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Andy Moles and Ferdia Earle are an enigmatic climbing couple whom you've probably never heard of. Together they have climbed...
"For God's sake, don't drop him," James Aldred's sister warned one day. The 'him' referred to Sir David Attenborough, whose...
Marc Langley speaks to Emma Twyford about all things climbing and route setting...
Emma Twyford needs little introduction. She...
Does every cold or tired caller deserve the help of mountain rescue? Judy Whiteside, Editor of Mountain Rescue Magazine, examines...
Last week's Friday Night Video featured some of the UK's best sea cliff climbing, produced by filmmaker Mike Cheque. Theo Moore...
In the month that the Ramsay Round turned 40, it also saw its first double round courtesy of Nicky Spinks. Jonny Muir takes a...
Natalie Berry explores the growing indoor climbing wall industry and the opportunities and challenges that a boom in popularity...
Geraldine Hackett traces the steps taken by English novelist, journalist, traveller and Egyptologist Amelia Edwards on her...
This is the most beautiful place on Earth, but of course, like Cactus Ed Abbey said, every person carries in their heart an image...
We recently shared the work of Janelle Shane, who trained a neural network on a database of route names from Joshua Tree (5,633)...
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Body shape and healthy eating is a weighty topic in climbing, but one that deserves more open discussion - especially with regard...
In this series of environmental opinion pieces, Tomas Frydrych wrestles with some big questions. This time he examines the...
The BMC's Annual General Meeting will take place on June 16th in Kendal, where proposed constitutional changes will be voted on...
Writer, journalist and former Vice President of the BMC, Ed Douglas, reflects on the changing faces of climbing, mountaineering...
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Finger Injuries are almost certainly the most common injuries climbers face.
In this article, climbing coach Robin O'Leary...
Figure 8? Groove? They're all here (well almost). We couldn't think of anything starting with V, W, X, Y (you surely will). If...
Fed up with having to pay to get in to crowded indoor walls? Are they never open when you want them? Let Nick Smith tell you how...
Want to know how they did the climbing stuff in Mission Impossible 2? Was it Tom Cruise? An exclusive chat with a guy who did the...
23 years after first visiting Groningen, Alan James makes a return visit and discovers that the scrappy local wall he climbed on...
In this detailed article, Matt Fuller and Dr. Mark Taylor explain all the technical details behind waterproof fabrics.
"Making...
There is a wonderful feeling of freedom when you can run it out above gear, climbing as hard as you can, totally consumed by the...
Elbow injuries (tendonitis) are arguably the most common along with finger injuries. In this article, climbing coach Robin...
Can the climbing media be blamed for using racy images of women to sell to men? They are in business and are they not only...
Destination Articles
Austria has no shortage of top-quality climbing. Tirol, in the west of the country, is already known as a world-class alpine and...
Rob Greenwood takes a look at some routes that have fallen down, some routes that have shed holds, and others that might shed a...
It has been dubbed the Yosemite of South America, and for good reason! Situated in the Andes on the Chilean side of Patagonia,...
Climbing Skills Articles
Rope soloing is simply the ability to climb alone, yet still have the safety of being attached to a rope (rather than...
In this instructional film, Mountain Guide Peter Mason shows us how to haul a climbing partner from a crevasse.
In this instructional film, Mountain Guide Peter Mason shows us how to ascend a rope out of a crevasse.