We’re almost there now but if you’re still mulling over last minute Xmas goodies we’re still shipping stuff right down to the wire! The last date for guaranteed First Class delivery from the PO is Tuesday 20th so bash the orders through and we’ll get them out!   more »

KSP HQ (lol…) has been in shipping mode now for a while with copies of Climbing 2012 hitting the mail sacks daily. However, and in a rare moment of reflection, I did notice a howling gaff in the Bandits at Dinbren article posted on-line on my website…   more »

Climbing:2012 was rolling off the press this week and all being well it’ll only be days now before I’ll be able to start shipping – well over a month ahead of last year shipping date. Get-in… as they say…   more »

Cue drum roll… Folks, please give it up for Craig Bailey, the winner of this year’s UKClimbing ‘Be in my Calendar’ Competition…   more »

“Final Proofs? Sure, they’re over there on the table”. Music to the ears of anyone involved in print media projects. Within minutes they were signed-off and Climbing:2012 was committed to the press…   more »

It’s time for the ‘Be in my Calendar Competition’ again as UKClimbing are sponsoring a page in Climbing:2012. We want YOU to feature in your finest kit and cut a lean, mean figure on the UKClimbing page. You should know the score by now; answer a few simple questions and then stand by and wait for Keith to call you to arrange the calendar shoot...   more »

Ian Parnell has just reviewed Climbing:2011 for Climb#71. Here’s what he said…   more »

After a twelve month gestation period, Climbing 2011, my rock climbing calendar for 2011 is back from the printers and is now shipping! Initial feedback suggests that others think it’s a cracker too. Positive feedback is a real blast for any producer – so I’m pretty happy at the mo…   more »

As leaked in a previous blog entry, the 2011 ‘Be in My Calendar’ Competition winner was Liam Lonsdale from the Lakes. Capitalising on some truly awesome weather on August Bank Holiday Monday – not a day traditionally know for it’s good weather, Liam and myself, ably supported by Phil and Rae respectively, hit the Lake in a two-venue photo shoot...   more »

Of all the great quotes on time some have struck a real cord with me over the last month or so: “The bad news is time flies. The good news is that you’re the pilot” – Michael Althsuler   more »

It’s July, Cliffhanger has been and gone so it must be ‘Be in my Calendar Competition’ time! UKClimbing are sponsoring a page in Climbing:2011 and want YOU to appear in all your glory on their page. So it’s time to get cracking, answer a few easy questions and stand by for the eyes of the climbing world to feast their eyes on your awesomeness...   more »

Do the years just seem to roll by to you? Yeah, same for me – especially since I’ve been in the calendar business; man they seem to zip bye! Anyway back at the point, I heard today that Climbing:2010, my sixth rock climbing calendar, is now rolling off the printing press at Printworks in Sheffield. Next up is collating, trimming, binding, shrink-wrapping and then... bingo – it’s time to start shipping! ETA is, at the moment, a (known) unknown – but it’s pretty darned soon so watch this space…   more »

And the winner, scooping top prize in this year’s ‘Be in my calendar’ competition, is Alastair Smith from Chester. The competition on top UK climbing website, www.ukclimbing.com, was to find a willing victim to feature alongside the good and the great in climbing:10, next year’s climbing calendar.   more »

Acting on a half-decent forecast, Steve McClure was keen to head into the (Welsh) mountains last Saturday on a mission to boldly go where (few) had been before. But straining under rucksacks bulging with climbing and camera kit we weren’t travelling light nor fast. Chances were that the walk-in would kill us never mind the climbing!   more »

It’s calendar competition time again where YOU get the opportunity to appear in climbing:10, my climbing calendar for next year. UKC, www.ukclimbing.com, are sponsoring a page in climbing:10 and the comp winner will be photographed specially for the occasion.   more »

I’m pleased to say that a new feature, Photo of The Month, is now up and running on KSP. The PoTM gallery will feature unpublished/new images from my climbing activities, travels and other photographic exploits as well as a mini commentary explaining a little about the subject, how the images was conceived and then captured.   more »

As the climbing season gets underway and people start putting their climbing plans together I’ve spent a bit of midnight oil getting the very latest Climbing FactFiles sorted and up on-line…   more »

climbing:09 has been shipping out for nearly two weeks now and feedback has been coming back in…   more »

Printworks in Sheffield, are well on with the business of printing, collating, folding, binding and shrink-wrapping half a tonne or so of calendars and year planners/posters. The latest eta for climbing:09 and the 2009 Year Planner/Poster is that it will be back and ready to roll out...   more »

After three years running with the same skin, KeithSharplesPhotography has been stripped down for a major overall, redesigned and is now back on the airwaves with a super duper all-singing, all-dancing, feature-laden new design. This, just prior to the appearance of climbing:09, the climbing calendar for 2009 for all UK doms and UK-philes…   more »

Rachael Crewe, a 22 year-old graduate ex-Nottingham Uni, has scooped the top prize in the ‘Be in my calendar competition’ ...   more »

Top UK climbing website, www.UKClimbing.com are sponsoring a page in climbing:09, next year’s climbing calendar, and YOU to appear on ...   more »