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Libby Peter's Rock Essentials Clinic: How to Prusik
Posted: 31 Jan 2012
Mountain guide Libby Peter deals out a real ‘get out of jail free’. It’s cheap, simple and could bail you out when the chips are down - learn the essential skill of how to prusik.
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Starting Out: Your first lead climb on rock
Posted: 31 Jan 2012
If you've served your apprenticeship on the blunt end, seconding routes outdoors, or you've had plenty of experience on the sharp end at the climbing wall then you might be feeling ready to have a go at your first lead outdoors. Mountain guide Libby Peter takes you through those steps with some essential advice and tips.
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Beginner's Guide: 10 questions (and answers) for your first rock climb outdoors
Posted: 31 Jan 2012
After learning the basics at the indoor wall you’ve finally persuaded someone to take you out climbing – yippee –but are now worrying about getting it all wrong on your first day out on real rock. To save yourself the heartache mountain guide and instructor Libby Peter gives you the answers to all those questions you may not get around to asking.
How to improve your climbing: Pro rock climbing coaching for mortals
Posted: 30 Jan 2012
Stuck in a rut with your climbing or struggling to push on with the grades? Personal coaching is available from some of the UK's top climbers and it's not just elite athletes that can benefit from it. Andy McCue tries out a Masterclass with Neil Gresham to find out if it really does work for mortals too...
Expedition Mistakes & Lessons
Posted: 04 Jan 2012
Embarking upon an expedition for the very first time can be an extremely daunting process. So to help those setting out upon their first adventure this article looks at five lessons from a team that had to learn along the way.
Beginner's Guide: Climbing Games
Posted: 17 Aug 2011
Bored of the same old routine at the indoor climbing wall? In this feature we look at climbing games; fun activities which will not only spice up a session but also help improve technique, endurance, body positioning and much more.
10 questions (and answers) for your first rock climb outdoors
Posted: 01 Aug 2011
After learning the basics at the indoor wall you’ve finally persuaded someone to take you out rock climbing – yippee –but are now worrying about getting it all wrong on your first day out on real rock. To save yourself the heartache mountain guide and instructor Libby Peter gives you the answers to all those questions you may not get around to asking.
Training: How to build stamina at the bouldering wall
Posted: 25 May 2011
In our regular series of quick tips to help you get more out of your indoor climbing wall sessions, the guys at Rock Over Climbing in Manchester show you three ways to build stamina using the bouldering wall.
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Masterclass: Steve McClure's Coaching Tips
Posted: 06 Apr 2011
Britain's finest sport climber, Steve McClure, talks to Neil Gresham about training programmes, building endurance, improving technique and tactics for pushing your grade.
Neil Gresham's Masterclass: 15 training tips for beginners
Posted: 24 Feb 2011
In this Masterclass, Neil Gresham gives 15 essential training tips for beginners...
