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WCS22: Exeter Beta #2

All the best places to eat, drink and climb during your weekend in Exeter for the 2022 Women's Climbing Symposium - courtesy of local climbe

Meet coach extraordinaire, Be Baldwin-Fuller

Having ranked as one of the top 10 UK Women in bouldering, Be Baldwin-Fuller also coached the GB Paraclimbing team to its greatest medal hau

Getting to know Sam Leary of Leading Edge... because who wouldn't want to?!

Sam Leary of Leading Edge Mountaineering is one of very, very few female WMCI's (Winter Mountaineering and Climbing Instructors). A...

Meet Acro Coach Emily Nicholl

WCS17's newest coach Emily Nicholl talks circus, movement, having a head for heights and how acrobalance can help your climbing. Tell us...

Gracie Martin discusses her 2016-17 season

Up-and-coming talent Gracie Martin talks to WCS about her successful 2016-17 season, how she got there and the big decisions she had to...

We catch up with WCS Coach Suzan Dudink

"The WCS is still one of my favourite days to coach at. I'm often working hard, but I'm so so lucky to be able to say my job is also my...

Fingerboard training with Katie Varian

If someone told you all you had to do was 4 hours of something a week and after 6 months you’d go up a whole grade if not more, would you...

Yoga for Climbing with Penny Orr and Mina Leslie-Wujastyk

So what's it all about, and what can it do for your climbing? Both Penny and Mina discovered yoga in their teens, taking the odd class...

Jule Wurm joins WCS16 Coaching team

We are proud to announce Jule Wurm as the newest addition to the WCS coaching team! In her ten-year competition career, Jule has competed...