Work-climb-life balance can be tricky, especially if you have children or a demanding job. Whether your work is paid or voluntary (and in this I include caring and housekeeping roles), after long hours committed to this role it can feel hard to find the time to get to the wall let alone the energy to do so. … [Read more...]
Returning to climbing after injury // Top Tips
Returning to climbing after an injury or recovery from surgery can be daunting, let alone frustrating and often maddening. Your mind is telling you to hop on the routes you were on prior to the injury but your body is unable to emulate how it worked before. … [Read more...]
The Perfect Pressies for Climbers
Finding just the right present for the climber in your life can be tricky. Chances are she/he's got all the usuals, so here are the Womenclimb top Christmas or birthday present picks. You can be in with a chance of winning a 3rd Rock sports bra … [Read more...]
Top Tips for Via Ferrata
In her last post, Emily Thompson talked about Via Ferrata and here she gives her top tips for beginner to help you make the most of your via ferrata experience. … [Read more...]
How to travel abroad for climbing on the cheap
The U.K. has an abundance of climbing crags, but there are certainly some things it's missing: sport multi-pitches, tall mountains, and reliable weather. Sometimes, we just need to leave home to widen our climbing experience and discover new adventures. But the cost of going abroad can often put people off planning overseas climbing trips. If … [Read more...]
Navigation Top Tips
Why did you get into rock climbing? Or, if you've never tried, why would you? Maybe you love being outdoors or maybe it's an alternative to the gym and a good way to keep fit. If you reach a point when you want to climb an obscure rockface or a big wall tucked away you in a valley, will need to consult a map and have to work out how to get … [Read more...]
How to fix a hole in a sleeping mat
At the start of 2015 Alpkit invited me over for a fish and chip lunch to take a look at their office/ production facility/ warehouse and a few weeks ago, finally, I made it over there. They gave me some great tour of their workshop and showroom as well as showing me some of their fantastic kit. Their gear is developed in the UK and a large … [Read more...]
How to Improve your Route Reading
By Emily Pitts // Route reading is like solving a puzzle. It involves time, skills and attention. These are some exercises you can use and practical things you can do to help you get better at finding solutions to your climbing puzzles, focusing mainly on indoor top rope climbing, as a mechanism for improving and moving on to lead climbing indoors … [Read more...]
How to start climbing
It may seem very straightforward to some people, but knowing how to start climbing is not simple if you don’t know anyone who climbs**. Firstly there are different types of climbing, both indoor and outdoors. Decide which you want to try and that will help you decide the best way to get started. Here are six ways you can start rock climbing: … [Read more...]
Starting Climbing – What do I need to learn?
To climb indoors using ropes (as opposed to bouldering) you will generally learn to do a number of things to stay safe. Here are some of the things we think you'll need to know**: How to: … [Read more...]