546 results for "rock run uk"
Beastmaker | Fingerboard Review
Fingerboards have come along way since the first hefty great offerings from the likes of Entre-Prises and Bendcrete. Those original old boards were often hulking, tombstones of resin with skin searing edges at highly aggressive angles, and certainly not something that anyone, bar the keenest 'cellar dweller', would aspire to use on a regular basis.
Churnet Bouldering | Weekly Video
This week’s video is straight from the Churnet Valley where Lattice Training team members, Ollie Torr, Madeleine Cope and Rhoslyn Frugtniet explore the area’s most popular spots. Churnet’s sandstone conglomerate offers an exceptionally diverse style of climbing with pockets, slopers and minuscule pebbles all contributing to some truly unique problems.
Climbing and Training with Ned Feehally | Weekly Video
This week’s video is a Wedge channel feature on British climbing legend, Ned Feehally. Having just released his first book, ‘Beastmaking’, Ned chats about everything from writing the book to training around the British weather and targeting his weaknesses.
RMNP Summer Sends: Brooke Raboutou & Natalia Grossman | Video
This week’s video is an all-action, all-female bouldering hit from the Rocky Mountain National Park. The girls put down over fifty double digit boulder problems, including eight V13s, during this summer trip to RMNP.
Bound by tradition: a conversation about Tribe | Video
This week’s video comes features climbers James Pearson and Jacopo Larcher chatting about the process behind climbing arguably the world's hardest trad route - ‘Tribe’. Rumoured to be around the French 9a/+ sport mark.
Bouldering on Koh Tao, Thailand | Destination Articles
A tropical island in the Gulf of Thailand covered in innumerate sandy beaches, palm trees and boulders!!
Kilian Jornet Completes the Bob Graham Round in Record Time | Video
The story of Kilian Jornet's record breaking time for the Bob Graham Round.
Return of the Sleepwalker (V17) (First Ascent) | Video
Daniel Woods goes straight into battle mode with one of his hardest projects to date and what would become one of the world's hardest boulder problems.
Stuck In A Hut | Stories and History
I was standing at the entrance to the Mont Blanc Tunnel with my thumb out. Trucks and cars accelerated past, spraying my Levi flares and combat jacket with filthy slush. Who could blame them...
Tenaya Iati | Climbing Shoe Review
Sleek, understated and designed with the sole focus of sending some of the world’s hardest routes, the Tenaya Iati not only provides unbeatable performance but also impressive levels of comfort.
Cam Size Comparison Chart | Sizing Guide
This chart provides a straightforward, easy to interpret size comparison, to help you compare cam models against one another in terms of sizing and range of use.
Petzl Arial 9.5mm | Climbing Rope Review
A detailed look at this performance all rounder, Dave Westlake gives his thoughts on general usability, handling and performance and durability.
Head Torches | Buying Guide
The following article offers a buying guide for head torches, a simple but essential piece of equipment should you find yourself outdoors after dark. In our opinion, you should never go out without one.If you're stuck on what sort of head torch you need, check out this guide to give you a better understanding and hopefully you'll be staying out when everyone else has gone home.
Petzl Actik Core | Head Torch Review
Coming in at a mere 75g, the Actik Core is barely noticeable and its minimal weight and compact, one-piece chassis means it doesn’t move around whilst you’re on the run or jolting down a steep gully.
Return to Agincourt | Video
On the 30th anniversary of his ascent of Agincourt, the first 8C rock climb in France, Ben Moon embarks on a trip down memory lane...
Runner Vs BASE Jumper | Video
Base Jumper Tom Erik Heimen and trail runner Kilian Jornet "race" up and down the iconic Romsdalshorn (1550m) in Norway.
Unparallel | Brand Profile
Unparallel were founded in 2017 by former Five Ten development and production boss, Sang Lee. Lee, amidst Five Ten’s Adidas takeover...
La Sportiva TC Pro
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The La Sportiva TC Pro is a a mid-cut climbing shoe that has been designed for edging and crack climbing. Excelling on trad, alpine and big wall routes, this shoe can be fitted for all-day comfort on low to mid grade...
Beastmaker | Brand Profile
Co-founded in 2007 by Sheffield based bouldering masters; Ned Feehally and Dan Varian, Beastmaker started out as a simple solution to the pair’s lack of time for climbing on real rock whilst at university. In an attempt to maintain and strengthen their peak pulling performance, the pair had become obsessed with pushing their fingers to the limit, isolating individual digits and blasting out 2-hour sessions on a fingerboard. There was just one problem, the resin fingerboard they were using was...
Choosing the Correct Carabiner | Buying Guide
With a multitude of sizes, shapes and designs choosing the right carabiner for the job can seem overwhelming. Here we systematically go through the reasons behind each design and outline which carabiner(s) you will need for your rock climbing requirements.
