545 results for "rock run uk"
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
McClure & Mawson Tackle an Epic 6-pitch Verdon 8b Super Route | Video
Steve McClure and Neil Mawson find themselves on a true adventure climb.
High Energy, Low Fat Fruit Loaf | Recipe
To keep us fuelled on high energy days in the hills, we climbers often rely on calorie-packed snacks.
Underestimated | Weekly Video
This week's video is a stunner. Coming to us from the lesser travelled bouldering destinations of South Wales, we get a glimpse at the untapped and underestimated potential of this somewhat forgotten land. South Wales clearly has plenty to offer and with developers like Eliot Stephens and Leo Skinner opening up a wealth of fantastic new venues and lines, there's plenty on offer to make a trip for.
Dave MacLeod Lattice Assessment | Weekly Video
This week's video comes from Lattice HQ where it's finally the turn of training and dietary guru, Dave MacLeod, to put himself to the test. If, like us, you love nerding out over training content, climbing metrics and professional climbing insight then you'll love this one.
Giuliano Cameroni – Off the Wagon (8C+/V16) | Weekly Video
This week’s video hit comes straight from the beautiful Swiss valley of Val Bavona where we’re spoiled rotten with Swiss native, Giuliano Cameroni’s fourth ascent of Off the Wagon Low (8C+/V16). Off the Wagon’s original standing line is perhaps the most iconic boulder problem in the world, originally being discovered by Dave Graham with Nalle Hukkataival claiming the first ascent in 2012.
Sierra Blair-Coyle Battles with Offwidth Climbing | Weekly Video
Typically, painful, grim and dirty, offwidthing is one of the darker arts of the climbing world, especially for us Brits with the fair isles of Britain yielding little in the way of any decent offwidth climbing. So, if you’re like me and haven’t got a clue about offwidths then this video is a nice introduction to the kit, the techniques and, most importantly, the taping.
Mountain of Storms | Weekly Video
In 1968, five friends set out on a 5,000-mile road trip in a white Ford van bound for South America. They packed surfboards, skis, and climbing gear and documented the whole trip on a 16mm Bolex camera. The film is, of course, Mountain of Storms, the legendary documentary of a life changing trip which ended with an awesome first ascent on Cerro Fitz Roy – there’s nothing like a bit of Patagonian alpine action to whet our winter appetites.
14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible | Weekly Video
Another Friday and another weekly video but, this one is particularly special. In 2019, Nirmal Purja, or more commonly known as Nimsdai, embarked on his ‘Project Possible’ – an insane mission to summit all fourteen 8000 metre peaks in a record breaking 7 months. Having only entered the world of big mountain climbing in 2012, Nimsdai made his first 8000 metre ascent two years later, summitting Dhaulagiri in a return trip of just 15 days. From high altitude novice to Project Possible in 7 years...
Will Bosi talks Mutations, Brandenburg Gate and the future | Weekly Video
Will Bosi has been on another hard sport sending spree, this time at the mecca of British sport climbing – Raven Tor. Making the long-awaited second ascent of Steve McClure’s 1998 masterpiece, ‘Mutation’, on the 31st of October, Will clipped the chains on the long-standing open project, ‘Brandenburg Gate’, but a week later on the 7th of November. Bosi gave both routes a grade of 9a+, an upgrade for McClure’s Mutation which he originally graded 9a back in ’98. Brandenburg Gate was rumoured to...
Jim Pope and Aidan Roberts in Wales | Video
Like many climbing staycationers, Aidan Roberts and Jim Pope head to North Wales on a quest to send some of the region’s proudest lines.
DMM Carabiner Inspection & Maintenance | How to Guide
This video covers the inspection, cleaning and lubrication of your DMM carabiners, with most of the info being relevant to all brands of carabiners.
Black Diamond | Brand Profile
Black Diamond’s lineage can be traced as far back as the late 1950’s when the famous Yosemite climber, Yvon Chouinard, started hand forging pitons and selling them from the back of his car in the hallowed Yosemite Valley.
No Bake Protein Balls | Recipe
Quick, easy and most importantly, super tasty no-bake recipe for homemade protein balls. What are you waiting for...
Jonas Winter in Val Bavona | Video
Some of the most aesthetic blocs that you'll ever see, climbed beautifully by Jonas Winter. Blocs like Off the Wagon (V14), with its impressive campus crux and Jonas makes the second ascent of Tomba (V14).
Better Than Chocolate Full Movie - The Swiss Bouldering Classic | Video
Climbing in Switzerland film, with its stunning glacial river boulders to the pinewood forest blocs and from short powerful problems to some palm sweating highballs.
Staying Consistent with Dave MacLeod | Training and Skills
Climbing athlete Dave Macleod talks through how to stay consistent when training in any sport. He talks about coming back from an injury and building a foundation.
Deadhanging Exercise Routine with David Mason | Training and Skills
The video is by Moon athlete David Mason, and he talks through Deadhang training using the Moon Deadhang rung.
Climbing Cam Maintenance | How to Guide
Well treated, well maintained climbing equipment will not only be a more trust companion on the crag but will also last you a lot longer.
Haywire | Video
Like any true adventure, things don’t go as planned. Cheyne Lempe provides a gripping story of risk, success, and failure, featuring incredible...
Black Diamond Camalot Ultralights | Product Information
The Black Diamond Ultralight Camalot takes the tried and tested brilliance of the original Camalot and through the use of lighter materials and strategic design
Power Flapjack | Recipe
This is a great alternative to expensive energy bars. They taste a million times better than any commercial bar, has all the required ingredients for endurance activity, cheaper and probably healthier than any of the alternatives
Bouldering for Strength | Training and Skills
Forget the multigym, bouldering is the most effective form of strength and power training for climbing and it will improve your technique in to the bargain...
Bouldering Bobat vs The World's Tallest Dam | Weekly Video
This week's video comes from Verzasca Dam in Switzerland, the site of Red Bull's recently held multi pitch climbing competition, the Dual Ascent. Our video pick follows Bouldering Bobat as they take on this insane challenge alongside a host of other professional climbers. At a daunting 220 metres in height, the dam is massive and consists of 6 pitches. During Red Bull's event, two teams of professional climbers race side by side up identical routes from bottom to top. Here, Bobat are on the w...
13 Tips To Improve Your Climbing | Weekly Video
This week's video comes from Swedish international climber, Emil Abrahamsson who has 13 tips for us to improve our climbing. Whilst this video has become a bit of a staple for climbing YouTubers, this particular offering from Emil is one of the most insightful we've seen with tips that teach both new and experienced climbers something new. Maybe one of these tips will be the key to you sending that weekend project - enjoy!
Climbing Terms Explained | Weekly Video
This week's video comes from Hannah Morris who takes us through climbing's weird and wonderful compilation of confusing terms. Hannah's accessible video unlocks many of the key words, breaking them down and explaining them wonderfully with demonstrations and even a few fun facts.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
