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In Joe Simpson’s autobiography This Game of Ghosts he gives a tense account of an accident on the Dru in the early 1980s. A bivi ledge collapsed, leaving Simpson and his climbing partner dangling from a dodgy peg and staring at a two thousand foot drop. They spent twelve hours hanging there. “It was not [...] Climbing Harness Guide: Evolution, Features and Choosing the Right Harness is a post from: Rock Climbing UK , an online UK climbing magazine, written BY UK climbers FOR UK climbers. If you liked
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Last month, having arranged a weekend of climbing in Snowdonia, I realised rather late in the day that I didn’t have any approach shoes (I had thrown my old ones away after trashing them in a rare spate of gardening). Luckily whilst signing in for a climbing session at Rock City in Hull, I noticed [...] Mammut Obelisk DLX Approach Shoe Review 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 like: Climbing ...
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You’re probably groaning and saying “Oh no, not another climbers’ balm!”, but before you hit the back button, there are some interesting things you should know about JTree’s Climbing Salve. 1. This is not a new product. Joshua Tree have been making skin care products for climber’s hands for 10 years. It’s just pretty new [...] Post Climbing Finger Repair Joshua Tree Climbing Salve is a post from: Rock Climbing UK , an online UK climbing magazine, written BY UK climbers FOR UK climbers. If you
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VENTURA, CA – March 1, 2011 – A group of leading apparel and footwear brands, retailers, manufacturers, non‐governmental organizations (NGOs), academic experts, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today launched the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. The Coalition will work on a collaborative approach to reduce the environmental and social impacts of apparel and footwear products sold [...] Apparel Industry Leaders Launch Sustainable Apparel Coalition is a post from: Rock Climbing UK , an online
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Hello everyone. This is a new feature for RCUK. Every now and again well alert you to kit bargains that we find around the web. If anyone spots better prices, please drop us a comment so everyone can take advantage of the cut price shiny things. First off well start with these Wild Country Helium, [...] Barry-argains: Wild Country Helium Clean Wire Quickdraws 5 pack 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
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The Wild Wire from Wild Country is probably now their heaviest wire-gate quickdraw, which is amazing really because at just 93 grams each for the 10cm sling version, theyre hardly what you would call heavyweights! What the manufacturer says Simple, light and elegant to use, its smooth action and Techwire gate makes clipping a joy [...] Climbing equipment review Wild Country Wild Wire quickdraws is a post from: Rock Climbing UK , an online UK climbing magazine, written BY UK climbers FOR UK climbers. If you
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One word sums up the Marmot ROM jacket – versatile! I have now worn the ROM jacket for warm winter days as an outer layer, as a mid layer in winter on colder days, for mountain multi pitch rock routes in the summer and for ski touring in the Alps. ROM stands for range of [...] Climbing equipment review Marmot ROM Jacket 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: Climbing equipment review Mammut ...
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Gloves. Have you spent ages trying to find the right pair? I’ve read all of Andy Kirkpatrick’s blog posts about the right glove systems, but when it comes down to it, gloves either don’t fit, aren’t warm enough, are warm enough but too bulky to do anything with or they let the water in. I [...] Climbing equipment review Valandre Oural Down Mittens 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:
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There are some climbs where good friction between shoe and rock is absolutely vital, and theyre almost impossible to complete without it. Climbing in Singapore on granite, Ive found a few instances where Ive had to trust steeply sloping footholds which I would rarely have trusted previously. To gain the required amount of friction on [...] Climbing techniques getting the best out of your climbing shoes is a post from: Rock Climbing UK , an online UK climbing magazine, written BY UK climbers FOR UK ...
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Next Friday Im heading to Singapore. My girlfriend has work out there, and I can basically work from pretty much anywhere, provided theres a decent web connection. So for the next 3 months Im going to be sampling the sport climbing of Singapores only outdoor crag, a quarry called Dairy Farm. Ill also hopefully sample [...] Climbing equipment review Mammut Spark 9.5 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
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