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Welcome to the website of Climber, Britain's leading climbing magazine, bringing you all the latest features and destination guides, training articles and gear reviews, plus our reader galleries where you can upload and share your best climbing photos and videos, our blogs and a jargon-busting A-Z climbing glossary.

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Andy McCue
Editor

In the mag this month

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Canadian Rockies

Spectacular sport climbing and bouldering with a twist

Gritstone Essentials

Technique, gear, routes, crags

Training Masterclass
10 tips for improving your onsighting

Chamonix - weekend escape
Two stunning alpine summits in two days

Gear

Approach shoes and Expedition kit

Plus

Stone Circles: Kentmere bouldering; Lovely Lines: The Butcher, Pembroke; Dolerite delights: Jim Perrin; Piolets d'Or 2009: Ueli Steck; Physio: Shoulder injuries.

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Photos & Videos

Show off your latest climbs in the Climber Gallery, simply register for a free user account and you can start uploading your photos straight away.

Check out what our Editor, Andy, has been up to lately by clicking here or on the button

Here are a few of the latest gallery additions…

Climber: Jamie Maddison Photo: Dawid Skoczylas

Posted by Jamie on 27 Feb 2010

Climber: Olly Birrell Photographer: Jamie Maddison

Posted by Jamie on 27 Feb 2010

Morning sun on Dovestones reservoir, Peak District. Picture taken from Wimberry.

Posted by Tim on 09 Mar 2010

Articles

Every month Climber magazine features a range of articles covering both UK and overseas destinations, gear and training.

But if you want a little extra, then you're in the right place! Get a feel for the magazine by reading a selection of articles here online, below are the latest additions . . .

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The Climber Interview: Dave MacLeod
He climbed Britain’s first E11 and followed that up with a potential death-fall route on Ben Nevis that’s reckoned to be E12. But to Dave MacLeod it’s all about just ‘going climbing’. Richard Baynes visits the man to find out what makes MacLeod

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Beginners’ Guide: Climbing Grades
Neil Gresham attempts to set straight some of the confusion that surrounds the various climbing grading systems that are used in the UK, covering trad climbing grades, sport climbing grades, and bouldering grades.

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Review: Red Chili Urban Climber Shoe
In this review Jamie Maddison puts Red Chili’s new rockshoe, the Urban Climber, through it’s paces on the streets and bridges of Sheffield.

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Competition

Here at Climber magazine we love to give our readers the chance to win great prizes, here are the latest great prizes up for grabs in our free to enter online competition . . .