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How Fuzzy is Too Fuzzy? How Soft is Too Soft? | Weekly Video
Ever wondered how much abuse a rope can take before it reaches its limit and breaks? Are you feeling your rope and noticing soft, fuzzy spots? Well fear not because Ben from Hard Is Easy is on hand to put those soft spots to the ultimate test. With the team over at Mammut's rope testing department, Ben takes a look at the testing process and the effects simple climbing falls have on a rope. Having brought along his battered, soft old rope, the Mammut team give it a scientific send off, measur...
The Longest Line | Weekly Video
This week’s video is a little bit different, coming to you from the incredible Cairngorm National Park, this special film follows Scottish adventurers Calum Maclean and Jenny Graham (who holds the world record for cycling around the world) as they attempt an end-to-end journey of Britain's longest linear walk without encountering a road. The route in question was first created in 2018 by the map makers at the Ordnance Survey and, of course, the line cuts across the rugged and spectacularly re...
Confluence | Weekly Video
This week’s video is an awesome bouldering film from Mellow, taped in the incredible Little Cottonwood Canyon, just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. Following Zach Galla, Sean Faulkner, and Toinon Beigne round the canyon, this week’s psych inducing video hit explores some of the area’s proudest lines whilst putting on record some of the trio’s inspiring first ascents. Courtesy of Sohi Studios, Confluence is a wonderful combination of crisp aesthetics and an homage to the 90’s skate videos that i...
Ice Climbing With Magnus Midtbo | Weekly Video
The King of climbing’s YouTube scene is back with his latest video, this time from Saas-Fee in Switzerland, the host resort for this year’s UIAA ice climbing world championships. Magnus is there to check out the ice climbing game and, having never climbed with axes and crampons before, is introduced to the basics, both on ice and the dry tooling competition wall. In the capable hands of UIAA’s Robert Adie, Magnus experiences his first ice on the training top rope before heading out to some be...
The Big Bang: The Emma Twyford Story | Weekly Video
This week’s video is special not only for its big grade and cutting edge climbing but for its sheer historical significance within the British climbing community. In September 2019, Emma Twyford became the first British woman to climb 9a with an epic tick of Big Bang, a Neil Carson route at Lower Pen Trywn. Having first been shown at the 2019 Kendal Film Festival where it won ‘Best Climbing Film’, this fantastic David Petts production is a diligent account of the years leading up to Emma’s gr...
9a Project Climbed After 27 Years | Weekly Video
Adam Ondra is back with another feature in our weekly video series. This week Adam visits the beautiful crag, ‘Beckov’, in Slovakia to check out an unclimbed project bolted by Tomáš Pilka in 1994. Having failed to climb the route when he first visited in June 2020, Adam returned to polish off 27 years of unfinished business with what became ‘Absolutorium’ 9a.
Most insane Adam Ondra strength Challenge! | Weekly Video
This week’s video comes from one of the most famous and well-known climbing training spaces in the world – Adam Ondra’s old school spray wall at his Brno based gym, Kotelna Boulder Club.
Blue Ice | Brand Profile
Founded in 2008 by Giovanni Rossi, Blue Ice are passionate producers of the most streamlined mountaineering kit on the market. Based in Chamonix, at the heart of the beautiful Alps, Blue Ice are perfectly situated to develop and test their kit in its intended alpine environment. What started in a garage with friends has since developed into one of the market leading alpine equipment manufacturers with headquarters in both Les Houches (Chamonix region) and Salt Lake City.
They/Them | Weekly Video
In February 2021, Lor Sabourin sent their first 5.14 on trad, clipping the chains on ‘East Coast Fist Bump’ (5.14a) in an ascent that wasn’t just a first for them but a first for the entire climbing community becoming the first non-binary climber to achieve the grade. This week’s video is a recently released Patagonia film that follows Sabourin as they tackle one of their hardest challenges to date in the sandstone canyons of northern Arizona.
