Page 3 - Climb November 2014 Teaser

YOSEMITE THROUGH THE AGES 14 A glimpse of fifty years of rock climbing in Yosemite
Valley in anticipation of the soon-to-be-released film
Valley Uprising
LOST IN THE CLOUDS 30 Some of gritstone’s finest climbs lie far from the
madding crowd. Mike Hutton revels in the lonely delights of Five Clouds, Staffordshire
PAMIR PIROUETTE 38 As the most isolated and mountainous of all the Central Asian states, Tajikistan offers extraordinary exploratory possibilities. Mark Thomas explains why
the region may be among the best in the world for adventurous ski mountaineering
NUTRITION FOR CLIMBERS PART II 54 Rebecca Dent explains the basic principles of eating
well for climbing, and how to optimise your nutrition according to your climbing goals
EXETER QUAY DWS COMP 58 Mike Hutton reports on August’s successful and very
well-attended deep water soloing competition in Exeter, and the first event of its kind ever held in Britain
6 HOT LINES
Neil Mawson climbs Pembroke’s hardest route, Tom Randall and
Pete Whittaker do the Brown & Whillans grande challenge, Norway’s new E10 supercrack, and a Canadian team climb monster free walls in Baffin Island.
48 THE CLIMB INTERVIEW
Franz Schiassi talks to leading Slovenian climber Mina Markovic about her remarkable career in competition climbing, her training regime, and why outdoor climbing matters to her the most
52 VERTICAL DIARY
Katy Forrester on the sharp end of a summer of bold climbing
56 GEAR OF THE YEAR
Tom Richardson reviews the new self-locking ‘biner from Edelrid
60 MOUNTAIN WORLD
Lindsay Griffin reports on a spate of recent ascents on Kanchenjunga in eastern Nepal, the world’s third highest mountain
68 THE INSIDE STORY
The latest news and events from British climbing walls
70 GEARING UP
Tom Richardson helps you choose the right pack for the kind of
climbing you do - from sport cragging to full blown alpinism - from a range of the best products currently available
76 THE CLIMB REVIEW
An exclusive excerpt from the forthcoming book on summer and
winter climbing in the highlands, The Great Mountain Crags of Scotland, compiled by Guy Robertson & Adrian Crofton
78 DISSENT ROUTE
Chris Shepherd explores the many-sided story of success in the climbing game
82 POSTCARD FROM THE EDGE
Dan Varian is caught between the scales of balance
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