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Goodhart’s Law
Over at Strong Mind we have a weekly newsletter, usually written by me or Hazel. As a good chunk of my writing and creative…
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Being a short climber
Ok… I’m not a short climber. In fact, I’m Mr Average – an average height man. That means that when I’m climbing, things often seem…
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Some Really Useful Reading
As you may know, I do a great deal of work from Strong Mind Climbing these days, be it remote coaching, instructing or writing…
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Dynamic Belaying – Soft Catches (Video)
This is one of the most common skills missing in roped climbing partnerships! One of the most common things people get wrong with belaying,…
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A Brief Guide to Climbing
You may have seen competition climbing make its exciting debut in the Olympics, or maybe you’ve seen a cool poster, an inspiring social media…
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Essential Trad Climbing Kit
There’s a weighty bundle of kit I’ve lugged around for years that has always been one of my most cherished possessions – my trad…
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5 tips for making a van into a home
After years of travelling and climbing, I have finally realised the dream of having my own climber’s van, (almost) fully converted into a mobile…
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Mission Impossible – E9 7a in the Welsh Mountains
After two seasons of looking up at the impressively steep wall in Ogwen Valley, wondering if I’d ever get fight through the run-out on…
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Hampi, the promised land
If you’ve been to Hampi, you’ll have fond memories of stunning boulder landscapes, ancient temples and gastro-intestinal disease. You’ll probably also know that Virupapur…
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The Brazilian Line
In 2018 Twid Turner, Steve Long, James Taylor and myself went to Brazil to try and establish a new route on a particularly impressive…