News just breaking is that The Depot Climbing Centre is to add a monster bouldering centre in Manchester to its current portfolio of walls in Leeds and Nottingham.

After a career spanning 15-years on the world bouldering competition scene, 31-year old Kilian Fischhuber announced his retirement on Monday.

Inspired by the quality of the climbing and the vison of the first ascensionist, Steve Dunning has just headpointed The New Statesman (E9) at Ilkley.

Undeterred by their rope chopping adventure last weekend in Coire an t-Sneachda, Messrs Moran and Thomas were back in action again this weekend scoring a major first winter ascent on Triple Buttress, Beinn Eighe.

Over four days Dec 11th to Dec 14th, Bozeman hosted the first round of the 2015 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup. 

Whist the UK has been falling head-long into winter, Ben Heason was out in Vietnam on a DWS trip.

European female climbers are consolidating their performances at the highest levels within sport climbing this autumn.

Enthralling the crowd with stories of commitment and daring does, Messrs Gresham and Cool brought the 2014 Sherpa Adventure Gear lecture series to a successful conclusion in Sheffield last week.

The SAIS (Scottish Avalanche Information Service) will start posting avalanche information reports from this Thursday, December 11th.

Although it has been something of a slow start to the winter season north of the border, reports are now coming in that the recent dip in temperatures has meant that the Scottish hills are coming into nick and that the first winter routes of the season have been done.

Following a public vote, Shauna Coxsey has placed second in the BT Sport’s Action Woman of the Year Award after an amazing year in which she won two World Cup Bouldering gold medals.

Andy Kirkpatrick has turned to crowdfunding via an Indiegogo campaign to help fund his forthcoming Himalayan expedition, an attempted winter solo, of Denali’s West Buttress.