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Overlooked: Wharncliffe Bouldering

Jim Pope writes about the new, varied, and sometimes overlooked bouldering that Wharncliffe has to offer


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The Best Beginner Multi-Pitch Trad Crags in North Wales

Looking to make the step up to multi-pitch routes? British Mountain Guide Polly Harmer recommends her top beginner spots in North Wales. If you've been trad climbing on your local crags and you're starting to plan a bigger multi-pitch trip, then North Wales is a great place to start. This relatively compact area offers loads of multi pitch crags with some very good climbs in the lower grades, plus some locations which offer less committing adventures. There's also a wealth of rock types, which adds variety to the character of the climbs here.

Classic Winter East Ridge of Beinn a' Chaorainn

On a sunny winter day there's nothing better than a classic snowy ridge, reckons Dan Bailey. Here's a good one that should hit the spot for mountaineers of all abilities... 

The Six Classic North Faces Of The Alps

Luke Davies shares tips and tactics for climbing the six classic north faces of the European Alps—with some history to boot... In the 1950s, Gaston Rebuffat, one of France's leading Alpinists devised the list of what he called the 'Six Great North Faces...

Dartmoor Bouldering - Gems in a Granite Setting

The Best of Peak Limestone Sport Climbing (6a – 7a)

Meteora, Greece - A Sport Climbing Area for Trad Climbers

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Richard Hartfield - Solo Scrambling and Backpacking 1900km Across the Alps

Chamonix 'Classic' Alpinism: The Best Alpine Routes at AD/D

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Solo and Unsupported on the Cuillin Round


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Hugo Da Roit introduces an unexpected climbing paradise in France's far north... Normandy is a region of France located in the northwest, mostly flat, filled with crops and cows. The region is known for its rich history with the Vikings, William the...

Running Solo and Unsupported on the Cuillin Round

Covering 60 peaks in the Red and Black Cuillin, the Cuillin Round is an extraordinary hill running and scrambling challenge, to date completed by only a select few. Charlie Byers was inspired to try it solo and unsupported - a pure style, but hardly the easy...

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September heralded the fast approaching end of the summer climbing season with many praying for an eternal Indian summer to get that last project clean. However, truth be told, the deteriorating weather can turn many crags into a dank seeping mess within...

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