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Featured Interview
Chat with Petra Klingler at the Women’s Climbing Symposium 2018
Petra Klingler, the Bouldering 2016 World-champion from Switzerland, led the competition bouldering workshop at WCS2018. We were excited to get a chance to chat to her at the end of the day and reflect on the day’s events, the food (particularly the cake table), and our baking specialities (Petra’s … [Read More...]
Featured Top Tip
Wednesday Wisdom: “The world needs people who are not afraid to be afraid”
In her recent TEDx talk, pro climber Emily Harrington succinctly describes how she uses her fear of falling to succeed at climbing some of the hardest routes in the world. Starting out climbing aged 11, she – like most beginners – was afraid of falling. She was also ashamed of that fear, thinking … [Read More...]
Latest Blog Posts
Training Sessions for Lead Climbing
Making the jump from top roping to lead climbing is a big moment in any climber’s career that expands the routes climbers can do indoors and outdoors. With this new skill, climbers can access new training techniques that will help push their climbing even … [Read More...]
Monday Motivation: “This is for you, Mum” – the 8 year old who climbed The Old Man of Hoy and right into our hearts
In contrast to last week’s post about a 99-year old making her first climb, today we’re celebrating the incredible story of Edward Mills and his mum Bekki Christian. Last June, Edward (now 9) became the youngest person to climb the Old Man of Hoy, a … [Read More...]
Monday Motivation: First indoor climb at 99!
Think you’re too old to learn new tricks?! How about this amazing 99-year old grandma who just did her first indoor climb… For Tim Dobson, watching his grandma tie in and start her first ever climb was probably not the calmest moment of his life. Especially 3 … [Read More...]
Skills // Yoga for climbing
Written by Beth Thomas Yoga - Just a fad? Yoga has become a bit of a buzz word in recent years and you could even say it has become quite trendy. It is however an ancient Indian practice developed over 5,000 years ago! Bang on trend. … [Read More...]
Free Solo Review
2017 was a huge year for climbing. Margo Hayes became the first woman to climb 9a+, Angy Eiter became the first woman to climb 9b, Adam Ondra made the first 9c ascent, and Alex Honnold free soloed El Capitan in Yosemite. All of these accomplishments are … [Read More...]
A Chat with Emma Twyford
Emma Twyford is certainly flavour of the month. Thanks to her huge successes and exciting future goals, she has been cover star of both Summit and Climber in recent weeks. When she’s not on the rock, she’s one of the UK’s leading female route-setters and is … [Read More...]
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