Nick Smith - Climbers
When I'm not out running, I run my own web design & photography business, Climbers.net, which provides web design for some of the best climbing sites around. I've done all the design & technical work on UKC/UKH since 1999.I've had really bad finger injuries since 2005, so these days I'm lucky if I can climb some juggy VDiffs a few times a year :( I've been getting into mountaineering & ice climbing, as well as trail & ultra running, which has been quite a change from obsessing over a few metres of gritstone!
I've completed several great ultras during 2011, and the goal for 2012 is a Bob Graham Round attempt :)
Location
Sheffield, England.
Best Climbing Experience
So many to choose from! A trip to Wimberry on a hot summer's day, where we ticked our way through all the classic VS-E1 routes there, staggering back down in the dark, completely knackered. Leading The Rasp at Higgar Tor: steep and juggy. Mmmmm :) Belaying my best mate at Curbar as she onsighted her first ever E4. Out of my mind on adrenaline as I screamed my way up Fleur de Rhum (Fontainebleau) in the freezing cold. Soloing my first Winter grade I with blue skies, fresh snow and a deserted Peak District.
Favourite Climbing-Related Discussion Topic
Why I climb grit in the Summer. Training. Injuries. Eating disorders. Oh, and does my bum look big in these shorts? ;-)
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- Andy Cave in Buxton, April 24th 12-Mar-10
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- BMC Froggatt guide free download 11-Feb-10
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- Celebrating 10 years of UKClimbing 29-Jun-09
- Celebrating 10 years of UKClimbing 29-Jun-09
- Celebrating 10 years of UKClimbing 29-Jun-09
- Starting hill training 22-Jun-09
Personal Webpage
http://Climbers.net
Articles by Nick Smith - Climbers
- The Digital Darkroom: before and after Aug/2006
- Preparing photos for the Internet Feb/2005
- Build your own Indoor Wall! Feb/2002
Interests Outside Climbing
Trail running
Ultra running
About My Photography
You can browse higher quality versions of all my images on my climbing photography website http://Climbers.net/
All the photographs are available to buy as large-format prints, ready to hang on the wall.
Photo Gallery
Ruby about to latch the top holds on the atmospheric Gargoyle Flake
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How small?! Adrian going for another tiny hold on Spartan Wall (F8b+), Kalymnos
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Lone boulderer latching the top of Deliverance at a deserted Stanage Plantation, Boxing Day 2004
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Max leading Sinecure (E1 5b), Carreg-y-Barcud
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Arty fisheye lens shot of climber on Le Coeur
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Adrian Berry on the final moves of Rubicon (F7a) at the eponymous crag
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Mid-flight on St Peter (E1 5c) at Stoney Middleton
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Adrian making a desperate clip on his new route Spartan Wall (F8b+) on Kalymnos
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