Climb Magazine,

March 2006

Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Website: www.climbmagazine.com

LETTERS

SCENE 
North East report, Peak news, Scottish winter, Top Tips

A-Z OF CLIMBING
F for Failure…
by Andy Kirkpatrick

CARTOON
The Chronicles of Nadir
by Duncan Bourne

FEATURES

Facing Up
Colin Wells celebrates what is arguably Britain’s only genuinely Alpine route: the magnificent Orion Direct on The Orion Face.
by Colin Wells

Albarracin
Percy Bishton visits a Spanish bouldering area that bears comparison with Fontainebleau.

Peak Gritstone: East Versus West
Which is best, east or west? Andi Turner thinks he has the answer.

Alpine Alternatives
Several well-known mountaineers offer variations to the usual Alpine climbs:
Couloir en S
by Guy Willet
North Face Gran Paradiso
by Kenton Cool
Bergland Pillar (Messner-Lackner Route)
by Andy Kirkpatrick
The Baumont Goulotte
by Nick Bullock

WHY SKI?
Part three of our series on skiing for mountaineers.
by Martin Chester

STEVE McCLURE
There’s so much rock in Spain it’s not fair. Steve introduces another great crag, Les Bruixes, that’s easier to climb than pronounce.

TRAINING
Strength endurance training, one of the key aspects to improving your route grade.

BOULDER PROBLEMS
Timmy Tip Toes (V7, Font 7a) Shaftoe, Northumberland.

GEAR 
Be a Light Weight
Shave off the weight and make what you carry work for you.
by Andy Kirkpatrick

KITLIST
Each month we ask a different climber to tell us what is in their rucksack. This month it’s the turn of Canadian all-rounder, Kim Czismazia.

MOUNTAIN INFO
The definitive news source covering the world of mountaineering.

REVIEWS
DVD round-up
Books
Websites

CLIMBING WALL NOTICEBOARD

MY LIFE LED UP TO THIS
Paul Ramsden
by Andy Kirkpatrick