Cawleys Waste Management

Winter Climbing For The Middle Aged Married Parent

When we were 21 I'm sure we were all going to set the winter climbing scene ablaze with our flaming ice axes. But priorities change, you meet the love of your life, settle down, maybe start a family, ... but you don't completely settle down... Come ... Read >

Wild Country Ropeman 3

The Ropeman is dead – long live the Ropeman. Steve Long, Technical Officer at Mountain Leader Training UK and president of the UIAA's Training Standards Working Group, reviews the latest incarnation of Wild Country's multi-talented ascender, which hits th... Read >

Scotland sets out Zero Waste legislative plans

Cawleys noted that Scotland are setting out a total ban on sending biodegradable waste to landfill by 2020 and a requirement for most local authorities to introduce food waste collections by 2015 are among the key requirements in the Scottish Government’s... Read >

Training to Become a Better Climber Part 3

In the previous article, we looked mainly at balance techniques for use on the wall, such as Egyptians, drop knees and flagging. All of these techniques are mainly focused on keeping the climber in balance to avoid stressing the arms too much. In this ... Read >

Walter Bonatti, mountaineer, journalist and Italian hero, dies aged 81

Italy is mourning one its greatest sporting heroes, the mountaineer and journalist Walter Bonatti, who died in Rome on Tuesday aged 81. He had recently been diagnosed with cancer. Born to working-class parents in Bergamo, Bonatti's precocious talent ma... Read >

Tech skills: Should I wear a helmet?

BMC Technical Officer Dan Middleton takes a look at the reasons not to wear a climbing helmet. It had been a glorious afternoon, climbing on the immaculate, rough rock of Black Crag. As I drove down Wrynose Pass afterwards, I noticed drivers coming the... Read >

Tech skills: Abseil stations

What goes up must come down. And for longer routes this often involves using fixed abseil points - or ‘stations’. A familiar sight on alpine routes, their safe use is an essential alpine skills. But back home many otherwise experienced climbers are less... Read >

Welcome to the Guardians waste and recycling hub

This week sees the launch of the Guardians newest hub, which focuses on waste and recycling. The hub will collate news, comment, best practice and discussion relating to waste management, strategy and reduction. The waste and recycling hub will give co... Read >

Training to Become a Better Climber Part 1 - The Building Blocks

So you've entered the world of rock climbing now and you can't shake the urge to go climbing more and more. I am sorry to have to tell you this... but it's over... your life as a normal, everyday person has gone! Climbers come in many shapes and sizes, bu... Read >

Days are numbered for

“Best before" dates on food are being scrapped to cut Britain’s £6billion waste mountain. Ministers reckon they encourage people to throw away food that is fine to eat and will urge shops to use a simple “use by" date instead. Confusion over the lab... Read >