When in comes to apparel leg wear for rock climbing, pretty much everything has been utilized, and probably even championed, at some point or other. Be it breaches, shorts, tracky bottoms, shell suit pants, jeans or tights, somebody somewhere will have climbed in it. Generally, when folk get into...

Precariously set, high on the steep inclines of a limestone gorge, is the scenically set Spanish town of Albarracin, and its neighboring sandstone block-scape. Touted as the “Spanish Fontainebleau” by some...

Just back from 10 days in Albarracin, Spain, which was top drawer. Despite some snowy weather in the middle of the trip we managed to get plenty done over some full-on days of skin wearing, muscle sapping fun.

I had a fantastic weekend playing in the swarve weather. Saturday involved some great mountain top bouldering at Sampson’s Stones, of Great Moss Eskdale. Although, the trip to the crag wasn’t without incident as some extreme 3-point turning on Ha...

A selction of smart boulder problems in the beautiful surroundings of St. Bees Head, South. Courtesy of Highball Productions.

We have put together a small but definitive routes guide to Thorn Crag in north Lancashire. The guide covers all the routes on the lower and upper tiers of the crag, and also includes the bouldering circuit of the 'Crag Boulders'. This guide is also the only document to describe possibly the hardest route on gritstone, John Gaskins' incredible prow, 'A Moment of Clarity'.

I think it's fair to say that over the last 5 years St. Bees Head has become recognised as one of the 'must visit' destinations of UK climbing, and more specifically bouldering. In spite of its isolated location, on the far western coast of northern Lakeland, the magnetic draw of this fantastic sandstone....

I managed to defy the weather gods over the previous weekend and find dry terrain in the shape of the now very much in vogue St. Bees Head - South. This coastal sanctuary is often a haven for dry weather when the inland fells are cloud-clad and wet. ...

Despite the fact that bouldering crash pads have become a staple product – often for kudos and advertisement reasons, rather than actual profitability – for most climbing hardware and software manufacturers over the last few years, Wild Country have until now remained out of the fray.

A recent addition to the Red Chili range of climbing accessories is the new Crag Sack. I have been testing this rucksack come holdall for the past month or so, and the following is a review of how I found the pack in use, as well as how it compares to the competition.