After months of inactivity, I finally got my arse into gear and went out to brave the fresh air again. Nothing spectacular, by beastmaker standards, just good to get out and go UP once more. Hooking up with some friends at Dunmail raise for a leisurely winter start, we just had a quiet . . . → Read More: Pinnacle Ridge: A Superb Day Out
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After another summer of trying to scratch a living and very little rock climbing fun, I came across this video of one of Lofoten’s classic climbs. Vestpillaren of Presten. Over the years I’ve heard a few people mention this as a classic route – one to do. Overall it appears that the grade . . . → Read More: A Lofoten Classic – Vestpillaren of Presten The whole counterfeit culture affecting high value consumer goods is a pretty familiar problem. There are regular items in news programmes and in the papers pointing out the problems that can cause serious difficulties for manufacturers, distributors and customers. Sadly the problem has moved into the ralm of PPE for climbers and cavers. . . . → Read More: Petzl Counterfeit Warning Every spring, no matter how good my training for climbing on the indoor wall’s plastic rock climbing holds; it seems I have to learn how to rock climb all over again. After hearing about the Edinburgh International Climbing Centre at Ratho for several years I finally visited it in the aftermath of a . . . → Read More: First Reactions to Ratho Wall The UKC newsletter popped up in the inbox today and they had an excellent review of the new generation of “smart” belay devices. For years we’ve been used to seeing the good old Grigri at climbing walls, sports crags and instructed venues. It’s quite worrying to think it’s been kicking around for the . . . → Read More: Assisted Braking Belay Devices |
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