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Rather than replicate hundreds of climbing links, included here are just a few favourites, many of which themselves contain comprehensive lists of links. The better ones have been marked with a star (*). Please contact Chockstone if you believe there is a broken link, or you have a suggestion for inclusion in this section.


Australian
International
Accidents
Clubs
Environment
Forums
Gear
Guides
Gyms
Health Professionals
Miscellaneous
Photos
Retail
Video
Weather
Accidents
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Australian Sites

Accidents:   Push For The Summit

A Cautionary Tale - Climber falls 15 metres. From Climbing Australia's news page.
* Accident & Injuries - Chockstones forum. Please report climbing accidents here.
Accident Register - Covers accidents in abseiling, canyoning and climbing, etc.

Clubs:   Push For The Summit

Adelaide Uni Mountain Club - Climbing trips, gear hire, cheap membership.
Australian Climbing Gyms Association - Details on competitions, etc.
Australian Climbing Instructors Association - Details on becoming a member.
Australian Mountaineers Info Network - Sydney members having slide nights, etc.
Australian National Uni Mountaineering Club - Canberra climbers unite!
Australian Sport Climbing Federation - Recon you can pull plastic with the best? Check out the competition calendar. This could be your chance at fame!
Brisbane Rockclimbing Club - Climbing in Brisvegas!
Canberra Climbers Association - Social climbers club/Access & Environment based organisation.
Climbers Association of Western Australia - Fairly self explanatory.
Climbing Club of South Australia - SA recreational climbers. Access, guides, new routes, arranged climbing trips, meetings, etc.
Climbing NT - The only website dedicated to climbing around the Top End of Australia.
Latrobe Uni Mountaineering Club - Our Club welcomes non-students and members of the general community to join. We also offer cheap gear hire for members as well as discounts from outdoors stores. We have regular trips with an emphasis on teaching beginners so they are able to safely run their own trips for other members of the club.
Les Rock - A Melbourne based rock climbing club for lesbians!
Melbourne Uni Mountaineering Club - Open to students & non-students alike.
Newcastle Uni Mountaineering Club - Flash web site! Nonstudents may join the club if they are members of the Sports Union and are willing to contribute to the running of club activities.
Outdoor Recreation Centre - Links to climbing clubs, and associations.
QUT Cliffhangers Rockclimbing Club - Queensland University of Technology. Regular climbing twice a week at the local Kangaroo Point Cliffs.
RMIT Outdoors Club - Non students can join. They run climbing trips to Arapiles & Grampains.
Sport Climbing Australia - National Sporting Organisation for climbing in Australia. Bouldering series and all SCA competitions.
Sydney Climbing Club - Where to climb when you're in Sydney.
Sydney University Rockclimbing and Mountaineering Club - Website has a forum, trip reports, gallery, etc.
Tasmanian Climbing Instructors Association - Training and assessment for leaders.
The Border Climbing Club - The north eastern chapter of the Victorian Climbing Club. Site hosted by Ninemsn.
UNE Mountaineering Club - University of New England Mountaineering Club, useful contacts for New England granite gorges, one basalt column area (near a pub) and coastal sandstone, if you happen to be in the Armidale or Coffs Harbour areas. (NSW).
University of South Australia’s (UniSA) Rock Climbing Club - Our club engages in indoor rock climbing (at Vertical Reality Climbing) and organizes and participates in various climbing events and activities.
University of Technology Outdoor Adventure Club in Sydney - The club accepts non-students, has loads of gear available for trip leaders. We do mainly rock climbing (sport, trad and bouldering), canyoning and bushwalking.
UNSW Bushwalking & Mountaineering Club - Climbing trips, gear hire, cheap membership.
* Victorian Climbing Club Victorian Climbing Club - As well as providing discount guidebooks to many local areas, they run trips frequently to many areas around Victoria including Arapiles, Grampians & Buffalo. (See also: Chockstone guide)
Western Victorian Climbing Club Western Victorian Climbing Club - Operating out of Ballart and surrounds. They meet every Tuesday and run regular climbing trips.

Environment:   Push For The Summit

Cliff Care - Funded by Blue Mountains Cliff Care, it provides links to the various clubs and organisations around Australia that are attempting to look after our climbing destinations.
Climbing Code Of Conduct - From the Parks Victoria web site.
Grampians Little Desert - Tourist Info for Grampians Region
Parks Victoria - Manages our Victorian parks, including Buffalo, Grampians & Arapiles.
The Rebolting Fund - NSW Rebolting Fund. Popular forum.
*** Victorian Wildlife Rescue Contacts - (PDF) A list of all the wildlife rescue groups in VIC. There are some area-specific groups that would get help to injured animals faster.