Bouldering on Tinos, Greece | Destination Article
Located in the Aegean sea 100 km southeast of Athens is the Greek island of Tinos. This Cycladean gem hosts hundreds of incredible boulder problems with seemingly endless potential and a quintessentially Greek vibe.
Bouldering in Zillertal, Austria | Destination Article
The Zillertal valley sits in a beautiful part of the Austrian Alps which has long been a favourite destination for outdoor enthusiasts.
Cleaning Climbing Ropes | How to Guide
Your rock climbing rope is your lifeline up on the rock, so it’s paramount you keep it clean. Here we show you how, in 6 easy steps or less.
Attempting The World's LONGEST Dyno | Weekly Video
In this week's video, Josh Rundle and free-running legend Toby Segar attempt to break the world record for the longest dyno ever.
Climbing Shoes of Choice for Olympic Athletes | Product Information
The following video incorporates a run down of not only which brands each Olympic climbing athlete was using, but also which models they chose for the different styles of climbing.
DMM | Brand Profile
Founded in 1981 as Moorhouse Engineering in Bethesda, soon to become DMM and move to more suitable premises in Llanberis in 1986...
Getting Your Kids into Climbing | Training and Skills
Do you think your kid would love to start climbing? Well, we think they should too – climbing is the perfect sport for kids, it’s tonnes of fun, allows them to explore and develop friendships whilst boosting their confidence and skill. Not sure how to get them started? Not to worry, here’s our guide to everything kids climbing including our suggestions for kit, classes and games.
The Fontainebleau Circuit | Destination Article
Bouldering circuits are now widely practiced in many indoor walls around the UK. The basic idea behind the coloured circuits is to complete...
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.
ONSIGHT Challenge | Weekly Video
Adam Ondra is back on our weekly video feature with more dancing and an onsight attempt of Solitary Souls 8c+, a route bolted by Nico Favresse and first ascented by Alfredo Webber at Le Piazzole, a smaller crag in Italy’s Arco region. The route is the obvious, 35 metre central line of the crag that looks as beautiful as it does intimidatingly long.
Climbing in Basler Jura, Switzerland | Destination Article
A great limestone sport climbing area for those operating from F4 to F6c+ (or looking for some leisurely mileage), in a close proximity to the Swiss city of Basel. The crags are a selection of solid high quality limestone outcrops mainly situated on wooded hillsides in out of town locations, yet still close enough to facilities and small to large urban conurbations. Most of the climbing is on edges and small pockets over terrain varying from the steep side of vertical to slabby walls. An idea...
Black Diamond Circuit | Approach Shoe Review
The Black Diamond Circuit is not your ordinary approach shoe. With great style and unbelievable comfort, they’re the kind of shoe you’ll actually look forward to putting on in the morning.
Scarpa Instinct VS-R | Climbing Shoe Review
After being out of action for several months due to shoulder surgery the Scarpa VS-R have been my shoe of choice for getting back in the game.
Black Diamond Camalot Ultralight | Climbing Cam Review
Black Diamond state that their Camalot Ultralights are the “most significant advancement in technology for climbers” since they released their duel stem cams in the 1980’s, and I can’t help but agree.
Bouldering in Ailefroide, France | Destination Article
A beautiful alpine area in the Barre des Ecrins region of the French alps (Altitude 1515m). The region has a mix of superb mountaineering, multi pitch sport climbing and bouldering. The bouldering is on pristine granite blocks. The surroundings are particularly serene. A river runs through the picturesque valley and a glacier at the top of the valley is visible from the bouldering areas. Much of the bouldering has been developed by Anthony Lamiche, a famous local climber who has repeated many...
Petzl Ergonomic | Ice Axe Review
Straight away I’m going to say that, from day one, I have loved theses axes. I’ve felt very comfortable using the Ergonomic as my go-to Dry tooling and Competition axe.
Caring for Your Climbing Harness | How to Guide
For any sport, trad or alpine climber, your harness is an essential bit of kit. With this in mind, why not dig out your harness and follow this easy-to-follow guide to inspection and cleaning.
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 asymmetr...
Scarpa Crux Women’s | Approach Shoe Review
The Crux is a well-made and well-designed shoe that any outdoor enthusiast will find good use for. I was especially impressed with how it performed on harder terrain...
Lundy | Guidebook Review
The team behind the latest edition of the Climbers’ Club guide to Lundy clearly acknowledge the importance of an inspiring cover shot and it is the glorious image of Neil Dickson on The Cullinan that makes an excellent first impression.
Scarpa | Brand Profile
Founded by the man behind the Guinness Book of World Records, Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness, an Anglo-Irish businessman...
Unparallel UP Lace | Climbing Shoe Review
I have been climbing with my pair of Unparallel Lace UP for quite some time now and have given them a good run for their money. I’ve taken them on various adventures such a crack climbing in Tasmania...