Team USA take all four Olympic invitations at PanAm Games, Santiago
27th Oct '23
Team USA have swept the board in the Pan American Games in Santiago taking all four – two Speed and two Boulder & Lead – Olympic Qualification places up for grabs.
Dave MacLeod gets second ascent of Black Thistle (E10 7a)
26th Oct '23
Dave MacLeod has made the second ascent of Mat Wright’s Black Thistle (E10 7a) in Glen Nevis.
Felix Wilkins links Persian Dawn into Hajj at Raven Tor as season ends
25th Oct '23
A couple of months after getting the third ascent of The Bastard at Rubicon, Felix Wilkins continues his assault on Peak Lime with a new link-up at Raven Tor; Persian Dawn into Hajj.
Siebe Vanhee on rope-soloing mission in Verdon
23rd Oct '23
During a short trip to the Gorges du Verdon, Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee has successfully made rope-solo’s of F8a and F8b multi-pitch routes.
Jorge Diaz-Rullo makes fifth ascent of Bibliographie (F9b+)
18th Oct '23
Spanish climber, Jorge Diaz-Rullo, has made the fifth ascent of Alex Megos’ Céüse testpiece, Bibliographie.
Brooke and Shawn Raboutou both repeat Box Therapy
13th Oct '23
Brooke and Shawn Raboutou have both repeated Box Therapy on the same day in back-to-back efforts.
Four dead in tragic end to season on Shishapangma
9th Oct '23
In a tragic end to the 8000’ers season, two climbers are confirmed dead, two more are missing and presumed dead and several other injured in avalanches over the weekend on Shishapangma
Pete Whitaker talks about Crown Royale, his hardest route yet
5th Oct '23
Pete Whittaker recently made the first ascent of Crown Royale on the Profile Wall at Jøssingfjord, Norway; in this Q&A Pete shares his thoughts on what he believes is his hardest route yet.
2023 Piolets d’Or Awards
4th Oct '23
The 2023 Piolets d’Or ceremony will be held in Briançon again in November and a list of significant ascents from 2022 has just been announced.
Schubert grades B.I.G. F9c and Ondra agrees
2nd Oct '23
Jakob Schubert names and grades Project Big.
Ondra adds B je to! (F9b) Vranjača, Croatia's hardest route
1st Oct '23
In his second short trip to Croatia, Adam Ondra has made the first ascent of B je to! (F9b), the country’s hardest route to date.
Seb Bouin repeats Lapsus (F9b)
1st Oct '23
Seb Bouin has repeated Lapsus, Italy’s first F9b at Andonno in north-east Italy.