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...

Whether you’re just starting out at rock climbing, or a seasoned veteran looking to refresh your mind on a few long forgotten techniques; instructional books are a great tool that many climbers have benefited from. However, with over 70 titles to choose from amongst rock climbing techniques books alone the choice can be a bit overwhelming!

This is the second fact file article to sport climbing in Antalya, Turkey. Whilst the first centred on Geyikbayiri to the west , here we look at the climbing and logistical knowledge required for climbing at the prime spot of Olympos, which itself is situated on the coast, 85km south of Antalya.

Antalya, in south west Turkey, has become an increasingly popular sport climbing destination, thanks to reasonable prices, good winter weather and, of course, a wealth of top drawer bolted rock climbs. This is the first of two fact file style articles, each focusing on the two main centres of interest.

Situated on the banks of the Ardèche river, in southern France, is the impressive well featured cave of hard white limestone, Grotte des Branches. This is one of many crags situated in the Ardèche Gorge, but the locals enthuse that it is their most prized cliff...

Dinas Rock is a superb limestone sport crag in close proximity to Swansea, offering a varied selection of over 100 sports routes on a clean, compact and user friendly cliff face. The crag also features almost 50 boulder problems (including links), making a fine destination for both visiting and local climbing athletes alike.

Ardnamurchan is another ‘off the beaten track’ destination which wasn’t developed until the late nineties. Although no longer the preserve of locals it does take some effort to reach. For those prepared to make the extra 2 hours plus drive from Glencoe the rewards are perfect rock, fantastic climbing and amazing landscapes.

Situated near Buis les Baronies in the south of France, Baume Rousse is a compact limestone crag that is far less frequented than some of its better known neighbouring crags, making an ideal venue to escape the crowds yet still climb some top notch lines.

Good things come in threes, and this article series is no exception – even if this instalment does clock in some way beyond the imaginary deadline.  The celebrated writer Douglas Adams knew a thing or two about deadlines, famously noting “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.”

April 2011 seemed to be the time when most of the Rock + Run staff migrated up to the West Coast of Scotland at some point. George North was up there first, based around Torridon and then Reiff. A couple of weeks later Andy Hyslop and Mike Binks worked their way up from Gairloch to the far NW, stopping at...