Videos
Gear tested properly, systems explained clearly, and the occasional day out filmed as it happened. Charlie makes these because teaching is the job and the internet is a very large crag — and because the best way to find out whether you want to climb with someone is to watch them explain something. If you followed us here from YouTube or Instagram: this is that library, organised.
The library
product reviewDon’t do THIS with the Giga Jul
14:31
The assisted-braking device everyone is buying, and the one habit that quietly undoes it.
product reviewEdelrid Ohmega vs ZAED Pro vs Mammut Assist
25:26
Three brake resistors, tested properly, for anyone belaying a much heavier partner.
technicalWhat to do when you run out of quickdraws
8:27
A problem every multi-pitch climber meets eventually, and the three ways out of it.
How I became a climbing guide
3:37
The whole story — the late start, the courses that started it, and the two-year qualification.
Nothing in that category yet — .