There will be a talk on Adventure Racing on Thursday 1st March in Basecamp at 7.00 pm. It will be given by experienced adventure racers. We are hoping to get as many adventure racers there as possible. We hope to use it as a night to promote AR in Ireland. People can also meet other people and form teams….. There will be more info about this shortly!!!!! We also hope to get some virgin racers there too so we can introduce them to the wonderful sport.

The Shamrock Adventure race is a 24 hour event with a mix of navigation, mountain biking, trekking, paddling and lots of surprise extras. Aimed at seasoned adventure racers and newbies alike, the race structure will allow all the teams to finish, but will… Continue Reading...

We’ve had a number of requests for bolting equipment lately, and it’s often a little tricky to explain to a customer why we refuse. While bolts do have a legitimate place in certain very specific circumstances, the risk of irresponsible use and the continuing ‘murder of the impossible’ is just too great to allow bolt kits to be easily and readily available. Bolting should only ever be carried out by extremely experienced climbers who are educated in such matters, fully aware of the impact and permanence of their actions. We plead with anyone considering making a route ‘safer’ or ‘more accessible’ to take a moment to read this article by leading alpinist Colin Haley about Maestri’s compressor… Continue Reading...

In four years, I progressed from being a hotel worker in Edinburgh to climbing the highest points in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Antarctica. I have climbed Mont Blanc, Mera Peak – Nepal (21247 feet), Shishamapnagma – Tibet (26289 feet), Lahkpa Ri – Tibet ( 23114), Zermat and all the 4,000 meter in Switzerland , Chou you – Tibet (26906 feet), plus climbing in Patagonia ,Peru, India, Pakistan, Iran, Jordan Wadi Rum and Lebanon. However, my determination did come at a cost.

I learned a lot but I had some accidents which could have cost me my life,I fell down about 100 feet in a crevasse on Shishapangma [in Tibet] and seriously damaged… Continue Reading...

My story is one which took me from the lowest point on earth in Jordan, to the highest point on earth, at the summit of Mount Everest. I have gone from from working in a stressful job at a hotel to completing one of the most physically and psychologically grueling challenges known to man .

I’d been working in a hotel for 10 years until I just had enough and I think it just came from nowhere, I just woke up one morning and I thought ‘I want to do something substantial.’

I wasn’t a fit guy, I was clubbing at the weekend, smoking cigarettes a lot and working in a responsible and exhausting job. I didn’t even know the seven summits existed, I knew Everest was… Continue Reading...

Just a wee shout out to any of our customers who haven’t been over to the Gravity Climbing Wall to get yourselves over there and have some fun! Since opening in November the bouldering wall in Inchicore has already become well established and developed a huge following among the Dublin climbing community. Located at the Blackhorse stop just a short direct hop from us here on Abbey Street via the Luas Red Line, Gravity has  definitely become a second home for Basecamp staff, and you’ll see at least one of us there most nights (in case you were wondering why we’ve all been limping and grimacing around the shop lately!). They’re also running coaching courses including free drop in coaching on Monday evenings, so if you’re just starting out or… Continue Reading...