Climber News Archive

A BILL that would have given climbers and outdoor enthusiasts an extra hour of afternoon summer sunlight has been defeated due to lack of time.

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The latest trailer for one of the most anticipated new bouldering films in UK recent history has been just released. 'Life On Hold' follows Britain's top climbers, as well as visiting stars, all around the UK, tackling some of the country’s highest and hardest problems.

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YOSEMITE Valley has long been regarded by climbers thoughout the world as one of the sport's fabled holy lands. Now production-company Louder Than 11 has put together a free feature-length film on the park’s spectacular bouldering.

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Petzl has launched what it claims is a 'new generation' headtorch that provides light that automatically adapts to your environment. The Petzl Nao uses reactive lighting technology where a sensor constantly monitors reflected light from your direction of vision and adapts the headtorch light output accordingly.

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A hundred of the best ice climbers from 29 nations will descend on La Plagne in France on 3-4 February 2012 for the third round of the Ice Climbing World Cup.

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The all kicking and all screaming new trailer for the 2012 Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (March 9 -11th 2012) has been released, produced by Posing Productions.

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JAMMING Gurus Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker have proven themselves at the highest levels of their sport with the first ascent of the hardest offwidth crack in the world - Century Crack 5.14b/8c/E10. But can they make it through a grilling by Wild Country's hardcore interviewer, Richie Patterson?

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Awe-inspiring descent from the summit of Everest to the Indian Ocean by paraglider and kayak deserves our support in National Geographic Awards. Vote for Sano & Lakpa for Adventurers of the Year

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British climber James Pearson has made a hard new first ascent of a year-old project in the South of France.

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THE FULL footage of young Sasha DiGiulian ascent into the history books as the second (known) female climber to climb the mythic sports grade of Fr9a is now online.

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