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In the back garden fat bees come out of their holes and plants put on inches as I watch. I sink into lunchtime sun and my body breathes out after months of wearing chest armour against cold. And I...
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Saturday 30th March marked the start of my trip to Gorges du Loup; I caught the train to London then stayed with friends in Hammersmith before waking up at 3 having had about 3 hours sleep we headed...
Winter weekends: warm Scotland; windy avalanche prone Scotland; Snowdonia with a bit of snow here and there. All a bit like last summer’s season – not quite doing it. Not feeding the rat. Easter...
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Another cold grey February day. 2°C. I pack to run away; to chase the sun. T shirt, sunglasses, new shorts … and thermal leggings – there are mountains over 1000ft. You never know. We soar...
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‘How are you getting on up there?’ read the text from the City Gent. I instantly replied: ‘I’ve seen more sunshine in the last 4 days than I’ve seen in the rest of January. And I’ve enjoyed an ice...
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After the Brean trip being cancelled on Thursday 27th, due to the person who I was going with picking up an injury the day before the planned day trip, I was worried that I wasn’t going to get...
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Jamie Maddison is a journalist, photographer and web co-coordinator for Climber Magazine. A complete and utter boulderer, he spends most of his time training, climbing or writing about climbing! This...
Last Post: 01 Jul 2011
Hello all, I am a novice climber and avid reader of Climber magazine. I wanted to offer a 15% discount offer to all bloggers on all our Mountain Climber prints. Its limited to one month from now 1st...
Last Post: 30 May 2008
I have 5 copies of the climber from 63/64 which i am looking to sell. 1 of 04/63, 2 of 06/63, 1 of 08/63, 1 of 03/64. Please email if you are interested.

I travel aboard BiRT, a Big Red Truck that travels the world taking a mottley crew of climbers to all the best climbing venues on the planet. Anyone can come. Everyone loves climbing. Life is good....
Last Post: 14 May 2008
Hi there, Having been climbing for many years, as well as running a Roped Access business I know my way around a crag, mountain or even sky scraper. Now working as a freelance photographer I...
Last Post: 15 Jun 2009

Ariege blog - http://chezarran.blogspot.com/ :) Ariege is the poorest department in France - but has excellent climbing, 10 crags within 10 minutes of Chez Arran. Over the next couple of weeks...
I have just started my first squad so want to share the highs and lows and cool training methods and rubbish training methods! My climbing is at about a 6b level not on overhangs for any one who...
Last Post: 19 Dec 2012
Just writing up a few days on the hill for a climbing blog I've been working on. All feedback welcomed. Thanks Dave http://www.daveclarkesolo.com/climbing-blog.html
This topic is all about <a href="http://www.superiorpapers.com">research papers</a>. In this topic you can see some of tips and guidelines on how to be an effective on given topic.. If you are...
The man in this picture is an Mountaineer and wants to climbe Mt Everest, and i would aprecate it if anyone could donate anything towards him and his big dream. Thank You.

Hey this is my blog i love climbing indoors and out and i also like bouldering i am mostly into sport climbs but i do try other stuff to. E-mail me if you have anything interesting to...
I'm trying to obtain a copy of the August 2008 Climber. Please contact me if you have one. Thanks
hi amandy i am 15 n bin climbing for about 5 months but iv bin bouldering for a year n is lovin the sport
hi my name is jack i am 14 yrs old and love climbing on any terrain and want to get on the big rocks what ever it takes i will get to them!!
Hi Guys I'm new to climbing and planning a trip to the peak district, I was wondering if anyone could recommend any where to camp that is near to some good beginners routes. Also would appreciate any...
Welcome to Kris & Dave's Climbing South Wales Blog - click here to enter our blog http://climbingsouthwales.blogspot.com
Hello my name is Ellis and i'm 14 year old climber who has dreams of becoming a proffessional climber and this is my story about me and my climbing wall. I started to build my climbing wall on...
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I have been climbing most of my life, mainly through scouting and other youth organisations. I'm ashamed to admit that most of my experience had been on man-made indoor and outdoor walls, what you...
Last Post: 12 Apr 2010

I'm the editor of Climber magazine and www.climber.co.uk. Follow my blog to find out what's coming up in future issues of the magazine and online, what I've been up to and my random musings...
Last Post: 28 Mar 2011
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Any body out there been climbing here? What a great place! Just west of Madrid. 3 hrs walk in (40+ degrees!) to big granite towers. Felt like Bosigran in style and texture. Got lots done, freed a...
My blog about my and my kids indoor rock climbing adventures and other stories.
Hello all, I'm the new intern at Climber (woop!) I'll try keep you up to date with what I've been doing at the office, at the crag, and any other shenanigans that happen.
Last Post: 23 Mar 2009
Well, as this is my first post and it's in a box headed "Introduction." I guess that's what this bit should be? The title of my blog is "It was only meant to be..." but what was it only meant to...
Last Post: 12 Nov 2010

Hi, Looking for climbing partner who is just starting into Winter. Have done loads of summer warm climbing looking for the next challenge. Currently posted in Germany with the Army so someone who...
hi i am 23 and wanting to start up indoor and outdoor climbing im lower than beginner stage
Last Post: 13 Aug 2011
We're keeping our fingers crossed for some sunshine this weekend as it's the very exciting Marmot/Climber photograhy weekend. As we all know, getting a good climbing shot is not as easy as it looks,...