Forums:   Push For The Summit


Forums General:   Push For The Summit

Aus.Rec.Climbing on Google - The Australian climbing newsgroup. Doesn't get nearly as many hits as the US group, but is slowly building a following, and is a far more polite crowd.
Australian Mountaineers Info Network - A Yahoo group at present.

Forums NSW:   Push For The Summit

Climbing Australia - Forum, guides, photos, etc.
Crag X - NSW climbing forum. Just getting off the ground. Needs more posters.
VI-Bouldering - Chat to other boulderers in Australia.

Forums QLD:   Push For The Summit

* Qurank - Queenland Climbing Online - A discussion forum for Queensland climbers, including guides, galleries and ticklists for most Queensland crags.

Forums Tasmania:   Push For The Summit

Tassie Forum - Talk to climbers in Tasmania.

Forums Victoria:   Push For The Summit

*** Chockstone Forum - The place for Victorian climbers to hang out and chat about climbing.

Forums WA:   Push For The Summit

CAWA - Western Australian Forum

NT:   Push For The Summit

Climbing NT Forum - Northern Territory Rock Climbing Forum

Gear:   Push For The Summit

Above and Below Adventure Company - The place to get Xes holds, which are quite good, with great grip, but the harsh texture tends to take off the skin after a while. Good though, and good priced sets.
Aspiring Enterprises - Z makers of climbing harnesses, etc.
Big Red Climbing - All Big Red climbing holds are Australian made.
Climbing Anchors - Climbing Anchors is the home of inexpensive bolting equipment
Mingy Goat Climbing Equipment - Makers of gym climbing holds. Originally based in Melbourne, now in Newcastle, NSW. Their holds are limited in range, but the feel and texture are pretty good. Reasonably priced too.
RatRox - A Sydney company for climbing holds. Their new formula and shapes are absolutely awesome, and the price is right.
Rise Holds - Manufacturer of climbing holds in Australia.
Trango - Manufacturer of climbing wall holds, etc.
Uncarved Block - Producing fine urethane climbing holds in Armidale, NSW since 1996. They have hundreds of hold shapes, with awesome texture. Magical holds, the texture is not rough, just fine like sand paper. Heaps o'' grip!
Whippet Mountain Gear - Makers of chalk bags, rope bags, bouldering mats, etc. Operating out of the Blue Mountains, NSW.

Guides:   Push For The Summit

Adventure Company - A guiding service operating out of Halls Gap in the Grampians. As well as climbing, they also run trips for abseiling, caving, rafting, mountain biking, etc.
Adventure Plus - Brigitte Muir's website. Overseas guided treking, etc.
Alpine Recreation - New Zealand South Island Guided Tours
Arapiles Climbing Guides - Guides, instruction, learn to lead courses, etc. From Beginners to advanced. Groups or individuals.
Australian Climbing Consultants - Garth Miller and Julian Andersons' Australian Climbing Consultants is the Blue Mountains' premier outdoor adventure training company. They specialises in professional, relevant, and up-to-date nationally accredited training programs, leadership development, climbing coaching, guiding, technical instruction and tailor made outdoor adventures.
Australian School Of Mountaineering - Guides and courses, based in Blue Mountains, NSW.
Blue Mountains Adventure Company - Passionate and experienced adventure guides and climbing courses, based in the Blue Mountains, NSW.
Capital Adventure Training - Abseiling, Caving, etc. Based in the ACT.
Climb For Life - Not for profit trust formed by a group of volunteer rock climbers based in Melbourne.
Edge Adventure - Guides and courses, based in Blue Mountains, NSW.
Field Touring Alpine - Western Australian based guiding company able to take you up some of the worlds highest peaks.
Grampians Mountain Adventure - Climbing guides for Grampians & Arapiles.
Hangin Out - Halls Gap in the Grampians. Provides courses ranging from introductory through to guided ascents.
High And Wild - Guides and courses, based in Blue Mountains, NSW.
K7 Adventures - Kosciuszko Adventures are located in the natural environment of the Snowy Mountains and offers adventure activities for you to experience and enjoy.
Outland Expeditions - Not just climbing, but many other outdoor pursuits. Based in Sydney I think.
Professional Association of Climbing Instructors - Offers professional roping instructors access to professional standards and nationally recognised training.
Rock Solid Adventure - South Australian company based in Adelaide providing a range of adventure challenges to individuals, corporate, school and community groups.
Snowy Mountains Climbing School - They are an experienced Outdoor Recreation and Training provider offering rock climbing and abseiling throughout the Snowy Mountains.
The Climbing Company - Guided climbing at Arapiles. Founded by Louise Shepherd and Chris Peisker.
Vertical Mania - Rock climbing and Abseiling around Coffs Harbour, NSW.

