Alf Randell is a self-described "dirtbag" who has spent nearly a decade of his life climbing amongst the soaring sandstone cliffs of Indian Creek, Utah. In November, 2011, Austin Siadak spent some time climbing with Alf and documented his life in "The Creek,"...

George reviews the new Boulder Britain guide by Niall Grimes. This magnum opus has been an immensely ambitious project in that it covers 180 venues and 3,200 boulder problems across the length and breadth of the United Kingdom. Does it work as a guidebook though?

Greg gives the low-down on the versatile Rock + Run Lepton Crash Pad. Conceived and built by Rock + Run, the Lepton Crash pad is currently a unique take on bouldering pad design - the Lepton is both a starter or secondary pad, a circuiting pad and a way to transport your clobber to the crag.

Dennis Diaz, our man in the East, reports back from the recent Petzl Rock Trip to Getu, China. There's a wealth of information on this exotic and exciting new sport climbing destination that looks set to become a 'must visit' destination...

The BMC helmets guide is a distillation of the BMC’s knowledge on helmets. If you are choosing a helmet, it will help you to select from the many that are now available. You’ll find advice on care and maintenance, and guidance on when to retire your helmet.

Bleaustone’s Training Range is my favourite series of holds for use on a training or systems board. With the possible exception of well made wooden holds, I find the Training Series to be the best option from both a versatility and skin-friendly point of view, whilst most holds are also very good from a space saving perspective.

Fingerboards have come along way since the first hefty great offerings from the likes of Entre-Prises and Bendcrete. Those original old boards were often hulking, tombstones of resin with skin searing edges at highly aggressive angles, and certainly not something that anyone, bar the keenest 'cellar dweller'...

Who would have thought that something seemingly so simple as a bouldering mat could be the cause of so much debate? Barely a week seems to pass without some apparently bewildered individual popping up on an internet forum to seek guidance in the confusing world of the crash pad.

I bought my first pair of Anasazis a couple of years ago, and loved the sticky rubber and precision feel.  However, for me the fit of the brown Anasazi VCS was never quite right – wearing a size I could get my feet into, there was always dead space in the heel.