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Overlooked: Wharncliffe Bouldering

Jim Pope writes about the new, varied, and sometimes overlooked bouldering that Wharncliffe has to offer


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The Best Beginner Multi-Pitch Trad Crags in North Wales

Looking to make the step up to multi-pitch routes? British Mountain Guide Polly Harmer recommends her top beginner spots in North Wales. If you've been trad climbing on your local crags and you're starting to plan a bigger multi-pitch trip, then North Wales is a great place to start. This relatively compact area offers loads of multi pitch crags with some very good climbs in the lower grades, plus some locations which offer less committing adventures. There's also a wealth of rock types, which adds variety to the character of the climbs here.

Classic Winter East Ridge of Beinn a' Chaorainn

On a sunny winter day there's nothing better than a classic snowy ridge, reckons Dan Bailey. Here's a good one that should hit the spot for mountaineers of all abilities... 

The Six Classic North Faces Of The Alps

Luke Davies shares tips and tactics for climbing the six classic north faces of the European Alps—with some history to boot... In the 1950s, Gaston Rebuffat, one of France's leading Alpinists devised the list of what he called the 'Six Great North Faces...

Dartmoor Bouldering - Gems in a Granite Setting

The Best of Peak Limestone Sport Climbing (6a – 7a)

Meteora, Greece - A Sport Climbing Area for Trad Climbers

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Richard Hartfield - Solo Scrambling and Backpacking 1900km Across the Alps

Chamonix 'Classic' Alpinism: The Best Alpine Routes at AD/D

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Solo and Unsupported on the Cuillin Round


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Climbing in Albania

The more I learn about Albania, the more interested I become in this small country that is full of potential but also multilayered and finding its feet, having isolationist, communist rule until the late 1980s and early '90s. There is a huge amount of...

Euro Sport Climbing Destination Sicily

Massimo Cappuccio shares his guide to climbing on Sicily, an increasingly popular Mediterranean climbing destination.

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 opening and train services...

Scrambling Lake District Scrambles: 10 of the best

John Fleetwood, author of Cicerone's two updated Lake District scrambling guides, lifts the lid on some of his favourite hands-on routes on the fells.

Scrambling Cuillin Traverse: Taking the Easier Route

Running Solo and Unsupported on the Cuillin Round

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Classic Scramble - The Dubh Ridge

Stoney Middleton - Historical Relic or Overlooked Gem?

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