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Jerry Moffatt goes back to School

Jerry Moffat, at his peak one of the world's best rock climbers and a great character in British climbing, returned to his old school where he first tied-on, to open a bouldering wall named after him.


Jerry Moffatt goes back to School

Jerry Moffat, at his peak one of the world's best rock climbers and a great character in British climbing, returned to his old school where he first tied-on, to open a bouldering wall named after him.


Adam Ondra becomes a bone marrow donor

Adam Ondra has become a bone marrow donor. Pietro Dal Pra and Giovanni Spitale of Climb for Life explain this important gesture for donors and the climbing community. Heres some great news: Adam Ondra has become a bone marrow donor! For years weve been impressed by the talent of this young Cech climber and during [...] Adam Ondra becomes a bone marrow donor is a post from: Rock Climbing UK , an online UK climbing magazine, written BY UK climbers FOR UK climbers. If you liked this post, you might also lik:


Andy Kirkpatrick’s talk at ShAFF review

Andy Kirkpatrick is a man with a reputation.  Metro newspaper said that his first book, Psychovertical, “made Ray Mears look like Paris Hilton”, not that I think Andy was competing with Ray in the shorts-wearing stick-whittling stakes.  He’s happy to declare himself “Hull’s second best climber” (and I’m hoping Gareth will fill me in on [...] Andy Kirkpatricks talk at ShAFF review is a post from: Rock Climbing UK , an online UK climbing magazine, written BY UK climbers FOR UK climbers. If


Revelations

Burning Up The Putting Green: A Review of Revelations by Jerry Moffatt


Jerry Moffatt's Revelations - Book Review

Image from Google I’m not sure how well everyone else did in the Christmas presents stakes, but I managed to score myself a Moon Hang Board (more on this next time) and a copy of Revelations the autobiography by Jerry Moffatt . Fortunately for me I had some time on my hands during the festive break, so promptly devoured my new book. I enjoyed it so much I thought I’d write a quick review…. Although co-authored with Niall Grimes Revelations truly is an autobiography with Jerry telling the story of his life and the ...


House Book Wins Boardman Tasker Prize

Image from Google Beyond the Mountain , the memoir by acclaimed American climber and Alpinist contributor Steve House, has won the 2009 Boardman Tasker Prize. The literature award, which carries with it a prize of 3,000 British Pounds, was announced at the Kendal Mountain Festival today. "There is one book in particular here which we all felt as soon as we finished it, we would want to read again," Judge Chairman Phil Bartlett said of House's book in his prize announcement speech. "It is a book we feel privileged to have


Moffatt Book Wins Grand Prize at Banff

Jerry Moffatt and Niall Grimes' book, Revelations Jerry Moffatt has won the prestigious Grand Prize at the Banff Mountain Book Festival. The Mountain Literature Award was given to Beyond the Mountain by Steve House. The Banff Mountain Festival is held each year in the town of Banff, located in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies, Alberta. It celebrates and awards all forms of mountain culture.


Be good, and if you can't be good, be strong

Image from Google Lately I've reconfirmed what I've always known about climbing routes at your limit. You have to be stronger than the route itself. So what is 'the route'? Well, it's kind of like a big dragon, and its heart is its crux. How hard the crux sequence is determines whether or not you can slay the beast. Jerry Moffatt was right. It's all done to power. That's not to say that technique or tactics doesn't play a part. You can prance around with a bloody big sword and slash at its tail, skewer its foot, slap its


Best Kendal Line Up Yet... The Details

Tom Hornbein, Chris Sharma, Leo Houlding, Steve House, Alastair Lee, Ueli Steck, Alain Robert, Jon Bracey, Matt Helliker, Glen Denny, Colin Mortlock, Doug Scott, James McHaffie, Conrad Anker, Stefan Glowacz, Cameron McNeish, Simon Yates, Stephan Siegrist, Dave Pickford, Andy Parkin, Andy Kirkpatrick, Ian Parnell, Maj Phil Packer, Eric Robson, Jerry Moffatt, Suzy Madge, Kate Rawles, Henry Worsley........and more Mick Ryan gives us the lowdown on this year's Kendal Mountain Festival with details about some