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...]
Indoor ice climbing in the UK
The UK has some fantastic locations for ice climbing, but what if you live a long way from the mountains and your time is short? There's a growing number of indoor ice climbing facilities where you can hone your skills before heading out on an adventure in the mountains. Have you tried them and fancy writing us a review? … [Read more...]
Vertical Chill Ice Climbing // Manchester // Review
I am super excited about an upcoming trip to Norway when I'll get to up my game from Scottish Winter Mountaineering and get out on easy water ice for the first time. I'm lucky to live not too far away from Vertical Chill Ice Wall in Manchester, so I headed over to learn the techniques needed for climbing ice and get some tips for the extra gear I … [Read more...]
White Spider // London // Review
I have wanted to climb at the White Spider ever since I began climbing in London, but it always felt a little bit too far as it is completely on the other side of town for me. But finally, I managed to coordinate things so I could climb there on a Friday night on the way to an outdoor climbing destination. And we managed to get there on the day the … [Read more...]
Women’s Only Masterclass // White Spider Climbing
Fancy improving your climbing techniques? Fancy learning from one of the UK's top climbers Emma Twyford? … [Read more...]
Reading Climbing Centre // Review
The Reading Climbing Centre surprised me with its variety of routes and the difficulty of the problems - I will definitely have to come back to this one! I just wish it wasn't quite as far away from where I live in London... … [Read more...]
Rokt Climbing Gym review
What's the best thing about Rokt... Privacy in the silos for top rope climbing Lots of bouldering across a good range of grades If we could improve one thing it would be... … [Read more...]
Westway // Review // West London
Westway is located within the Westway Sports & Fitness gym complex in West London, and offers bouldering, top rope and lead climbing on a variety of walls, including a 17 metre long overhanging 'comp' wall. … [Read more...]
The Castle Climbing Centre // Review // North London
The Castle Climbing Centre is the best known climbing gym in London, set inside an imposing-looking building which was built between 1852 and 1856 to act as a pumping station for drinking water in this area of London. It has it all - top ropes, leading and bouldering, and even its own organic garden. … [Read more...]
Do I love bouldering now?
If you read part 1 last month you will have a good understanding that, while I'm pretty outdoorsy and active, I was completely unaware of the point of bouldering and how it fits with my ambitions of climbing mountains. I set myself the challenge to give it a go - here's how I got on. If you want to find out the challenge I set, and why, you can … [Read more...]