Hi everyone ! I live in London and am hoping to do a beginner Alps mountain this summer. I was hoping to find any good institutes / gyms with trainers to learn to use ropes on mountains and glaciers in London. Any leads welcome - thank you!
We booked a sea-cliff rock climb in the Faroe Islands for 31 July. They have an 8-person minimum and we are 2, so the trip only happens if we can fill 6 more spots.
No previous climbing experience needed. The operator brings all the gear, sets the anchors and runs every climb top-rope. They take complete beginners on this regularly.
It's the kind of day people remember for decades. Climbing a cliff face with the ocean directly below you and puffins on the rocks.
Cost per person works out around £50-60, split evenly across the group.
DM me if you'll be in the Faroes around then, or planning to be!
UPDATE: NEED 3 MORE PEOPLE NOW
Hello! I have been building a bouldering tracker for a while and it's finally live on iOS. It's called Talus.
You tap your sends and tries per grade and it builds your pyramid and stats without the faff. Free. Would love a few of you to log a session with it and let me know how you find it.
Im a solo dev so my main focus is community building, getting people to shape the app themselves with a suggestion box feature.
My biggest thing with apps is inside ads (has none) and not being able to easily suggest ideas and improvements - both of these I've solved!
I'm planning my first ever outdoor bouldering trip to Brimham Rocks in the next few weeks and was hoping for a bit of advice.
I climb indoors around V4 consistently and have done a few V5s, but I've never climbed outside before. I've got a crash pad and a RockFax subscription, but I'm not really sure which areas are best to start in or what grades/problems make for a good first day.
Is Brimham a good place to learn, and is it common to meet other climbers there? I'll probably be going on my own, so I'm wondering if people are generally happy to chat, offer beta or give the occasional spot if needed.
Any recommendations for a good circuit of beginner/intermediate classics that are close together would also be much appreciated!
Thanks!
Ciao a tutti, vorrei condividere un prossimo evento di arrampicata che si svolgerà in Valle Orco, Italia, una delle aree di arrampicata su granito più iconiche d'Europa e spesso paragonata allo Yosemite per la sua lunga storia di arrampicata trad e le sue impressionanti pareti di granito. Il Valle Orco Climbing Festival riunisce arrampicatori, alpinisti, appassionati di outdoor, guide e organizzazioni locali per un weekend dedicato all'arrampicata, alla cultura montana, a laboratori, presentazioni, test di attrezzatura e eventi della comunità. Il festival si tiene a Ceresole Reale, nel cuore del Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso, circondato da splendidi scenari alpini e vie di arrampicata di livello mondiale che vanno da pareti adatte ai principianti a legendarie pareti di granito a più tiri. Che tu sia interessato all'arrampicata trad, all'arrampicata sportiva, al bouldering o semplicemente a trascorrere del tempo con altri arrampicatori in montagna, questa sembra una grande opportunità per scoprire una delle destinazioni per arrampicata più famose d'Italia. Maggiori informazioni possono essere trovate qui:
So I’ve seen Climb Festival advertised (17th-18th July) and I think it looks like a fun day out but the whole “first come first served admission” is worrying me a bit. I live in Nottingham I don’t want to get all the way there to not be let in. I also don’t want to arrive ridiculously early and then spend ages just hanging around.
Did anyone go last year? If so, what time would you recommend arriving? Were the queues ridiculously long?
Last year I found 3rd Rock clothing and have been wearing their trousers (Johnson) day to day as they're so flexible and comfortable. Just found out they've closed down. Can anyone recommend any alternatives?