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VIDEO: Adam Ondra on Bon Voyage E12

In February, Adam Ondra made the first repeat of James Pearson's Bon Voyage E12 in Annot, France (UKC News). A video of his ascent has now been released on his YouTube channel.
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INTERVIEW: Exmoor Coast Traverse - England's Best Kept Mountaineering Secret

Journeying through a largely hidden world at the base of England's biggest sea cliffs, where few ever tread and the tidal range is the second highest on the planet, the...
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REVIEW: Mountain Equipment Vega - update of a classic

As a measure of how well I get on with the Vega jacket, I've had three of them over the years, and have climbed a significant (for me) route in each of them. This midweight...
Destination Guide
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Yorkshire's Finest Bouldering Circuit: Widdop

Widdop offers a compact and accessible circuit, with an impressive amount of classics within a small area. It also offers nice, flat landings with a good range of grades on exceptionally high-quality rock. If there was a caveat, it’s that it’s rough rock, really rough, so take your time, move slowly, and watch out for those pebbles - they’re sharp!
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Arc'teryx Climb Academy returns to the Lake District: May 25th – 27th

Tickets are on sale now for this year's Arc'teryx Climb Academy - Lake District (May 25th – 27th) in the Langdale Valley.

The Arc'teryx Climb Academy Lake District is an epic 3-day event in the Langdale Valley where climbers and outdoor lovers of all abilities can immerse themselves in the UK climbing culture and take their climbing and outdoor knowledge to the next level. The weekend features a range of educational clinics and community activities which are led by IFMGA Guides and world-class athletes.

From Bouldering for Beginners to Rescue Techniques, Multi-pitch Rock Climbing and fine-tuning your Lead Climbing, the clinic programme features a wide range of climbing activities spanning trad, sport, and bouldering. Wild swimming, hiking and camping clinics are also on offer.

The weekend will also have a daily program filled with free activities and experiences centred at the event Base Camp by the Sticklebarn Pub. This will include films, athlete talks, live music and more.

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Competition
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COMPETITION: Win an EDELRID OHM II

The EDELRID Ohm is undoubtedly one of the most innovative climbing products of the last 10 years! Since it's release in 2017 it has been an essential tool for any climbing...

Photo of the Week
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Chris pulling through the break on his first E4.
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Congratulations to Jamie Hageman for being voted Gallery of the Week by UKC users.

There were 178 new photos added added to the Photo Galleries this week

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Peak Bouldering – Rockfax Digital Update

We recently updated Peak Bouldering on Rockfax Digital. This is a full update for every crag and features all the content from the recent Peak Bouldering print guide plus a lot more. This means mostly new boulder photos, all new maps plus 700 extra problems making a total of 5400 problems in all described and that doesn’t include the minor variations!

This is a free update to all subscribers. How to subscribe to Rockfax Digital.

Significant extra areas included:
Wharncliffe (extra areas), Bitholmes Wood, Froggatt (extra areas), Tideswell Dale, Duke’s Seat, Rabbit Warren, Harthill Quarry, Hillcar Wood, Shining Cliff (Matlock), Roche Abbey, Anston Stones, plus numerous small boulders added to other areas.

Other areas included from the previous book:
Tintwistle Knarr, Black Tor, The Woolpacks, Houndkirk Moor, The Churnet

This is an ongoing work and we will be adding more areas to Peak Boudlering in the future – just keep an eye out for updates and extra areas in the ‘Installed’ section of Rockfax Digital.

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