Whether you’re escaping the rain on weekends or getting in some training around the daily grind, there are two high quality indoor rock climbing venues in Glasgow. If you're lacking in belay buddies, check out this Glasgow Climbers Facebook page to find climbing partners in Glasgow! A fantastic gateway to the highlands, home to spectacular … [Read more...]
Fearless Fridays: Dreaming of Kilimanjaro
"You need to combat your fears of failing first and after that, simply take it step by step. Even if you don’t get to the very top, you’ll get an awful lot from the experience as a whole." Last September, travel writer Lindsay Hawdon achieved a lifelong dream of hers – to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak and the world's tallest … [Read more...]
Monday Motivation: “We show them with actions, not words”
Do you ever think it’s too late to take up a new activity, like mountaineering? Perhaps you’ll get criticism just from believing you can. Particularly if you’re a middle-aged woman working as a cook at the bottom of Bolivia’s highest peaks… A few years ago, 11 indigenous Bolivian women known as ‘Cholitas’ were working as porters and cooks for … [Read more...]
My Winter Indoor Challenge
I love the adventure of long traditional climbs and I enjoy going to indoor walls with friends for fun and exercise. Occasionally I've made the effort to push my lead grade but 6a is my indoor all-time best and the rare VS outside. In winter it's too cold to climb outside, and it's tempting to hibernate until springtime, when real climbing can … [Read more...]
Mountain Podcast
Some inspiration from the Mountain Podcast: http://mountainpodcast.com/episode/10-lomond-the-long-way/ - with runner Susie Allison, author of Scottish Trail Running. http://mountainpodcast.com/episode/11-race-on-the-edge/ - with Cat Morrison (former world champion triathlete/Ironman) & Caroline Wallace (ex-pro triathlete and awesome … [Read more...]
Womenclimb – Top 25 Climbing Blog!
We're so excited to be featured in the Adventure Junkies Top Climbing Blogs 2018. Check out the other blogs in our category here: Adventure Junkies. … [Read more...]
How to Set up a Women’s Climbing Group
In the second in our series about setting up a women's climbing group, guest writer Lorna Potter discusses how she went about setting up Bristol Women Climbers. She talks about what you might need to think about and what you'll need to do. It doesn't have to be just one person either. If you know someone else who is keen, you can do this in a … [Read more...]
Why YOU should create a Women’s Climbing Group
Guest writer Lorna Potter, founder of Bristol Women Climbers, discusses her insights and suggestions in the set up of a women's climbing group. Women's climbing groups are are a great way to empower women and create a community for women to come together and build friendships around their love for climbing. I'm Lorna and I run Bristol … [Read more...]
Building the first Bouldering Gym in the Falklands
Falkland Islander Lisa Watson is a keen boulderer and editor of the Falklands local newspaper. She and her partner Jonny Summers are on a mission to build the Islands first bouldering gym. So what's it like climbing in the Falklands? … [Read more...]
Women in Mountain Rescue: Becky Isles
Womenclimb want to encourage more women to see Mountain Rescue as something they can get involved in, as despite an increase in women in MR in the last 15 years they still represent less than 20% of team members. I met up with Becky in a little cafe in Sowerby Bridge and over a brew we chatted about our experiences in Mountain Rescue, why she … [Read more...]