April 2022
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Contents May/June 2022
News
6: News
F9a for Findlay, Livingstone and Seccombe free Voie des Guides, Cookson repeats Meltdown, Font 8C first ascent for Pearson.
Destinations / Crags / Features
24: Easy Climbs – Neb Buttress, Bamford Edge
For easy climbs this issue we travel to this stunning Derbyshire crag.
30: Rock Climbs of Glen Clova – Scottish Rock
Grant Farquhar focuses on the roadside cragging in Glen Cova, southeast Cairngorms.
36: The Good Doctor of Ullapool: Tom Patey 1932 – 1970
A biography of this legendary Scotsman, one of the great characters of British climbing.
42: Rock of Ages – Pillar Rock
Stephen Reid highlights routes from major periods of history at this remote Lake District mountain crag.
50: The Devil’s Gorge – North Wales
The Devil’s Gorge near Mold has some classic sport climbs and a unique character.
Indoor Climber
10: Rab CWIF 2022 report.
Interview
18: Fred Hall – Climbing Engineer
We talk to Fred Hall, the man behind many of DMM’s iconic pieces of climbing hardware.
Bouldering
58: Woodwell – North Lancashire
Woodwell, home to quality limestone problems in a fine woodland setting.
Training & Skills
64: Petzl Skills
Steve McClure on how to recover quickdraws.
66: The Climber’s Coach
Are you aware of what your body is doing when climbing? Becca Lounds looks closer.
Gear
74: Quickdraws Review
Keith Sharples reviews a selection of trad, sport and hybrid quickdraws.
Regulars
12: The Climber’s Voice
The Older Boulderer by Jules McKim.
16: UK Classics
Army Dreamers (HVS 5a), St Govan’s Head, Pembroke, Wales.
54: James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini
Instagram killed the video star.
70: Book Reviews
Extreme Lakeland, The Climbing Bible – Practical Exercises and Mountain Heroes.
80: BMC Update
The latest news from the British Mountaineering Council.
82: Climber Legends
Catherine Destivelle.