Archive for April, 2010

Victory!

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Taking advantage of Mondays sun and cool breeze combination I headed out to grinshill for a spot of afternoon bouldering. Managing to make a quick repeat of the Conflict, a superb technical problem above a less than desirable landing, I was desperate to climb something else before heading home so quickly threw a ...

The Birth of a Mountain

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

While a few were stranded abroad, flights were cancelled, and the news channels were wearing out the now very popular Eyjafjallajokull volcano, the adventurous photographer John Beatty was right there catching the most inspiring shots. Beatty is one of our Celebrities at High Sports faces who had amused our Winter Lectures series' audience with ...

Ron Fawcett Rock Athlete

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Now available on our store and online shop! "Big Ron was the great climber of the 70s and early 80s. There were other people who shone from time to time, but it was Ron Fawcett who did it all so well. This book does much to reaffirm his place as the ...

Llanymynech Access Problems

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Recent developments, including cleaning of routes, new bolts being placed, and some poor behaviour by climbers have threatened the  access agreement to this excellent crag. Full details can be found on the BMC website here. Llanymynech is an important crag, both locally and nationally, with a huge number of routes that inspire me and countless ...