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13.10.20

Travelling during a pandemic

TCA routesetter and BD Local Hero Jonny Kydd gives us a glimpse of life on the road as he tentatively restarts his climbing tour.

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08.09.20

Dumbarton Rock

As the brand new Dumby guide hits the shelves, co-author and TCA staff member John Hutchinson shares his personal connection to the Clyde's iconic climbing venue.

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06.08.20

My Lockdown Motivation

Young Scottish competition climber Hannah Kerr tells us about her lockdown.

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24.06.20

Finding adventure a little closer to home

Nat Berry on exploring local climbing venues and getting used to a slower pace of life

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19.06.20

A life of climbing – Alan Cassidy

TCA Director Alan reminisces about his journey into climbing and a few of his biggest climbs.

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09.06.20

Top tips for cragging safely after lockdown

It is a good time to explore local crags. Roz and Jonny have compiled essential advice for getting restarted.

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15.05.20

Climbing jigsaws

If you want something to keep your mind and your fingers active, try our new TCA jigsaws

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08.05.20

Musings on the art of route-setting

TCA setter Dan talks about the art and challenges of being a route-setter

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07.05.20

How to take better climbing photographs

TCA route-setter and photographer Joseph Schenk shares advice on how to become a better climbing photographer.

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04.05.20

Dear climbing

Kate shares her love affair with climbing

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30.04.20

Running into Ropes – Discovering the World of Climbing

Emma Marple shares her joy of climbing and travel, and offers advice on how the wild at heart can keep spirits high during lock-down

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23.04.20

Team TCA is staying home

To give COVID the boot! Watch our video

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20.04.20

Who’s zoomin who?

Download virtual zoom backgrounds to get back into TCA centres

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15.04.20

Secrets to becoming a semi-decent climber

Lucy shares the secrets to her success.

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10.04.20

Training at home

Good sources for home-based training ideas.

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06.04.20

Choons!

TCA DJs are keeping the psyche high during shutdown with music mixes

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26.03.20

Time for something uplifting

We have gathered some love letters to climbing from our amazing community to lift your spirits.

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23.03.20

Your love letters to climbing

Being forced to stop doing your favourite things is really hard. We'd like to hear from you about how much climbing means to you.

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13.03.20

Queer Climbing at TCA

TCA climber Roxy Barry writes about a brilliant new informal climbing meet up in Glasgow, that aims to make all climbers feel welcome.

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07.03.20

TCA’s guide to climbing etiquette

Learn some top tips for understanding climbing etiquette to help you be the coolest climber

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27.02.20

Coping with climbing finger injuries

Learn about finger anatomy, common pulley injuries and recovery

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17.02.20

Bristol Schools Climbing Championships 2020

Coach Roz gives us the low-down on a fun-filled but challenging day for the young climbers of Bristol.

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03.02.20

From Tennis to climbing

Hear route-setter Jonny's unusual story of how tennis brought him close to the sport he now loves

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17.12.19

Food for thought

You might have noticed some tasty new treats in the Glasgow cafes this week. We are working with a couple of brilliant ethical organisations.

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16.12.19

Keeping it local

Meet BD Local Heroes Lucy and Roz as they talk about how they got into climbing and how they face the challenges it brings.

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16.12.19

Lattice Assessments

Work with coaches to get an insightful assessment of your climbing abilities and recommendations on areas to develop if you want to progress up the grades.

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26.11.19

Forgetting to clip auto belay – an interview

Climbing on auto belay is a safe sport, if it is done correctly. But lose focus and any one of us could forget to clip. We speak to Sam about her accident and what we need to do as climbers to stay safe.

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