Doing an indoor sport lead course is a great way to improve your climbing technique, make your climbing experience more challenging and more interesting. Most climbers learn to climb indoors using preplaced top ropes, but the only way forward is to do harder routes which you can only climb if there is a top rope […]
Portland – UK’s equivalent of Sun & Rock
The Isle of Portland is found on the south coast near Weymouth in Dorset. It has its’ own micro climate and incredible sport climbing opportunities. Grades vary from 3 – 8b!!! You can be on Portland surrounded by blue sky and look back to the Dorset coast and see it shrouded in cloud. The best […]
Women’s International Climbing Meet
The first of it’s kind – the WICM was instigated and orgnised by Hilary Lawrenson, President of the Pinnacle Club – a women’s only climbing club. There was quite a bit of controversy about this meet on UK Climbing with both sexes saying it was sexist but the whole idea of the meet was to […]
Trad lead course takes Paul Butler on a steep learning curve
Paul made contact via the new look website and said he was very impressed by the informative site and the wealth of experience of Ali Taylor – Chief Instructor and Director of Monsterclimbs. Paul had climbed in the past but had never actually placed any trad gear or led a route but he was very […]
Expedition Season
The weather has definitely improved as more and more schools and colleges are taking to the hills for DofE and wild camping expeditions. Hartpury College spent 3 days with Monsterclimbs in Snowdonia, based around Lake Bala, scaling the heights of Cadair Idris and the surrounding area. Most of the students rose to the challenge, carrying […]