Climbing News:
The famous Wolfgang Güllich once said: The brain is the most important muscle for climbing. Utilising the power of your mind will make the most of your existing strength, techniques and ability to perform under pressure not just in climbing, but in all sport. The climbing legend Jerry Moffatt, who inspired generations of climbers, invites you to explore and maximise your mental potential....
How would you like to win yourself the brand new Rab Microlight Summit jacket just in time for the anticipated freak winter that is on its way...
Fj?llr?ven is offering UKC members the opportunity to gear up for winter adventures with the chance to win one of two Abisko Hike 35 backpacks worth £140 each....
Dan Moore reflects on a harrowing experience on the Matterhorn, which caused him to question his actions prior to the incident and his own personal motivations as a mountaineer......
Crack connoisseur, training guru and director of Lattice Training, Tom Randall, shares some training tips in this 4-part series, complete with live Q&A sessions in the forums from 7-9pm every Wednesday for the next 4 weeks. Ask him anything! (Within reason...!) Download Lattices new (and free) training app Crimpd to assist with these drills.
Week 2: Power Endurance....
Franco Cookson shares the delights of Spittal Crag in Northumberland...
In 2005 Cassim Ladha, Steve Burdett and Ged Desforges decided to investigate a crag Steve had seen when working near Berwick. Packed into an old Vauxhall Astra, they drove until the tarmac ran out, opened a gate, and then continued on the rough dirt road, not quite knowing what they would find. The track eventually became so bad that they repeatedly bottomed their car out, but not before they uncovered one of Northumberlands...