February 2022
- Tuesday 1st February 2022
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Contents March/April 2022
Exposed
6: Sundrun Pillars, Siberia.
24: Extreme Lakeland – Lake District climbing images from this new book.
News
8: News
Scottish Winter hard ascents, Cookson climbs Immortal (E11 7b), news round-up.
Destinations / Crags / Features
20: Easy Climbs – Lliwedd Bychan, North Wales
For this issue’s easy climbs destination, we head to the secluded Nantmoor area.
28: New School Clova – Scottish Winter Climbing
Simon Richardson guides us around the recent winter developments in Glen Cova, southeast Cairngorms.
34: Y Moelwynion – North Wales
An appreciation of the classic crags around Blaenau Ffestiniog and Dolwyddelan.
42: Serra Gelada – Spanish Trad
Rowland Edwards highlights the wealth of trad climbing near Benidorm, Costa Blanca.
52: Petite Aiguille du Dru – Early British Ascents
An appraisal of the early British ascents on this iconic mountain in the Mont Blanc region, France.
Bouldering
58: Crookrise – Yorkshire
David Sutcliffe describes the quality gritstone bouldering at this moorland crag near Skipton.
Training & Skills
64: Petzl Skills
Tom Livingstone with tips on using ice screws.
66: The Climber’s Coach
Becca Lounds looks at footwork and ways to improve it.
Gear
74: Approach Shoes Review
The Climber test team check out the latest in approach shoes.
Regulars
14: UK Classics
The Cayman (E2 5b), The Napes, Lake District.
16: The Climber’s Voice
What difference does it make by Mark Cobb.
48: James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini
The grass is always greener as James Pearson explains.
70: Book Reviews
Annapurna – A Woman's Place, Beastmaking, The Red Curtain and The Shining Mountain.
80: BMC Update
The latest news from the British Mountaineering Council.
82: Climber Legends
John Allen.
