British climber Toby Roberts has won the World Cup Lead comp in Wujiang, China. This was the second time he had won a Lead World Cup
Tom Bolger makes first ascent of E.L.L.I.E (F9b)
21st Mar '24
Tom Bolger, the British ex-pat who lives in the Spanish region of Catalunya, has made the first ascent of his project E.L.L.I.E (F9b) at La Bisbal de Falset, Margalef, Spain.
CWIF (Climbing Works International Festival) 2024 report
20th Mar '24
The 17th edition of the CWIF 2024 took place in Sheffield on March 16-17th with plenty of international and UK climbing stars featuring in the competition.
Lorraine Brown steps down as GB Climbing Head of Performance
18th Mar '24
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) has today announced the resignation of Lorraine Brown from her role as Head of Performance, GB Climbing.
GB Climbing Team announced for 2024
15th Mar '24
The British Mountaineering Council has announced the climbers who have been named as part of the GB Climbing Team for the 2024 season.
Alex Moore makes true second ascent of The Groove (E9 7b)
11th Mar '24
Alex Moore has made the true second ascent of The Groove (E9 7b) at Cratcliffe Tor in the Peak District, 16 years after the first ascent. We interview Alex about it here.
Shauna Coxsey sends Fotofobia (Font 8B+) in La Pedriza, Spain
4th Mar '24
In a week-long trip to La Pedriza, Shauna Coxsey amassed an impressive tick list, climbing six boulders within the 8th-grade range over four climbing days.
Jorge Diaz-Rullo makes third ascent of Sleeping Lion (F9b+)
27th Feb '24
Spanish climber, Jorge Diaz-Rullo, has made the third ascent of Chris Sharma's Sleeping Lion, at Suirana in Spain, graded F9b+ by Sharma.
Michaela Kiersch wins Hueco's Women's Open with incredible performance
22nd Feb '24
Top US climber Michaela Kiersch had an amazing day’s bouldering in the Women’s Open at the Hueco Tanks Boulder Competition held last weekend.
Bosi makes second ascent of Return of the Sleepwalker (V17/Font 9A)
21st Feb '24
Will Bosi made the ascent of Return of the Sleepwalker after twelve sessions and has now climbed three boulder problems at the world’s hardest grade.
Riders on the Storm in Patagonia finally free-climbed
19th Feb '24
After 31 years, the mythical Patagonian big-wall route Riders on the Storm has finally been free-climbed by Siebe Vanhee, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll, Nicolas Favresse and Drew Smith.
Adam Ondra makes second ascent of Bon Voyage (E12)
18th Feb '24
During a short trip to Annot, Adam Ondra has made the second ascent of Bon Voyage confirming both the quality and difficulty of the James Pearson testpiece.