Gyms:   Push For The Summit

- If you still can't find a local climbing gym try the directory over on Climbing Australia, or try Indoor Climbing for global gyms. Failing that you could always use the Yellow Pages.

Gyms In Northern Territory:   Push For The Summit

The Rock - The only climbing gym in the Northern Territory.

Gyms In NSW:   Push For The Summit

Climbfit - 412 Frederick St, St Leonards. PH (02) 9436 4600.
Hangdog Climbing Gym - 130 Auburn St, Wollongong. PH (02) 4225 8369. Toproping. Gear shop.
Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym - 4C/1.7 Unwins Bridge Rd, St Peters. PH (02) 95193325. 1160m2, 1116m high, Sydney's biggest. Leading, toproping, bouldering, classes. Also has details on "Ratrox" climbing hold manufacture.
The Cave - 185 The Mall, Leura. PH (02) 4784 2163.
The Ledge Climbing Centre - Western Ave, University of Sydney, Phone: 02 9351 8115
The Pitch Climbing Centre - Unit 3 268270 Victoria St, Wetherill Park. PH (02) 9729 0212. 800 square meters. Leading, toproping, and bouldering. Courses offered
The Summit - Level 2, 40 Third Ave, Blacktown NSW. PHONE: 9678 9635
Wave Rock - 1/91 Centenial Cct, Byron Bay. PH (02) 6680 8777. 22 ropes on walls of various angles.

Gyms In Queensland:   Push For The Summit

Crank Indoor Climbing - Brisbane''s newest and biggest indoor rock climbing gym. Built and designed by both Australian and International climbing wall manufacturers, to deliver a climbing playground for everyone.
Guide - A geocites site containing details of the gyms available.
Urban Climb Brisbane - Urban Climb offer a range of different climbs, bouldering routes, training courses, fitness courses, kid’s classes and group bookings.

Gyms In South Australia:   Push For The Summit

Southern Boulder - Adelaide’s newest rock climbing / bouldering gym situated on the beautiful Magpie Springs Vineyard just south of McLaren Vale.

Gyms In Victoria:   Push For The Summit

Cliffhanger Cliffhanger - Corner Grieve Parade & Dohertys road, Altona North. PH (03) 9369 6400. Some really good artificial rock surfaces. Lead climbing possible. In a building that also has squash courts, weights gym, etc. Has a small gear shop (which is also online), showers, etc. 20m tall, the tallest in the Southern hemisphere with more actual climbing surface area than all the others, including the world famous AME wall + a new Outdoor AME Wall. Friday Nights are 1/2 Price from 5:30pm. Also has a new 200sq mt Bouldering Cave, 2000 new uncarved block holds, it's own airconditioning, leather lounge area, BYO CD sound system, etc.
Hardrock - 1618 Varman Court, Nunawading. PH (03) 9894 4183. Tall routes on "naturalistic" surfarces. Gear shop, cafe, and they offer courses too.
The Lactic Factory - 1 Studley St Abbotsford - A 'boutique' bouldering only gym catering to climbers of all abilities, with a bias towards the more experienced climber training power.
The Rock Adventure Centre - Rear 403 Pakington St, Newtown, Geelong. PH (03) 5221 3101. State-of-the-art indoor climbing centre with top-rope and lead climbing (routes changed regularly), MASSIVE bouldering area, training area with campus boards etc, indoor caving, abseil towers plus gear shop and great coffee! Also run outdoor rock climbing and abseiling at the You Yangs, Staughtonvale and Werribee Gorge.
Victorian Climbing Centre - 12 Hartnett Drive Seaford. (03) 9782 4222. I've never been there.
Y Rock - 4749 Mundy St, Bendigo. Part of the YMCA building. This is my local climbing gym. It's small in comparison to gyms in Melbourne, but they only charge a fraction of the price. You can boulder for only $1.70 if you buy a 10 session pass, or climb for about $5.50. You can also boulder for free, on the bluestone walls under the nearby railway bridge, but bring the mozzy spray. (See Chockstone guide).

