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8a Without Training? | Weekly Video

Ever wondered what it takes to climb a grade that might be out of your physical reach? Well Ben from the Hard Is Easy YouTube channel makes another appearance on our weekly video feature as he looks to find the answer. In typical Hard Is Easy style, this answer had to come in the form of scientifically tangible results and that meant getting the best number crunchers in the business on board – Lattice.

May 20, 2022
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Climbing Rope | Buying Guide

Knowing which climbing rope to buy can have you tied up in knots with an abundance of choice and so many confusing factors that determine a ropes use and suitability for you. But, don’t worry, by the end of this article you should have all the information you need to make the correct climbing rope purchase.

May 17, 2022
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Seb Bouin: MOVE | Weekly Video

This week’s video is a throwback to 2018 as we watch Seb Bouin projecting Move – an Adam Ondra test piece in Flatanger, Norway. With the news having broken this week that Seb Bouin has climbed his long-term Verdon Gorge project, DNA, we’re taking a look back at the route that originally defined Seb’s world class ability and marked his remarkable progression on the journey to climbing 9c. Eventually being his first at the 9b/+ grade (sadly not seen in the film), Seb clearly used this experience on Move as a platform to elevate his climbing to new levels.

May 13, 2022
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Harnesses | Get Outdoors Top 5

All the harnesses we sell will be suitable for use both indoors and out but, in this guide, we’ll take a specific look at a harness’ suitability for the outdoor disciplines, sport and trad climbing. Below we’ll suggest our top 5 picks for your first outdoor climbing harness, we’re going to keep our recommendations sensible (no minimalist, skimpy string alpine climbing models) and set an £80 price cap, this is your first harness, so it needs to have some degree of multi-functionality and comfort for prolonged use.

May 13, 2022
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Foiled with Hazel Findlay | Weekly Video

This week’s video comes from the coastal climbing hotspot of Pembroke where Britain’s leading lady, Hazel Findlay, takes on Muy Caliente! – a route originally climbed by Tim Emmett at E10 6c with the consensus having settled at a scary E9 6c. Climbing the route in June 2021, Hazel has continued this incredible form by becoming the second British woman to climb 9a with her ascent of Esclatamasters in Spain earlier this year (footage here). Both ascents place Hazel firmly at the pinnacle of Britain’s climbing scene, cementing her position as the Britain’s leading lady.

May 06, 2022
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Will Bosi's Czech Rampage | Weekly Video

What do you get if you mix Britain’s best sport climber and the dirty limestone caves that shaped the leading climber of our generation? You guessed it folks, someone has finally visited Adam Ondra’s home crags at Moravski Kras. Having been on a journey of climbing discovery that has seen him open new lines and repeat classics, Will Bosi has taken a break from the competition climbing scene to invest even more time in his outdoor projects. In this video he chats to Niall Grimes about his recent and very successful trip to the Czech Republic and the inspiration behind it.

April 29, 2022
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Opening the Account | Weekly Video

This week’s video hit comes from the stunning Switzerland where Jim Pope and Aidan Roberts are taking on Ticino’s finest lines.

April 22, 2022
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Hard Highball First Ascent on Irish Granite | Weekly Video

With quintessentially Irish weather, Scarpa’s Scotsman is time pressured to put up his new line. You heard that right folks, even the professionals get put off by rain.

April 08, 2022
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EB Guardian 3.0 | Climbing Shoe Review

Sensitive and efficient performance in a versatile, comfortable package – the latest iteration of EB’s famous Guardian is an impressive addition to a range of shoes that already pack a serious punch. The previous version of the Guardian was an iconic model for EB and was certainly the most common EB shoe seen in my local gyms, so, the 3^rd generation has big boots to fill. Can they live up to the name?

April 04, 2022
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Rhapsody, E11, Dave MacLeod | Weekly Video

With Dave Macleod having broken the news on Instagram that he’s repeated Neil Gresham’s latest E11 test piece, Lexicon, we thought it only right that this week’s video pays tribute to him and his latest ascent. So, whilst we wait for any video footage of the climb, we look back to Dave’s first conquest at the grade, Rhapsody, a ground-breaking ascent for the UK trad climbing scene being the first E11 ever climbed. Found on Dumbarton Rock in Scotland, Rhapsody took Dave over two years of work to eventually unlock and finally went down in 2006, check it out at the bottom of the page.

April 01, 2022
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Scarpa Spin Ultra Trail Running Shoes review

Scarpa Spin Ultra | Running Shoe Review

The Scarpa Spin Ultra was a real blessing on this type of terrain and I ended up wearing them from Keld right through to the finish at Robin Hood’s Bay (some 100miles). I’m lucky in that I don’t seem to have to break in new shoes as my feet are probably hardened from the years of rock climbing and mountaineering, that being said I probably wouldn’t recommend running 100 miles in new shoes straight form the box but for me the Spin Ultra’s were perfect.

March 30, 2022
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How fuzzy is too fuzzy to climb on your climbing rope?

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, measuring its limit with their special equipment. The process is fascinating to watch and is jam packed full of scientific insight and information. An educational one this week, remember to check your ropes and enjoy the sun!

