Archive for 2010
Climbing equipment review: The Mammut Chalten Jacket
This snowy spell seems to have got all you ice climbers and winter mountaineers excited, so we thought that you might like to take a look at a couple of interesting items from the Mammut winter clothing range. Mixed winter and ice climbing is extremely demanding and it’s important to make sure that you’ve got [...]
Merry Christmas
To all our fantastic contributors, advertisers and readers. Thank you so much for supporting Rock Climbing UK in 2010. We’re looking forward to making Rock Climbing UK the best it can be in 2011. So to all of you, Merry Christmas and a fantastic new year of climbing in 2011. I hope Santa brought you [...]
Climbing safety techniques – Escaping the belay system
There may come a time when belaying, when your climber is stuck and you need to escape the system. This video comes to you courtesy of Steve Long, of the MLTUK. The technique is demonstrated beautifully, and offers an elegant solution to the problem. Escaping the system from Steve Long on Vimeo. Watching videos or [...]
Best boots for mixed winter climbing in the UK
Earlier in the week I asked the climbing community by email, Twitter, forums and Facebook, ‘Which are the best climbing shoes for mixed winter climbing in the UK?’. The response was really positive, and really useful in helping me to share the information with you.
Check out Mammut’s peak project to win a place on a tour of one of 150 mountains, plus Mammut gear
To celebrate being 150 years old, Mammut are running an innovative competition on their web site. It’s a really cool concept: You create your own virtual mountain then add yours and your mates’ photos, which make the mountain bigger. Bigger mountains have a better chance of winning. You create a team and apply to win. [...]
Mind Coaching for climbing performance at the Harrogate Climbing Wall
As we’re now approaching winter many of us hibernate indoors into the many climbing walls around the country investing time, effort and money in order to maintain and improve our climbing performance. It is a reasonable assumption to say that the majority of climbers focus on their physical performance and less on improving the psychological [...]
Which boots are best for mixed winter climbing in the UK?
Hi Folks, A bit different this post. I’m asking you something! I’m pretty new to winter climbing so I’m keen to learn the ropes and share the information. Which boots are best for mixed winter climbing in the UK? B1, B2, B3? Which brand / model floats your boat? I’ll publish the full report at [...]
How to tie off a belay plate
There will occasionally be times when belaying when you’re going to need both hands free, or to escape the system completely. This video shows you how to safely tie off the belay plate then release to belay again.
Basic climbing techniques: Hand holds ‘Crimp’
This is the fourth episode in our climbing basics series, designed for those of you out there who have just got into climbing.
We’re continuing with hand holds this week. This time we’re covering the crimp.
Fantastic video of the Mammut team trip 2010
A beautiful video from Mammut’s team trip to the Peak District Via: Mammut The routes and boulders of the Peak District near Sheffield in the north of England are the focus of the 2010 team trip. Sheffield has long had a magical effect on climbers. It is not without reason that the area is [...]
Climbing equipment review: The Mammut Chalten Jacket
This snowy spell seems to have got all you ice climbers and winter mountaineers excited, so we thought that you might like to take a look at a couple of interesting items from the Mammut winter clothing range. Mixed winter and ice climbing is extremely demanding and it’s important to make sure that you’ve got [...]
Merry Christmas
To all our fantastic contributors, advertisers and readers. Thank you so much for supporting Rock Climbing UK in 2010. We’re looking forward to making Rock Climbing UK the best it can be in 2011. So to all of you, Merry Christmas and a fantastic new year of climbing in 2011. I hope Santa brought you [...]
Climbing safety techniques – Escaping the belay system
There may come a time when belaying, when your climber is stuck and you need to escape the system. This video comes to you courtesy of Steve Long, of the MLTUK. The technique is demonstrated beautifully, and offers an elegant solution to the problem. Escaping the system from Steve Long on Vimeo. Watching videos or [...]
Best boots for mixed winter climbing in the UK
Earlier in the week I asked the climbing community by email, Twitter, forums and Facebook, ‘Which are the best climbing shoes for mixed winter climbing in the UK?’. The response was really positive, and really useful in helping me to share the information with you.
Check out Mammut’s peak project to win a place on a tour of one of 150 mountains, plus Mammut gear
To celebrate being 150 years old, Mammut are running an innovative competition on their web site. It’s a really cool concept: You create your own virtual mountain then add yours and your mates’ photos, which make the mountain bigger. Bigger mountains have a better chance of winning. You create a team and apply to win. [...]
Mind Coaching for climbing performance at the Harrogate Climbing Wall
As we’re now approaching winter many of us hibernate indoors into the many climbing walls around the country investing time, effort and money in order to maintain and improve our climbing performance. It is a reasonable assumption to say that the majority of climbers focus on their physical performance and less on improving the psychological [...]
Which boots are best for mixed winter climbing in the UK?
Hi Folks, A bit different this post. I’m asking you something! I’m pretty new to winter climbing so I’m keen to learn the ropes and share the information. Which boots are best for mixed winter climbing in the UK? B1, B2, B3? Which brand / model floats your boat? I’ll publish the full report at [...]
How to tie off a belay plate
There will occasionally be times when belaying when you’re going to need both hands free, or to escape the system completely. This video shows you how to safely tie off the belay plate then release to belay again.
Basic climbing techniques: Hand holds ‘Crimp’
This is the fourth episode in our climbing basics series, designed for those of you out there who have just got into climbing.
We’re continuing with hand holds this week. This time we’re covering the crimp.
Fantastic video of the Mammut team trip 2010
A beautiful video from Mammut’s team trip to the Peak District Via: Mammut The routes and boulders of the Peak District near Sheffield in the north of England are the focus of the 2010 team trip. Sheffield has long had a magical effect on climbers. It is not without reason that the area is [...]
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