Crisp winter days and breezy summer evenings were made for bouldering, and the peak district offers a playground like none other...

Southern sandstone is an esoteric collection of crags around the Kent and East Sussex area. The area has a rather mixed reputation among UK climbers which I think, despite some shortcomings, is rather unjustified.

Good things come in threes, and this article series is no exception – even if this instalment does clock in some way beyond the imaginary deadline.  The celebrated writer Douglas Adams knew a thing or two about deadlines, famously noting “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”

Here we are again; trying everything we can to improve at climbing without having to get stronger. This time, we’re going to look at the flip side and check out the crafty tactics you can employ to master the geometric converse of an overhang: the mighty slab. 

This series of short articles focuses on technique and is aimed at helping beginner and intermediate climbers unlock some of the fundamentals of movement for three of the most common styles of climb – overhangs, slabs and arêtes. This first article concentrates on tips for climbing overhangs.

There are very few rules associated with bouldering – that’s one reason we love it so much.  But with increasing numbers of pad-carriers hitting the crags it is becoming more and more important to ensure we adhere to a simple ethical code.

So the prime bouldering season is upon us.  Maybe you got a new mat for Christmas?  Or maybe you just fancy getting out a bit more this year and ticking some harder problems?  This article is aimed at those who will have already done a bit of bouldering and are considering getting more serious.

Superlatives seem inadequate when trying to describe the atmosphere of the island that sits in the Bristol Channel, just twelve miles from the North Devon coast.  The imposing granite cliffs found along its West coast possess a natural architecture that is as exquisite as it is unique.

Rab was founded in Sheffield by Rab Carrington after gaining an apprenticeship in sleeping bag manufacture in South America while on climbing expeditions during the 1970s. Like other British companies, Rab products have a reputation for simple, no-nonsense stuff that is tried and tested...

Brushing holds is a pretty vital part of bouldering, but often the holds that need the most attention from the bristles are those that are out of reach.  That sloper near the top always gets cacked up right when you don’t want it to – by the time you get to it the chalk coating that your hands started off with has turned into a layer of grease...