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Thursday, July 30
by
Keith
on Thu 30 Jul 2009 23:53 BST
Acting on a half-decent forecast, Steve McClure was keen to head into the (Welsh) mountains last Saturday on a mission to boldly go where (few) had been before. But straining under rucksacks bulging with climbing and camera kit we weren’t travelling light nor fast. Chances were that the walk-in would kill us never mind the climbing! more »
Tuesday, July 21
by
Keith
on Tue 21 Jul 2009 23:16 BST
It’s calendar competition time again where YOU get the opportunity to appear in climbing:10, my climbing calendar for next year. UKC, www.ukclimbing.com, are sponsoring a page in climbing:10 and the comp winner will be photographed specially for the occasion. more »
Sunday, July 19
by
Keith
on Sun 19 Jul 2009 22:56 BST
Just days after climbing onto the podium at the British Bouldering Championships at Cliffhanger to claim a very credible third place, Gaz Parry got his harness on and rope out and nailed a rare repeat of the Kilnsey North Buttress classic, True North (F8c). more »
Monday, July 13
by
Keith
on Mon 13 Jul 2009 01:02 BST
Cliffhanger in Sheffield, billed as The UK’s Biggest Outdoor Event for Outdoor People, has once again delivered a great weekend of wall-to-wall climbing action and fun. The two-day event saw a new world record dyno jump from Skyler Weeks and a real cliffhanger of a finish to the British Bouldering Championships which were won by Ned Feehally and Leah Crane. more »
Tuesday, July 7
by
Keith
on Tue 07 Jul 2009 00:10 BST
Blogging is a funny old business and one which, as I’ve said before, I’m only just really getting to grips with. Last month readers out in the blogosphere broke my blog - not once but twice. This was due, in no small way, to readers clicking thru’ from the UK’s favourite climbing website, www.ukclimbing.co.uk .... more »
Thursday, June 25
by
Keith
on Thu 25 Jun 2009 23:21 BST
In case you haven't been down to your nearest climbing wall or shop recently, the July edition of Climber has been out for a wee while now sporting a cover image and destination article by yours truly to the Canadian Rockies. As our cousins from across the pond would say, I’m totally stoked with the spread!… more »
Monday, June 22
by
Keith
on Mon 22 Jun 2009 23:17 BST
I had an email a couple of weeks or so back from someone in Barcelona. “Where is this going”, I hear you say? Well, it turns out that María José, said person, was searching on “Trouble with Lichen” on Wikipedia and my image from climbing 07, my 2007 climbing calendar, of Sam Whittaker climbing Trouble with Lichen HVS 5b at Bamford popped up in her browser. more »
Sunday, June 21
by
Keith
on Sun 21 Jun 2009 11:42 BST
On Thursday last, Drew Haigh pulled the crux of Mark Leach’s 1988 Malham test-piece, Cry Freedom (F8b+) to join the handful of climbers who have succeeded were all else have failed to get closure. Drew was understandably chuffed and happily shared his delight with those at the crag. In a quirk of faith, I was at Malham in 1988 when Leach ended his monumental 46 day siege and I recall that his were truly Cries of Freedom! Drew, by comparison, took a mere six redpoints over five days to nail the route. more »
Tuesday, June 16
by
Keith
on Tue 16 Jun 2009 23:42 BST
A week after the UK’s favourite climbing internet site, UKClimbing.com, linked to my blog entry Mecca: A Route in Crisis, the total page pull-downs were so high that it bust my bandwidth allowance and closed my blog down! All I can say is thanks dudes – no really, I’m serious... more »
Sunday, June 7
by
Keith
on Sun 07 Jun 2009 20:56 BST
Peak District sport climbing cognoscenti are holding their breath at the moment as Mecca F8b+, one of Raven Tor’s most famous routes, enters its second week on the critical list! Twenty years after Martin Atkinson’s first ascent, the starting block of his test-piece route is in grave danger of falling to bits. Climbers are currently staying off the route whilst the ‘repair committee’ hastily muster their thoughts and resources’! more »
Wednesday, June 3
by
Keith
on Wed 03 Jun 2009 22:34 BST
Different photographers have different holly grails but all will include basic elements that are the same; good composition, eye-catching lighting and subject empathy. I like to shoot different subjects away from my staple diet of climbing photography as much as possible hence I make a point of heading into the woods for a short walk with my camera to capture mother nature every once in a while. more »
Sunday, May 31
by
Keith
on Sun 31 May 2009 09:05 BST
I’m pleased to say that a new feature, Photo of The Month, is now up and running on KSP. The PoTM gallery will feature unpublished/new images from my climbing activities, travels and other photographic exploits as well as a mini commentary explaining a little about the subject, how the images was conceived and then captured. more »
Sunday, May 17
Saturday, May 16
Monday, May 4
Friday, May 1
by
Keith
on Fri 01 May 2009 00:00 BST
I’m blown away to be one of the four photographers featured in the cover story, Vertical Take, in the latest edition (29th April 2009) of the British Journal of Photography (BJP). Vertical Take, is a behind-the-scenes look at ‘climbing with the mountaineering photographers’… more »
Saturday, April 25
by
Keith
on Sat 25 Apr 2009 00:12 BST
For the first time in a long time I’m mourning the end of winter months and the onset of warmer weather. As a committed sport climber the sweet smell of lower-offs should be wafting up my nostrils now that just about all the (usually) seepage-ridden limestone crags are dry. And I am psyched by the lime as my earlier blog about Malham will attest. True be told though, I’m still hankering after one more grit tick; not any old grit tick mind, one that’s been on my list for a while… more »
Friday, April 17
Monday, April 13
Friday, March 20
Monday, March 9
Saturday, February 28
Thursday, January 8
Monday, December 8
by
Keith
on Mon 08 Dec 2008 00:20 GMT
Today, the Brit Grit Boys staged the start of the fight back in the wake of the recent Team America onslaught. In a stunning ground-up effort over the weekend a trio of well-known upwardly mobile gents laid siege on The Promise, James Pearson’s Burbage North test-piece more »
Monday, November 3
Saturday, October 18
Thursday, October 16
by
Keith
on Thu 16 Oct 2008 22:55 BST
Printworks in Sheffield, are well on with the business of printing, collating, folding, binding and shrink-wrapping half a tonne or so of calendars and year planners/posters. The latest eta for climbing:09 and the 2009 Year Planner/Poster is that it will be back and ready to roll out... more »
Wednesday, October 15
by
Keith
on Wed 15 Oct 2008 00:00 BST
Yesterday a tsunami blasted Raven Tor in the Peak District. I refer, not to something generated by the weather, but to top American climber, Mr David Graham who is currently in the UK as part of his European lecture tour. On one of the soggiest days so far this autumn, Dave Graham blew into the Tor... more »
Wednesday, October 1
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