Welcome...

...to the site I wished existed when I started climbing: a source of advice not on how to tie knots and make belays (which you do obviously need to learn) but on how to actually climb stuff.

The rock climbing guide is a collection of what people told me as a novice, and often explained by someone who only just figured it out themselves. But it's useful, even to some people who are quite advanced. Click on the links to the right to get going.

The new gear buying guide was originally written on request for another website, but I thought readers here might be interested in it so have published another copy. By strange coincidence, I started running google ads at around the same time. I hope these are useful if you want to buy climbing gear!

A couple of disclaimers...

• Firstly, nothing I say is a substitute for proper tuition. Climbing is dangerous. Your accidents are not my fault.
• Secondly, I'm afraid the gear buying guide was initially written for a UK audience, thus currencies are in GBP. If you need to convert, there's a useful service at www.xe.com. My selection of gear also reflects UK rock types, so if your own rocks are very different, ask about what to get locally before spending money!

Thanks for reading, please enjoy... and get out there and climb!

For the purpose of google rankings here is a link to CLUD psytrance night in Cardiff.