As reported last week James Pearson made the long-awaited second ascent of Dave MacLeod’s Echo Wall; James shares the details and his thoughts about the experience and route.

James Pearson has just released news from high on Tower Ridge of Ben Nevis that he has made the second ascent of Dave MacLeod’s 2008 seminal mountain trad route, Echo Wall.

Emma Twyford continues to succeed on the Welsh E9s with a repeat of Olwen at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey.

David Simmonite reports on a very entertaining and inspiring deep water solo competition and climbing festival held at London's Canary Wharf.

Dan Varian adds Weeping Arete (Font 8B+) - yet another first ascent of a 'last great problem' - to his already long list and one of his 'top three' ever!

Four climbers will make their Olympic Games debut this summer for Team GB as the British Olympic Association name the team that will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Emma Twyford has repeated the classic Ogwen Valley test piece, Mission Impossible (E9/F8b).

Innsbruck closed with Janja Garnbret with double Golds whilst Sohta Amagasa and Jakob Schubert get the Gold in Men’s Boulder and Lead and Toby Roberts gets Bronze in Lead and 4th in Boulder

Matt Helliker makes the first ascent of Race (E9 7a) at Priest Cove, Kernow in Cornwall.

After the Budapest leg of the OQS over the weekend Erin McNeice, Molly Thompson-Smith and Hamish McArthur have all secured qualification and will now join Toby Roberts in Paris in August.

In challenging times for the organisation, Dominic Oughton was elected as the new British Mountaineering Council President at its annual general meeting recently.

Jim Pope has recently ventured up to the high moorland gritstone edges of Kinder Scout and Wimberry to add a new E9 and repeat an E7 and iconic E8.