Archive for August, 2009

New! - Wales Climbing Guides

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

The Pembroke Rockfax has been published and is now available from our store in Shrewsbury and our online shop! The book is a selected buttress guidebook containing the most popular climbing on North Pembroke, Range East and Lydstep areas, and it has significantly enhanced coverage to its popular predecessor - the ...

The Sun is Shining

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

... So what better way to enjoy it than with a quick trip to Trevor Boulders? And that's exactly what some of the High Sports crew did on a beautiful Saturday evening. Sending pretty much all of the problems on the bloc between us, we set our sights on the traverse. as ...

Dave Birkett Repeats Dixon’s E9

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Dave Birkett repeated A THOUSAND SETTING SUNS E9 7a this last weekend! Dave had a look at the line on a previous visit, then this Saturday started his lead attempts. Sunday morning on his first attempt he got the top confirming the grade E9 7a proposed by Nick Dixon. To read ...

Get a Grip 09

Friday, August 7th, 2009

This year's Get a Grip was, as always, a major success and good fun was had by all. The sun was out and the participants queued eagerly at the base of Grinshill rocks to try their hands at climbing and abseiling. A special mention goes out to the Bishton family and the super-excited Bishton kids, who managed not only ...