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Rising Star – Emma Powell
Emma Powell, Aged 10. (11 in December) is a rising star, and a name to keep your eyes and ears open for. I caught up with Emma and her Dad Phil for an interview at the Harrogate Climbing Centre. If you climb at any of the walls around Leeds and York you will have probably seen this extremely [...]
Biscuit the Rock Climbing Dog
You may have noticed that we haven’t published a lot of news recently. This is a conscious decision to only publish the really important stuff, and focus our efforts more on the articles. Well here’s a really important piece!.. This is awesome. Biscuit the rock climbing dog. At the beginning of the film you think [...]
Nesting Bird Restrictions Lifted a Pembroke
The climbing restrictions in place to protect nesting birds along the Pembrokeshire coast will be lifted a few days early this year, allowing climbing from Saturday July 30th. As all the birds on the usually restricted climbing venues along the Pembrokeshire coast seem to have completed their nesting rituals early this year, the National Park [...]
Cliffhanger 2011 – Bigger, Further, Higher, Happier & Sunnier
Feedback from visitors to this year’s Cliffhanger festival shows that more than 20,000 people attended over the gloriously warm and sunny weekend, with more travelling further than ever before to get to the event. The field in the Bouldering World Cup final was bigger and more competitive than ever with 81 competitors from all around [...]
Dmitry Sharafutdinov Becomes the New IFC World Boulder Champion
It was a good day for Dmitry Sharafutdinov, sending all problems in just 5 attempts and going on to win the title of World Boulder Champion for the second time (the first was Aviles in 2007). Adam Ondra from the Czech Republic took home silver, separated from Sharafutdinov by just 3 extra attempts. The second [...]
Loose bolts warning for Harrison Rocks
The BMC has been informed that one of the belay bolts on a route at Harrison’s Rocks has become dangerously loose. The route in question is Slimfinger Crack, 5c in the North Central Area. via BMC – Equipment Advice. Check out the link above for the full story from the BMC. And if you’re climbing [...]
The Mammut Peak Project – Update
Fancy joining a mountaineering expedition , courtesy of Mammut? Well here’s your chance. If you haven’t seen it already, Mammut are celebrating their 150th birthday with a massive project. 150 teams will scale 150 mountains. If you are part of one of the teams selected you will be joined by a Mammut guide for your [...]
Product recall on Petzl GriGri2
Petzl has discovered that exerting excessive force on the fully extended handle of the GRIGRI 2 can cause internal damage, such that the GRIGRI 2 handle may become stuck in the open position. When the handle is stuck in this position the assisted braking function is disabled. A damaged GRIGRI 2 in this configuration will [...]
Important notice from the BMC, Cioch Direct unstable rock warning
Skye Mountain Rescue Association are recommending that climbers avoid Cioch Direct on the Sron Na Ciche, following rockfalls in late May. The popular climb Cioch Direct has suffered recent rockfalls. On the 31st May, one climber died and two others were seriously injured on the route. via BMC – Safety & Skills. Please take note [...]
Countdown to Cliffhanger
With just under a fortnight to go until Sheffield’s Cliffhanger, the festival’s on track to be bigger and better than ever with a revamped website, a video trailer by award-winning film-maker Alastair Lee and a programme bursting at the seams. Festival director Matt Heason said: “Cliffhanger’s renowned for playing host to some of the world’s [...]
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