You might think there's a tenuous link between a climbing club and a book about small reptiles. But the story of finding and protecting New Zealand's indigenous ectotherm population is a fascinating one and involves fellow climbers discovering and helping to identify several species of skink and gecko. This is a book about adventure and discovery of a different kind, with beautiful photos of remarkable creatures throughout.
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The IFSC World Cup circus rolled into Seoul, Korea, for the final leg of this year's series. It has been a huge year for competition climbing, with the Paris Olympics the undeniable epicentre, the tail end of the season has seen a decline in participation by the top athletes and a decline in form for some who have kept competing. Nevertheless, in Seoul there would be Speed, Boulder and Lead events, a chance to finish the major competition calendar of the year with a bang and to crown overall champions for the World Cup series in all disciplines.
As the chalk dust from the Olympics climbing event...