Tenaya | Brand Profile
Synonymous with Alex Megos, Tenaya are known for an incredible athlete line-up that speaks volumes about the quality of their climbing shoes. With Chris Sharma and Jimmy Webb joining the team in recent years, Tenaya look to be going from strength to strength, firmly establishing themselves as a market leader. This is thanks to Jose Gallego’s shoe designing prowess - Tenaya climbing shoes are some of the most technically engineered and performance orientated shoes on the market. Intuitive tech...
Organic Climbing | Brand Profile
Organic Climbing was founded by committed boulderer and geologist, Josh Helke, in the summer of 2003. Having worked in the outdoor industry as a writer, photographer and hold maker, Josh witnessed the very first bouldering crash pad come to market in the US.
How are the holds on a 9c? | Video
The dust has settled, grades have been discussed and finally we have the low down on Stefano Ghisolfi’s second ascent of Bibliographie. It seems only fitting then, that this week’s video focusses on Ghisolfi’s iconic ascent, taking an in depth look at the route and its torturous limestone holds. In typical limestone fashion, the holds are characteristically small, sharp and pockety with the crux sections proving to be as beautiful as they are mind blowingly difficult.
MSR | Brand Profile
In 1969, Seattle engineer and lifelong mountaineer Larry Penberthy formed ‘Mountain Safety Research’ as a one-man mission devoted to improving the safety of climbing equipment.
Rope Soloing Sweden's Hardest Offwidth | Video
Wide Boy Pete Whittaker is back with another light-hearted video – this time fromSweden as he attempts one of his hardest pitches of rope soloing to date.
Babsi Zangerl & Jacopo Larcher Attempt the Eiger North Face in a Day | Video
Climbing’s ultimate power couple, Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher strive to climb the Eigerwand’s hardest route, Odyssee (8a+, 1,400 meters), inside a day...
20 Pro Tips EVERY Climber Should Know | Video
Ex comp climber and prolific climbing Youtuber Magnus Midtbø, offers 20 Top Tips to improve your climbing.
Lord of CHOSStown | Video
This week’s video is a feature length Mellow special from Colorado, USA. Here, we follow climbing vagabond, Hunter Damiani, and his motley...
Beyond Integral (9b/+) with Seb Bouin | Video
Straight from the South of France, this week’s video comes from Pic Saint-Loup – the majestic local crag of sport climbing master, Seb Bouin.
Climbing the Nose - Jorg Verhoeven’s 4th Free Ascent | Video
Perhaps the most iconic route in the world, The Nose is nature’s masterpiece and Verhoeven’s diary style video truly captures its magic.
Grivel | Brand Profile
Founded in 1818, Grivel are the oldest manufacturers of alpine climbing hardware in existence today. They were the pioneers that developed the original concepts behind much of the alpine equipment we use today.
The Narrow Space between 'Almost' and Success | Video
Dave Macleod treats us to a blow by blow account of his ascent of ‘Zero’, 8B... with an interesting break down of the projecting process.
DMM Cam Inspection & Maintenance | How to Guide
The following video covers the inspection, cleaning and lubrication of your DMM cams, with most of the info being relevant to all brands of rock climbing camming device.
Edelrid | Brand Profile
Edelrid are, in many respects, an industry leader. Steeped in heritage but still conjuring up revolutionary inventions to this day, Edelrid are at the forefront of the climbing gear world.
Evolv | Brand Profile
Evolv are one of the leading climbing equipment companies in the world, specialising in climbing footwear whilst producing bouldering pads and other climbing accessories. Based out of Buena Park , California, Evolv were...
Adam Ondra & Alex Honnold Talk | Video
Clash of the Titans! Alex Honnold and Adam Ondra - two giants of the climbing world collide to talk everything from fame to the Olympics.
Indoor Climbing | The Basics
New to the world of climbing and interested in giving it a go? If so, here we answer those initial questions you may have to help you get started and point you in the right direction.
How to Choose a Mountaineering Ice Axe | Buying Guide
Looking for advice on how to size an ice axe for walking or mountaineering? Our in-depth guide explains the differences between ice axes and how to select the correct length ice axe for you.
