Summer is here and so is a great new issue of Rock, in which we bring you:

• Hidden gems of the Victoria Range, with Ross Taylor outlining recent developments in one of the Grampians' finest areas
• The good news on Jerusalem Bay brought to you by Jason Piper
• Walking a fine line between pleasure and pain with Flint Duxfield at Indian Creek
• Five routes that mattered to Keith Bell
• The latest bouldering pads surveyed by Craig Ingram

plus a healthy dose of news, reviews and stunning climbing photography - as always!

The official on sale date for this issue is 30 December. Subscriber copies are mailed during the preceding week.

EXCITING NEWS FOR ROCK READERS!

Wild Publications is now part of Prime Creative Media, a progressive media and publishing company committed to ensuring an increasingly bright future for Wild and Rock – with the same editorial and administrative staff ensuring continuity in important areas.

We trust you will welcome these developments in what promises to be a new and exciting era!

One of the keys to successful bouldering is to keep the momentum going. At the basic level, this means avoiding the classic beginner mistake of pulling up, stopping and then attempting to reach the next hold - pulling up and reaching for the next hold should almost always be part of the one continuous and flowing movement. On steep rock a snatchy style can be very effective for bouldering. As soon as it is possible, snatch for the next hold. Upon catching the hold you will feel your body move away form the rock as you try to control the swing. When you start to feel your body swing back towards the hold, use this momentum to go for the next hold. This pendulum-like technique can be repeated over and over again until you are on top - using your own momentum even makes a big difference on mantels.