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The Eiger – Triumph and Tragedy, and an Evening at the RGS
It is some 45 years since John Harlin fell to his death from the Eiger Nordwand in 1966, however the pain and power of the event still looms large in the psyche of Sir Chris Bonnington. On Thursday 1st December I had the pleasure of hearing him speak on the subject at the Royal Geographical [...]
You Can Join a Search and Rescue Team Even if You don’t Live Near Mountains
At the end of 2009 I was looking for a new hobby when I saw on the news the International rescue teams heading to Italy following an earthquake in the Abruzzi region and thought “I could do that”. Unfortunately when I looked into it with my employer I was told that I’d have to take [...]
Fear of Failing or Failing from Fear?
I am something of a failure. There, I said it. On a number of occasions in the last year I have failed to achieve something through fear, most notably last year, while in Snowdonia I failed to reach the summit of Tryfan. It wasn’t through lack of fitness, or desire to reach the top and [...]
Learn to listen to your body, a cautionary tale
I’ve just found out that I cannot climb for about 4 – 6 weeks. It all started on the last Bank Holiday Monday, I was climbing at our local crag and trying a new route (Stone Farm Crack, Stone Farm, Sussex) and I was working on the start of the route. I was trying to [...]
AZ on the rocks – Indoor climbing over the pond – Guest Post by Col Watson
I’m sitting on a Boeing 777 on an overnight flight from Phoenix to Heathrow trying to write a review of a Scottsdale climbing centre or as our former colonial brethren like to style them “a rock gym” while everyone around me (with the exception of my eight year old son who is cramming in Tron [...]
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