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January 2012
- Follow 5 Climbers: Try and Achieve Their 2012 Targets
- Inspiration on all levels
- Century Crack Trailer
- Islands: Traditional Tales of Lakeland Climbing
- Steve McClure on Training Power Endurance
- Winter Trips for UK Climbers - Scotland or Abroad?
- Beal Diablo Rope to be THE rope for 2012 Climbing World Championships
- Moon Original School Holds
- Neil Gresham Opens New Bouldering Wall at Rockcity, Hull
- Emergency SMS Service
- Equipment for Winter Climbing
- Fort William Mountain Festival 2012
- Turbo Charged New Year's Training Resolutions
- Video: Webb-Parsons Comes to UK
December 2011
- Clothing for Winter Climbing
- Dry Tooling At The Foundry, Sheffield
- COLD WARS - Video Profile
- The Eiger – Triumph and Tragedy, and an Evening at the RGS
- ProBalm For Skin Repair
- Merrell Outbound Gore-Tex® Jacket
- StoneMonkey Adrenaline Jacket
November 2011
- Johnny Dawes - Full of Myself Tour - Rockcity Hull
- A Man On A Mission - Super 8
- Christmas Gifts For Climbers
- Why you should always pay attention when belaying ...
- ShAFF Presents... Best of ShAFF Classics
- ShAFF Presents... Best of ShAFF 2011
- It's all just too easy ...
- Merrell Moab Mid Gore-Tex® Boots
- StoneMonkey Dinas SuperSnug Hoody
- Winter Climbing - Little Stanger Gill, A Lakeland Classic
- You Can Join a Search and Rescue Team Even if You don't Live Near Mountains
- KENDAL WALL - VIDEO
- Winter Bouldering - Get Your Psyche On!
- Tim Ralph Lecture: 7 Summits on 7 Continents at Harrogate Climbing Centre
- BMC Leading Ladder - Round 2 at Harrogate Climbing Centre
- BMC Leading Ladder - Round 1 at Harrogate Climbing Centre
- FACING THE ROCK - Trailer
- Winter Bouldering League at Harrogate Climbing Centre (Prize Night)
- Winter Bouldering League at Harrogate Climbing Centre (Round 6)
- Winter Bouldering League at Harrogate Climbing Centre (Round 5)
- Winter Bouldering League at Harrogate Climbing Centre (Round 4)
- Winter Bouldering League at Harrogate Climbing Centre (Round 3)
- Winter Bouldering League at Harrogate Climbing Centre (Round 2)
- Birkett Opens Winter Line on Bowderstone?!
- Kendal Wall - Grand Re-Opening
- Islands Trailer
- Arc’teryx - Probably The Best Workplace In The World!
- Mescalito goes free...?
October 2011
- A thing of legend...
- Climbing Harness Guide: Evolution, Features and Choosing the Right Harness
- IFSC Lead World Cup - Boulder, Colorado
- Tom Randall - Offwidth King
- Everything You Needed to Know About Carabiners But Never Dared to Ask
- Andy Kirkpatrick - Cold Wars Tour - Rockcity, Hull
- The Great Rock Over Winter League (GROWL) - Round 4
- The Great Rock Over Winter League (GROWL) - Round 3
- The Great Rock Over Winter League (GROWL) - Round 2
- The Great Rock Over Winter League (GROWL)
- Cold Wars – Andy Kirkpatrick
- An interview with Emily Winterhalder - Young hotshot
- You Don’t Need to be Steve Mcclure to Set a New Trad Route
- Indoor Competitions. Not Just for Super Heroes
- Carrie Cooper Climbing at 39 Weeks Pregnant
- Chris Sharma at The Quay Climbing Centre, Exeter
- The NUT iPhone case now available in multiple colours
September 2011
- Win a funky beanbag worth more than 100 quid - closes Midnight tonight!
- Mammut Obelisk DLX Approach Shoe Review
- How To: Indoor Climbing and Training
- Rising Star - Emma Powell
- Fear of Failing or Failing from Fear?
