample chapter from forthcoming Pembroke guidebook
Rockfax are publishing a new guidebook to Pembroke this August which will cover the best crags in this wonderful sea cliff area on the South Wales coast. This area is has some of the best sea cliff climbing in the country with many classic routes across the grades range from Severe to the upper E grades.
This new book is in the lavish full-colour style of all the recent Rockfax guides using huge photo-topos and full route descriptions. Mike Robertson has been out in his boat getting some stunning crag shots and we have also assembled some amazing action shots that are sure to inspire.
Click here to download the Mother Carey's sample chapter
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Our Photo Gallery contains a unique collection of over 82,900 images from UKClimbing users, with 352 new photos added this week.
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| GUEST EDITORIAL: A Pembroke Saga: Following on from recent UKClimbing.com forum discussion, Ian Smith casts his mind back to a fixed gear issue in Pembroke that began some twenty years ago. He looks to the past to... |
| Relocate: Sheffield: In this new mini-series 'Relocate' we take a look at different areas of Britain and what they are like to live and climb in.
"Fifteen minutes drive? No! Ten minutes? No! Five minutes! Five... |
| VIDEO: British Mountain Guides (BMG): The Mountain Guides qualification is seen as the toughest and top ticket in the climbing world.
Find out what it takes to pass this award in this UKC article (with video). |
| Alaska Trip Report - Gavin Pike & James Clapham: Chamonix-based British climber Gavin Pike is just back from a very successful Alaska trip with James Clapham.
They had a productive stay on the Ruth Glacier,... |
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