Article How Lockdown influenced Training for Climbing
Neil Gresham reflects on training throughout lockdown and what the climbing community learnt from embracing new training ideas.
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Article Warrior with a Smile: Jenya Kazbekova
Jan Virt takes a look at the life of a rising competition climbing star with a rich climbing heritage: Jenya Kazbekova. In the increasingly popular world of competitive climbing, it is easy to get lost in the crowd, and rising to the top of the professional climbing world is a daunting task. The landscape is colourful and vast, and certain names are synonymous with the sport. There is the climbing prodigy known as Alex Megos, with his killer surfer looks seen more often at the sun-kissed coast of California than in Bavaria. Next, there is Ashima Shiraishi, who pushed through the climbing crowd not long after touching Rat Rock in New York City's Central Park for the first time. Then there is the young Ukrainian Jenya Kazbekova, a rising star with an ever-present smile and a deep pedigree in the sport of competitive climbing.
Diversity Black People Don't Climb, Do They?
US Creative director, climber and actor Raheim Robinson shares his experience of discovering climbing and finding himself through the sport, despite the difficulties he's faced as a black man in a predominantly white activity. 'I soon realised that...
Moonlight Buttress
Andy Moles reflects on his ascent of Moonlight Buttress in Zion National Park and how the process of giving everything to a climb is often the most rewarding.
A Return to Innocence - Climbing under Lockdown
Jamie Holding shares a reflective piece on loss, lockdown and a return to his roots, with some musical...
Bike and Climb with Baby - A Tour of Southern France
As French lockdown eased, pro climbers James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini changed their plans for...
Slate Roots
An extract from Peter Goulding's upcoming 'Slatehead: The Adventure of Britain's Slate-climbing Scene.' This article delves into the quarrymen...
A Guide to Climbing Trips in Europe by Train
Train travel enthusiast Amy Underwood Thompson shares some tips for planning and enjoying more environmentally friendly climbing trips around Europe... Across Europe restrictions are lifting, travel corridors are open...
Chamonix Jams
John McCune takes us on a tour and relives his experiences on the best of Chamonix's jamming cracks. As mixed climbing conditions become rarer, the jamming experience is becoming highly sought after in the high granite peaks.
Stoney Middleton - Historical Relic or Overlooked Gem?
Stoney's legendary polished walls have been a forcing ground for generations and many of the country's most influential climbers have cut their teeth here. 'Stoney' as it is affectionately known, is undoubtedly the most...
Scrambling Cuillin Traverse: Taking the Easier Route
Adrian Trendall, author of new Cicerone guide Skye's Cuillin Ridge Traverse, explains how to smooth the hardest edges...
Destination New Zealand – The South Island
Known for its wilderness, waterfalls, mountains and coastline, New Zealand's South Island offers a smorgasbord of...
Sport Climbing in Thakhek – South East Asia's best sport climbing?
Since the Democratic Republic of Laos opened its borders to tourism in the mid...
Val Pennavaire - Finale Ligure's Lesser-Known Neighbour
Val Pennavaire, or 'Oltre Finale' as it was previously known, is an area that deserves to be...
Removing Loose Rock at Horseshoe
While climbing at the most popular section of the Peak's current most popular crag, Alan James discovered a massive loose block...
Lattice Home Training Lattice - Training The Upper Body At Home & Tom Randall Q&A
Josh Hadley, one of the lead coaches from Lattice talks us through how best to train your upper body at home. Many of the exercises and sessions detailed below can be found in the free Crimpd app, which is available on...
Understanding Modern Bouldering Understanding Modern Bouldering Pt. 3: Improving Spatial & Temporal Aspects
Climbing coach and movement expert Udo Neumann is producing a UKC series on understanding and practising adaptable skills that you can apply to the dynamic and complex movements becoming popular in indoor...
Lattice Home Training Lattice - Training at Home and Tom Randall Q&A
Josh Hadley, one of the lead coaches from Lattice talks us through how to transition your training from the climbing wall to the home fingerboard when needed. Many of the exercises and sessions detailed below can be found in the free...
How to Make the Most of a Home Board
So you've finally built your home wall! With the boom in home builds due to COVID-19 there have been questions raised online about how to get the most out of a home set-up. While every construction will differ in size, angle and purpose, there are some...
British First Ascents in Patagonia
In the hazy, distant past before the current pandemic, a team of Brits enjoyed their own form of isolation in a remote valley in central Patagonia. In January 2020, Simon Smith, Alasdair Fulton, Graham Dawson and Rob Lovell travelled t...
Runnel Vision – An expedition to find adventure in Brazil
James Taylor reflects on a trip to Brazil in 2019 where a strong team aimed to free climb a new route on the south face of Pedra Baiana; an 800m granite monolith.
El Potrero Chico - Multi-pitch Sport Climbing in Mexico
'The idea of going to El Potrero Chico, Mexico was agreed on. I got in touch with Peter to say I was going to be in North America between February and March. Wanting sunshine and multi-pitch sport climbing El Portrero kept coming...
Expedition Riso Patron Sur
In February/March 2018, Matteo Della Bordella (ITA) and Silvan Schüpbach (SUI) climbed the Riso Patron Sur in Chile,...
New Multi-Pitch in Kyrgyzstan - Alexandra Supernova
"Kyrgyzstan! Wow! Where is that? Can you climb there?" Almost everyone asks me this whenever I start...
New French Route on Baffin Island
In May, a team from the Chamonix-based GMHM (the French mountain military) opened a new route on Baffin Island, Canada....
Jiptik Valley 2016
In July of this year, Robert Taylor, John Proctor, Ciaran Mullan and Phil Dawson headed to the Jiptik valley in Southeast Kyrgyzstan....
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