Alex Megos – back in the news with a flash of Mr. Big (F9a)
19th Jan '25
Alex Megos has used his current form to add another F9a flash to his CV; this time it was Mr. Big also at Margalef.
Alex Megos fires off Tuareg Blanco (F9b/+) - another newbie at Margalef
17th Jan '25
Alex Megos has ticked off the first ascent of a “long standing project” at Margalef climbing Tuareg Blanco (F9b/+) at the winter-sun sector, Raco de Espadelles.
Elias Iagnemma makes first ascent of The Big Slamm (Font 9A)
16th Jan '25
Italian climber, Elias Iagnemma, has made the first ascent of Italy’s first Font 9A, The Big Slamm.
Alex Moore makes coveted second ascent of Smiling Buttress (Font 8B)
8th Jan '25
Alex Moore has secured a coveted second ascent of Smiling Buttress (Font 8B) in the Peak District over a decade after the first ascent.
Coleman makes first ascent of No One Mourns the Wicked (V17/Font 9A)
1st Jan '25
First out of the traps for 2025 is mellowclimbing with a film of Nathaniel Coleman making the first ascent of No One Mourns the Wicked (V17/Font 9A) at Thunder Ridge, Colorado.
Mari Salvesen gets into The Zone (E9) to end 2024
31st Dec '24
Mari Salvesen has ended the year with a bang, a pretty rare repeat of The Zone (E9 6c) on Curbar, Peak District.
Nathan Phillips makes first ascent of Deep Fake (Font 8C+)
31st Dec '24
In early December, former British Bouldering Champion Nathan Phillips completed a long term project in Switzerland to make the first ascent of his hardest boulder to date.
Mike Adams talks about his “Getting back into trad” autumn sends
26th Dec '24
Renowned boulderer Mike Adams has recently swopped his bouldering pad for harness, double ropes and wires/cams and has been hammering the trad classics big time!
Chris Sharma makes first ascent of Vision Quest – another F9a Mallorca DWS
22nd Dec '24
Chris Sharma has added yet another stellar Deep Water Soloing first ascent on Mallorca, Vision Quest (F9a).
USA Wilderness Climbing Protected by Law
20th Dec '24
The Protecting America's Rock Climbing Act (PARC) just passed Congress.
Climbing gets £2.775m funding for programme development for LA 2028 Games
16th Dec '24
UK Sport confirms £2.775m funding to the BMC for developing Paraclimbing and Sport Climbing programmes ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.
Sean Bailey adds Alphane (Font 9A) to CV
10th Dec '24
Sean Bailey has made the sixth ascent of Shawn Raboutou’s bouldering testpiece Alphane in Switzerland