December 2024
- Sunday 1st December 2024
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Contents Jan/Feb 2025
News
6: News and Reports
Bosi repeats Spots of Time (Font 9A), Fowler and Saunders climb Yawash Sar, news round-up, La Sportiva Rodellar Festival report and John Cleare obituary.
Destinations / Crags / Features
24: Craig y Clipiau – Moelwyns, north Wales
Craig y Clipiau is a well-positioned crag with a mix of quality single and multi-pitch routes ranging from Diff to a solitary E7.
32: On the Shoulders of Giants – Allan Austin’s Yorkshire
Allan Austin made a huge contribution to climbing between the mid-50s to the mid-70s. Keith Sharples highlights his classic Yorkshire routes.
40: Easy Climbs – Craig Coetan, Pembroke
Continuing our series highlighting lower-grade venues, we head to north Pembroke and the gabbro climbs of Craig Coetan.
46: Ban y Gor Sport Climbing
Ban y Gor in the Wye Valley, Gloucestershire, has both trad and sport routes across the grades. We focus on the sport routes that make this a popular venue.
52: Datça – Winter Sun Rock in Türkiye
Located on the southwest tip of Türkiye, Datça offers over 340 routes from F4s to F9b; perfect for a winter getaway.
Bouldering
62: Bouldering on the Lancashire Moors
Robin Mueller takes us around a myriad of quality gritstone venues on the Lancashire Moors in England’s northwest.
Training & Skills
68: The Climber’s Coach
Tufas and Chimneys: Long Lost Cousins… by Becca Lounds.
Gear
76: Gear Review – Catch-all Part 2
We review various climbing clothing items, a climbing shoe, two ropes, an uber-light chair and a stove.
Regulars
16: The Climber’s Voice
Over The Hill Or Top Of The Boulder by Mark Cobb.
20: UK Classics
The Thorn (HVS 5a), Beeston Tor, Staffordshire.
58: James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini
Why do you Climb? Caroline Ciavaldini writes.
72: Book Reviews
Lake District Rock (3rd Edition), Di Roccia Di Sole: Crags Climbing in Sicily, Mountain Adventures Chamonix and The Climbing Bible: Managing Injuries reviewed.
82: BMC Update
The latest news from the British Mountaineering Council.
