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Articles - Starting Out - Safety
Top Tips: How to tape your fingers for climbing
Posted: 06 Apr 2011
Ben Meeks at City Bloc bouldering wall in Leeds looks at how and when to tape your fingers correctly
Diary of a fall: "One second I was on the rock the next I was in a heap on the ground..."
Posted: 15 Nov 2010
Just another day out last summer at Stanage Popular on a VS he had done before ended in a life changing fall for Rick Nash. Here, he recounts the events of the day (that he can remember), his long and ongoing road to recovery and the crucial help of the Mountain Rescue Team and Air Ambulance.
Libby Peter’s Rock Essentials Clinic: Crag awareness and safety
Posted: 05 Aug 2010
There’s more to being a climber than just getting to the top of a route. Libby Peter shows you how to be more crag aware by considering access and environmental issues, objective hazards and rescue.
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.
Top Tips: Self-rescue techniques and equipment
Posted: 05 Aug 2010
Mountain guide Phil Douthwaite from the Plas y Brenin National Mountain Centre gives you some quick tips on self-rescue techniques and what to do when things go wrong.
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.
How strong is your gear?
Posted: 05 May 2010
How many of us actually understand what those ‘kN’ ratings on our climbing gear really mean? We just trust that it’s strong enough to hold us in a fall – and most of the time it is. But what happens when gear is used or loaded incorrectly by the climber? Andy McCue ventures into the testing labs of some leading manufacturers to test gear to destruction and find out.
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.
Gear: Expedition health and nutrition
Posted: 18 Nov 2009
Mountain guide Julie-Ann Clyma gives essential advice on how to stay fit and healthy on expeditions and deal with altitude sickness, frostbite, first aid and nutrition. (All Photos: Julie-Ann Clyma)
