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New Editor at Climber Magazine

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It is with great pleasure that we announce the new editor for Climber magazine. Otley based climber and journalist, Andy McCue will join the magazine at the end of this month. He brings with him years of journalistic experience and a growing passion for climbing.

When people get married it is usual to buy them toasters, or matching bath towels, isn't it? When Andy got married, he and his wife were given a beginner's climbing course at Brunel University. Andy took inspiration from his instructor who quickly introduced him to the joys of bold trad leading on the polished Avon Gorge limestone. Showing true grit and determination, Andy went on to become a very competent VS leader, now pushing onto HVS. He has climbed in the Peak District, the Lakes, North Wales, Southern sandstone, and sea cliffs in Cornwall and Swanage. If pushed though, he will say that his heart lies with the big multi-pitch routes on mountain crags – a recent tick of The Crack at Gimmer being a highlight.

Over the last couple of winters, Andy has tackled Scottish winter climbing at the Northern Corries and Glen Coe, he has also done ice climbing in La Grave. He makes time for some hot rock trips to Europe, clipping bolts on the Costa Blanca and plans to climb in the Alps and even further a field, fancies a crack at big wall climbing in Yosemite.


LUCIE ROPER
Publisher


Climber magazine website: www.climber.co.uk
Warners Group Publications: www.warnersgroup.co.uk


For more information www.climber.co.uk



It will be interesting to see how this affects Climber, TBH. Is this the first time a climbing mag has been edited by someone so new to climbing?
15 Apr, 2009
Should be interesting, his climbing experience and likes are almost a direct mirror of my own. (from a purely seflish perspective of course ;) )
15 Apr, 2009
Perhaps this will be a good thing as they wont be caught up in the bias of the 'scene'
15 Apr, 2009
I agree, a broad climbing experience, keen as mustard, will have an insight to what all climbers want, plus journalistic experience. You have Bernard Newman, Ed Douglas and Mikey Robertson at Climber who know 'the scene'. One of the downfalls of some media it too much hard stuff, not enough everyday climbing stuff for you and me. We at UKC wish Andy all the best, it must be dead exciting. Mick
I agree, it could well be a very good thing. The first time a magazine has been edited by one of the masses, for the masses. On the other hand, presumably he'll have to rely heavily on his contributors for fact checking etc, as he won't have an encyclopedic grasp of climbing and it's history. As I said, it'll be interesting to see how this pans out...
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