Archive for the ‘Climbing Books/DVDs’ category

Features climbing books and DVDs we have bought, stolen or borrowed. If you have read a good (or bad) climbing or adventure book, or watched a thrilling DVD that you would like to review on this site, please send your review to: gareth(at)rockclimbinguk.co.uk. If you have published a book or directed a DVD and you would like us to review it, please get in touch at the same email address and we’ll get straight back to you.

Climbing DVD Review – Welsh Connections from Bamboo Chicken Productions

I spotted Bamboo Chicken Productions a few weeks ago on Vimeo. I loved the style of their films and decided to send them a message asking if I could feature one of them on this site. Not only did they kindly agree, but they also sent me a copy of their full length DVD; Welsh [...]

Published by Gareth Hanson on June 27, 2011 10:16 am

Improve your climbing – Masterclass with Neil Gresham (part 2)

Last time I covered Neil Gresham’s Masterclass, volume 1. This time I’ll cover part 2: Skills and tactics Part 2 deals with the different disciplines of sport and trad climbing, and seeks to provide you with strategies for both on-sight and red pointing. This is the content of Part 2: Falling This section of the [...]

Published by Gareth Hanson on May 23, 2011 3:33 am

Improve your climbing – Masterclass with Neil Gresham (part 1)

Those of you who follow Rock Climbing UK on Twitter or Facebook will have no doubt heard me raving about this video recently, I promised a full review, so here it is. The Masterclass is split between 2 DVDs: Part 1 – Techniques and training Part 2 – Skills and tactics for sport and trad [...]

Published by Gareth Hanson on May 7, 2011 2:05 am

Better Than Chocolate – A movie about bouldering in Switzerland

I came across this really beautiful piece of film on Vimeo the other day, and thought I just had to share it with you. I got in touch with Haroun Souirji, the guy responsible for it, and asked if I could post it up on RCUK. He kindly said yes, so here it is. Better Than [...]

Published by Gareth Hanson on April 18, 2011 12:35 pm

Product review – The Livestrong ‘Calorie Tracker’ iPhone app

I’m one of those people that has to watch their weight – fact! Relatively short periods of careless munching quickly forms as a nice layer of fat around my middle – the last thing you need as a climber! Last Christmas was a good example, I managed to put on a good 4kg. I’m usually [...]

Published by Gareth Hanson on April 4, 2011 8:04 am

Interview with Andy Kirkpatrick

(One of the UK’s top mountaineers, Andy Kirkpatrick, recently spoke to the Climbers’ Club of great Britain, so I grabbed the chance to talk to him about his new book, next expedition and tweeting…) “If you’re fit, you’re full of ideas. If you’re not fit, it keeps you safe” says Andy Kirkpatrick, explaining the concept [...]

Published by Katy Dartford on March 28, 2011 3:14 am

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 [...]

Published by Nicola Underdown on March 10, 2011 7:35 am

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. [...]

Published by Nicola Underdown on March 4, 2011 1:29 am

Climbing book review – Training for Climbing by Eric J Horst

I really want to get better at climbing. I’ve become obsessed with improvement. I even gave up my previous job to allow me more time to better my climbing. I’m not terrible at it, but I’m not great either. Like most people I started climbing and enjoyed rapid improvement until I reached a sticking point. [...]

Published by Gareth Hanson on February 22, 2011 10:52 am

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 [...]

Published by Nicola Underdown on February 21, 2011 9:47 am