My Top 10 Favourite Lakeland Crags #9: Scafell

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My Top 10 Favourite Lakeland Crags #9: Scafell

“Scafell is the spiritual home of traditional climbing in Britain and offers some fo the best, boldest and most beautiful climbing to be found in these islands. Dark, foreboding, complex Scafell Crag holds some fo the most historic routes. In contrast, the magnificent barrel-shaped East Buttress is home to the best mountain rock-climbing above VS in England; and also some of the hardest, with the technically demanding “Welcome to the Cruel World” and the heart-stopping “Talbot Horizon” EP setting the upper limit at present.” From Lake District Rock, Wired Guides, 2015

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Why You Need To Invest Time In Learning To Walk

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Why You Need To Invest Time In Learning To Walk

Walking for most people is an unconscious competence – we do it without any thought. It is almost as automatic as breathing, so why does it need to be taught? Can’t any able-bodied person walk without thinking about it? Well, yes, but moving effectively over uneven ground is far from automatic, particularly when there is any danger, real or perceived. Many walkers don’t understand what it is that helps them to move effectively, so when something goes wrong they don’t have the tools to sort out the problem.

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How To Stay Mountain-Fit During Lockdown

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How To Stay Mountain-Fit During Lockdown

Mountaineering is the best training for mountaineering, but when you can’t get to the mountains you will lose your mountain fitness pretty quickly if you’re not intentional about working at it. The good news is that there are lots of things you can be doing that will maximise your time when you do get out there - and you’ll benefit mentally from thinking about and planning your next trip away.

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Top Tips For A Family Trip To Fontainebleau

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Top Tips For A Family Trip To Fontainebleau

[GUEST POST] Over the years I have had many a good trip to the boulders of the Fontainebleau Forest which is around 50km south of Paris. Over recent years I have been over to climb there with my children and have found it is a great place for all abilities. My kids have particularly enjoyed the bouldering circuits, which involve a series of bouldering problems of a similar grade linked together with arrows and dots of coloured paint. This style of bouldering circuits started in the mid 20th century and I have found that the White Children’s Circuit has been a great place to start.

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Top Tips For Enjoying A Scottish Winter Climbing Trip

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Top Tips For Enjoying A Scottish Winter Climbing Trip

The Scottish mountains in winter can be breathtakingly beautiful or extremely harsh and challenging, and they can change from one to the other in a matter of minutes. But with careful planning and preparation, you can make sure that you will have a positive, safe experience. If you’ve haven’t done any Scottish winter climbing before, you might have some questions about where to go, when to go, what kit to take.

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