- A Long Weekend Bouldering in Font - Doing it on a Budget
August 2011
- Wild Country Helium Carabiner Review
- Biscuit the Rock Climbing Dog
- A Massive Dartmoor Midsummer Challenge - Guest Post by Dominic Jeff
- James McHaffie Sends The Big Bang 9a, Lower Pen Trwyn, North Wales
- 5 Essential Pieces of Kit for the Beginner Climber
- An interview with Lucy Creamer
- The Roaches, An Atmospheric And Challenging Gem
- The Swiss Account, Climbing Film
- Patagonia Capilene® Lightweight 2 T-Shirt Review
- The Schengen Files – Film Review
July 2011
- Ravenswick Quarry - An OK Mid Week Venue
- BMC Leading Ladder - Round 6 at Rockcity
- Nesting Bird Restrictions Lifted a Pembroke
- The New Petzl GriGri2 - Full Review
- Cliffhanger 2011 - Bigger, Further, Higher, Happier & Sunnier
- The Almscliff Rite of Passage
- 10 Tips to Improve Your Bouldering
- Rokt The Casbar - Beach Party at Rokt
- Dmitry Sharafutdinov Becomes the New IFC World Boulder Champion
- New Climbing Walls Essentials DVD from The BMC
- Post Climbing Finger Repair - Joshua Tree Climbing Salve
- Summer Climbing Festival
- Bouldering in The Lake District - The Langdale Boulders
- Black Diamond Reinvent the Auto-Locking Carabiner
- Loose bolts warning for Harrison Rocks
- The Mammut Peak Project - Update
- An Interview with Neil Gresham
- Mortal Kombat F8a+ First Ascent
June 2011
- A Life Less Ordinary - One Man's Journey to a Career on Rock
- Take Your iPhone Climbing Without the Fear of Wrecking it - The NUT
- Product recall on Petzl GriGri2
- Important notice from the BMC, Cioch Direct unstable rock warning
- Climbing DVD Review - Welsh Connections from Bamboo Chicken Productions
- Countdown to Cliffhanger
- Apparel Industry Leaders Launch Sustainable Apparel Coalition
- Chicks spread their wings at Malham Cove
- A guide to Southern Sandstone - Guest Post from Mountain-Trips.co.uk
- Woodcroft Quarry in The Wye Valley is for Sale
- Dry Tooling - Evil crag wrecking practice or legitimate training technique?
- Biggest Dyno World Record Holder, Skyler Weeks returns to Cliffhanger this year
- Summer Ladder competition 2011 at Climb Newcastle
- Pembroke - latest access information
May 2011
- Trion:Z Magnetic therapy bracelet
- The North Face Zipper Act competition update
- Barry-argains: Wild Country Helium Clean Wire Quickdraws 5 pack
- Chee Dale access advice from the BMC
- ASBO 2011 Results from Climb Newcastle
- Welsh mountain safety project launched
- Improve your climbing – Masterclass with Neil Gresham (part 2)
- Cliffhanger round of the IFSC Bouldering World Cup is shaping up to be bigger and better than ever
- Learn to listen to your body, a cautionary tale
- Win a trip to the French Alps with North Face
- Attempt to be oldest man to climb Everest ends in tragedy
- Peak District nesting birds info update
- BMC Southern Sandstone open meeting
- Apa Sherpa Summits Everest 21 Times - Alpinist.com
- Bouldering in the Lake District: Kentmere
- Improve your climbing - Masterclass with Neil Gresham (part 1)
- Square Face - Garbh Choire of Beinn a'Bhuird – VDiff
- Becky Bellworthy evacuated from Everest basecamp
- Erhard Loretan dies in tragic fall
April 2011
- Mountain and cave rescue awareness events
- Want to join the Climbers' Club?
- Climbing equipment review - Wild Country 'Wild Wire' quickdraws
- AZ on the rocks - Indoor climbing over the pond - Guest Post by Col Watson
- Advertisment for the new La Sportiva Python climbing shoe
- Climber seriously injured in fall from Raven Crag, Langdale
- New speed record for ascent of The Eiger North Face
- Video - prAna's youngest climbing ambassador, Enzo Oddo
- Better Than Chocolate - A movie about bouldering in Switzerland
- Awesome video from last year's Cliffhanger Bouldering World Cup
- An introduction to outdoor bouldering
- Peak District Anniversary
- 12 week progression to insane grip strength - guest post by Paul Wilson
- Summer Bouldering Ladder 2011 at The Depot Climbing Centre, Leeds
- Peregrines at Malham Cove
- Learning to fly - A tale of the battle against mountains and illness: guest post by Simon Overton
- David Mason climbs three 7Cs
- Adam Ondra becomes a bone marrow donor
- Must read campus board advice from the BMC
- Win 2 FREE ice climbing sessions at Ellis Brigham Vertical Chill Centres in Manchester and London
- Climbing equipment review - Marmot ROM Jacket
- More news on the Pembroke 2011 access arrangements
- Climbing techniques - The Rock-over and 'Sit in'
- Cliffhanger is back, bigger and better than ever
- The 3 B's of climbing technique - guest post by Mark Reeves
- Product review - The Livestrong 'Calorie Tracker' iPhone app
- Bouldering Competition Final at Harrogate Climbing Centre
- Meet Ben Bransby at The Showroom this Sunday
- Near miss for Weymouth man after 50ft fall at Lulworth Cove
- Boot demo and free bouldering competition at Redpoint Climbing Centre
March 2011
- Have you got what it takes to climb Mount Kilimanjaro? Join us this summer.
