Articles - Starting Out - Skills
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.
Libby Peter's Rock Essentials Clinic: Sport climbing skills Part 1
Posted: 24 Feb 2011
In the first part of this sport climbing skills mini-series, mountain guide and instructor Libby Peter goes through some 'clip tips' to improve your clipping technique and how to use a clip stick, helping to save crucial time and energy when you're working on a route.
Urban Climber: Learning to lead at the climbing wall
Posted: 05 Aug 2010
In our series of tips to help you get more out of your indoor climbing wall sessions Rob Mitchell, director of Craggy Island in Guildford, shows you the basic skills for leading at the wall.
Beginner's Guide: The figure of eight knot
Posted: 21 Jul 2010
In this brief photo guide we'll show you the ropes on how to tie the double figure of eight knot, used to tie the rope into your harness when rock climbing.
Expert's Corner: How to climb E1
Posted: 06 Apr 2010
The experts at Plas y Brenin answer questions from Climber readers. Here Stuart McAlese, British mountain guide and senior instructor at Plas y Brenin, looks at how to break into the magical E1 grade.
Beginner's Guide: Top-rope Belaying (Part 1)
Posted: 22 Jan 2010
Video: How to take in slack rope and belay a climber safely.
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Beginner's Guide: Top-rope Belaying (Part 2)
Posted: 22 Jan 2010
Video: How to belay safely and lower a climber down when top roping.
10 easy Scottish Winter classics
Posted: 16 Dec 2009
Whether it’s your first ever Scottish winter season or you’re a more seasoned veteran simply looking to bag a classic easy gully or ridge Sam Leach picks out 10 must-do low-grade routes for your ticklist.
Beginners' Guide: Rope Coiling
Posted: 24 Oct 2009
This vid explores and explains an easy way to coil your climbing ropes. This will help avoid those frustrating moments at the base of the crag trying to untangle the mess of knots at the bottom of your rucksack!
