Finnish boulderers Nalle Hukkataival and Ville Kurru make some first ascents and hard repeats in Rocklands, South Africa.

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UKC Editor Jack Geldard reads Jim Perrin's column in the latest Climber Magazine.

Jack takes a quick look at the changing face of climbing media in this short editorial commentary.

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“For me personally, and I think for many women, either you want to climb or you want to have a family. I don't think many women can do both very well.”

In this UKC Feature Sarah Stirling explores the difficulties of pursuing an active climbing career and juggling family life.

She talks to top women mountaineers...

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We like to call Alex Messenger 'One of the World's best climbing photographers'. It makes him all embarrassed... but it's true - Alex is very handy with a lens and in this article he picks ten of his favourite photographs and explains how and why he took them.

"...here are ten shots that work because of the light or...

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Tom Ireson recounts his first experience of leading an 'E' graded climb on the gritstone classic of Long Tall Sally (E1).

Long Tall Sally is a popular choice for a first E1, being quite short and friendly, with an obvious line and seemingly good protection. How did Tom find it?

"Shit! My foot just slipped... ...

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A short film about the mega classic boulder problem Deliverance at the Stanage Plantation.

"At V8 7b+, it was way out of my league and it was always likely I would fail on...

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The Japanese Giri Giri boys are well regarded throughout the world of mountaineering, but an air of mystery surrounds them and their philosophy.

Little is known about the climbers...

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The Alpkit National CoLAB Design Award is now in its final phase, and the contestants are now busy in their sheds fine tuning their designs, ready for the final at The Ordnance...

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Take a look inside the April issue of Climb. We've also got a digital teaser of the magazine this month - so check it out at www.climbmagazine.com

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Karl Baba describes a scary solo ascent of Washington Column Direct in Yosemite.

"Foolish solo manoeuvres are often inspired by some relationship angst. Scaring the crap out of yourself cuts through layers of pettiness to the core of our existence. This was one of those "girlfriend solos"...

...I prayed, repented, and did...

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In this special UKC feature, Es Tresidder describes an attempt at repeating The Godfather (VIII, 8) on Beinn Bhan.

The Godfather ranks amongst the most sought after Scottish winter prizes, being extremely hard, long, remote and covering awe-inspiring ground on one of Scotland's most fearsome winter cliffs.

The...

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In this stunning short film, Slovenian climber Natalija Gros climbs Histerija (F8c+) at Mišja Peč, Slovenia.

Natalija is one of only a handful of women...

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The fourth Sheffield Adventure Film Festival came back bigger and better than ever this year.

The backbone of the event was the 36 films including 11 premières; top speakers included...

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The 2009 Skymasters wall is coming back new and improved and with a number of unique competition wall features, including spinning barrels and pivoting half moon features. Mike Weeks of X1...

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What are the world's best sport-climbing areas? Ceuse, Rodellar, Kalymnos ... Europe's famous limestone cliffs are probably at the top of your list. Ask an American, though, and there's a...

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The Atlantic isle of Madeira lies off the African coast some 250 miles north of the Canary Islands. Rising to 1800m, it is a mountainous island criss-crossed with artificial watercourses...

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France's Ecrins National Park has long been famous as a world-class ice climbing destination. La Grave, Fournel, Freissinieres and Vallon Du Diable all provide acres of fat, reliable ice...

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The Joe Brown Shops were opened by Val & Joe Brown back in 1966 and have always been a corner stone of speciality independent outdoor retailing. In 2005 a small group of friends bought the...

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Alastair Lee unveils his plans for 2009:

He is following Leo Houlding, as Leo gears up toward his expedition to Mount Asgard.

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The Alpine Club is looking to recruit an administrator for its office in Charlotte Road, London EC2

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Glenmore Lodge. Who are we? Glenmore Lodge wants everybody to know that we do more than deliver skills courses and NGB training and assessments. We host endless meetings and workshops for...

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Sportiva in conjunction with Craggy Island are running a boot camp at their new bouldering centre at The Oaks near Sutton on the 25th April 2009.

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The Climbers' Club have a new website which is easy to navigate, has lots of new features and is frequently updated. Samples of the CC's new Llanberis guidebook can also be viewed in eMag...

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Plastic Fantastic was held at the Nottingham Climbing Centre on Sunday Feb 1st, it was mixed discipline competition and also a first for the climbing wall.

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High performance meets high capacity. Mobilize your party with Jetboil's latest system.

