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Stefano Ghisolfi has made the second ascent of Alex Megos' Perfecto Mundo (9b+) at Margalef . He spent 32 days trying the route...
Sport climbing has been named as one of fourteen Olympic and Paralympic sports receiving investment from the new £3m...
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Finest Crags in the UK & Ireland - Wilton
Mike Hutton continues his tour of the UK and Ireland's finest crags with a visit to Wilton Quarries.
Humans of Climbing: Volume 2
Inspired by the popular Humans of New York Facebook series by Brandon Stanton, we thought that sharing short vignettes from a cross section of the climbing community would serve as an antidote to the political polemic of today's society. Here's Volume 2 collated from our Facebook posts.
The Finest Crags in the UK & Ireland: Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Far, far away on the rugged coastline of Western Lewis stand some of the wildest sea cliffs in Britain. Lifetimes worth of new routing opportunities lie just waiting to be discovered in one of the most unspoiled locations in Scotland.
The Finest Crags in the UK & Ireland: Tremadog
Overlooking the village of Tremadog, the sun-blessed cliffs of Craig Pant Ifan and Bwlch y Moch offer over 300 routes ranging from difficult to E7 on some of Wales' best rock. When the routes in Llanberis pass are cloaked in a veil of mist, Tremadog's fine compact Dolerite is often basking in the sun.
Toby Archer looks at this versatile water filtering system. Does he overcome his initial scepticism of the price?
'Performance' is a huge category, so with UK sport climbing in mind we've narrowed the focus of this review to down-turned,...
While The North Face describe the Ventrix Hoodie as a midlayer, you could equally call it a thin jacket. It's hard to pigeonhole....
The classic Ninja slipper was the original high performance slip lasted shoe. New for 2019, the Ninja has been radically updated:...
This winter season, Lowe Alpine have teamed up with the BMC to get people out experiencing everything winter has to offer and...
The Rab Microlight jacket has been tried, tested and loved for over a decade. Now, it's time to meet the next generation - here's...
We've been making pads in the UK AlpFactory for over 10 years now and have learnt a little on the way. With the new range some of...
Now that Greg Boswell and Guy Roberston have kicked off their Scottish Winter season with the first ascent of The Forge X/10 on...
Although we're in the depths of Winter, Bavarian-bootmaker Hanwag has its sights set on next Spring when it will unveil its...
Whilst there are a great many 'climbing greats', few are greater than Chris Sharma. Ever since the age of 14 Sharma has been...
Lowe Alpine is calling on all winter warriors to help #makewintercount!
Huge climbing gear clerarance on now at www.coldmountainkit.com. Up to 30% off current shoes, harnesses and helmets....
Lyon Equipment Limited (Lyon) is an employee owned company serving the Outdoor, Work at Height and Rescue Markets with 'equipment...
Lyon Work and Rescue is a leading supplier and manufacturer of specialist access, positioning and protection equipment for...
The Castle is a market leading climbing centre - one of the biggest and best in Europe... Do you have the vision and drive to...
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