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Bouldering»
Inspiration on all levels
January 27, 2012 8:27 am-
Video: Webb-Parsons Comes to UKOur Fine Land lays claim to some of the finest climbing in the world, and is regarded by most as the birthplace...by Liam Lonsdale on January 3, 2012 8:30 am -
Winter Bouldering – Get Your Psyche On!Days seem impossibly short. Nights grow uncomfortably longer. Trees shed their proud, summer plumage, in a gentle...by Liam Lonsdale on November 15, 2011 8:10 am
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A thing of legend…What happens when you put three 8C boulderers, a double world champion & a rising star in a room full of...by Liam Lonsdale on October 31, 2011 9:20 am
Climbing Techniques»
Steve McClure on Training Power Endurance
January 23, 2012 9:16 am-
Turbo Charged New Year’s Training ResolutionsWith the arrival of the New Year, now’s a perfect time to plan your rock climbing objectives for 2012 and develop...by Paul Fearn on January 9, 2012 2:02 pm -
Dry Tooling At The Foundry, SheffieldRob Gray I’ve done plenty of seasons ice climbing over the last 13 years, I’ve done gully’s and ridges...by Rob Lonsdale on December 13, 2011 2:43 pm -
Why you should always pay attention when belaying …It’s happened to us all, we get distracted at the crag or the wall when we’re belaying & our concentration...by Liam Lonsdale on November 28, 2011 9:13 am
Climbing Books/DVDs»
Century Crack Trailer
January 26, 2012 11:04 am-
Islands: Traditional Tales of Lakeland ClimbingJames McHaffie climbing 'Dawes Rides a Shovel Head' onsight. Raven Crag, Langdale When we saw the following...by Liam Lonsdale on January 24, 2012 9:01 am -
COLD WARS – Video Profile“The joy of climbing is a private thing between me and climbing…Our relationship is complicated”...by Liam Lonsdale on December 12, 2011 9:14 am -
Islands TrailerKendal Film Festival is almost upon us… It’s that time of year again when the climbing community of...by Liam Lonsdale on November 11, 2011 8:42 am
Climbing equipment»
Moon Original School Holds
January 17, 2012 4:26 pm-
Equipment for Winter ClimbingIntroduction Last winter Hot Aches and Mountain Equipment released a great film called The Pinnacle. It shows two...by Jeremy Stevens on January 13, 2012 4:20 pm -
Clothing for Winter ClimbingAonach Eagach in Winter At last there’s been major snow in the Highlands! The raw weather of the last 10 days...by Jeremy Stevens on December 20, 2011 3:33 pm -
ProBalm For Skin RepairProBalm 28g Puck If like me, your leisure activities are tough on your skin you need to treat yourself to some...by Gareth Hanson on December 8, 2011 2:16 pm
Climbing routes & crags»
Inspiration on all levels
January 27, 2012 8:27 am-
Winter Trips for UK Climbers – Scotland or Abroad?The author taking a break on Cosmiques Ridge, Aiguille du Midi Every year British ice climbers face a dilemma....by Jess Spate on January 20, 2012 11:47 am -
It’s all just too easy …… or so it would seem for the on-form Jordan Buys at present. Flashes of various E7′s & E8′s...by Liam Lonsdale on November 25, 2011 8:35 am
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Winter Climbing – Little Stanger Gill, A Lakeland ClassicJames gets stuck in Seeing as it’s starting to turn cold, we thought it might be nice to get you ice heads...by Rob Lonsdale on November 17, 2011 8:58 am
Climbing News, Interviews and Video
Beal Diablo Rope to be THE rope for 2012 Climbing World Championships
BEAL and the French Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (FFME) have renewed their partnership until 2015. Pierre YOU, the President of the FFME and Michel Beal, BEAL President, welcome the extension of this historic partnership. Official Partner of the FFME, BEAL introduces a revolutionary breakthrough with its new rope DIABLO. This dynamic rope with unprecedented performance [...]
Neil Gresham Opens New Bouldering Wall at Rockcity, Hull
Last week I attended the opening of a new bouldering area at my local climbing wall, Rockcity. The new bouldering area is called La Cantina (Italian for cellar) and is sponsored by La Sportiva. Top climber and coach, Neil Gresham was on hand to officially open La Cantina to a large and eager crowd. La [...]
Emergency SMS Service
With the news of personal locator beacons getting the green light for mountaineers, climbers and any other outdoor enthusiast in the UK I thought it also a good idea to re-promote the Emergency SMS service. Once you have registered your phone you will be able to txt 999 in case of emergency, this is for [...]
KENDAL WALL – VIDEO
If you have been keeping up to date with the articles here at RCUK, you will have read the lengthy feature on the Kendal Wall re-launch on the 4th – 6th November. Dom Bush of Land & Sky Media was on-site all day, documenting the competition, master classes & activities that went on. Dom commented: [...]
FACING THE ROCK – Trailer
Not To Be Taken Away has to be one of the most aesthetic lines of any climbing discipline, on any rock type, in any part of the world. The beauty of this beast is the long, steep ramp that traverses one of the best know grit stone blocks, the Grand Hotel at Stanage. It is [...]
Kendal Wall – Grand Re-Opening
It’s been an accumulation of more than two years of meticulous planning, hard graft & a vast building project … but last weekend, Kendal Wall, at the Lakeland Climbing Centre officially re-opened it’s doors to the public. Marked with a grand day of climbing, bouldering, coaching & lectures the occasion came with the promise of [...]
IFSC Lead World Cup – Boulder, Colorado
It had been a long time coming. An IFSC Lead World Cup round hadn’t been on soil in the United States of America for over twenty years. After a long awaited return, sponsored by TNF, climbers from 13 countries battled it out for the valuable World Cup points that were up for grabs. Movement Climbing [...]
An interview with Emily Winterhalder – Young hotshot
Emily Winterhalder has been on the climbing competition circuit for almost ten years, relatively unknown due to her not being on the British team, she is one of the rising stars of British climbing, both indoors and outdoors. After recently competing at the BMC Youth Climbing Series she walked away with a fantastic result, an [...]
Carrie Cooper Climbing at 39 Weeks Pregnant
Check out this video from prAna Living. It features Carrie Cooper climbing at 39 weeks pregnant. She uses a special harness that sits over the bump rather than under under it, and is climbing on a top rope, so it looks as safe as it can be. Being a man and not having children I [...]
Chris Sharma at The Quay Climbing Centre, Exeter
Entre Prises Climbing Walls presents Chris Sharma on Oct. 14, 2011 at the Quay in SW England. This is the second stop in a series of events with Chris Sharma that will be hosted by Entre Prises Climbing Walls at notable EP installations throughout the world. The Quay event will be Chris’ only UK appearance [...]
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