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UK Climbing

UKClimbing.com is the World's busiest climbing and mountaineering web site (so they claim) lots of interesting info.

• Homepage
• Quickdraw classifieds entry

The Great Outdoors Magazine

TGO Magazine has been the UK's leading monthly hillwalking magazine for the past 30 years and it's editor, Cameron McNeish, is one of the outdoor world's leading personalities. Every month, TGO is full of thought provoking articles, varied and exhilarating routes, expert gear reviews and outstanding photography. In addition to this, our new look interactive website covers all of the issues and articles in the magazine as well as much more including editor and contributor blogs, video and photo galleries and interactive maps and tools.

• Homepage

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.

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The Scottish Youth Climbing Blog

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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

         MCofS guide to Climbing Walls

         BMC guide to 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

1. For advice and tips on warming up try here

Technique

• Planet Fear Articles by Neil Gresham

•  Training info by Dave McLeod

The Science

Some of the evidence base for the science of sport climbing is at:

• http://www.trainingforclimbing.com/html2/research.shtml

• http://bjsm.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/34/5/359  

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

•  http://www.powernplay.com

Mountain Aid

For information and news of the Mountain Aid Charity

•  http://www.mountainaid.org.uk