Gyms In Western Australia:   Push For The Summit

The Hangout - 12 White St, Bayswater. PH (08) 9371 9939. Leading, toproping, and bouldering. Locker room. Air conditioned. Courses offered.
The Rockface - 63B John St, Northbridge. PH (08) 9328 5998. Showers. Air conditioned. Gear shop. Basic crag information and photos for climbing areas around Western Australia.

Health Professionals:   Push For The Summit


Victoria:   Push For The Summit

Athlon Sports Medicine - The Melbourne climbers choice of osteopath. Who better to treat your injury than Dr Julian Saunders, who pulls down grade 31 himself.
Elaine Stevenson - Myotherapy / manual medicine practice run by Victorian rock-climber with a specific interest in climbing injuries

Miscellaneous:   Push For The Summit

Accidental Injury Plan from GIO - Recommended by one of the forum members.
Arapiles.net - Run by climbers, info on new routes, local shops/resources, etc. Has a small magazine. Details on the Arapiles Mountain Shop, which do shoe resoling very handy!
Australian Bouldering - Newsletters, interviews, gallery, etc.
*** Australian Climbing Association - A common gateway for useful information and resources related to climbing in Australia. News, Guides and Photos
Australian Climbing Festival - April 2007 Blue Mountains Gathering
Australian Rockclimbing Internet Sites - List of Aussie links on a Geocites personal web site.
Australian Sports Social Network - Find others interested in your sport
Big John's Retreads - Climbing shoe resolers with agents throughout Australia.
City Limit Bouldering - [Link Broken?] Where to boulder (not on plastic) around Melbourne.
* Climbing Australia - All about climbing in Australia. They nailed the right URL eh? They produce climbing videos, but also have a fairly good range of "how to" climbing articles on line.
Climbing Madness - News and items of interest for climbers of the Blue Mountains, NSW.
Climbwest - Rockclimbing guides to Western Australia.
Crag X - Originally developed to document new climbing areas around Sydney and the Blue Mountains.
** Crux - Australasian Climbing Journal - Latest and greatest Australian Climbing Magazine. Available at Climbing shops and gyms.
Grampians Climbing Areas - Interactive maps of Grampians climbing destinations.
Guide to Rock Climbing - A beginners Guide to Rock Climbing with links to articles.
Mojozone - New Zealand Rock Climbing and Bouldering site
Neil's Haul Bag - Neil Monteith's site. Lots of great photos, and trip reports around the Grampians area.
New England Climbing - A good climbers resource, including animated graphics of knots, etc.
OzCrag - On-line Guide to Queensland climbing. Still in development stages.
Peter Monks - Australian Crags, Canyons & Caves. Mainly NSW climbing news, trip reports, etc.
Red Centre Rock - All about climbing in central Australia.
Rock Magazine - Australia's published climbing mag. Pick it up from any newsagent.
Summer Camps USA - Experience the thrill of teaching American kids with Summer Camp USA. Applications open now!
Sun, Sand, Surf - A rock climbers guide to Sydney.
Sydney Android Climbing Guide - Android app for a Rock Climbing Guide to Sydney.
Sydney iPhone Climbing Guide - iPhone app for a Rock Climbing Guide to Sydney.
Tasmanian Climbing - Jonathan Nermut's Tassie pages. (See also: Tassie Guide)
* The Crag The Crag - A searchable index of climbs, including almost all climbs in Australia!
The Gong Guide - [Link Broken?] Climbing in and around Wollongong
VI-Bouldering - For bouldering info in Victoria, Australia and beyond. Quiet forum.
*** Whipper - [Link Broken?] Australia''''s online climbing magazine.
Wills Climbing Page - A geocites site with details on many of the routes at crags in NSW and Victoria.

Photos:   Push For The Summit

*** Chockstone Photography Chockstone Photography - Images of Australia by Chockstone''s author. Photos available for sale.
Intrepid Photos - Robert Downie's site. Australian climbing photos, as well as many nonclimbing & overseas shots.
* Onsight Photography - Simon Carter's online climbing photo gallery is simply stunning. A must see. I was given his coffee table book, "Rock Climbing In Australia",as a present now that's a gift!
* Open Spaces Photography - Glenn Tempest''s adventure photography and guide books.

