Climbing Magazine is producing a series of 'How To' videos in 2012 to demonstrate a number of skills and techniques. Using our experienced staff and following AMGA guidelines we'll show you how to get started in the vertical world. In this video Julie Ellison, Climbing Magazine Gear Editor, shows how to top rope belay. Thanks to our partners: Wild Country, Red Chili, Vertical Girl, and New England Ropes.

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    Climbing Magazine 'How to Climb' series - Episode 2 - How to top rope belay

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    Climbing Magazine is producing a series of 'How To' videos in 2012 to demonstrate a number of skills and techniques. Using our experienced staff and following AMGA guidelines we'll show you how to get started in the vertical world. In this video Julie Ellison, Climbing Magazine Gear Editor, shows how to top rope belay. Thanks to our partners: Wild Country, Red Chili, Vertical Girl, and New England Ropes.

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    How to Tie In With a Figure 8 - Rock Climbing 'How To' series - Part 1.

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    Climbing Magazine, along with partners, Wild Country and Red Chili, is producing a series of 'How To' videos in 2012 to demonstrate a number of skills and techniques. Using our experienced staff and following AMGA guidelines we'll show you how to get started in the vertical world. In this video Julie Ellison, Climbing Magazine Gear Editor, shows how to tie a figure 8 knot. Further videos will deal with issues like: belaying, first leads, placing

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    Crack School Episode 5 - Gear and Gear Placement - by Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker

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    Wild Country ‘Crack School’ is a series of six short videos designed to utilise the skills and knowledge of Wild Country climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker to give an introduction to basics of crack climbing. Over six episodes the guys cover all widths of crack: Fingers, Hands, Fists and Offwidths as well as looking at the skills of gear placement and taping up. Designed for those who know next to nothing about crack climbing and who want to

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    Wild Country Crack School - Episode 3 - Fist Cracks - By Tom Randall And Pete Whittaker

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    Wild Country ‘Crack School’ is a series of six short videos designed to utilise the skills and knowledge of Wild Country climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker to give an introduction to basics of crack climbing. Over six episodes the guys cover all widths of crack: Fingers, Hands, Fists and Offwidths as well as looking at the skills of gear placement and taping up. Designed for those who know next to nothing about crack climbing and who want to

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    Wild Country Crack School - Episode 4 - Offwidth Cracks - By Tom Randall And Pete Whittaker

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    Wild Country ‘Crack School’ is a series of six short videos designed to utilise the skills and knowledge of Wild Country climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker to give an introduction to basics of crack climbing. Over six episodes the guys cover all widths of crack: Fingers, Hands, Fists and Offwidths as well as looking at the skills of gear placement and taping up. Designed for those who know next to nothing about crack climbing and who want to

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    Wild Country Crack School - Episode 1 - Finger Cracks - By Tom Randall And Pete Whittaker

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    Wild Country ‘Crack School’ is a series of six short videos designed to utilise the skills and knowledge of Wild Country climbers Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker to give an introduction to basics of crack climbing. Over six episodes the guys cover all widths of crack: Fingers, Hands, Fists and Offwidths as well as looking at the skills of gear placement and taping up. Designed for those who know next to nothing about crack climbing and who want to

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    Michele Caminati climbs 'The New Statesman' E8 7a, Ilkley, UK.

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    Wild Country climber and omni present Italian grit afficionado Michele Caminati gets the 7th (??) ascent of John Dunne's classic frightener The New Statesman, E8 7a, at Ilkley. Michele's smooth ascent is all the more remarkable coming only a week or so after he nearly totalled himself falling from high on the route, ripping gear and luckily land on a handily placed pad. However, Michele is proving himself a pretty tough cookie and his slew of

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    Screaming Dream & Renegade Master at Froggatt

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    Wild Country sponsored climber, the Italian Michele Caminati has made the first repeat of 'Screaming Dream' (UK grade E7 7A) as a highball boulder problem above pads. The route was first climbed by Mark Leach in 1987 and as a testament to how hard the climbing is the route has only seen 5 ascents in 25 years. All of these were led and those most recently used pre-placed and pre-clipped Friends above the crux, in effect creating a top rope to protect

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