Rock Climbing
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Why Motivation Is Overrated and What to Do Instead
When people think of motivation, they think of a sparkling climber psyched to go to the gym every day who loves hangboarding and endless sessions. They often wish that they too could be so motivated. But the average climber, the everyday climber I prefer to say, arrives to the gym and feels a little bit…
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Gear Testing: Scarpa Vapour V W
[this post is supported by ] In the switch from winter to summer, I went from climbing indoor blocs in London at the Blokfest series to started to summer sport climbing outdoors in the Peak District and up in Yorkshire at Malham and Kilnsey. I won’t get started on the indoor vs outdoor argument, but…
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A Taste of ‘Professional’ Climbing
In the past 6 months, a huge amount of change has occurred in my climbing career (not to mention the fact that I feel like I have one now). I climbed a few 8a sport climbs, was offered my first sponsorship from Monkey Fist – a skincare brand I really love, and I was an…
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9 Tips to Send Your One-Day Boulder Project
Looking through my log of climbing journals, I found this little throwback and I was surprised to find some good advice…I found my own Tips to Send a Project, which I hadn’t read in so long, I found pretty useful myself and will use them my upcoming trip to Magic Wood. If you’ve ever had…
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Confessions of a Climbing Sexist
Today rummaging on the internet, I stumbled upon a shared post by Light Shed Pictures, reposting a ‘high-five’ to a letter from Georgie Abel in response to Evening Sends author Andrew Bisharat. Not typically one to get too involved in the climbing-sexism topic (I usually leave that to my friend Zofia Reych who does a…
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Why You’ll Love Climbing Alone
For the past six or so years of my climbing career the majority has been dependant on climbing with others. I started out in a gym where I would text my friends to come climbing before I went and sometimes not go if no one else was. Although climbing is one of the few sports…
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Why bother with Mallorca? That’s just for Sharma
The arch stands about 15 meters from the shore and if the ocean’s pull isn’t just right, you are stuck breathlessly swimming to the start. Arms flailing and feet heavy in my climbing shoes, I am no Michael Phelps. Swimming is probably my least favourite activity, falling a close second to pushups. I’ve been climbing for three…
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