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Swiss alpinist Dani Arnold has set a new solo speed record on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc Massif. At...
Our Friday Night Video this week takes us to Greenland, where Brits Andrew Cherry and Stefan Morris attempt War and Poetry (VI...
Digital Features
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.
The Finest Crags in the UK & Ireland: The Roaches
Away from the mayhem of the Eastern Edges, the Roaches enjoys a unique atmosphere of its own. Amongst this mind-boggling cluster of chaotically balanced gritstone boulders are over 350 of the most varied and interesting climbs in the Peak District.
Rob Greenwood takes a look at the latest guidebook in the Climbers' Club series, the long awaited update to Nick White's 1995...
It's neither light nor cheap, but this mid-sized rucksack is comfy, supportive and well ventilated, says Rhian Hughes
The latest version of this popular approach shoe climbs like a dream, says Martin McKenna, and it rocks on long scrambles too....
The women's rock shoe collection from La Sportiva is the perfect solution whether you climb in the mountains, at the crag or...
The Sea to Summit Alpha Cookware started with the desire to create an extremely lightweight, high-quality cooking system without...
For 2018 Ocún has widened its offer with well received climbing jeans. They combine all of their practical features that a...
Drawing on four decades of knowledge, expertise and innovation, Osprey's Fall 2018 season is Built on Experience with three brand...
PackSizer 2.0 is an innovative new app which allows users to measure and match their torso length to the correct pack from...
The Crodarossa Lite GTX is designed for approach and scrambling and features an overlap fastening which allows very precise and...
This weekend saw the 3rd ever Women's Trad Festival take place in the Peak District. With nearly 200 climbers in attendance,...
This autumn, Ellis Brigham and Fjӓllrӓven will join forces to host a series of evening lectures from renowned mountaineer and...
Wide, narrow, high, flat… our feet come in all shapes and sizes and no single style of boot or shoe will be the right shape for...
Once again Glacier Guides are looking to recruit additional staff for our busy Skaftafell based operation. Lead by a team of...
CAN has numerous rope access technician vacancies available. Working onshore across both sides of the business, Geotechnical and...
Two full time positions delivering height safety and rescue training, based at our Kendal and London Height Safety Centres. We...
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Rockfax
Sept 2018
This covers the amazing quarries near Llanberis famous for their technical run-out slabs and, more recently, for the wealth of sport climbing. It is also famous for the bizarre and spectacular rock formations that give a unique climbing environment.
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