Retail:   Push For The Summit

Anaconda - Melbourne based outdoor gear store
Arapiles Mountain Shop - Natimuk's climbing store. A must stop for many an Arapiles climber.
Arbor - Tree Climbing Gear
Bogong Equipment - 374 Little Bourke St. Melbourne.
Cliffhanger - For the biggest variety of brands of climbing gear in one shop. Some gear is available online. 15% discount for VCC members. We also stock harder to find gear like Big Bros, Pitons and Aid Gear along with industrial rope access equipment.
Flashed Products - Chalk, chalk bags, bouldering mats and T-Shirts.
Main Peak - Online store for outdoor adventure gear, including climbing stuff.
Mountain Designs - Mainly outdoor clothing, but some climbing gear too. They have dozens of stores Australia wide.
On Rope - On-line store for rope, harnesses, etc.
Paddy Palin - Outdoor gear retailer.
Pinnacle Sports - QLD based online climbing store.
Pyro-Tection - You'll find rescue equipment, military gear, Lifeline motorsport equipment, arbor gear and camping and wilderness gear.
** Rock Hardware Rock Hardware - Visit, phone (03) 5441 8886, or fax Steve Morris at 38 Neale St, Bendigo for all your climbing gear. He has the best prices in Australia, at least from my experience. Plus he's on for a chat if you need qualified advice, or just want to yak about climbing in general.
Rockmaster Publications - RMP is a new company producing AU rockclimbing guides.
Snowgum - More for hiking equipment, than climbing.
Spelean - Australian distributor for many climbing gear brands.
The Frontier - A new outdoor/climbing store in Sydney
The Wilderness Shop - 969 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill, Vic, 3128. ph (03) 9898 3742
Traverse Sports - Online outdoor equipment and clothing store.
Wild Sports - Mail order climbing and other outdoor gear from Sydney.

Video:   Push For The Summit

Chockstone Video Gallery - Victorian video clips on this site!
VI Bouldering - Irregular video and picture updates

Weather:   Push For The Summit

Bureau Of Meteorology Forecasts - To see what the forecast is throughout Victoria, before you make the long drive to Araps or wherever. Or follow the links to national forecasts. Ballarat, Bendigo, Melbourne, Five Day Forecast from Yahoo weather. Planet wide forecasts available.
Weather.com - 10 day forecasts for most towns in Australia.



International Sites

Accidents:   Push For The Summit

Alpine Accidents In Canada - Accidents sorted by cause.
ANAM Graphs - Statistics from Accidents In North American Mountaineering graphed.
Anchor's Away - From the Camp4 web site. One more good reason not to rap off a single piece.
* Blood On The Rocks - An accident report by Michael Calnan on Alpinistas web site. Detailed and well written account of a 40 foot fall that resulted in massive injuries, and the subsequent 10 hour rescue by SAR and fellow climbers.
Climbing Injuries - Site dedicated to documenting climbing injures
Injuries & Accidents - The popular rockclimbing.com forum, with details of many near misses and fatalities.
More Fuel For The Old Helmet Debate - An article from rec.climbing describing a head injury incurred during a fall. The subsequent thread rehashes the helmet debate.
Staying Alive - A good article about climbing accidents in Yosemite by John Dill, NPS Search and Rescue.
* Tragedy On The Pharaoh - Very detailed report of climber death. Some serious lessons for us all.

Forums:   Push For The Summit

Climbing Central Forums - From Climbing Central web site, not much here yet.
Climbing Talk - A fairly new bulletin board, allowing climbers to chat. Not many posts yet.
Gunks.com Forums - Not bad, quite a volume of posts. Well presented. Focus is not just regional to the Gunks.
MtnCommunity.org - Not many posts yet, but at least it's well presented.
New England Bouldering Message Board - Just a flat, linear listing of posts.
* Rec.Climbing on Google - Read and post to the US climbing newsgroup if you dare. They can be both informative and somewhat combative. It pays to lurk for a few years before posting.
Rec.Climbing.Useful - A moderated newsgroup, as an alternative to the more abrasive rec.climbing group over on Trail Space web site. Unfortunately a flat, linear style of presentation.
* Rock Climbing Forums - From the rockclimbing.com web site. These days seems to be the biggest climbing forum on the web.
Rock Fax - A UK group, quite a number of posts, visited regularly.
* The Caff - UKClimbing.com's rock talk forum. Seems to incur more traffic than uk.rec.climbing newsgroup.
Uk.Rec.Climbing on Google - The UK climbing newsgroup is supported by an interesting bunch. They even write with UK slang and accents. Get a yearning for that Gritstone!
Zoner's Pub - Hosted by Yahoo Groups, the site has about 150 members last time I looked.

