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Arc’teryx – Probably The Best Workplace In The World!
If James Bond needed skiing or climbing gear, let’s be honest, he’d get it from Arc’teryx. Arc’teryx are the brand with the newest fabrics, the cleanest cut designs and the achingly cool logo; they are the closest thing in the outdoor industry to a secret society. But while on the ground in Vancouver, Canada, I [...]
Cold Wars – Andy Kirkpatrick
Andy Kirkpatrick is a man who’s not afraid to look unflinchingly at himself in the mirror, and he’s not afraid to write about what he finds. Even as this book was being published, he was making a solo attempt on the Troll Wall in Norway, getting his fill of the “cold and suffering” in which [...]
An interview with Lucy Creamer
Lucy Creamer, Britain’s most accomplished female climber, needs little introduction. Since being introduced to climbing back in the late 1980s, Lucy has dedicated her life to climbing and has excelled across multiple disciplines, with competition wins and notable ascents in trad, sport, bouldering and ice climbing. Now sponsored by Marmot, DMM, Scarpa/Grivel, Lucy also shares [...]
Becky Bellworthy evacuated from Everest basecamp
We’re saddened to announce that Becky Bellworthy, the 19 year old bidding to become the youngest British woman to summit Everest, has had to be evacuated from base camp to Kathmandu by helicopter after becoming seriously ill. Becky had been in Nepal for almost a month, and was making steady progress acclimatising, reaching camp two, [...]
Peak District Anniversary
After a couple of weeks of weather better than any of us could imagined, it looks like normal Spring service is resumed (today’s Grindleford weather, courtesy of HeasonEvents: “Grey and dry again”). But it still means longer days, warmer temperatures and, if you’re in the area this weekend, a chance to get into the Peak [...]
FigFour – Training aid for mixed climbing and dry tooling
For those of you who are unfamiliar with FigFour: Figfour is a specialized training aid for mixed climbing and dry tooling. Designed to allow climbers to accurately replicate the actions of mixed climbing indoors, without damaging the resin holds or base panels of existing climbing surfaces with the sharp picks found on traditional ice axes. [...]
Soon to be the youngest British woman to climb Mt Everest? Meet Becky Bellworthy
Becky Bellworthy, 19, is hoping to become the youngest British woman to summit Everest. After a record-breaking expedition to Baruntse, a 7,129m peak in Nepal at the end of 2010, Becky has been in training to accompany Kenton Cool on an expedition to Everest in April/May of this year. After an adventurous childhood, during which [...]
Andy Kirkpatrick’s talk at ShAFF review
Andy Kirkpatrick is a man with a reputation. Metro newspaper said that his first book, Psychovertical, “made Ray Mears look like Paris Hilton”, not that I think Andy was competing with Ray in the shorts-wearing stick-whittling stakes. He’s happy to declare himself “Hull’s second best climber” (and I’m hoping Gareth will fill me in on [...]
Climbing film reviews – A bit more about some of the films coming to ShAFF – part 2
We’ve already looked at some of the climbing films which are showing at the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival; now onto session two, available for your viewing pleasure at 9pm on Saturday March 5th or 8.30pm on Sunday March 6th. The Hardest Moves gives an insight into life at the very top of the bouldering game. [...]
Climbing film reviews – A bit more about some of the films coming to ShAFF
The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival provides a fantastic opportunity to watch some of the most exciting footage of outdoor adventures, as well as to hear from the athletes themselves, and the writers, photographers and film-makers who follow them. This year’s festival includes two film sessions devoted entirely to climbing; you can catch the following films [...]
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