In Joe Simpson’s autobiography This Game of Ghosts he gives a tense account of an accident on the Dru in the early 1980s. A bivi ledge collapsed, leaving Simpson and his climbing partner dangling from a dodgy peg and staring at a two thousand foot drop. They spent twelve hours hanging there. “It was not…
One piece of mountaineering equipment often overlooked is a good pair of goggles. They’re an important part of your kit, and provided you get the right pair and look after them they should last for years. It might not be ice climbing weather in Yorkshire, but Scotland is definitely still keeping you winter mountaineers enthused. …
The subject of climbing rope can be pretty bewildering, but knowing how to select and care for this essential piece of climbing equipment should be high on every climbers list. Here’s my simple breakdown of the basic categories of rope, how and when to use them, and how to look after them. 3 main categories of climbing rope Climbing…
So, you’ve tried some climbing. You’ve been to the climbing wall a few times, your dreams are increasingly full of visions of you performing complicated and strangely beautiful climbing moves, and you can’t walk past a wall without picking out potential routes for traversing. Or maybe you’ve had your first taste of outdoor climbing; a…