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 is cheesecake/bread/homemade ice … [Read more...]
Chat with Naomi Buys // Women’s Climbing Symposium 2018
Naomi buys, the woman who climbed three E7s in one week, is an inspirational climber who simply loves the sport. Naomi climbs as much as possible and her local climbing spots are Lancashire, Yorkshire, Grit and Limestone. I had the wonderful opportunity to speak to Naomi at the 2019 Women’s Climbing Symposium. We started off discussing … [Read more...]
My WCS Climbing Journey
How did I get on at the Women's Climbing Symposium? I talk about my WCS experience and what I got out of it. Read on to find out about my journey. I’ve been climbing indoors and out, for around 5 years, but overhangs and climbs requiring any arm muscles have always intimidated me. It’s never been an area I have felt comfortable pushing … [Read more...]
Women’s Climbing Symposium 2018: A Report
The Women’s Climbing Symposium is a UK based event with speakers from across the world talking about their climbing experiences and renowned coaches helping to develop individual climbing skills, aiming to ‘Connect, Develop and Inspire’ women in the climbing community. The event is organised by bouldering queen and olympic-hopeful Shauna … [Read more...]
WCS 2016 // Review // The Workshops!
Having reviewed a selection of talks from Women's Climbing Symposium 2016 we set about to get women's opinions about how the workshops went. Read on to find out about the vast range of skills that 400 women had the opportunity to develop under just one roof.... … [Read more...]
WCS 2016 // Review // The Talks!
It’s hard to imagine the team at Women’s Climbing Symposium could improve their events from the previous years but we think they did just that. WCS 2016 saw 400 women from all over the country (and around the world too!) gather together to hear motivating and informative talks, learn some invaluable skills in workshops and network with like-minded … [Read more...]
WCS 2016 comes to Manchester
This is, without a doubt, the best climbing event in the UK. Organisers of the go-to event for female climbers, the Women's Climbing Symposium, have announced their 2016 venue as Manchester's newest climbing venue: The Depot. Tickets for this year's Women's Climbing Symposium (WCS), taking place on Saturday 8th October, are now on sale and we are … [Read more...]
Women’s Climbing Symposium is back!!
If you've never been to WCS this is the year! Put 17th October 2015 in your diary and book your WCS tickets now, before they all sell out. This year sees an absolutely stellar line-up at the Women's Climbing Symposium, which takes place at the Climbing Works in Sheffield on Saturday 17th October. We have no vested interest in promoting the … [Read more...]
WCS Meetup // Friday 16. Oct 6.30-9pm
Women's Climbing Symposium 2015 is fast approaching. On Friday night we at Womenclimb are running a meetup at The Climbing Works. If you're coming to WCS on your own then this is a great opportunity to meet others who will be there on Saturday. This will be a friendly meetup where you can have a boulder if you fancy, or just stay for a cuppa and … [Read more...]
What is the women’s climbing symposium?
Sign up now for the UK's best climbing event just for women designed to bring together everyday women who climb with the UK’s top female climbing professionals - coaches, nutritionists, celebrities, physiotherapists, trainers, speakers, and much more. Saturday September 27th sees the return of the now annual Women’s Climbing Symposium. The first … [Read more...]