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The Importance of Local Climbing Icons

In any city/town or climbing district, there will be those pushing the mark. Those who like to train, and train and train, or are simply natural climbers. They are smashing it nonetheless, but often tend to have logos stuck all over them. And you will have only heard of...
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The Art of Red-pointing

The red-point. All of a sudden you find yourself at that daunting yet exciting stage of your sport project. All of the sessions and time you may have put into working out all...
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Classic Eastern Grit Across the Grades

'Classic' may be a much over-used epithet when it comes to rock climbs, often meaning different things to different people and offering plenty of opportunities for...
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Win £500 worth of Mountain Equipment Climbing Clothing

To mark the launch of our 2015 Climbing Clothing collection & latest film shot on the legendary cliffs of Gogarth we are giving one lucky person the chance to win £500 worth of Mountain Equipment Climbing Clothing.  

The sea cliffs of Gogarth, situated on the western tip of Anglesey are the stuff of legend. These beautiful and atmospheric crags are famed for their adventurous climbs, loose rock and tidal cycles. They come with something of an intimidating reputation and are not for the faint-heated or inexperienced. 

For German climber Charlotte Gild this was an intriguing destination that offered something very different to her alpine back yard. The Mountain Equipment Pro Partner recently teamed up with experienced local climber Dave Rudkin from Plas y Brenin to get her teeth into what Gogarth has to offer.

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COMPETITION: Win a £225 Ocun Paddy Dominator Mat

A crash pad for the most demanding boulderers, suitable for highballs and equipped with a whole range of top-notch features. Patented Ocun FTS Absorption Block inner...

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Break Dancing.
Russell Lovett

Congratulations to johnhenderson for being voted Gallery of the Week by UKC users.

There were 312 new photos added added to the Photo Galleries this week

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Waterproof Bivvying with Montane

Evolving from years of experience creating innovative Montane clothing and packs, the Minimus Sleeping Bag is at once highly waterproof and hyper breathable.

It features a PERTEX® Shield + outer shell; a remarkable waterproof fabric used in several other technical super lightweight items of clothing and accessories, from the multi award-winning Minimus Jacket to the running specific Minimus Smock.  High quality 90/10 800+ fill power goose down (certified non live plucked and non force fed) ensures warmth to a comfort limit of -2ºC.

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