Gear:   Push For The Summit

Austrialpin - Carabiners, ice gear, etc.
Beal - Makers of climbing rope.
* Black Diamond Black Diamond - The home of camalots!
Bluewater Bluewater - For static and dynamic climbing ropes.
Boreal - Also for climbing shoes.
Camp - Makers of cams, etc.
Clog - The UK Manufactures of cams, etc.
Colorado Custom Hardware - For those indispensable aliens!
DMM DMM - The UK manufactures of carabiners, and other climbing equipment.
Edelrid - Ropes, mountaineering gear, etc.
Fish - For big wall gear.
Five-Ten Five-Ten - My favourite climbing shoes, can't beat that stealth C4 rubber.
Grivel - Mainly ice climbing gear.
HB (Climb High) - Wales manufactures of carabiners, cams, nuts, etc.
La Sportiva - Also for climbing shoes.
Mammut - Packs, ropes, harnesses, etc.
Metolius - Makers of cams, gym climbing holds, training equipment, etc.
Ocun - Harnesses, ropes, cams, crash pads, etc.
Omega Pacific - For low cost carabiners, etc.
Patagonia - Outdoor clothing manufacturer.
* Petzl Petzl - An amazing site. Even if you don't want to buy gear, its worth checking out the wealth of diagrams and "how to" info.
Roca - I like their "Tasmania" rope, due it it's high shear resistance and large number of falls.
Rock Empire - "Cheap" gear manufacturer, shoes, cams, carabiners, etc.
Splitter Gear - Home of the new 2Cams.
Sterling - Also for climbing ropes.
Trango - Among other things, they make Big Bros, for protection wide off widths.
Ushba - Ascenders, Ice & Rock gear, etc.
Wild Country Wild Country - Makers of the original friends. Also make nuts, harnesses, slings, etc.
Wired Bliss - Makers of very smooth and light cams, among other things.
Yates - Home of the screamers! Big walls, ice, sport gear.

Holds:   Push For The Summit

Cheapholds.com , Crux , Entre Prises , Franklin Climbing , Juggernaut , Metolius , Nicros , Pusher , Stone Age , Voodoo

Humour:   Push For The Summit

Art By Dave Ferguson - Some fun climbing cartoons from the rockclimbing.com site.
Did'sCorner - A small cartoon over on Posing Productions web site.
Holy Grail Parody - Presented on Camp4 web site. Really funny if you like Monty Python.
Omega Man - Very funny cartoon series, from Omega Pacific web site.
Sick Climbing Cartoons - A lot of cartoons here, but be warned this page is heavy on downloads.
The Climbing Humour Page - Top 10 reasons climbing is better than sex, etc. From the MtEverest.net site.

Magazines:   Push For The Summit

Alpinist - American quarterly-issued climbing magazine of international alpine and big wall climbing.
Camp4 - News, photos and trip reports from the US.
* Climbing Climbing - A US mag, very good.
Gripped - Canada's climbing magazine.
Mountain Zone - Stories, reports & interviews with big name mountaineers.
Outside Online - Outside magazine's online web site.
* Rock & Ice Rock & Ice - Another US mag, sometimes slow to load, but still very good.
Smack - A bit heavy on downloads, but entertaining.
Spadout - Rock climbing magazine
Top Rope - A bit weird in places, you might get a laugh, or be offended.
Vertical Jones - Mag for rock and ice climbers. Some articles are available online.

