Some handy information about modifying the rather heavy Ben Lomond guide book, to optimise the number of routes you get to read about per gram you have to carry around.
The Moon Fingerboard isn’t a new piece of climbing technology, it’s been available for a good few years now and there are a few reviews around, but it was a new addition for me this year. It has taken me a few weeks to get the fingerboard mounted and ready for a workout (what can I say, I’m lazy), but it all finally came together last week and I have been playing training hard on it ever since.
Burning Up The Putting Green: A Review of Revelations by Jerry Moffatt
Action Directe – one of the most famous sport climbs in the world. Located in the Frankenjura, Germany, Action Directe was first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991. So far only thirteen people have been able to follow in his footsteps….
If you talk to most people about climbing in Central Australia, the only thing they’d be able to think of is Uluru. This is a shame, as there are quite a few decent cliffs up/over there amongst all the dust. So why not escape the winter and take this champagne tour of Northern Territory rock, courtesy of Nerv Nargle.
“9 out of 10 climbers are stuck. They are stuck on the same things… motivation, managing time, and not being able to analyse and correct their own basic technical or tactical errors. But they are also stuck for a new set of reasons.”
A review of Dave MacLeod’s book for the self-coached climber, “9 out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes”
CORE is a climbing film offering from Chuck Fryberger Films; featuring some breathtaking footage and a host of interesting climbers climbing some impressive pieces of rock. However, at times the film reduces to annoying and irrelevant clips and as a result is less cohesive and inspiring than it could have been.
Whipper tracked down Queenslander Lee Cujes who just won the lotto and is doing what everyone is dreaming about… sort of….
Lucky Chance lets loose with some insight into the freebase world in Australia.
A quick summary of the results of previous polls here on Whipper.
