The Boardman Tasker Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Ken Wilson, a long time influencer of outdoor media and global climbing and mountaineering politics, at the Kendal Mountain Festival. We collect a few choice quotes to celebrate the occasion. Read more »
With new BMC guidebooks filling up with features, routes and fun, our beloved little volumes are starting to bulge at the seams. Is there such a thing as too much quality? Read more »
Apparently the sales of ropes have dropped off significantly from Peak District climbing shops, while at the same time, sales staff note that more and more bigger bouldering mats are being sold, and Sheffield Accident and Emergency wards have never had it so good in terms of knackered ankles. Read more »
Niall Grimes takes a look at on-sighting. Just what is state of the art, and who has done what? Read more »
No one ever wrote a climbing rule book but that doesn’ mean climbers don’t know what is good and bad style – and what isn’t fair play. In this second article on the big issues facing climbing, we look at the importance of ethics and style and how they are changing. Read more »
"I was sandbagged into the onsight flash!" Climbing has evolved a whole lexicon to explain the various styles of ascent. Here's what it all means. Read more »
In the Lakes, many of the classic mountain routes rarely see any ascents these days, encrusted with lichen where chalk once showed the way. At Tremadog, voracious ivy patches are swarming upwards and outwards, gradually enveloping whole buttresses over time. Even at the honeypot of Harrison’s Rocks, the number of visitors is down from thirty years ago. What's going on? Read more »
It has struck me that anyone with a grudge against climbers could quite easily spoil their fun. It doesn’t need a hammer and chisel or a wire brush with six-inch nails stuck in it. Read more »
Whilst there are no rules in climbing a code of ethics has evolved over time. Read more »
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