http://en.redtram.com/ ukclimbing.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:19:21 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 7766 | Charlie Woodburn - Daddy Cool E8 http://en.redtram.com/go/236303539/top100/ 236303539 Charlie Woodburn has made a quick repeat of Daddy Cool, the E8 slab route at Carreg y Barcud, Pembroke."For a nano second I thought about trying to flash it as I know the style of climbing on that wall pretty Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:59:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236303539/top100/ 7766 | SIBL Round 4 Report http://en.redtram.com/go/236285517/top100/ 236285517 The fourth round of the SIBL took place on 12 December at The Castle Climbing Centre in London, with a record number of competitors turning out to try their luck at the 20 set problems. This round saw over 160 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:04:30 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236285517/top100/ 7766 | VIDEO INFO: Guy Lacelle Killed in Avalanche http://en.redtram.com/go/236285516/top100/ 236285516 As previously reported on , renowned ice climber Guy Lacelle was killed in an avalanche late last week.In this video Doug Chabot of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Centre investigates that avalanche and the snow conditions of the gully where Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:04:24 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236285516/top100/ 7766 | Alan Cassidy - F8c in Catalunya http://en.redtram.com/go/236255879/top100/ 236255879 On Friday 4th of December Scottish climber Alan Cassidy red-pointed his second F8c of the year, La Fabelita, in the awesome cave of Santa Linya in Catalunya, Spain:Ten minutes later an ecstatic Alan was hurrying off to work with a Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:34:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236255879/top100/ 7766 | Guy Lacelle Dies in Avalanche http://en.redtram.com/go/236255876/top100/ 236255876 World-class Canadian climber Guy Lacelle died in an avalanche Thursday morning while participating in an ice-climbing competition in Hyalite Canyon."He was climbing up a small gully and a team above him triggered a small avalanche," Doug Chabot, director of the Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:34:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236255876/top100/ 7766 | MCofS News: Roads, Access and the Scottish Climbing Code of Practice http://en.redtram.com/go/236255866/top100/ 236255866 The MCofS have been involved with discussions about the damaging impact of new tracks in the Scottish mountains and questions have been asked in the Scottish Parliament this week.As a mountain user your comments are needed. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:34:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236255866/top100/ 7766 | Fri Night Vid: Vertical Limit 'Safety' Video http://en.redtram.com/go/236181990/top100/ 236181990 Tonight's Friday night video is a serious instructional offering, using footage from the documentary film Vertical Limit."Short-roping can be a problem on vertical walls. Especially when your exploding bolts fail!" Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:36:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236181990/top100/ 7766 | New 1000m Ice Route is Longest in Austria http://en.redtram.com/go/236140610/top100/ 236140610 Albert Liechtfried and Benedict Purner climbed a new route on the 3rd of December in the Tirol area of Austria.Moonwalk (WI 6, M7) is 1000m long and is on the main ridge of the Zillertal Alps between Hoher Warte (2943 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:36:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236140610/top100/ 7766 | Welsh-American First Ascent in South Georgia http://en.redtram.com/go/236140607/top100/ 236140607 Erik Lambert of Alpinist.com reports:Mt. Ashley, the highest peak in northwestern South Georgia, has been climbed for the first time on record by Caradoc "Crag" Jones of Wales and Skip Novak, an American citizen living in South Africa.The 1145-meter peak Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:36:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236140607/top100/ 7766 | Scottish Tooling Series Round 5 - The Ice Factor http://en.redtram.com/go/236140604/top100/ 236140604 The final round of the Scottish Tooling Series 2009 took place at the Ice Factor in Kinlochleven on Saturday 5th December. There were 59 competitors - a superb turnout. Since this was also the Series Prize Giving it meant that Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:36:20 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236140604/top100/ 7766 | First ascent of Ren Zhong Feng http://en.redtram.com/go/236110455/top100/ 236110455 Danish climbers Kristoffer Szilas and Martin Ploug have made the first ascent of Ren Zhong Feng in Sichuan, China."On the way down from the summit Martin slipped while trying to place an ice screw and fell 30 metres down the Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:10:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236110455/top100/ 7766 | Ryan Pasquill F8c/+ & "That's My Lot" http://en.redtram.com/go/236074392/top100/ 236074392 Sheffield based climber Ryan Pasquill has redpointed the Jerry Moffat test-piece Evolution (F8c/+) at Raven Tor in the Peak District.Pasquill has also been active on the grit, repeating Toy Boy and grabbing the first repeat of the highball That's My Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:57:55 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236074392/top100/ 7766 | Another Font 8A for Mina http://en.redtram.com/go/236074387/top100/ 236074387 8a.nu reports that Mina Leslie-Wujastyk has climbed another Font 8A this week.She has climbed Habe Die Ehre at Chironico, Switzerland. That's 3 Font 8A problems in 7 days for the Sheffield based boulderer.See previous UKC news report: Mina Leslie-Wujastyk - Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:57:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236074387/top100/ 7766 | Dave Turnbull of the BMC - Live On UKC! http://en.redtram.com/go/235467472/top100/ 235467472 Dave Turnbull, CEO of the British Mountaineering Council, is about to hit your screen.On Tuesday 8th of December Dave is going live on the UKC Forums to answer YOUR questions."Is he pulling his finger out at the BMC?" Sat, 05 Dec 2009 14:27:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235467472/top100/ 7766 | FRI NIGHT VID: Peuterey Integral, Mont Blanc http://en.redtram.com/go/235190978/top100/ 235190978 Back in August UKC Gear Tester Jon Griffith climbed the legendary 4500m route of the Peuterey Integral with Luke Hunt."As I've never actually summited Mont Blanc before it was nice to finally get that ticked too." Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:39:00 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/235190978/top100/ 7766 | Mike Adams - Font 8B+ http://en.redtram.com/go/234536641/top100/ 234536641 Over the last few weeks Mike Adams has once again been pulling like a beast and climbing some outstanding problems.Saturday just gone saw Mike string together what he describes as the hardest set of moves he has ever climbed. Serendipity Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:42:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/234536641/top100/ 7766 | Mina Leslie-Wujastyk - 2 Font 8A's in a Week http://en.redtram.com/go/234536627/top100/ 234536627 8a.nu reports that Mina Leslie-Wujastyk has climbed Fake Pamplemousse at Brione Switzerland and Le Pilier at Chironico Switzerland, both graded Font 8A.You can read more about some of Mina's previous bouldering success here: UKC NewsMina is sponsored by , , Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:42:34 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/234536627/top100/ 7766 | EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Stevie Haston Crushes Greenspit http://en.redtram.com/go/234310283/top100/ 234310283 Stevie Haston gives UKC the full candid details of his Greenspit ascent:"I'd say it's like a 5.12 crack to a V8 move, a bit on the powerful side, but nothing really that tricky."Did he climb it onsight? Did he think Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:33:45 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/234310283/top100/ 7766 | VIDEO: Ricky Bell - New E7 Ground-Up http://en.redtram.com/go/234310269/top100/ 234310269 Ricky Bell has climbed another hard new route in Northern Ireland, this time from the ground up. The Thing in the Forest weighs in at E7 6c and Ricky first tried it about 12 months ago. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:33:43 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/234310269/top100/ 7766 | Horseshoe Quarry gets rebolt http://en.redtram.com/go/233545094/top100/ 233545094 The BMC has now replaced the lower-offs and bolts on a small selection of Main Wall routes on a trial project.The BMC employed a local roped access to re-equip 6 routes including Big Fat Texan on a Corner, Pale Rider, Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:04:18 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/233545094/top100/