February 2025
- Saturday 1st February 2025
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Contents Mar/Apr 2025
Exposed
6: Exposed
Phantoms (E1 5b) at Pigeon Rock, Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland.
News
8: News and Reports
Moore with second ascent of Smiling Buttress, Bosi repeats Excalibur (F9b+), Bouin sends China’s hardest route, Salvesen climbs The Zone (E9 6c) and British Lead Championships 2025 winners.
Indoor Climber
12: British Bouldering Championships 2025 report.
Destinations / Crags / Features
26: Don Whillans’ Stanage Edge
Legendary climber Don Whillans made many first ascents during his life but only seven at Stanage in Derbyshire. However, those he left provide an interesting challenge for climbers.
32: The Hornby Crags – Great Orme
Andy Boorman highlights the quality mid-grade sport climbing on the coastal cliffs of the Great Orme in north Wales.
40: Easy Climbs – Woden’s Face and Quayfoot Buttress, Lake District
Continuing our series featuring lower-grade venues, we venture to the Borrowdale valley in the Lake District and two differing venues.
46: Nea Morin – A Woman’s Life on Rock
Noel Dawson explores the life of this pioneering woman, born in 1905, who made groundbreaking ascents in the UK, the Alps and the Himalaya.
52: Snowdonia (Eryri) Bouldering – Tales from the South
With a new guidebook to South Snowdonia (Eryri), author Terry Taylor introduces the varied bouldering in this often quiet part of Wales.
Interview
20: Craig Matheson
Keith Sharples talks to Craig Matheson, Lake District hotshot turned hold resurfacer.
Bouldering
62: Hayne Down – Dartmoor
Dave Henderson guides us around the friendly granite bouldering at Hayne Down in southwest England.
Training & Skills
68: The Climber’s Coach
New Season Goal Setting: Reflect, Re-evaluate, Restart by Becca Lounds.
Gear
76: Gear Review
Boreal Satori rock shoe, Core Climbing Crash Pad Bundle 1, Edelrid Pinch belay device, Gregory Alpaca Gear Organisation, Keela Men's Hydron Softshell jacket and Outdoor Research Astroman Air Sun Hoodie reviewed.
Regulars
14: UK Classics
Top Gear (E4 6a), Raven Crag, Threshthwaite Cove, Lake District.
16: The Climber’s Voice
What is in a Route Name by Ron Kenyon.
58: James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini
James Pearson writes about the new film The Walk of Life.
72: Book Reviews
Exposed – Leo Houlding, Headstrap, Reaching Beyond, The Empty Rope and South Snowdonia Bouldering reviewed.
82: BMC Update
The latest news from the British Mountaineering Council.
