Mountain Training UK have introduced a new Coaching Award Scheme, which will see training focus on coaching climbers rather than instructing them. Led by Martin Chester, Director of Training at Plas y Brenin, the new scheme will consist of three award levels, Foundation, Development and Performance coaching. Modules will include: What to Coach, Safe Supervision and How to coach more …
First ever Triple Seven Summits completed
Austrian climber Christian Stangl has become the first person to complete the Triple Seven Summits – a challenge requiring him to climb the three highest mountains on every continent. The 47-year-old began seriously bagging peaks in 2008, and with the exception of Ojos del Salado, which he tackled back in 1996, all 21 summits were reached in a period of …
European Outdoor Film Tour 2013
Further dates have been announced for the European Outdoor Film Tour 2013, a series of international adventure film evenings kicking off in Scotland this autumn. The premiere will take place in Edinburgh at the Portobello Town Hall on November 15 before the tour continues to Bristol, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool and London, for a matinee showing at the Royal Geographical …
New Nikwax Cotton Proof released
Nikwax has released a new version of its Cotton Proof product which allows outdoor enthusiasts to waterproof their cotton clothing and kit for increased durability. The solution can be applied using a brush or sponge, or alternately poured into a washing machine to create water repellent cotton fabrics. The new product is three times more concentrated and can also be …
Stand up for Stanage
Walkers and climbers are being called upon by the British Mountaineering Council to sign a petition which will safeguard future access to one of Derbyshire’s most popular crags, Stanage Edge. The campaign ‘Stand up for Stanage’ has been created as a result of the current uncertainty of the Peak District National Park Authority regarding the North Lees Estate, which houses …
Restored 1924 Everest film to premiere at London Film festival
Mountaineering enthusiasts are in for a treat this autumn, when a newly-restored climbing film detailing the 1924 Everest expedition will be released. Making its world premiere at London’s Odeon West End cinema on October 18 as part of the BFI London Film Festival, ‘Epic of Everest’ follows the third British attempt to climb the world’s highest mountain, culminating in the …
New Matterhorn speed record
Spanish mountain runner Kilian Jornet has recently set a new speed record for the ascent and descent of the Matterhorn. The 25-year-old completed a round trip of the 4476m peak in just 2hrs, 52mins, 2secs – knocking 22 minutes off the previous record. Setting off from the village of Cervinia in the Valle d’Aosta region of northwest Italy, Jornet climbed …
Women are climbing it for themselves
Tickets are still available for this year’s Women’s Climbing Symposium – a day-long London based event solely for women, providing climbing tips, coaching and lectures. Based at The Arch Climbing Wall, the event will take place on Saturday November 2 and aims to ‘connect, develop and inspire’ women climbers of all abilities and backgrounds, allowing them to share training methods …
First ever floating film festival
Polar adventure specialists Quark Expeditions will host their first ever floating film event this November, with the launch of the Polar Film Festival. Taking place aboard Quark’s arctic adventure vessel Sea Spirit during their 23-day Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica via Buenos Aires: Explorers and Kings tour, the event will run from November 2nd, and is to be held in …
Scottish Adventurer tackles South American 3 Peaks
Scottish Adventurer Ricky Munday has laid down his latest challenge – The South American 3 Peaks, which requires him to scale the three highest mountains in Argentina’s High Andes. Munday, 36, will lead an international team on a 38-day expedition to the high plateau of the Puna de Atacama in Northern Argentina this December, while a training expedition to climb …