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IN THE B A G


Hilleberg: 50 years of making tents for


everyone’s adventures.


Willis Morris, GB ICE CLIMBER


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illis Morris, from Glasgow, is one of the new generation pushing technical standards on ice and mixed climbs. From ascents of grade VIII,9 mixed routes on Ben Nevis, to European Cup podium finishes, he's been showing that it's possible to remain at the cutting end, both competitively and in the mountains. As the President of The Scottish Dry-Tooling Club, he heads up a community of axe-wielding climbers – all psyched to be pioneering the sport – and coaches the next cohort of international athletes. A full-time head route-setter, international GB Climbing athlete, speedwing pilot and member of the Jöttnar Pro team, he's no stranger to keeping busy. Willis has just returned from the Ice Climbing World Championships in Saas Fee, where he took 13th in the world in the senior men's combined category.


How did you start out climbing for GB? I started out coaching. Caitlin Connor (now number one UK ice climbing athlete) was a member of the youth squad I was coaching and she asked to get into dry-tooling. She quickly progressed into the competition scene and, as her coach, I was dragged along to some of the competitions too. It wasn't long until I was convinced to try my hand at competing and I totally surprised myself by making finals in my first competition. It didn't take long to get hooked and before I knew it I had refocused my training, joined the GB Climbing Ice Team and was competing in the World Cup.


Is dry-tooling good training for ice climbing? Definitely, especially for hard mixed climbing. It takes some adaptation to take the strength and technique you'll gain in to the mountains, but the benefits aren’t to be underestimated. There's no better method for getting strong on axes than dry-tooling. It's crazy how pumped you can get on the tools, and the tension and core required for some of the moves means it's a really great full-body workout. I think feeling strong on a winter route can make all the difference to the confidence you'll have on the lead.


What's the best winter route you've climbed?


That's a hard one! It's got to be Crypt Route (V,6) on Church Door Buttress in Glencoe. Scottish mixed climbing isn't


always about pulling hard, it's about having a proper adventure and it doesn't get much more adventurous than the Crypt. It's part climbing, part caving, with squeeze chimneys and pockets that seem so unfeasible that it's laugh out loud hilarious at times. I've done it four times now, and it should be on everyone's list.


What are your current climbing goals? Currently we're in the middle of the UIAA European Cup Tour, where I'm sitting 4th overall with just a handful of points between me and the podium. My main priority right now is to keep my competition fitness up and my head cool for the next round in the hopes of coming home with the UK's first ever European cup medal. After this, it'll be time to refocus back to Scottish winter climbing for the remainder of the season.


Urruty Benoit/@benoiturruty


What's better: Glamorous European ice or a good Scottish battle? Nothing beats a day of full-on Scottish winter conditions. Don’t get me wrong: cold, crisp days with the sun on your back whilst you cruise around ticking off icefall after icefall in the Alps is pretty glorious. However, it lacks the trauma that makes Scottish Winter so memorable. If you haven't started at 4am, had the hot aches 15 times, battled hurricane winds before the route and spindrift whilst on it, gained frozen eyebrows yet lost three screws and returned to find the van needs dug out from the snow, does it even count as a winter day?


Willis is sponsored by Jöttnar, DMM, La Sportiva, Lyon Equipment, Julbo, Boot Bananas, Krukonogi and Szent. Follow him @Willismorris25


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