<h2>Rock climbing destination articles and features</h2>
The File, Higgar Tor, Peak District - UK Classics
2nd Oct '19
Ian Smith recounts the super classic VS, The File at Higgar Tor in the Peak District, England.
New Routeing
2nd Oct '19
I had wanted to do a new route up the large right face of the open book corner high above the campsite in Orco (Italy) since I had first arrived in the valley... by Pete Whittaker
Murray's Route, Dow Crag, Lake District - UK Classics
1st Oct '19
Keith Sharples revisits Murray’s Route, one of the great classic Severe routes of the Lake District.
Crackstone Rib, Carreg Wastad, Llanberis Pass - UK Classics
1st Oct '19
One of the great Welsh climbs, Crackstone Rib (S 4a) in Llanberis Pass, Snowdonia, is described by Stewart Moody
Mountaineering Literature Festival Memories
1st Oct '19
Terry Gifford, Festival Founder and Director, recalls 21 years of The International Festival of Mountaineering Literature, 1987-2008.
The Parsons Nose, Clogwyn y Person, North Wales - UK Classic
1st Oct '19
Rich Mayfield escapes the Bank Holiday crowds on an enjoyable and exposed route in the Llanberis Pass, North Wales.
A Word on Cheating
1st Oct '19
Climbers have always found ways of cheating. Whether it’s the knowing belayer who forgets to pay out slack...
Old Men and the Sea - A Scottish Adventure
1st Oct '19
Dick Turnbull joins a team of veterans on the high seas in search of adventure and lost youth.
Brave New Costa Blanca
1st Oct '19
Spain is just as hot as it has always been and the new crags just keep coming as Rich Mayfield explains.
Ardverikie Wall, Binnein Shuas, Scotland - UK Classics
1st Oct '19
One of the finest mid-grade routes in Scotland described by Stephen Coughlan
Bouncing Back
1st Oct '19
In June 2008, I woke up with the all too familiar feeling of a painful lower back. I have had problems with my back since I was a teenager... by Ruth Taylor
On the Fringe of Tragedy
29th Sep '19
Andi Turner takes a close look at what climbing means to him and how it compares to another so-called ‘extreme’ sport.