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July 2009

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Tales from the crag

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.

For information on gear suppliers, training courses, travel and holidays go the the Climber Marketplace.

You can also follow my trials and tribulations at the crag in my own blog and photo gallery.

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…

Reassuring to know that our emergency services are practising this - lets hope we never…

Posted by Will on 15 Jun 2009

Reassuring to know that our emergency services are practising this - lets hope we never…

Posted by Will on 15 Jun 2009

Reassuring to know that our emergency services are practising this - lets hope we never…

Posted by Will on 15 Jun 2009

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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Canadian Rockies
Thought the Canadian Rockies were just about alpine mountaineering and trad climbing? Think again. Keith Sharples discovers fantastic sport climbing and bouldering in truly spectacular locations – as long as you don’t mind a bit of a walk-in.

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Rock Essentials: Gritstone
The latest in Libby Peter's Rock Essentials series looks at the almighty Gritstone - where to find it, how to climb it, how to place gear in it and it's special features and hazards.

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Bouldering and sport climbing in Portugal.
What’s Portugal famous for? Wine, obviously. Fado music. Heart-breaking penalty shootouts. Oh, and a whole stack of outstanding crags and bouldering venues. David Atchison-Jones hires a car and takes to the road with a few of his famous

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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 . . .