SUMMIT MAGAZINE
24/02/2015
Llanberis Mountain Film Festival (LLAMF) is returning this year, from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 March. With major mountaineering and adventure films, star speakers - including Mick Fowler, Tim Emmett and Tori James - a special feature on inspirational women and, of course, the infamous LLAMFF pub quiz, it’s bound to be a memorable weekend.
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Uncovered: the female body and climbing
06/02/2015
Chamonix-based adventure sport website Epic TV encountered Facebook turbulence this week, after they posted a picture of US climber and model Sierra Blair-Coyle with a thermometer photoshopped in a very suggestive place. We take a look at feminism, climbing and Sierra's famous hot pants.
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How to walk the Pacific Crest Trail: Chris Townsend’s tips
04/02/2015
Even before it hit the big screen in ‘Wild’, the 2,663 mile-long Pacific Crest Trail was arguably the holy grail of American long-distance hiking. BMC ambassador Chris Townsend looks back on his eventful 1982 hike.
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Lucy Creamer: the comeback queen
29/01/2015
Lucy Creamer once flew the flag for British women's climbing: seven-times British champion, she was the first British woman to climb 8b+ and E8 and paved the way for the latest generation of female cranksters. An injury forced her out of the spotlight in 2009, but now, after several years of DIY and dog-walking, she's back on form.
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