The excellent Neutrino Edge jacket has, in my opinion, not been as well received as it probably should have, due to one major factor – branding.

Taping is an obvious precaution when climbing on a recovering digit, but is also necessary when taping up a split or damaged tip. So how do you tape up? Well read on...

With spring upon us and summer not too far away, this short piece of writing, and subsequent “Tick List”, is designed to be used in combination with the Rockfax Lakes Bouldering guide, the information on the LakesBloc website and the interactive map below, to get you off the beaten track, and to seek out some of the best boulder problems central Lakeland and the South Lakes limestone has to offer.

As pointed out in our recent review of Scottish Rock Volume 1 (South); the current financial climate, coupled with the weakness of the pound is likely to sway consumers toward arranging shorter breaks and even extended trips closer to home. Consequently, climber “Joe” is unlikely to want to outlay large sums on numerous guide book volumes, thus making the selected rock climbing guide an evermore attractive proposition… enter Volume2.

A world renowned sandstone bouldering area, made famous by the likes of Ben Moon and Chris Sharma. Featuring stunning lines on, generally, freestanding water and weatherworn blocks in the canyons and foothills of where the Wasatch Plateau meets the plains of south central Utah.

For those unfamiliar with the predominantly European pastime of Via Ferrata, this is a method of exploring the more exposed and less accessible parts of the greater ranges – and more commonly the Southern Alps – with little in the way of technical rock climbing equipment or knowledge.

Climbing at the Sampson Stones. A superbly remote group of boulders in upper Eskdale.

Described as “12 bouldering hot spots between the Pyrenees and regions around Madrid”, Gebro Verlag’s new EBLOC guidebook is a well laid out and easy to use bouldering guide to Spain, produced in a similar mould to the popular 2007 publication IBLOC – Bouldering in Italy.

Cool arete problem (Font7a+), Gillercombe, Lake District

A beautiful, awesome and extensive area of quartzite cliffs and blocks strewn around the perimeter of a dry lake bed, 50 miles from civilization in the SW Utah desert.