Archive for the ‘Climbing equipment’ category
Features climbing equipment that we have drooled over, spent our hard earned wages on and tested to destruction. If you have some climbing equipment that you would like to praise or pull to pieces on this site, please send your review to: gareth(at)rockclimbinguk.co.uk. If you sell or manufacture climbing equipment 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.
Metolius Simulator 3D Finger Board for Climbing Improvement
With the Spring monsoon and the resulting wet rock, I have decided to put another four weeks of hard training in. Having trained hard over the last few months, I had tailed my training off with the intention of peaking in May. Unfortunately like many other climbers at the moment I have peaked with no [...]
Sling Training for Climbing – Update
Following on from an early review we did of Jungle Sports sling training equipment, I really needed to try and understand how it could improve my climbing. The plan was to put a four week block of hard sling training in between two trips to the same bouldering location in Spain and then see if [...]
DMM Alpha Trad Quickdraws Review
Reviewing quickdraws is one of those areas which are difficult as they have been evolving over the last 30 years to reach the excellent levels of design we have today. There are now so many good products on the market, climbers tend to take these pieces of vital equipment for granted. I recently received a [...]
Sling Training for Climbing Improvement
Following on from the interview we did with Magnus Midtbo, I was contacted by the sling training experts at Jungle Sports to see if I would like to review their sling training equipment. Due to various injuries over the years, I am one of those climbers who have strong fingers, but poor upper body strength. [...]
NECTAR – Sports Fuel Concentrate
As climbers we are always looking for the secret ingredient to take us to the next level. It’s a harsh reality, but there are no magic potions or miracles that will instantly transform us into the next Adam Ondra or Sasha Digiulian. For the majority of us, if we want to take our climbing to [...]
Everything You Need to Know About Climbing Helmets
Introduction This month you might have seen the publicity online about the BMC’s fantastic Helmet Campaign. The idea is to raise awareness of the many good reasons to wear a helmet, and perhaps to break down some of the stigma associated with helmets amongst some sectors of the climbing community. So while this article covers [...]
Metolius Rock Rings 3D Review
Have you ever found yourself going on holiday or on a business trip and you can’t train for two weeks? Metolius have the answer with the Rock Rings 3D. Only weighing two kilograms for a set, these can easily fit into your suitcase. A recent business trip provided me with the ideal opportunity to test [...]
Moon Original School Holds
I have been in need of adding some new holds to my board for a while, to allow me to start to create some new and harder problems. After looking around I decided to try the Moon School Room holds set. A single set costs £100, which includes 40 handholds and 10 footholds. This represents [...]
Equipment for Winter Climbing
Introduction Last winter Hot Aches and Mountain Equipment released a great film called The Pinnacle. It shows two top modern climbers (Dave MacLeod and Andy Turner) recreating a series of pioneering ascents on Ben Nevis by Jimmy Marshall and Robin Smith in 1960. The film makes you realise how extraordinary the first ascensionists were, climbing [...]
Clothing for Winter Climbing
At last there’s been major snow in the Highlands! The raw weather of the last 10 days has meant big accumulations in all the climbing areas and although at the time of writing the avalanche hazard is rated Considerable, the forecast is for a good freeze-thaw cycle to settle a more stable snowpack for an [...]
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