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Well, another Outdoor Show comes to an end. It was a hectic four days at the Excel centre on the DMM stand and overall a great event. As always we had a lot of eye catching gear and there were plenty of cool things going on chez DMM, such as; the tensile testing machine which tests equipment to...

The festive season crept up and suddenly it’s 2012. Some years it comes and goes in a flash and that seems to be what’s happened this year. The lead up to Christmas was interesting in various ways, bits of climbing, nothing too exciting though- a few days out here and there and a few wall...

I have been getting more climbing done recently, some outdoors and some inside. My shoulder has been feeling ok but is definitely in need of some sessions with the Chinese Doctor, as it’s starting to stiffen up again. The good news came through a few days ago that I have an appointment with a...

Well another Kendal bites the dust…in a bit of a blur it has to be said. Ste Mac and I went up on Friday and popped into Marmot HQ on the way to check out the winter 2012 range, which had some great stuff. It’s always good to see a whole range in one place like that. Because shops only take a...

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Saturday was quite a momentous day, in that it was the first Women’s Climbing Symposium to be held in the UK. Shauna Coxsey and Ged MacDomhnaill from the newly opened Climbing Hangar in Liverpool did a great job of organising a fascinating and enjoyable day, with around 100 women from all over...

You don’t get many unique opportunities in life but when they come your way, grab them with both hands- that’s what my Mum always used to say and she’s right. I was lucky enough to experience one of those on Wednesday. I was invited along with about 20 other British Team members and BMC...

Well, another Verdon trip comes and goes, which obviously means the van did get fixed just before we had to leave. In fact I didn’t pick it up until 2 hours before Alex and I had to set off from Sheffield to get down to Dover. It was all a bit of a last minute rush to get the van packed up, not...

There is a whole world of climbing out there waiting to be discovered…you kind of know this is true intellectually but it’s not until you go to some of the lesser known venues and start chatting to the locals that you realise just how much more good stuff is out there. Tim and I and the dogs...

It’s official, Autumn is here! I don’t know about you but I don’t really feel like Summer ever got going- maybe that was just where I was. Climbing-wise it wasn’t the most stunning few months for me except for the Verdon but that was a long time ago and in fact my second trip there is...