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The Climber's Path Press Release

© THE CLIMBER’S PATH

Ten years in the making, and endorsed by the Association of Mountaineering Instructors, the Climber's Path has just launched - featuring Cinematic Films, Racks Used, Directions, Route Histories, and Topos, from some of Britain's most iconic climbs.

New to outdoor climbing, moving up a grade, or exploring new sites?

This is an opportunity to see, in detail, how a professional climber tackled a route you're thinking of climbing yourself.

Each Climber's Path film features mountaineering instructor Henry Castle, demonstrating how he climbs one of Britain's most iconic routes - explaining as he goes the gear he's placing, the techniques he's using, and the route he's taking.

The filmed routes are all legendary, but none at the extreme grades only climbable by the very few. Instead, they range from S to E1. The grades climbed by most of Britain's recreational climbers.

Routes like Crackstone Rib (S), Zelda (HS), the Chee Tor Girdle (VS), Moonraker (HVS), and Cemetery Gates (E1).

Each film comes in a Pack containing:

  • The film itself (streamed online).
  • Detailed list of the rack used in the filmed climb.
  • Directions.
  • A downloadable "Rucksack", containing extensive Topos from the filmed climb.

The films range from 1/2 hour to 1 hr 3/4 - are cinematic in scope, and like the Climber's Path website itself, don't just cover the technicality of a route, but also celebrate its poetic soul.

3D Maps, animated graphics, rock types, first ascenders, free trailers, they're all here!

Check it all out: climberspath.com


For more information the website



16 Sep, 2022

Blimey, I was going to climb half a dozen routes tomorrow and it's going to be a mighty expensive day out by the time I've paid for all the walkthroughs!

Interesting concept. Can't blame a guy for trying something new and a thousand threads on UKC certainly show that there's a desire out there for beta on routes. Hard to see it really taking off at a scale that would make it sustainable though. Quality video production is hard work. And I'd have mixed feelings about it as a direction for climbing to be heading in if it somehow did get huge.

Strikes me as a slightly weird thing for the AMI to be endorsing.

16 Sep, 2022

Bizarre.

16 Sep, 2022

Reminds me of the recent 'Is climbing changing?' thread. If this comes even close to paying for itself financially, I'd say the answer to that will be a definite 'yes'!

16 Sep, 2022

Or just read my logbook entry 🤣

17 Sep, 2022

How sad.

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