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The Depot, a major new bouldering centre is due to open its doors to the public at the beginning of April. Based in Pudsey, West Yorkshire in a fully refurbished 1920's "art-deco" style bus depot, it offers climbers in the area a world-class indoor climbing experience in a unique and...

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Polartec's cutting edge Windbloc® softshell fabric makes the Snazette a proud new entrant in our unrivalled softshell line. The Snazette is versatile enough to be used for climbing, skiing and mountain walking.

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Something different! Dennis Gray and Paul Cherry are reviving the tradition of climbing songs and reckon they can get you singing along to classics. There are two events: 7.30pm March 24th Alpine Club, London (free) and 7.30pm March 28th Flux Gallery, Leeds (£5 including wine and snacks). Report by Sarah Stirling for UKClimbing.com

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Shropshire Climbing Centre opens its doors today offering a state of the art bouldering and roped climbing facility, in Newport near Telford. With over 300 sq.m of bouldering, we are the...

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MCC last weekend saw the great success of the Manchester Festival of Climbing and Five Stars CLimb Everest Challenge.

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Detail Events is the UK market leader in adventure sport events. You will responsible for selection, liberation, rigging and management of ropes venues and all aspects of roped operations...

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Mountain Equipment has been making some of the finest mountain clothing and equipment in the world since 1961. We design, test and build with passion and commitment because we know that our...

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King Kong, part of Climb Indoors based in Threlked Quarry at the base of Blencathra near Keswick, designed a new fingerboard using the latest Polyurethane technology. The board is a very...

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If you need to brush up your winter skills - look no further! Winter Skills - Essential Walking and Climbing Techniques written by Andy Cunningham and Allen Fyffe is the most up to date text book you'll find. Lavishly illustrated and covering everything from winter navigation, avalanche awareness, emergency procedures and ropework for walkers as...

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Technical Sales Trainer, The North Face. You'll travel extensively throughout the northern half of the UK, from Nottingham up to Scotland, visiting key accounts, where you'll be responsible...

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It's the Climbing Works International Festival next weekend (7 March).

Climb alongside the world's top boulderers. Enter the fun team event. Full details in this news item.

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Featured at this years Outdoors Show at the NEC, Birmingham (March 27th – 29th) is the The Reel Adventure Diaries (TRAD) Film Competition. Here are the finalists. The winner will be chosen at the show.

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The Myo XP is Petzl's all-round, high spec' head torch designed to be powerful enough for night navigation and climbing route spotting, but also to provide lower light modes for campsite...

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Want to see the world's most exciting adventures on the big screen? A Mountain Film Festival is coming to London (all day) and Glasgow (evening only) in March 2009, and brings with it the...

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You could be forgiven for assuming that British Mountain Guides were technological luddites who were far too busy climbing or skiing to worry about websites. You may have been right in the...

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UKC Editor Jack Geldard tests the Torq shell jacket from Crux.

"Don't buy this for posing in the pub. Buy this jacket for your next big expedition or as a Scottish winter workhorse."

"No features... except the fact that it will keep you dry, in any conditions."

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Toby Archer reviews the RAB Ascent Jacket.

He says:"It is made of good materials, it is really warm and isn't too expensive."

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I have been using the Neutrino for the last 3 months and so far it has had several outings on Welsh and Scottish mountains as well as being used regularly as a cragging belay jacket in the Peak District. It's also proved very useful for belay duty on winter visits to chilly local climbing walls and it recently spent time in a French ski resort...

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Italian publishing company Verstante Sud continue to churn out high quality guidebooks at a steady pace, to both Italy and further a field. The latest pair of books to flop onto my doormat form an interesting juxtaposition, Di Roccia, di Sole (Rock- Sun, Rock Climbing in Sicily) and Alpine Ice – the 600 best ice falls in the Alps. Both are...

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UKC Editor Jack Geldard tests the Velocity Fleece Top from Patagonia.

"It's not wind-proof, it's not water-proof and it won't make you breakfast in bed. It's a snug fitting, stretchy fleece top..."

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Gear guru Andy Kirkpatrick shares his views on glove systems.

He adopts a fairly unique system involving some fold-open mitts.

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Simon Lee steps in to the seedy back streets of Sheffield and gets his mitts on the new Beastmaker 2000.

"Ned appeared and let me in – he seemed a bit 'tired'. The place...

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Martin Chester leafs through the stunning pages of Scottish Rock Volume 2. He's impressed.

"...the main reason I am so excited about this book is that it takes the lid off some well kept secrets. Like the fact that, and just ask anyone else who has touched it, Torridonian sandstone...

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