- Fancy climbing on a new Saturday night BBC TV show?
- Fixe snow anchors and pickets recall
- Basic climbing techniques: Hand holds 'Open-handed Crimp’
- A travel guide with a difference - Much Better Adventures
- FigFour - Training aid for mixed climbing and dry tooling
- Interview with Andy Kirkpatrick
- Product review: The Mammut Mountain Safety iPhone app
- Junior Performance Coaching with Mark 'Zippy' Pretty at Alter Rock, Bristol
- Banish belayer's neck! Belay glasses demo at Redpoint Climbing Centre - Friday 8th April
- The BMC publish long term report from bold hanger test
- Climbing equipment review - Valandre Oural Down Mittens
- Bedminster climber dies in tragic climbing accident at Bosherston Head
- How to prepare for an expedition
- Mammut releases a mountain safety app for the iphone
- Climbing techniques - getting the best out of your climbing shoes
- The RCUK Summer meetup update
- Soon to be the youngest British woman to climb Mt Everest? Meet Becky Bellworthy
- Update on Dragon 4 & 5 Recall from DMM
- Altitude advice sheets from the BMC
- Subsidised Alpine Courses in Chamonix
- Climbing techniques - hand jamming
- New web site launched by the GB climbing and bouldering team
- Staden Quarry access update
- An ascent of Ama Dablam, Nepal, and a 30 year dream realised
- Andy Kirkpatrick's talk at ShAFF review
- First indoor climbing session in Singapore, some new friends and an unexpected gift
- BMC volunteers to be recognised with an annual award
- 3 months in Singapore and an opportunity improve my climbing
- BMC Youth Climbing Series Final 2011
- Sheffield Adventure Film Festival Awards - And the winner is...
- Climbing film reviews – A bit more about some of the films coming to ShAFF - part 2
- Votes needed for National Park conservation work
- Symonds Yat climbing: Golden Fleece HS 4b and A Right Carry On HS 4b
- New Outward Bound Trust Easter breaks in The Lake District aimed at budding rock climbers
February 2011
- Mountain Leader training awards update
- Climbing book review - Training for Climbing by Eric J Horst
- Climbing film reviews - A bit more about some of the films coming to ShAFF
- ANGE, new ultra-light carabiners from Petzl
- Test&Feel - Events - Mammut
- The BMC would like your help in listing Forestry Commission crags
- Update on Dragon Cam Size 4 & 5 Recall
- Win a copy of the brand new 'Bouldering in Ireland' guidebook by David Flanagan
- Free avalanche tranceiver training at Glencoe Mountain Resort
- How to safely lower off from a sport climb
- Climbing equipment review - Mammut Spark 9.5
- Climbing equipment review - Valandre Looping Jacket
- Climbing equipment review - 'Trigger Gate' Carabiner by Mad Rock
- Llanberis Mountain Film Festival 2011 - 18th - 20th March 2011
- Disturbing discovery of sub-standard Chinese copies of Petzl gear
- UKC Launches an iPhone App
- Climbing DVD review - Psyche 2 by Posing Productions
- Climbing in Pembrokeshire
- New access to Range West, Pembrokeshire
- Hope Valley Adventure Film Festival - 12th February 2011
- Patagonia set to open a new flagship store in London this summer
- Get your free climbing restrictions poster from the BMC
- North Wales Limestone gets a new guidebook
- Climbing equipment review - Mad Rock Nomad climbing shoes
- Join the 2012 British Bouldering Team
- Climbing techniques - assisted hoist
January 2011
- Interview with Ian Parnell at ShAFF
- Club funding for equipment from the BMC
- Climber who fell 1000ft in Scotland is keen to get out climbing again
- Anyone using Dragon 6 cams? You need to read this
- GRIGRI 2, the new Petzl belay device with assisted braking | Petzl
- Top winter climbing tip from Patagonia - The belay parker
- Climbing DVD review - Grit Flick, from Posing Productions
- Inspiring movie alert - Jeff Lowe’s Autobiographical Documentary – Metanoia
- New ROKT climbing gym planning approved
- Choosing the right goggle for mountaineering
- Climbing DVD review - Climb When Ready, A Course In Rock Climbing
- Basic climbing techniques: Hand holds ‘Sidepull’
- Snowdonia climbing - Hope 135m VDiff, Idwal Slabs, Ogwen, North Wales
- Climbing techniques - Prusiking up a rope
- Sarah Adams exhibition
- ShAFF update including confirmed 'expert' nights
- The Season - Guest review by Nicola Underdown
- The results of the 2011 British Bouldering Championships
- Fatal accident at Awesome Walls Climbing Centre, Stockport
- An assault on Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis, Scotland
- Basic climbing techniques: Hand holds ‘Mono’
- Climbing techniques - abseiling past a knot
- Climbing equipment review: Mammut Stratus Flash Jacket
- Review of the intro to Craig Watson’s climbing Psychology workshops
- The BMC's Better Bolts campaign 2011
- What's to happen about the future of The Roaches?
