October 2024
- Tuesday 1st October 2024
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Contents Nov/Dec 2024
Exposed
6: Call of the Grit – Tiptoe at Slipstones, north Yorkshire.
News
8: News
James Pearson repeats Echo Wall (E11 7a), James McHaffie makes Yma O Hyd (E10 7a) first ascent plus news round-up.
Indoor Climber
14: The 2024 Paris Olympics
After Toby Roberts wins Gold, the perspective, thoughts and plans for Team GB’s Olympic athletes.
Destinations / Crags / Features
24: The Five Clouds – Staffordshire
This series of gritstone outcrops below the Roaches offers a place away from the crowds and a host of quality routes.
30: On the Shoulders of Giants – Colin Kirkus’s north Wales
Steve Dean writes about the ‘Scouse Maestro of the 1930s’ and his legacy of great routes in north Wales.
38: STRAIGHT 8s – Lakes 24/8 Challenge
Neil Gresham writes about a 24-hour multidisciplinary climbing challenge in the Lake District he undertook with Anak Verhoeven.
44: Easy Climbs – Gardom’s Edge, Apple Buttress Area
The Apple Buttress area has a mix of grit routes from Diff to VS for the lower-grade climber including a classic Peak District VS.
50: Millennium – A Sardinian Grande Grotta
Keith Sharples introduces us to the sport climbing at Millennium, one of Sardinia’s biggest caves.
Bouldering
60: Rotherslade – Gower Peninsula, south Wales
Eliot Stephens highlights this by-the-sea venue with some of Gower’s best and most popular boulder problems from Font 3 to Font 8A.
Training & Skills
66: The Climber’s Coach
Crack Climbing – Jam isn’t just for sandwiches by Becca Lounds.
Gear
74: Gear Review – A catch-all
Beal Sunrise 9.2mm rope, Rab Muon 50 pack, Black Diamond Erratic Pad, Petzl Sirocco helmet and Petzl’s Sitta and Corax harnesses reviewed.
Regulars
20: UK Classics
Pendulum Chimney (S 4b), Chair Ladder, Cornwall.
22: The Climber’s Voice
Relativity (or big boot adventures for experienced climbers) by Ian Wyatt.
56: James Pearson and Caroline Ciavaldini
Grades – Part 2. James Pearson writes…
70: Book Reviews
Adam the Climber, Sasha DiGiulian’s Take the Lead and On The Line: Top Rope Solo Manual reviewed.
82: BMC Update
The latest news from the British Mountaineering Council.
