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Spring Cleaning

His text read: ‘ I don’t know how to describe that lead rack you showed me the other day – mish mash or hotch potch spring to mind.’ It may not be the most up-to-date bunch of shiny lightweight...

From OFF THE WALL

Blue Pill or Red?

Grades are frustrating. This is the conclusion I’ve come to reach after many (well four) years climbing and now recently, bouldering. But it’s not the technicalities and subtleties of the different...

From [ Climber on the Blog ]

On the move

For the past month I have actually been too busy to post much here. In between working in a factory making playground equipment, tutoring GCSE maths and attempting to get out for some climbing I have...

From New Beginnings

The Bwlch of the Bold Piss

Where were you all on Sunday? All you mountaineers? I was in the Welsh mountains in the best winter conditions for years. I looked down from my snowy eerie on Bristly Ridge and felt lonely. I was...

From OFF THE WALL

Training and Expeditions

Generally with these blog posts I have some central event around which I write about. However, sitting here, I'm racking my brains but really can't think of anything specifically to put in this...

From [ Climber on the Blog ]

Perfect Scottish Winter's weekend

Getting the kind of perfect cold, blue sky days we had this weekend is one of the joys of Scottish winter outings. The original plan had been the Ben and Point 5 gully but all the snow earlier in the...

From Editor's Blog

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[ Climber on the Blog ]

Hopefully those of you reading this will already know that I have had the privilege to start work for Climber, helping to make this website a truly inspiring source for online climbers. Follow this...


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[Bike]ith


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15% OFF OUR CLIMBING CANVAS PRINTS

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...


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60's copies of the climber

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.


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Aboard the Big Red Truck

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....


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Last Post: 14 May 2008
Adventure Images

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...


1 Total post
Last Post: 15 Jun 2009
Ariege life - and around

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...


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CALS PAGE


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Chris

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.


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Climber kid

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...


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Climber Magazine

I'm trying to obtain a copy of the August 2008 Climber. Please contact me if you have one. Thanks


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climbing

hi amandy i am 15 n bin climbing for about 5 months but iv bin bouldering for a year n is lovin the sport


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Climbing South Wales

Welcome to Kris & Dave's Climbing South Wales Blog - click here to enter our blog http://climbingsouthwales.blogspot.com


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Editor's Blog

As the title of the blog may have given away, I am indeed the Editor of Climber. Follow my blog to find out what's coming up in future issues of the magazine and online, what's happening in the UK...


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Last Post: 22 Feb 2010
Gredos

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...


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Intern escapades

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.


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Last Post: 23 Mar 2009
kouh va kouhestan

fealan baraye shoro harfy nadaram


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Looking for Climbing Partner

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...


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markmcgowan01

http://markmcgowan01.blogspot.com/


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Last Post: 05 Feb 2010
Marmot comp winners

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,...


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Marmot/Climber Photo Competition

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...


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Men Vs. Wild

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...


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Mountain Plan

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.


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Last Post: 15 Sep 2008
my newest venture to be a better climber

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...


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New Beginnings

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


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Last Post: 27 Feb 2010
OFF THE WALL

Being the adventures and misadventures of a female novice trad. lead climber – carefully avoiding anything too steep but on a steep learning curve. Ambitions become a reality after a year of sucking...


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Last Post: 09 Mar 2010
pinkie


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Scottish Climbing Series

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...


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Scottish Tooling Competition

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...


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Sinai Climber

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...


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Last Post: 02 Dec 2009
Snowdonia Huts

I am gathering info for a book about the above. Please email me with your huts; stories; climbs and anything else interesting.


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Spain and stuff

I'll highlight my experiences developing new routes in the Guadalest Valley Costa Blanca


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Last Post: 31 Oct 2007
Tales from the Climber office

It's not all work work work


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Last Post: 20 Jan 2009
Team mackenzie

Tale from the crag Http//:ruairidhmackenzie.blogspot.com


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tips of Scheffield climbing

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.....


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Volunteer

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...


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VS Challenge!

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...


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Last Post: 31 Oct 2007
walkhigh.co.uk

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,...


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Last Post: 17 Oct 2009
way kool!!

beginner climber and loving it!


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Last Post: 05 Feb 2009
www.guiatrek,es

MOUNTAIN GUIDE COMPANY IN SPAIN, INFORMATION, CORSES, EVENTS. CLIMB IN PICOS DE EUROPA, PIRINEOS AND SOUTH OF SPAIN. DO YOU WANT TO WORK AND CLIMB IN SPAIN,


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 Climber April 2010 issue

April issue on sale 11th March


Including: Beginners Special, Essential kit, training masterclass, first clib on real rock.

Orkney Islands-From the towering Old Man of Hoy to sandstone sea cliffs.

Staffordshire Grit
-Hen Cloud crag guide.

Tim Emmett-'Avin it on the world's steepest ice route.

Plus: Costa Blanca Ridges, Bouldering traverses and Photo competition

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