Report on the Weekend... Like the weather on Saturday, the level of photography experience was diverse. The blustery winds, occasional showers and fluctuating light levels did not however, deter...
British Climber: http://www.matthewdthornton.com Blog: http://blog.matthewdthornton.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MattDThornton Twitter: @mattdthornton
Last Post: 24 Jan 2012
well, im new to all this blog malarkey, but il give it a go. We all hate the bad weather, we cant get out and climb, but were taking refuge in tollymore mountain centre, honing our skills on the...
Moli del Pont, a 16th Century rebuilt water mill has been made into a unique 4, fully equipped, different sized apartment rural house we’d love you to experience. Off the road to Cornudella...
Last Post: 26 Jan 2013

I am a very keen climber and mountaineering instructor who runs a small guiding company based in the Lakes and running courses UK wide and focusing on Scotland in the winter.
Last Post: 15 Sep 2008
As a reasonably new climber I have progessed through many stages of being a climber, notably the usual epic's due to inexperience - the worst of which was forgetting to set a belay on one of my first...
I was an intern with Climber for 4 months in 2008. I'm currently finishing an MA in Print Journalism at NTU. You can find more of my ramblings at wiltreasure.co.uk
Last Post: 27 Feb 2010

Being the adventures and misadventures of a female trad. lead climber – starting with a steep learning curve ambitions have become a reality after an apprenticeship with the experienced. Now she’s...
Last Post: 22 Apr 2013
If the first three events of the Scottish Series are anything to go by, there are going to be some seriously winter fit climbers on the hills right now. The series has been a great reason for people...
I entered the Scottish Tooling Series at Ratho last weekend and is was fantastic. You had 2 hours to do as many and as much of 10 routes that had been marked up. Everybody was in a good mood, there...

After working as an instructor for 9 years in the UK, I was offered a job in Dahab, Sinai, Egypt. The promise of new routes, huge mountains and great climbing was too much to resist, so I moved here...
Last Post: 02 Dec 2009
I am gathering info for a book about the above. Please email me with your huts; stories; climbs and anything else interesting.
I'll highlight my experiences developing new routes in the Guadalest Valley Costa Blanca
Last Post: 31 Oct 2007
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Last Post: 05 Apr 2012

Hello, I'm Kieran Duncan McDonald I'm a 16 year old boy from west London. I've been climbing about 2 years and as i'm based near London there's not many outdoor climbing places so i mainly train...

Sheffield University student; got into climbing age 18, been doing trad for about 2 years now. Started in the peak on the grit crags, then realised that there's so much more rock out there - the...
I am from Czech, i would like to try climbing in Scotladn, especialy around Scheffiled. Could you tell me some information about climbing destination in this area. Thanx for map and other thinx.....
Hi I'm am looking at getting into outdoor rock climbing. I am a total novice and have no clue whatsoever as of what I need, how much it will cost and places to start?? I am looking at taking...
"Costa Rica was discovered by Christopher Columbus on his fourth and last voyage to America. According to his son Hernán, who was present, the date was September 25 of 1502. He went ashore in a place...
A wildly inaccurate account of the adventures of a climber who is trying to get back to being as good as he was 5 years ago, and has a taste for entertaining routes.
Last Post: 30 Jul 2010
have been climbing for 6 mouth has any one any tips for me to have a try with go to rock city in hull weekly some fortnightly
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Volunteer Researchers Needed Help more cats find more homes Cats Protection needs volunteers to help people find their way to our Adoption Centres. If you are good at map reading and know...
Myself and my colleague (both from Wales) are currently attempting the VS Challenge. This is an effort to climb 100,000mtr of rock in south Wales over the next 5 months. We intend to climb...
Last Post: 31 Oct 2007
Rock Climbing equipment to climb, trek, walk, scramble, boulder and ice climb. We are here to help you enjoy the mountains whether you want a Himalayan trekking holiday, altimeter watch, rockboots,...
Last Post: 17 Oct 2009
Action Cameras are hosting a competition on their Facebook page for 2 lucky winners to win a rock climbing day worth £180. The winner will be able to pick a friend to join them on their day...
Last Post: 15 Aug 2012
12 keen climbers hit Wiwanni in Switzerland for a long weekend of glorious sunshine, helicopter rescues and some delicious food. Read more here :...
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