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Video Lockdown Training Ep. 6 - Advanced Fingerboarding Pt. 2

This week's episode of Lockdown Training Discussion sees Neil Gresham, Maddy Cope and Louis Parkinson tackle the topic of advanced fingerboarding by answering viewer's questions.

Video Lockdown Training Ep. 5 - Advanced Fingerboarding Pt. 1

This week's episode of Lockdown Training Discussion sees Neil Gresham, Maddy Cope and Louis Parkinson tackle the topic of advanced fingerboarding by answering viewer's questions.

Video Lockdown Training Ep. 4 - Training Movement from Home

In this week's episode of Lockdown Training Discussion, Maddy Cope, Neil Gresham, and Louis Parkinson tackle the topic of training movement at home.

Video Lockdown Training Ep. 3 - Fingerboarding for the first time during Lockdown

This week's episode of Lockdown Training Discussion carries on from last...

Video Lockdown Training Ep. 2 - Is Fingerboarding good for beginners?

In this week's episode of Lockdown Training, Neil Gresham, Maddy Cope and Louis Parkinson tackle...

Video New Lockdown Training Series - Ep. 1 - Staying Motivated

This first episode of our lockdown training panel discussion features Neil Gresham, Maddy Cope and...

Fri Night Vid Louis Parkinson - Bouldering in Japan

This week's Friday Night Video follows indoor strongman Louis Parkinson to Japan. Louis laps in the Japanese...

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Advanced Fingerboarding Part 2

This week's episode of Lockdown Training Discussion sees Neil Gresham, Maddy Cope and Louis Parkinson tackle the topic of advanced fingerboarding by answering viewer's questions.

In this episode, they run through their ideas on how to avoid injury and telling the difference between a tweak and fatigue, discuss different grip types in the context of repeaters, and talk about maintaining climbing motion when a fingerboard is the only resource. Finally, they round up by elaborating on the main mistakes they see climbers making on the fingerboard.

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OTS 2023 - Our Best of the Show

This year's Outdoor Trade Show has just wrapped up. Staged in a tropical Liverpool, the show brought practically all the brands with a UK presence under one roof. While a lot of the gear on display looked good, as always there were a few pieces...

UKC / UKH Gear of the Year 2022

Our hard working review team get through a mountain of kit every year. Amongst it all some items stand out from the crowd, and after much deliberation we've managed to boil it down to a selection of favourites. So here it is, our Gear of the Year 2022.

If it Ain't Broke - Gear that Goes On and On

In these days of growing environmental concern and shrinking budgets, we can't all be constantly buying brand gear. There's a lot to be said for making do with the stuff we already own. To celebrate our loyalty to much-loved and trusty bits of...

Trail Running Shoes - also good for walkers and climbers

Not just for running, trail shoes are the most versatile of footwear, and prove ideal for both...

OTS Trade Show Reports

For the first time since the pandemic UKC and UKH have attended an actual, real life trade show, OTS in Liverpool. Here are the...

La Sportiva TC Pro

With its high top design and stiffer feel, you might assume the TC Pro is too much of a big wall specialist to be of much interest to the...

La Sportiva G5 Evo

With some crucial improvements to the old version, as well as a few attractive modern features, the newly updated G5 Evo should become a...


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La Sportiva launches UK recycling programme

A new recycling programme has been launched in the UK by La Sportiva, aiming to provide an easy way for people to recycle footwear and clothing when it reaches the end of its life.

New Climbing Gear Autumn / Winter 2021

For the past couple of months, we've been finding out about all the shiny new gear that's hitting the shops this Autumn/Winter. We've taken a look at everything from the latest harnesses and helmets, to new rock shoes and cool cams. Take a peak:

New Footwear Spring / Summer '21

In the absence of any trade show this year, we've created our own. Normally, shows tend to focus on products hitting the market in 6 months to a year, but we've asked brands to talk about the new kit available now. In this first round up, we're showing...

La Sportiva Theory and Solution Comp

La Sportiva have two new shoes arriving for SS'20: the Solution Comp and the Theory. Extreme sensitivity combined with...

La Sportiva Jackal - Mountain Running Shoe

The Jackal is a mountain running shoe dedicated to off-road running over ultra distances

ISPO 2020 - New Footwear

We spent earlier this week catching up with brands at the big winter gearfest: ISPO. Despite the fact the show was quieter than...

The New Petzl SWIFT RL Headlamp

With 900 lumens of lighting power at only 100 grams, the SWIFT RL is Petzl's brightest compact headlamp. Designed with a...


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