Archive for the ‘Climbing routes & crags’ category
A place to share your route experiences (without giving too much away for readers wanting to claim on-sight ascents). If you have climbing routes or crags you would like to tell us about, email: gareth(at)rockclimbinguk.co.uk
The Roaches, An Atmospheric And Challenging Gem
I’ll start this review by explaining that I’ve done nowhere near the level of outdoor climbing this season that I had hoped to have. This will hopefully go some way to explain why a day at The Roaches resulted for us in such a low number of climbs at low grades. That’s my excuse anyway! [...]
Ravenswick Quarry – An OK Mid Week Venue
I remember my very first outdoor climbing trip like it was only yesterday. My brother and I bought a rack between us and just went. David didn’t have much of a clue, and I had even less. Downright dangerous really. The venue for this first climb was Ravenswick Quarry, near Kirbymoorside in North Yorkshire. The [...]
Mortal Kombat F8a+ First Ascent
Great video here featuring climbing coach for ‘Make the Next Move’, Simon Rawlinson on his project, Mortal Kombat. This is a first ascent on some seriously steep terrain. Well done Simon! If you would like to repeat Simon’s route, you’ll find it at Dinas Rock on the big roof. This roof has been breached once [...]
A guide to Southern Sandstone – Guest Post from Mountain-Trips.co.uk
The sandstone outcrops of Kent and Sussex are many people’s first introduction to climbing on real rock. The friendly nature of the cliffs, easy set-ups and relaxed bottom roping make these cliffs a perfect step up from indoor climbing gyms. Bowles and Harrisons are only short walk from Eridge train station which is less than [...]
Woodcroft Quarry in The Wye Valley is for Sale
For sale, Woodcroft quarry. A limestone quarry, for sale as a potential venue for a climbing business or club. The Quarry Woodcroft Quarry was quarried from around 1956 to 1962. It actually forms part of Wintourʼs Leap, described by UK Climbing as ʻThe gem of the Wye Valleyʼ, featuring extremely varied and challenging climbing on [...]
Square Face – Garbh Choire of Beinn a’Bhuird – VDiff
Square Face on Beinn a’Bhuird has all the attributes of a great mountain rock route and adventure; it’s remote, in an outstanding setting, has good quality rock and most importantly features great climbing. You do need a full range of mountaineering skills for the route as you may need to navigate in or out of [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Learning to fly – A tale of the battle against mountains and illness: guest post by Simon Overton
There is a scene in the film ‘Apocalypse Now’ where Kilgore exclaims, “If I say this beach is safe to surf it’s safe to surf.” Well the question facing me was “Is this mountain safe to climb?” and I wasn’t thinking about the objective hazards of crevasse and avalanche. Camped beneath the towering mass of [...]
David Mason climbs three 7Cs
Great clip here from Outcrop Films featuring Moon sponsored climber, David Mason climbing three 7c’s (well one of them is a 7C+). Watch out for more from Outcrop Films. Here at RCUK we’re big fans.
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