- Climbing DVD review - The Asgard Project
- Climbing techniques - Lowering a climber from the crag
- Outdoor climbing ascents - the rules
- Winners of the climbing photography competition
- Climbing equipment review: Mammut Haute Route Pants
December 2010
- Climbing equipment review: The Mammut Chalten Jacket
- Merry Christmas
- Climbing safety techniques - Escaping the belay system
- Best boots for mixed winter climbing in the UK
- Check out Mammut's peak project to win a place on a tour of one of 150 mountains, plus Mammut gear
- Mind Coaching for climbing performance at the Harrogate Climbing Wall
- Which boots are best for mixed winter climbing in the UK?
- How to tie off a belay plate
- Basic climbing techniques: Hand holds 'Crimp’
- Fantastic video of the Mammut team trip 2010
- Climbing equipment review: Evolv Defy VTR
- Basic climbing techniques: Hand holds 'Pinch’
- Goodbye 9 to 5, hello climbing lifestyle
- psychovertical Winter rack
- Dry tooling at Millstone induces severe 'rock rage'
- Training for winter climbing by Dave MacLoed
- Improve your climbing grade
- Record number of entries for Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF)
- Leo Houlding Climbing in Peak District
- YDNPA and BMC working to repair Stairway to Ingleborough
- BMC British Bouldering competition - 15th - 16th January at ExCel Centre
- BMC - Winter skills courses look like fantastic value for money
- Major restoration project at Kinder Scout
November 2010
- Top mountaineering tips – 5 part series: part 5
- An ascent of 'The Fish' on the South face of the Marmalada, by Paul Platt
- Ron Fawcett wins Boardman-Tasker prize for 'Rock Athlete'
- Winning films from the Kendal Mountain Festival
- Visual revamp for RCUK, the start of things to come...
- Top mountaineering tips – 5 part series: part 4
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week12
- An introduction to Welsh winter climbing
- Best of ShAFF - previews: 6th Dec 2010 and 7th feb 2011
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week11
- Mind Coaching with RCUK contributor, Craig Watson at Harrogate Wall
- Get your entries in for ShAFF quickly, closing date is Dec 1st
- Top mountaineering tips – 5 part series: part 3
- Sheffield Adventure Film Festival coming 4th - 6th March 2011
- Plymouth Life Centre's new climbing facilities unveiled
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week10
- Basildon gets a new climbing wall
- Top mountaineering tips – 5 part series: part 2
October 2010
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week9
- Top mountaineering tips - 5 part series: part 1
- Basic climbing techniques: Hand holds 'Slopers’
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week8
- Basic climbing techniques: Hand holds, the 'jug'
- Climbing equipment review: La Sportiva Arco climbing shoes
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week7
- Climbing equipment review: Arcteryx Escala Pants
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week6
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week5
September 2010
- Skyliners - A documentary by Seb Montaz
- Lead climbing mini course, week 4 - Controlled falling
- Lead climbing mini course, week 3 - can I reach that quickdraw?
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week4
- Buying your first climbing rack
- When Highliners play in the sky...they become Skyliners - 'Girls Only' film trailer
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week3
- Climbing Routes: Buachaille Etive Mor - The tale of 2 idiots and a big Scottish mountain
- Repairing hand & finger skin damage from climbing - Climber's Balm review
- Climbing equipment review: Arcteryx R320 climbing harness
- Climbing equipment review: OMM Kamleika Smock and Pant
August 2010
- Climbing book review - Ron Fawcett - Rock Athlete
- Climbing equipment review: Petzl Altios climbing helmet
- Improving your climbing photography – 12 week mini course – week2
- Improving your climbing photography - 12 week mini course - week1
- Lead climbing mini course, week 2 - clipping quickdraws
- Climbing equipment review - Mammut Ultimate Hoody
- Lead climbing mini course, week 1 - Flaking out your rope
- Banish those pesky mosquitos and win a fantastic North Face rucksack, Leatherman tools and the entire range of Insectshield product
July 2010
- Is rock climbing giving you back and neck pain?
