The fifth Women in Adventure Film Competition with the BMC is officially launched. The BMC and Womenclimb launched the competition at this year's Women's Trad Festival in the Peak District, in the company of 180 climbers from all around the UK. The competition is designed to encourage women onto the screen and behind the camera. In 2014 only one … [Read more...]
Adventurous Waymaking Women
Kickstarter campaign launched for new anthology of women’s adventure writing, poetry and art: Waymaking Vertebrate Publishing has launched a Kickstarter campaign in a bid to build awareness about a new anthology of women’s adventure writing, poetry and art titled Waymaking. The book will be released this October in a timely … [Read more...]
Rab Rock Range Review // By Ellie Fuller & Charlie Low
What is the Rab Rock Range all about? "We have channelled all our expertise and experience in to making the best quality clothing for long days at the crag and intense training sessions at the indoor wall." Charlie Low and Ellie Fuller have channelled their efforts, reviewing four products from the range, exclusively for Womenclimb. Here's their … [Read more...]
Rab Rampage Jacket Review // By Ellie Fuller
" While I certainly fell for the cosy Alpha Flux Jacket, the Rampage is 100% my favourite jacket ever. It does everything you could ever need from an all-round jacket, and does it all extremely well. Plus... it looks amazing; as good on the rock as down at the pub. " The Fit The Rampage is a really comfortable jacket that’s not close fitting, … [Read more...]
Rab Flex Leggings Review // By Charlie Low
" I have always been a big fan of leggings for climbing - super comfortable and stretchy, they enable extra high foot placements and stop you feeling restricted. " Rab's Flex Leggings are a perfect example of this, with their Spandex stretch fabric which helps you make even the most flexible of moves. The Fit I'm normally a size 6 in leggings … [Read more...]
Rab Top-Out Hoody Review // By Charlie Low
" I’ve always struggled to find hoodies I like, as they tend to be bulky and unflattering. This hoody is really well designed; it looks as good at the bottom of the crag as it does at the climbing wall. It comes in a brilliant shade of green, or ‘pistachio’, as well as grey (anthracite) and a slightly more controversial pink (dragonfruit). The … [Read more...]
Rab Chockstone Pants Review // By Ellie Fuller
" The Chockstone Pants are intended for climbing. I like them a lot as casual trousers, but they didn't perform as well as I’d hoped as climbing trousers. There just wasn’t enough flexibility in them and they restricted movement too much. " The Fit I ordered the Chockstone Pants in a size 12, which is usually slightly on the big side, but … [Read more...]
Review // Rab Alpha Flux Jacket // by Ellie Fuller
What I love: Cosy! Soft! Fluffy! The Alpha Flux Jacket had me from the off. With its super-soft, comfy, insulated inner layer, this jacket could do no wrong. Nevermind its technical performance, I wasn’t going to be parted from it in my daily life, round the house, popping to the shop….is taking it to bed too far? Where I tested it: After a … [Read more...]
Charlie Low Reviews // Rab Kinetic Plus Softshell Jacket
"As soon as my Kinetic Plus jacket arrived I was impressed with how soft and comfortable it felt." Charlie Low is a climber based in the Peak District. She runs the popular Women's Trad Festival every summer, she climbs and she's all round outdoorsy - perfect for a review of the Rab Kinetic Plus Softshell Jacket! What I love: My previous … [Read more...]
Three-Stage Breathing Space
This is the third mindfulness download by Beth Thomas for 12 Steps to Climbing Confidence. We often are not aware of how we are really feeling. We can spend so much time in our heads that we lose touch with our direct experience, right now. If we don't know how we are really feeling, it is harder for us to have the space and choice … [Read more...]
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