Journal

Winter Newsletter 2024

Winter Newsletter 2024

A seasonal round up of some exciting achievements, adventures and news coming from the DMM athletes and in-house team.

Panama Margay Expedition 2022/23

Panama Margay Expedition 2022/23

Arborist, Drew Bristow, recounts a conservation expedition to help record a small and elusive arboreal wild cat.

Seventh Direction

Seventh Direction

On 6th August 2022 Alex Luger realised his long-held dream of climbing Seventh Direction free in a single day.

Revolver

Revolver

The first ever carabiner with a built-in pulley wheel appeared in 2004. It is still widely used today.

Ultra O

Ultra O

A true oval connector providing effective centralising of loads—forerunner of the compact PerfectO, AmericanO and XSRE.

Hitch Climber Pulley

Hitch Climber Pulley

The story behind the iconic Triple Attachment Pulley at the core of the Hitch Climber system.

Mamba

Mamba

Its introduction in 1993 was a 'revolutionary concept in design and performance'.

Predator

Predator

The idea of a fully curved axe in the 90s was a radical and pioneering design.

Going pink for October

Going pink for October

October is the traditional time of year when we support Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a special edition pink product.

McHaffie Completes Extreme Rock

McHaffie Completes Extreme Rock

James McHaffie’s name goes down in British climbing history as the first person to climb all 180 routes in Extreme Rock.

Womens Trad Festival

Womens Trad Festival

WTF director, Gilly McArthur, chats about inclusivity, community, and her aspirations.

From cakes to medals

From cakes to medals

Find out how competition climbing started in the UK before becoming an Olympic sport at the Tokyo Games.

Bosi earns King Capella Crown

Bosi earns King Capella Crown

Will Bosi's King Capella with a proposed 9b+ grade, would make him the first Brit to achieve this level of difficulty.

Ready for rock

Ready for rock

Alan Halewood shares his thoughts on getting back to rock climbing as pandemic restrictions ease and spring arrives.

Space Force (8a+/230m)

Space Force (8a+/230m)

Impressive new multi-pitch climb in Val Bavona, Ticino, Switzerland.

Megos' milestone ascent: Bibliographie 9c (5.15d)

Megos' milestone ascent: Bibliographie 9c (5.15d)

On the 5th of August, Alex Megos climbed his long-term Ceuse project, Bibliographie, with ‘one last go’ on the last day of his trip.

Big Canopy Campout

Big Canopy Campout

Paul Pritchard didn’t let hemiplegia stop him from joining the Big Canopy Campout in Tasmania.

Going sideways

Going sideways

Nick Bullock and Mick Lovatt repeat the 1240 ft epic traverse, War and Peace, 24 years after its first ascent.

Back to Rock

Back to Rock

Reflections on getting back to rock as lockdown restrictions eased.

Alex Megos on living the dream

Alex Megos on living the dream

Now back home in the Frankenjura, and having had time to catch his breath, Ray Wood asked Alex a few questions about his time away.

Crossing the Years

Crossing the Years

During this COVID-19 crisis, climbers are having to get their fix vicariously. This early piece of Nick Bullock’s writing from around 2002/3 should help.

Do Climbers Dream of Electric Vans?

Do Climbers Dream of Electric Vans?

Glyn Hudson, based in north Wales, has been on a mission to reduce his carbon footprint, and that includes getting to and from the crag.

Taghia Gorge

Taghia Gorge

Our destination for 11 days was Taghia, a remote village in Morocco's High Atlas mountains, surrounded by deep orange limestone faces, several hundred metres high. 

Into the Black

Into the Black

Nick Bullock and Tim Neill recently returned wide-eyed with excitement from a four-week climbing trip to the imposing Black Canyon of the Gunnison in western Colorado.

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