Links
Please note that this website has links to external sites. These links are vetted as far as possible for suitability however access must remain at the discretion of parents. Be aware that sites such as YouTube provide a particularly rich variety of content some of which may be considered unsuitable.
UK Climbing
UKClimbing.com is the World's busiest climbing and mountaineering web site (so they claim) lots of interesting info.
International Federation of Sports Climbing
Created in January 2007 and in December 2007 the International Olympic Committee granted provisional recognition to the IFSC, some way from being in the games but an important first step.
The Scottish Youth Climbing Blog
Scottish Youth Climbing Series
- Information on this year's YCS competition here
- Detailed results of previous years YCS competition (2009 and past years) here
- MCofS archive on previous years YCS competition here
Climbing Walls
UK Climbing lookup of Climbing Walls
- EICA, Ratho: http://www.eica-ratho.com
- Alien Rock, Edinburgh: http://www.alienrock.co.uk
- The Peak, Stirling: http://www.activestirling.org.uk/peakclimbing.htm
- Avertical World Dundee: http://www.averticalworld.co.uk
- McLaren Leisure Centre, Callander: http://www.mclarenleisure.co.uk
- Glasgow Climbing Centre: http://www.glasgowclimbingcentre.com
- Extreme Dream, Aviemore: http://www.extreme-dream.com
- The Ice Factor, Kinlochleven: http://www.ice-factor.co.uk
- Transition Extreme, Aberdeen: http://www.transition-extreme.com
- Inverness Leisure: http://www.invernessleisure.com/dry/climb.html
Instruction, Technique and Tips
Warming Up
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For advice and tips on warming up try here
Technique
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Planet Fear Articles by Neil Gresham
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Training info by Dave McLeod
The Science
Some of the evidence base for the science of sport climbing is at:
Home Climbing Walls
For anyone with a spare garage/barn/shed there is some useful advice on home climbing walls at:
- http://www.metoliusclimbing.com/HowtoBuildaHomeBoulderingWall.pdf
- http://www.edgewalls.com/homewall.htm
- http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=7
Power'n Play
For anyone interested in Belay Glasses
Mountain Aid
For information and news of the Mountain Aid Charity