The annual invasion of the south Lakes town by down-wearing outdoor types last Friday signified the start of ‘Kendal’ – a.k.a. Kendal Mountain Festival 2018.

With Kendal Mountain Festival just literally days away the CLIMBER team are getting pretty excited about what’s in this year’s showstopper programme of latest films and biggest speakers from the world of climbing and mountaineering.

Beta have just announced that they are to distribute Wild Country equipment within the UK.

Plas y Brenin, the national Mountain Sports Centre has rebranded and launched a new website.

The International Reel Rock Film Tour is returning to the UK this November, bringing a brand-new collection of cutting-edge climbing films to venues around the country.

Leading climber Ethan Walker has just won the Climbing category of the 2014 Trespass Blog Awards. He shares his latest blog with Climber and it's well worth a read.

Mike Pescod recalls a two week alpine experience and a clutch of classic climbs.