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Sign the Petition Stop United Utilities ruining Crummock Water’s unique beauty and ecology.

https://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/destinations/south_wales_sport_climbing_-_britains_most_underrated_sport_climbing_venue-16210

DESTINATION GUIDE: South Wales Sport Climbing - Britain's Most Underrated Sport Climbing Venue? Nestled between the trad sea cliffs of Pembroke and the riverside crags of the Wye Valley, South Wales offers a vast and diverse playground for sport climbers. For years, sport climbing in the region...

Lynx spotted in the Cairngorms

SUMMER SALE - Climbers Club Guidebooks discounts - From £10

Three of our guides, 'Lower Wye Valley', 'Lundy' and the selected routes guidebook 'Pembroke Rock', have recently gone out of print. While some shops may have one or two in stock and new editions are in preparation there will be an information gap. To address this we are discounting the prices of other relevant titles covering the same areas; please note that the discounted prices only apply to sales through the Climbers’ Club shop website

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Lower Wye Valley

South West Climbs Volume 1 has a selection of the best routes in the Lower Wye Valley (Wintour’s Leap, Shorn Cliff, Wynd Cliff, Ban-y-Gor) and is now available for only £12.50. For those who don’t mind looking at a small screen there will also be free download version of Lower Wye Valley plus the supplements on the new CC website which we expect to launch at the start of August. The web address will be unchanged.

Pembroke Rock

Pembroke Rock covers a selection of the best of Pembroke and while it isn’t available the full 5 volume set of definitive guides is available for the same price, £35, incredible value. Individual volumes are available for only £10 each.

Lundy

South West Climbs Volume 2 has all the details for the very best routes on Lundy and is now available for only £12.50. There is a website download of new routes climbed between 2008 and 2018.

South West Climbs Volumes 1 & 2

Below - Emma Alsford on High Life (E2) Range East, Pembroke. Photo Carl Ryan

In a recent poll sent out by LDT 71% of people believed the name 'Sharp Edge' was ' far too aggressive'. Of the 71%, 59% have said they'd never visit the Lake District again if something wasn't done to change it.
A project has now been started for the arete to be renamed, and with excess HS2 funds the government has awarded the trust £25million to ensure a smooth transition.

Rumour has it the following names are in the running:

- High Way
- The Slate Sidewalk
- Blencathra Route 4
- The Air Max Trail, sponsored by Nike

(For those losing their minds over this, if you've not twigged... it was an April Fools. Too good to delete, sorry!)

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/04/speed_climbing_to_be_replaced_by_slow_climbing_at_the_2028_olympics-73640

NEWS: Speed Climbing to be replaced by Slow Climbing at the 2028 Olympics Speed Climbing to be replaced by Slow Climbing at the 2028 Olympics

https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2024/04/landmines_approved_for_deer_management-73617

NEWS: Landmines Approved for Deer Management Highland estate managers have been given the go-ahead to use land mines in an attempt to bring down deer numbers, widely considered to be out of control in the Scottish highlands. The knock-on...

A beautiful snowy Dartmoor provided an ideal base for the 2023 OMC Christmas Meet. Fun days out and hospitable evenings to follow. Greatly enjoyed by all and a fabulous end to the OMC year.

New to Oxford and have a love of the outdoors. Come and meet some like-minded people at the Oxford Mountaineering Club 1st Wednesday Social Meet.