Miscellaneous:   Push For The Summit

8a.numbers - Find out who are the hardest climbers & boulders world wide. Latest competition news, etc.
ABC Of Rockclimbing - Rock Climbing Portal with every kind of information, products and travel about Rockclimbing.
Access Fund - A US site dedicated to ensuring land access for climbers.
ASCA - American Safe Climbing Association. Among other things has details on bolting best practices.
Big Wall Climbing - John Middendorf's Big Walls homepage.
Bouldering Domain - A US site for all the mad keen boulders out there. News, Photos, Video, Reviews, etc.
Climber Online - Among other things, such as great articles, they have a huge links list.
Climberware - Karl Lew's excellent web site. Tips, trip reports, photos of rec.climbing regulars, etc.
ClimbingXMedia - Very well presented site, lots of flash pop up stuff, photos, images, training tips, interviews with big name climbers, etc. Heavy on the downloads though.
Crag X - A UK web site.
Deadpoint - News, interviews, letters, photos, etc.
Free Climb NZ - Has guide-booklets available for download for a number of crags in New Zealand (mainly North Island locations).
Gunks.com - A climbers resource focused on "The Gunks" in the US, but also with some more general info.
Indoor Climbing - Where to find a gym when travelling world wide. They also have a fun cyber climbing game!
* Jorg Zeidelhack - Great climbing photography!
Korea On The Rocks - KoreaOnTheRocks.com (KOTR) is dedicated to providing information to foreign rock and ice climbers living in South Korea.
Mount Everest The British Story - For all information concerning the British on Mount Everest, we will provide the answers to many questions. From their first expedition to those of today, you will find a comprehensive history, list of summiteers, amazing facts, a gallery and much more.
Mountain Zone - Numerous and current interviews/articles from big name climbers & mountaineers.Find out what's happening on the highest peaks.
Mountaindays.net - Mountaineering and rock climbing in the UK and beyond. Includes news, weather, gear, routes, gallery, downloads and comprehensive links directory.
Mountainz - Mountaineering info for New Zealand and beyond.
Mt Everest - Made for climbers and trekkers of Nepal.
Petzl Fall Simulator - Calculates the force on the climber, belay and top anchor during a lead fall given user defined variables such as protection used, distance fallen, etc.
Posing Productions - Inspiring climbing photos, cartoons, multimedia shows. UK based. Well presented.
Rock Climbing In Cambodia - Rock Climbing, Adventure travel, Kampot, Kampong Cham, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Rock Climbing Training - Earth Trek employs certified Alpine climbing guides who have led over 100 international Rock climbing.
* Rock Climbing UK - Online rock climbing magazine by UK climbers for UK climbers
Rock Fax - A UK web site, with lots of miniguides and a large forum.
Rock List - An attempt at a world wide online climbing guide, via contributions from users.
* Rockclimbing.com Rockclimbing.com - They bagged a nice URL eh? They claim it's the largest climbing routes database on the net. They have also have a good list of climbing articles, and a very popular forum.
Scandinavian Mountains - Exactly what the title suggests. Wonderful photos and informative site.
Screensaver - [Link Broken?] Paul Roberts climbing screensaver. A fun diversion. Little dude and belayer lead climbs your screen, takes whippers, etc.
Shut Up & Climb - [Link Broken?] A Geocites web site focused on presenting resources for climbers.
Simon Foley - Info on climbing in Thailand.
Stone Nudes - Yep, you guessed it. Naked climber chicks & dudes. They even have a calendar. It was going to happen sooner or later. At least it's tastefully done. I mean it looks more "arty" than "porn".
Summit Post - nice climbing/mountaineering site with lots of info, gear revieuws, trip reports, etc.

SuperTopo - Site focus is mainly Yosemite, but they have some good articles too.
The Adventurerr - Outdoor adventures including rock climbing
Time Outdoors - Great UK site with an absolutely huge list of climbing articles.
* Trad Girl Trad Girl - A very, very good site containing the best climbing FAQ ever. Your first port of call if you have a generic climbing question, before posting on rec.climbing.
Traditional Mountaineering - Info and instruction about alpine mountain climbing safety skills and gear.
Tree Climbing Rope Knots - About 15 climbing knots
UKClimbing - Dedicated to UK climbing news, chat, guides, articles, etc. Loads of info, hundreds of routes described, this is a great site if you're climbing in the UK.
Vertical Devices - Photos and descriptions of ascenders, descenders, belay devices, and miscellaneous devices used by climbers and cavers historically and currently. A huge amount of work has gone into this site.
Vertical Resources - Ice & Mountaineering info, particularly for New Zealand.
Web Climbing - News, articles, photos & links of climbing around the world.
Web Crag - A US site with climbing news, etc. Big list of links.
Women Climbing - Encourages more girls into the sport, which can only be a plus. Discusses gear and clothing made just for chicks.
Yosemite Photographs - Chris Falkenstein's site. He's a professional photographer.

Portals:   Push For The Summit

Adventure Directory - Covers links to all adventure sports, but you can narrow the list to climbing alone.
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation - Climbing links.
Climber Portal - Based in Germany. Click the appropriate button to get English version.
Google - Google's list of climbing links.
Macks Links - From a US web site "Mack's Climbing Page".
MSN - List of climbing links from microsoft's site.
Yahoo - Yahoo's list of climbing links.
Zeal - The US Climbing links page. Goto "Home" and drill down again for other countries.

Quotes:   Push For The Summit

Climbing Quotes - From Guillaume Dargaud's web site.
Climbing Quotes - From the about climbing web site.
Climbing Related Quotes - From Tuan's Mountaineering page.
Mt Everest Quotes - Words from famous Everest climbers, on the Everest News web site.

