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MAR 09 ISSUE NO.49
03) EDITORIAL
A word from the editor about whats packed into this months issue of Climb Magazine.
32) ANDY NISBET'S STOMPING GROUNDS The Scottish winter legend on his favourite climbs.
38) STEVIE HASTON
He may be over 50 but he's better than ever.
42) CHRIS SHARMA
Answers a few questions from Climb Magazine.
44) WINTER TIPS
James Edwards' invaluable advice for the winter season
50) TRAINING FOR...FONTAINEBLEAU
Steve McClure explains how to get the most from your spring trip to the magical forest
60) MOUNTAIN STOVES Tom Richardson gets the kettle on
04) Exposure Exposre

07) Letters Distruntled from Glossop

10) The Scene Ryan Pasquill14) Peak Report

18) Toon Time Fly on the Wall

20) Beginner's Corner Expeditions part 2
22) Scottish Winter

26) Ueli Steck's latest Alpine speed ascent

28) Top Gear Soft Shells
30) Steve McClure Greed in the Verdon

40) Bishton's Bouldering World

54) Problem Page Curbar boulders

58) Walls Climb Newcastle

67) Mountain INFO The authoritative mountaineering news service

71) Reviews Plus Jerry Moffatt autobiography
73) Crossword
82) My Life...Mike Fowler

North East Mountain Trust Winter Lectures

NORTH EAST MOUNTAIN TRUST - WINTER LECTURES 2008-2009
A Quality Future for Mountaineers and Hill-Walkers
Wednesday 25th February 2009
Cummingston to Clova – Thirty Years of Climbing on the North East Outcrops
Neil Morrison
Neil Morrison, pioneer, enthusiast and editor of the N.E. Outcrops Guide, will present a personal view of the changing trends and people making up the recent history of the diverse climbing found in the North East.
Venue: Belmont Club, 218 The Hardgate, Aberdeen (map)
Time: 7.30 pm
Admission £4.00 Members & Concessions £2.00
All welcome

Mountain Equipment Presents: Dave McLeod's Lecture Series

Sunday 8th March

Dave will be in transition for the evening to deliver two Lectures consisting of:

5pm 'Training For Climbing'

"The lecture on training for climbing will be my first of this type. Many years ago when I’d not long started climbing I heard that the famous training guru Marius Morstad was giving a lecture on training for climbing at the Kendal Mountain Festival. I had to go to it! It made me go to the festival for the first time and I loved hearing what Marius had to say about a subject I was massively interested in. So now I’ve been immersed in this subject ever since I’m going to try and do something similar and pass on the most important elements that I’ve seen help climbers continue to break into new grades as the years go on."

7pm 'Safe is Risky'

"In ‘Safe is Risky’ I talk about my two year preparation for climbing Echo Wall, centred around how my attitude to risk in climbing and life developed and allowed me to be 100% sure I was ready for the hardest trad route in the UK."

Having been to Dave's lectures before i can highly reccomend coming along to hear what he has to say as i'm sure it will be a great insight into his exploits, experiences and expectations...

Tickets available from http://www.davemcleod.com/ or Transition Extreme. They're £8 each or £12 for both so hurry as they're going like hot cakes!

Youth Climbing Series 7th March 2009

See the MCofS website for more details...

www.mcofs.org.uk/youth-climbing-series.asp

2008-2009 Winter Bouldering League round up

Through snow and hail, wind and rain the competitors came to battle it out; and what a battle it was...

Last Friday saw the final of the League despite wintery conditions making travel hazardous (funny that with it being winter...).

With turn outs from 45 to 75 throughout the rounds the hard work of the setters and organisers is definitely worth it when we see folks enjoying themselves as much as they did. The fun comp had the most entrants and the Junior Boys had a bigger turn out too. The standard of climbing as a whole was superb with some real fancy moves being pulled off. In the end it came down to a hardened few to fight it out for the winning places. And unsurprisingly there were a few ties in the scores.
Special mention should go to Abbey Niven for taking part in the Womens category which added some spice to the competition.

John Brown managaed to snag the £50 cash prize for my problem only 45 minutes into the comp and getting it ont the first go too!! Well done John.

Those who have equal positions in the final standings agreed to have a 'climb off' to decide the final places at the Bouldering Masters which has been rescheduled for the 28th March. Further details to follow on this comp...

The final results for the league were:


1st (equal) Men: Ally Coull & John Brown
3rd Men: Marcus Bean
1st Vet: Neil Morrison

1st Female: Anna Wells
2nd Female: Eva Sparreboom
3rd Female: Abbey Niven

1st Junior: Rhys Maslen
2nd (equal) Junior: Liam Watson & Scott Wilson

Well done to all and I hope to see you at the comp in March!

Photo's: Ryan Slater

BOULDER COMP ROUND 5 TONIGHT

Yes its still happening! Unlike the rest of the country we're going to keep working even though its snowing. Come along if you can make it but don;t take any unnecessary risks on the roads!!!

Take care

Oops... Here's the Bouldering League Round 4 results...

Okok, mince for brains i know...

Some info on the scoring:
As per the rules of the league each competitor must attend 4 out of 5 rounds to be eligible for a league standing. Each competitor will be awarded points for their standing in each round. For example 1st place in a round will earn you 100 points, 2nd place; 99 points etc. etc. Those having only attended 3 rounds will not be allocated these scores so to keep the standings fair to those who are eligible.

The standing at this point is VERY close. And when i say very i mean ridonculousley! Its not even just the case for one category; they're all extremely close with a lot of battling to be done on the final round!

Whether you're competing, climbing for fun or just coming to watch make sure you can make it as you'll not want to miss out as it proves to be a spectacle of some extravagant climbing!

Here's the Round 4 results regardless:

Male (* Vets)

Ally Coull 184
John Brown 184
Alan Rodger * 173
James Prowse 152
Alessandro Bao 147
Piotr Wisthall 140
Dave Ogden 132
Wayne Sherry 130
Neil Morrison * 127
Ben Woodward 123
Tom Russel 118
Mark Chambers 107
Alan Tait 106
Stuart Adams 91
Alex Moran 84
Dirk Willis 80
Andy Van 79
Micheal McGhie 74

Female

Anna Wells 174
Eva Sparreboom 130
Abbey Niven 114
Megan Hine 82

Juniors

Scott Wilson 174
Jonathan Mann 167
Liam Watson 162
Rhys Maslen 137
David Mann 112
Bruce McKay 77
Duncan Anderson 75
Matthew Johnstone 50
Stuart Fraser 48
Edward Hvide 37