Dawid Skoczylas has had an impressive month over at  Impossible Roof sending firstly Serenade (Font 8b) and then Serendipity (Font 8b+).

The walkway through the El Chorro gorge is set to re-open on March 29th, 2015 after a c. €2.5m refurbishment programme.

Around 350 competitors from across the globe converged on the Climbing Works over the weekend for the 9th International Festival; a festival that saw two of the world’s best boulderers – Shauna Coxsey and Alex Megos performing on what can only be described as ‘ another level’ to take the two titles.In Shauna's case, this was her fourth straight win at CWIF.

On Saturday March 7th, Chris Sharma succeeded on El Bon Combat, a project he has been trying since last year.

With just two days to go the Crowdfunding for the new Fort William climbing wall is standing at £36,316 – 91% of the £40k required for the wall to go ahead.

In what may prove to be one of the last major new routes climbed this winter in Scotland, David MacLeod, climbing with Masa Sakano, took advantage of the ridge of high pressure crossing the country on Wednesday last to climb High Pressure Crack (VIII, 9) on The Ben.

Continuing what seems to have become the ‘theme of the week’, we can report that perseverance has just paid off for Nick Bullock who has just ticked-off a long cherished personal dream. Climbing with Andy Houseman and Adam George respectively, Nick has recently repeated both Alpha Säule and Crack Baby - two classic alpine icefall’s - within the space of a few days.

Three ascents have selected for the 23rd Piolet d’Or awards which will be presented in Chamonix and Courmayeur in April. As we previously reported Sir Chris Bonnington will also be award with a Piolets d’Or Carreer.

The book launch for Statement: The Ben Moon Story took place on the evening of Tuesday 3 March at Outside in Hathersage. 

In somewhat ‘changeable’ conditions, James Thornton and Dom Bridgewood had a storming day at the Stanage Plantation today sending The Ace (Font 8b) and Careless Torque (Font 8a) respectively.

Dave MacLeod, someone who knows The Ben better that most, has just done the first ascent of yet another new route – Red Dragon (VIII, 9).

Greg Boswell, climbing with Masa Sakano, has blasted Banana Wall (XII, 12) up the wildly overhanging central section on No. 4 Buttress in Corie an Lochain on February 25th to give the Northern Corries their hardest winter route yet.