UKC Feature Articles

If you are free the weekend of 6/7th February 2010 and want to learn some winter walking and mountaineering skills at Glenmore... [ full story ]

Following the recent UKC News Item - Gritstone: Loving it to Death?, in which we showed photographs of recent tick-marking at... [ full story ]

Chris Sharma will be at the Kendal Mountain Festival on 19-22 November. Mick Ryan gives us a brief profile of Chris. " I can... [ full story ]

"Do you like to grab a burger or are you the sort who prefers to wait for a slow-cooked casserole?" Sarah Flint discusses the... [ full story ]

At the end of September, Miles Gibson climbed a new gritstone E9 at Wimberry. Whilst Miles concentrated on his new line, his... [ full story ]

John Colton takes us on an exploratory solo up the east ridge of Telendos, Kalymnos. "A twisting rib emerging from nearby... [ full story ]

Just picked this up at Dave MacLeod 's blog and what a classic video, pure class. "Rare footage by Yvon Chouinard, initially... [ full story ]

Take a look at what's inside the new look November issue of Climb Magazine. Great articles on Grand Capucin, Steve McClure on... [ full story ]

Making the best of a stretch of good weather, between August 11th and 14th 2009, the well known German climbing super-stars... [ full story ]

Glen Denny moved to Yosemite in 1958 and immediately began documenting the golden age of Yosemite climbing with his camera,... [ full story ]

Matt Heason takes a look at the different films that will be featuring at the 2009 Kendal Mountain Festival. "The climber of... [ full story ]

Following lengthy consultation amongst the BMC Areas, the National Council agreed that the BMC would support the idea of climbing... [ full story ]

There were 202 entries in the METOLIUS BOULDERING PHOTO COMP. The winners below were decided by a combination of readers votes... [ full story ]

Charlie Houston, the physician who led the epic 1953 American expedition to K2, died on 27 September aged 96, at his home in... [ full story ]

A summary of all the latest content on UKClimbing.com from the past month, including: 15 new articles, 25 product announcements... [ full story ]

Destination Articles

With the leaves turning and the nights drawing in, not to mention the rain... climbers begin to think towards the coming winter... [ full story ]

With its warm winter climate and perfect limestone, Turkey is becoming the holiday destination of choice for the rain-washed... [ full story ]

Yosemite is much more than a valley with 3000-foot rock walls and incredible climbing. It is an outlet for the energies of the... [ full story ]

Gear Reviews

Jack Geldard takes two trips up the North face of the Eiger with John Harlin III and finds that the mountain is only a sideshow.... [ full review ]

Merino wool has become the new craze in base layers, claiming the very desirable properties of natural feeling, odour resistance... [ full review ]

Finisterre are a new and up and coming clothing company. Based in Cornwall, with roots in the surfing community, they have an... [ full review ]

The Plasma: No, it's not a 40 inch television! It's a snug, 100% weatherproof down jacket that is ideal for keeping you warm and... [ full review ]

The Pembroke Rockfax first appeared in 1995 amidst a storm of controversy but for those who used the book it was a breadth of... [ full review ]

This is an aesthetic looking sack with plenty of useful technical features for climbers, skiers and mountaineers. Dave Sarkar... [ full review ]

Latest Product News

The brief is simple: Create a photograph or 2minute-video that illustrates "The Power of Light" or "what do you do with your... [ full story ]

DMM is pleased to welcome Lucy Creamer to their team of sponsored climbers. "It's great to be working with a climbing company... [ full story ]

The Westcomb Specter LT jacket is the world's lightest weight three-layer mountain shell. [ full story ]

An ultralight winter, alpine and expedition harness. Five gear loops, quick release leg elastics, central belay loop and very,... [ full story ]

Next Friday, the 23rd October, it will be one year since dedicated bouldering centre Climb Newcastle opened its doors. The... [ full story ]

Our Gritsone range is unbelievably realistic. We have included some superb edges and slopers to kick start our exploration of... [ full story ]

This year we have Leeds first dedicated bouldering series 'Boulder Leeds'. Organised in cooperation with Leeds Climbing Wall, the... [ full story ]

A Primaloft filled lightweight jacket, new for Winter 2009. [ full story ]

The Zero-G Climbing Pro Harness is a fully featured, fully adjustable harness and weighs in at a mere 575g. Even better, it's... [ full story ]

MSA very recently became aware of two incidents where climbers using Redpoint Descenders experienced rapid rates of descent... [ full story ]

Matt Helliker and Jon Bracey, two of the U.K.'s hottest alpinists, present The Meltdown Lecture Series. From November 22nd to... [ full story ]

Harrogate Climbing Centre will be opening its doors in January 2010, bringing an exciting major addition to the Yorkshire... [ full story ]

Latest Product News

We are giving away a first prize of a Drillium jacket worth £175. With 5 runner up prizes of a pair of men's or women's gaiters... [ full story ]

RAB mountaineering and climbing apparel is rated amongst some of the finest outdoor equipment available. A vacancy now exists... [ full story ]

The Revenant: Westcomb's top of the range all-mountain shell hits the UK for the first time.This jacket is the perfect all-round,... [ full story ]

The Outdoor Shop is a busy specialist outdoor retailer in Stony Stratford, Milton Keynes with an emphasis on adventure travel,... [ full story ]

Marmot's cure for the common cold. The Sawtooth sleeping bag... [ full story ]

Manchester Climbing Centre's Winter Bouldering League started with a bang last Friday, with over 100 people competing to be in... [ full story ]

Lightweight down filled vests from Rab, in men's and women's fit. [ full story ]

The 7th Edinburgh Mountain Film Festival returns to the Capital from 15-18 October, with controversial American climber Timmy... [ full story ]

A Great Deal DMM Spectre Quick Draws - Set of 5. SSP £77.50 Deal price only £59.00 [ full story ]

Ladies: No need to ever freeze again whilst camping in winter. [ full story ]

A fun day of competitions, La Sportiva rock shoe demos and masterclasses by Neil Gresham and Steve McClure at Newcastle Climbing... [ full story ]

Win A 5 Day Guided Alps Trip & £500 In Kit From Mountain Hardwear. To win, simply tell us what you think still needs to be... [ full story ]

A weekend of climbing fun at Outside, Hathersage. In conjunction with DMM there are free lectures by Ben Bransby and Nic Sellars,... [ full story ]

The glove equivalent of our Mercury Mitt, the Soloist has a removable liner and is designed for harsh alpine environments where... [ full story ]

It is 5 years since Alpkit made their first sale, and to celebrate the occasion we have rolled back the clock to offer our full... [ full story ]

Tough dry sacks with a handy window in them to help find what you're looking for, quickly. [ full story ]

Lyon Equipment are seeking to appoint a full time Internet Marketing Specialist in our busy sales and marketing office currently... [ full story ]

Find out what makes the Zero-G G-String 8.5mm rope such amazing value in this easy to understand article. [ full story ]