- Try Slacklining to improve your balance, coordination and core strength for rock climbing
- Climbing equipment review: Arc’teryx Celeris Jacket
- Climbing book review: 9 out of 10 climbers make the same mistakes by Dave Macloed
- Climbing equipment review: La Sportiva Katana, climbing shoes
- And our first t-shirt winner is...
June 2010
- Rock climbing training – Toughening and repairing your fingers part 2
- Bouldering: Langdale Boulders, The Lake District
- Lake District climbing: Troutdale Pinnacle 107m Severe, Borrowdale
- Rock climbing training - Toughening and repairing your fingers
- Climbing equipment review: Mammut Skywalker climbing helmet
- Climbing equipment review: OMM 'Classic' 32L climbing pack
- Climbing book review: Classic Rock compiled by Ken Wilson
- Crags: Yarncliffe Quarry - A small but surprisingly good climbing venue
- SMART Climbing
- It's finally here... The new look Rock Climbing UK
- Climbing books reviews: ‘Revelations’ by Jerry Moffatt
May 2010
- Crags: Filey Brigg - Scary but a nice change
- 5 essential iphone apps for rock climbers
- Climbing knots - 5 essential knots that every climber should know
April 2010
- Climbing books reviews: Llanberis by Iwan Arfon Jones
- Climbing book review: Scrambles & Easy Climbs in Snowdonia (Grey Stone Books)
- Climbing techniques – Is it OK to use a top rope on poorly protected trad routes to push your grade?
- Snowdonia Climbing - Cneifion Arete 130m Mod, Ogwen, North Wales
March 2010
- Climbing books reviews: Rock Climbing Essential Skills and Techniques (Mountain Leader Training UK)
- Climbing instructor training - The Single Pitch Award
- Climbing techniques - weight loss programme
February 2010
- Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Roundup
- Climbing DVD review: Psyche by Posing Productions
- Climbing techniques - sloped holds (slopers)
- Climbing cracks - finger and hand jamming techniques
January 2010
December 2009
- Climbing techniques - a plan to raise your game: Week 9 - Guest post from Ignacio Romero
- Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Week 8 – Core techniques
November 2009
- Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Week 7 – A review
- Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Week 6 – strength conditioning and grip (workout 3)
- Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Week 5 – strength conditioning and grip (workout 2)
- Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Week 4 – strength conditioning and grip (workout 1)
October 2009
- Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Week 3 – strength conditioning and grip
- Climbing techniques – a plan to raise your game: Week 2 – nutrition and weight management (part 2)
- Climbing techniques - a plan to raise your game: Week 1 - nutrition and weight management
- Climbing techniques - a plan to raise your game (and mine)
September 2009
- Climbing equipment review: Red Chilli Spirit VCR, Impact Zone Velcro, climbing shoes
- Climbing equipment review: Petzl Corax harness
- Carabiner and larks foot for emergencies (or a bit of reassurance when you need it)
- Snowdonia Climbing - Milestone Buttress, Ogwen - Nasty rock climbing fall
- Snowdonia climbing - Llanberis Pass, Crag Ddu - Rib and Slab 79m, Vdiff
- Peak District climbing - Wharncliffe
- The bowline climbing knot
- Climbing rope: the essential beginners guide
August 2009
- Climbing equipment review: Mammut "Passion" climbing rope
- Review: Nixon "The Duke" watch (and some impressive customer service)
- Climbing book review: North Wales Rock (Ground Up)
- Moving from indoor to outdoor rock climbing
- Snowdonia climbing - Amphitheatre Buttress 294m VD, Ogwen, North Wales
- Peak District climbing - Birchen Edge
- Snowdonia climbing - Flying Buttress 87m VD, Dinas y Gromlech area, North Wales
- Ilkley - A challenging Yorkshire crag and quarry
- Climbing book review: Eastern Grit (ROCKFAX)
- Lawrencefield - The Peak District
- Nova HS 4b, Lawrencefield, Peak District
- Climbing book review: Peak District Climbing (Vertebrate Publishing)
- The figure of eight climbing knot
- Climbing equipment review: Boreal Joker climbing shoes
