Alex Mason

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Llanberis, United Kingdom

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Alex Mason is the Manager of Beacon Climbing Centre, a routesetter and one of the country's top trad climbers with ascents up to E8/9.

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News North Wales New Route Round Up

Calum Muskett gives us a comprehensive rundown of trad and sport developments in North Wales from the past couple of years.

22 29 Oct, 2020

News New Gogarth E8 / 9 by Alex Mason - Democide

Alex Mason has established a new E8/9 6c up the centre of the steepest section of Gogarth's Main Cliff. Alex's line links two 4 star E6s - Alien Direct and Skinhead Moonstomp - together with a F7c section in the middle to form one mega long pitch...

7 13 May, 2019

News North Wales Trad Round-up

'The hills have been alive with rock climbers,' says Calum Muskett. He rounds-up the last year (or two) in North Wales trad...

8 19 Oct, 2018

News The Cwm Face - New Cloggy E7 by Alex Mason

Alex Mason has added a high quality E7 6c to the popular and well-established crag Clogwyn Du'r Arddu (Cloggy), North...

15 21 Jul, 2017

News New North Wales E8: Katie's Delight by Alex Mason

Alex Mason has climbed a new E8 6c named Katie's Delight at Craig y Forwyn in North Wales. The line shares a start...

7 28 May, 2015

News Red Walls E7 / 8 Smear Campaign for Alex Mason

North Wales based route setter, Alex Mason has just added a hard new route to the Red Wall Promontory at South...

6 2 Sep, 2014

Latest Reviews for Alex's Sponsors

Reviews from the UKC editorial team

Wild Country Flow Clothing Collection

Rob Greenwood and Emma Hill look at a range of casual cotton climbing clothing ideal for the wall and the crag alike.

22 Sep, 2023

OTS 2023 - Climbing Gear

At OTS 2023 in Liverpool we got a chance to check out some of the new climbing gear due to hit the shelves next year: a range of bouldering pads from Black Diamond; interesting harnesses from the likes of Mammut, Ocun and Wild Country; and DMM's latest...

24 21 Jun, 2023

OTS 2023 - Our Best of the Show

This year's Outdoor Trade Show has just wrapped up. Staged in a tropical Liverpool, the show brought practically all the brands with a UK presence under one roof. While a lot of the gear on display looked good, as always there were a few pieces in...

3 16 Jun, 2023

If it Ain't Broke - Gear that Goes On and On

In these days of growing environmental concern and shrinking budgets, we can't all be constantly buying brand...

46 14 Nov, 2022

Tenaya Indalo

It's been years in development, but the long-promised Indalo is finally out. If you're after a very capable performance all-rounder, it was worth...

9 11 Nov, 2022

OTS Trade Show Reports

For the first time since the pandemic UKC and UKH have attended an actual, real life trade show, OTS in Liverpool. Here are the...

8 4 Aug, 2022

Men's Climbing Trousers

Climbing trousers - everyone wears them, but they're often a bit of an after-thought: do you turn up to the crag or the wall in...

60 2 Nov, 2021

Latest News from Alex's Sponsors

Announcements direct from manufacturers

Tenaya Approach Shoes: Tenerife, Nes and Mojocar

From the beginning, Tenaya has always put 100% effort into developing the best possible product to help all climbers improve their performance. The same dedication to design can also be seen in our lifestyle footwear.

3 5 Dec, 2023

The Wild Country Flow Harness 2.0 Collection

A comfortable, all-round men's and women's harness for indoor, outdoor, sport and multi-pitch use. The Flow 2.0 harness is engineered with a clean, sleek design and comfortable padding for enhanced support and breathability.

5 23 Nov, 2023

Wild Country Voluntary Recall  - Superlight Rock chocks

For Wild Country, consumer satisfaction and safety are key aspects as we develop and offer new products. Our development process includes strict standards and regulations which are followed to guarantee the highest possible...

50 28 Feb, 2023