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Article Dàna - Scotland's Wild Places: Scottish Climbing on the BBC

A new series of the BBC Alba programme Dàna - Scotland's Wild Side has launched, showcasing the finest climbing and hillwalking on some of the country's most remote mountains and adventurous sea cliffs.  To find out more about their latest escapades in the Highlands and Islands and the chal...


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KMF22 Our Top Picks for Kendal Mountain Festival 2023

The team at Kendal HQ have done an incredible job of curating a festival stacked full of adventure and excitement. Here are our top picks.

Article The Heart of Nature - Climbing as a Paradigm of the Human Condition

Dave Pickford shares an essay from his new book Extreme Horizons. In this extract, he reflects on climbing trips to Oman and South Africa in an attempt to explore what makes climbing unique and how adventure storytelling...

Kendal 2023 - E12? There and back again with James Pearson

When James Pearson climbed Prisoners of the Sun earlier in the year, he was the third person to do so. The two previous ascentionists had offered quite different opinions on the grade of the route, with one proposing E10 7a, and...

Sustainable Gear: The Evolution of Gore Tex - ePTFE, ePE and PFC-free DWR Treatments

You may have noticed that a new Gore-Tex membrane has begun to enter the market....

BMC Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Secure Sirhowy Crag for Climbing Community

Yesterday evening, the British Mountaineering Council launched a crowdfunding...

Interview Loki's Mischief: Leo Houlding on his Return to Mount Asgard

This summer, Leo Houlding returned to Arctic Canada for some unfinished business on the...

Article Tom Livingstone - Lessons in Climbing and Bailing in Pakistan

'It's important to come back - and as friends.' Tom Livingstone writes about his recent...

Article New in Town - Climbing out of London as a Newbie and Moving to the Peak

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