Petzl Lynx | Crampon Review
Looking for a do-it-all pair of crampons that can accommodate every possible type of winter climbing you can think of? Well look no further, the Petzl Lynx...
DEEP WATER - Psicobloc in Vietnam | Video
“Deep Water” is a captivating exploration of fear, mentorship, and deep water soloing in panoramic Ha Long Bay, Vietnam with psicobloc pioneer Tim Emmett and competition climber Kyra Condie.
Evolv Phantom | Climbing Shoe Review
After two years of testing and refinement Evolv have released the Phantom. Eagerly awaited and much hyped, sightings of the Phantom have been spotted on social media from top climbers...
80s Birth of Extreme: Part One - Solo Climbing & Kayaking | Video
80s Birth of Extreme: Part One - Filmmaker Alun Hughes presents a compilation of some of his best film moments from the 1980s.
Jimmy Webb - Defying Gravity V15 | Video
Jimmy Webb showing off the true brute force he possesses on "Defying Gravity" the V15 at Thunder Ridge, which was first climbed a year earlier by Daniel Woods.
La Sportiva Testarossa | Climbing Shoe Review
For me, the fit of the shoe is its most impressive feature, with the noticeable absence of dead space and the reassuring stiffness in the toe box, the Testarossa is the definitive shoe for hard climbing across a range of angles.
Big Balls and Ground Falls | Video
The title says it all. Watch until the end to see one of the most casual foot pop saves you've ever seen whilst being multiple metres from the floor. Great video with great climbers.
Metolius Wood Grips | Climbing Holds Review
Pleasing to the eye, a pleasure to pull on and fashioned from a renewable resource, are just three (good) reasons why Metolius Wood Grips have rapidly become some of my favourite home training holds.
Rampage Full Film | Video
In 1999, the 18 year old climbing phenom Chris Sharma roamed the American West with Obe Carrion in a beat up old RV, visiting the best emerging bouldering areas and establishing hundreds of problems.
Motivation with Dave MacLeod | Training and Skills
Dave MacLeod talks below about he's managed to stay motivated throughout his 25 Years of climbing and about accepting set backs and keeping moving forward.
Pull ups and Press ups with David Mason | Training and Skills
Building a strong base in climbing is essential to work from. David Mason shows you how to build a concrete frame so you're not trying to jump from sand.
Jimmy Webb Climbs Lucid Dreaming | Video
Check out this really nice video showcasing Jimmy Webb's tough battle with the legendary and somewhat infamous Lucid Dreaming (V15/8C!).
Exped Synmat Hyperlite | Sleeping Mat Review
Tom Newberry takes the Exped SynMat HL on tour of the UK and Africa to test out one world's lightest insulated camping mats.
Silva Explore 3X | Head Torch Review
An in depth review of the Silva Explore 3X head torch, covering a look at features, performance and a general usability overview.
Blocbuster: Dave Fitzgerald Climbs Bügeleisen (8B+) and Big Paw (8C) | Video
A short film following David Fitzgerald as he attempts to climb some of Europe's hardest boulders.
Peanut Butter Protein Energy Balls | Recipe
Super tasty and high in slow release energy, these awesome mountain treats are healthy for both you and the environment!
Dave MacLeod: The 24/8 | Video
This superbly made film follows Dave MacLeod as he climbs a Font 8A+ boulder, an E8 trad route, an 8a sport route, a VIII,8 winter route and 8 Munros all within a 24 hour window.
Coiling a Climbing Rope | How to Guide
Learning to coil your rope is an import skill for any climber wishing to trad climb outdoors. Here we show you how to undertake the Butterfly Coil, arguably the most popular method.
McClure & Mawson Tackle an Epic 6-pitch Verdon 8b Super Route | Video
Steve McClure and Neil Mawson find themselves on a true adventure climb.
Cumulus Down Sleeping Bag Construction | Product Information
An explanation of how Cumulus sleeping bag construction techniques work and the reasoning behind each.
How Climbing Ropes Are Made | Product Information
One of the best explanations of the complexities of climbing rope manufacture we have come...