March 25, 2022
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Operation Moffat | Weekly Video

This week’s video is a throwback to 2015’s Kendal Mountain Festival Best Climbing film, Operation Moffat, a colourful documentary about the life of Britain’s first female mountain guide, Gwen Moffat. Born in 1924, Gwen joined the army after the second world war as a driver for the Auxiliary Territorial Service but, having been introduced to climbing by a friend in the forces, she soon deserted to pursue an exciting life in the wilderness. Ever the pioneer, Gwen was known for climbing barefoot, swimming in freezing water and even wearing shorts on winter mountaineering trips!

March 18, 2022
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Quickdraws | Get Outdoors Top 5

With summer and the outdoor climbing season fast approaching, you might be planning to make your debut on real rock, taking the skills you’ve learnt at the gym to your local crags or boulders. In this mini-series we’ll be looking at some of the kit you’ll need to get started climbing outside. First up is sport climbing quickdraws, the things you’ll be relying on to protect you in the case of a fall at a pre-bolted crag or wall. Below we’ll suggest our top 5 picks (in no particular order) for your first set of sport climbing quickdraws, taking price and quality into account.

March 17, 2022
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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 remote landscape of Scotland. Traversing the land without deviance from the line, the route covers 78.55 km (44 miles) from the A9 to the A939 with a total ascent of 5706 metres.

March 11, 2022
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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 iconised the fish eyed, changing perspective of raw, left field action. Through the professional lens, Little Cottonwood steals the show with beautiful, striking granite lines that are inspiring enough to whet any boulderer’s appetite – mixing Magic Wood with America’s vast scale and wilderness, LCC has it all.

March 04, 2022
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Profewssional climber Magnus Midtbo tries ice climbing for the first time

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 beautiful real ice.

February 25, 2022
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EB Red | Climbing Shoe Review

Nailing the essentials, the EB Red weaves uncompromising performance into one of the most accessible and superbly comfortable climbing shoe packages I’ve ever experienced. In today’s market of soft, floppy slippers, the Red stands out with a rather traditional set of features, prioritising classic edging performance and precision over the volume jumping status quo. Being a bit of a small edge enthusiast, I immediately felt right at home in the Red with its stiff, full length sole and asymmetrical profile providing a solid foundation of technical abilities.

February 22, 2022
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Will Bosi climbs Voyager 8B/V13 | Weekly Video

This week’s video comes straight from the fantastic Peak District where Five Ten athlete, Will Bosi checks out Voyager, a super classic boulder first ascented by Ben Moon back in 2005. Voyager has become an iconic boulder in the Peak with its striking aesthetic and unique style of cutting-edge, overhanging gritstone. Unlike many of its gritstone counterparts, Voyager’s difficulty comes from its tiny, razor sharp pebble pulling rather than tenuous smears or technical hold fondling. To make matters worse for Will, the crucial crux hold broke 3 years ago and the climb has remained unrepeated since with the final sequence of moves now proving far more difficult.

February 18, 2022
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Climbing with Adam Ondra | Weekly Video

Collaborations or ‘collabs’ are a quintessential part of the content world, boosting profiles and combining skills. In this week’s video, Adam Ondra and Stefano Ghisolfi collaborate to take on Arco. With these two being at the pinnacle of the climbing game, the potential is endless in a playground like Arco which is teeming with untouched rock and open projects. One of the very best ways to improve as a climber is to climb with someone who is better than you. This should expose you to better techniques and climbing styles whilst giving you a huge motivational boost. If Stefano and Adam can apply this to their partnership then the potential is endless.

February 11, 2022
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UK Mountaineering Paradise: Isle of Skye | Destination Article

Thousands of Brits may flock to Europe each year for their alpine fix, but there’s somewhere on our little island* that might just tick the box for the majority of you. This write up takes you on our little tour of Scotland’s Misty Isle: Skye.
*connected to the mainland via the aptly thought name; Skye Bridge, built in 1995.

February 04, 2022
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8a Without Training? | Weekly Video

Climbing Rope | Buying Guide

Seb Bouin: MOVE | Weekly Video

Harnesses | Get Outdoors Top 5

Foiled with Hazel Findlay | Weekly Video

Will Bosi's Czech Rampage | Weekly Video

Opening the Account | Weekly Video

Hard Highball First Ascent on Irish Granite | Weekly Video

EB Guardian 3.0 | Climbing Shoe Review

Rhapsody, E11, Dave MacLeod | Weekly Video

Scarpa Spin Ultra | Running Shoe Review

How Fuzzy is Too Fuzzy? How Soft is Too Soft? | Weekly Video

Operation Moffat | Weekly Video

Quickdraws | Get Outdoors Top 5

The Longest Line | Weekly Video

Confluence | Weekly Video

Ice Climbing With Magnus Midtbo | Weekly Video

EB Red | Climbing Shoe Review

Will Bosi climbs Voyager 8B/V13 | Weekly Video

Climbing with Adam Ondra | Weekly Video

UK Mountaineering Paradise: Isle of Skye | Destination Article

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