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Clean Climbing

Custodians of the Stone

In this three-part series, Mick Ward explores the ethos of 'clean climbing' and how it has shaped the equipment we use, the ascents we make and the community we build. 

The Strength to Dream

In this three-part series, Mick Ward explores the ethos of 'clean climbing' and how it has shaped the equipment we use and the ascents we make.   Part 2: The Strength to Dream

Thou Shalt Not Wreck the Place: Climbing, Ecology and Renewal

Mick Ward explores the ethos of 'clean climbing' and how it has shaped the equipment we use and the ascents we make.   In the 1960s, Yosemite became a climbing paradise. But what do you do when paradise is threatened with...


Photo Awards

Marmot Photography Awards 2021

UKC and UKH are proud to announce the winners of the 2021 Marmot Photography Awards

Marmot Photography Awards 2020

UKC and UKH are proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Marmot Photography Awards

Marmot Photography Awards 2019

UKC and UKH are proud to announce the winners of the 2019 Marmot Photography Awards

Marmot Photography Awards 2018

UKC and UKH are proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Marmot Photography Awards. An automatic selection of five photos...

Marmot Photography Awards 2017

UKClimbing and UKHillwalking are proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Marmot Photography Awards. An automatic...

Marmot Photography Awards 2016

An automatic selection of five photos from each of the catagories on site was made based on the votes from the previous...


Culm Dancing

The Guidebook and a Personal History

The last article in the Culm Dancing series features guidebook author Mark Kemball, who recounts his experiences both of putting the latest guide together, coupled with his own experiences across this dramatic stretch of coastline.

Bumbly Exploration on Culm Adventures

As a climber, Dr Dave Hillebrandt is not a household name, although some of you may have found his legacy in the form of garden gnomes placed strategically on certain crags in the South West. This says much about the man. In this latest piece in the...

Voyages of Discovery (1976-1990)

In the fifth article in the series, Pete O'Sullivan recounts his experiences of this highly memorable and character building...

Reelin' in the Years (Mid-70's)

Within the fourth article in the series Dave Garner takes us through a fruitful and frantic period of development during...

A Second Wave (1968-73)

In the third instalment of the series, Pat Littlejohn describes the 'second wave' that took over new routing, exploration and...


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