Excellent, where abouts in the UK are you going? Forgive the regional arrogance but in the North of England there's a great deal of climbing, and in the South of England there is almost none. The best area for single pitch is probably the Peak District, mile after mile of gritstone edges. Lancashire where I live (although I'm at uni in York most of the year) is pretty good too, although less inviting than the grit of the Peak District due to the fact that most of it is in quarries and the routes aren't in as good condition, and the guidebook is crap. For multi-pitch I like the Lake District best but Snowdonia in Wales is also good. The Peak District is by far the most accessible place with good climbing. Scotland is good but you need a car (you'll struggle anywhere without one to be honest) and it's a day's drive to get to anywhere good in the highlands. Other than the Cuillin I'm not well up on climbing in Scotland.

What sort of climbing do you do in the US? Everything is trad here. With a few exceptions such as Malham Cove (which is monsterly difficult) and some of the slate quarries of North Wales. You'll be pushing your baggage limit with a full trad rack I guess.

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