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Bouldering in The Lake District – The Langdale Boulders

The Lake District is known by many as the home of rock climbing with some of the original ‘mountain routes’ being given first ascents by the pioneers of old. The Lake District is still extremely popular among the trad-climbing fraternity, loyal to the trad ethic and unique style found in the area. The Lakes are [...]

Published by Liam Lonsdale on July 14, 2011 2:51 pm

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Biggest Dyno World Record Holder, Skyler Weeks returns to Cliffhanger this year

If you were at Cliff Hanger in Sheffield last year you may have witnessed Skyler Weeks break the world dyno record. If not, you can see it in the clip below. Don’t miss out this year, make sure you’re there for more bouldering madness. Head over to the (brand spanking new) Cliffhanger web site for [...]

Published by Gareth Hanson on June 6, 2011 3:51 pm

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Bouldering in the Lake District: Kentmere

The Lake District is known by many as the home of rock climbing with some of the original ‘mountain routes’ being given first ascents by the pioneers of old. The Lake District is still extremely popular among the trad-climbing fraternity, loyal to the trad ethic and unique style found in the area. The Lakes are [...]

Published by Liam Lonsdale on May 10, 2011 3:14 am

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An introduction to outdoor bouldering

So you’ve been indoor bouldering for a little while and are getting pretty good, your moving pretty well on the problems. You might even be starting to push your grade a little. What’s next? The next logical step is to voyage onto some real problems outside, on real rock – where there are no colored [...]

Published by Rob Lonsdale on April 15, 2011 1:40 am

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Bouldering: Langdale Boulders, The Lake District

Ali, my housemate, and myself thought we’d get an early start last Sunday seeing as the sun was up and it was relatively warm. By 9.30am we had a lovely drive past Windermere and great views of the Lake and the Langdale Pikes. We drove through the leafy country lanes past Chapel Stile and just past the village we arrived at a layby (on the right) and a gate on the left, which leads to the Langdale Boulders.

Published by Craig Watson on June 30, 2010 8:38 am