A Classic Rock Adventure Around The UK

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A Classic Rock Adventure Around The UK

For many years we’ve had a Classic Rock page on our website, where we offer different options for completing all fifteen Lake District climbs in Ken Wilson’s Classic Rock book. We’ve had few takers over the years, but we haven’t yet completed all fifteen with any one client. Tom Hiley and Charles Eggleston have been clients since 2019, and between them they’ve done lots of different things with Chris, including a visit to the Cuillins, Mountain Leader assesment, and lots of climbing in the Lakes. Last year they came up with a new challenge for themselves, and they asked Chris to help them complete it. This is their story so far…

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7 Reasons Why You Should Embrace Failure

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7 Reasons Why You Should Embrace Failure

No-one likes to fail. It doesn’t make us feel good, and it can cost us time, money, energy and pride. Failure can be defined as a lack of success in doing or achieving something, especially in relation to a particular activity. Fear of failure can prevent us from trying, but failure is inevitable. Everyone experiences setbacks sometimes, and if we can change our mindset about failure, it can be good for us, even though it might not feel like it at the time. If you’ve been out with Chris, you’ll probably have heard him use the FAIL acronym, which stands for First Attempt In Learning.

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Updated: What’s On My Climbing Rack And Why?

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Updated: What’s On My Climbing Rack And Why?

My climbing rack is one of my basic tools of the trade. Every piece of gear on it has been used many times and is very familiar to me. What I actually select for my rack on a day out depends on the rock type and grades of the routes I am expecting to climb. When on granite or gritstone I carry more cams, and sometimes doubles of common sizes like 1 and 2. When on slate or harder Lake District routes on rhyolite I take more small wires. Here’s a summary of anything I might carry, and why.

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