Retail:   Push For The Summit

Altrec - Reasonably wide range of gear. Good web site, with tech articles, etc.
BananaFingers Climbing Equipment - climbing store in the UK
Bivouac Outdoor - New Zealand based climbing clothing and equipment
Black Dome - online retailer.
Climber's Choice - International source for purchasing gear online.
Mountain Gear - Nicely presented site.
Mountain Tools - Vast range of rock and ice gear available to order online.
Planet Outdoors - Looks like a reasonable range of climbing gear, lots of shells, clothing, etc.
REI - Expensive when you factoring in shipping, but they do have a big range of climbing gear.
Top World Books - I carry both current and back issues of Alpinist magazine and ship worldwide.

Stories:   Push For The Summit

Best Trip Reports of 2001 - From Dawn's FAQ.
Climbing Archive Stories - A huge list of trip reports, too many to read.
Climbing Channel - A great collection of climbing stories.
Evan's Stories - A series of quality trip reports, many big walls.
* Features (Climbing Magazine) - The mag has many of their stories online.
Funny Rescue Story - By George Bell.
Grand Wall Granny - Humorous recounting of long free route by a 28 year old and his 58 year old mother who outclimbs him.
Jam Crack - A couple of climbing stories. Site may grow larger in the future.
Los Alpinistas Climbing Archives - Large number of trip reports, by a variety of authors on the Alpinistas web site.
* Mussy's Bedtime Stories - Collection of climbing stories from the Fish Products web site, many of which appeared in Rock & Ice magazine.
Summit Tales - A collection of personal accounts from climbers.
Tales Of Cold Winter Climbs - A series of mountaineering trip reports, professionally presented with excellenent photographs.
* The Precipitous World of Dan Osman - The author heads out on one of Dans wild climbing rope jumps. Well written, though presumably for a nonclimber audience.
The Shield El Capitan - Another big wall trip report, this time from Karl Baba, a climbing guide working out of Yosemite National Park in the US. Definitely worth a read. Humorous, thoughtful and well written.
Vertical Jones Archives - There are some entertaining ones to read here. Check it out.
* West Face Leaning Tower - [Link Broken?] This is the funniest big wall trip report I've ever read. You simply have to read it. You'll laugh till you cry.

Training:   Push For The Summit

Archive of Rock Climbing Moves & Tips - Details of actual body movements. Good for beginners.
Climbing Training - Several good articles from Indoorclimbing.com web site.
Exercises For Climbing - By Ken Cline.
Finger & Back/Arm Strength - From rockclimbing.com and written by Giancarlo Costacliola.
Four not so easy steps to more power - By Steve Malsch on the Franklin Climbing web site.
Hand Injuries In Rock Climbing - From Sports Medicine web site.
Health and Training - From Dawn's FAQ on Trad Girl web site.
Hypertrophy & Power Training - Written by Phil Requist and presented on "indoor climbing" web site.
Science Of Climbing - [Link Broken?] From "Climbing Australia" web site.
The Warrior's Way - Mental Fitness Training for Climbers. Check out info and sign up for free newsletter.
Training - From Time Outdoors web site.
Training For Climbing - Eric Horst web site. Really good training info here. His books are a worthwhile read.
Training For The Crag - From Camp4 online magazine.
Workout From Hell - Written by John Long and reproduced on the Sport Extreme web site.

Video:   Push For The Summit


France:   Push For The Summit

Petzl - Videos irregular updates

Germany:   Push For The Summit

Plantinum - Climbing and bouldering in the Pfalz
Ropeless - Bouldering videos
Udini - Irregular video updates

Ireland:   Push For The Summit

The Short Span - Ireland bouldering video and pictures

Poland:   Push For The Summit

Zanik - Climbing video repository

UK:   Push For The Summit

BearDownProductions - Irregular updates
Moon Products - Various Videos with Ben Moon. Mainly UK but also Europe
UKbouldering - Irregular video updates

USA:   Push For The Summit

Big Up Productions - Video Producer Josh Howell's site
Climbing Films - Large repository
Dr Topo - Usually new video weekly
Dzinforge - Bouldering videos
Halcyon Climbing Media - US bouldering videos
Hueco Rock Ranch - Hueco videos - irregular updates
Indevisual - Bouldering videos
Modump Bouldering - Regular bouldering video and picture updates
New England Bouldering - Not updated for a while
No Rope - Regular bouldering video and picture updates
VertVideo - Mostly bouldering, irregular updates


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