Jesse Grupper flashes Red River Gorge test-piece, Pure Imagination (5.14c/F8c+)
2nd Dec '23
Following his stellar lead performance at the Pan Am Games in Santiago Jesse has flashed one of the classic Chocolate Factory test-pieces.
Le Voyage gets more repeats from Le Nevé and Buhl
26th Nov '23
French climbers Melissa Le Nevé and Fabi Buhl have both made quick repeats of James Pearson’s Annot classic, Le Voyage.
Pete Whittaker gets third ascent of Stranger than Friction (5.14b), Utah
25th Nov '23
WideBoyz Pete Whittaker, has nabbed the third ascent of Stranger than Friction (5.14b) in Utah.
Anne Butler Becomes First Female President of Mountaineering Scotland
17th Nov '23
Confirmed recently at the 2023 Mountaineering Scotland AGM, she becomes the first woman to hold the post.
Babsi Zangerl and Lara Neumeier free climb Muir Blast - El Corazon
17th Nov '23
Barbara Zangerl and Lara Neumeier have free-climbed a link-up of the route Muir Blast and El Corazon (5.13b) on El Cap.
Alex Waterhouse and Billy Ridal free The Nose (5.14)
17th Nov '23
Alex Waterhouse and Billy Ridal have become the first British climbers to make a free ascent of The Nose (5.14) on El Capitan, in Yosemite.
Ramsden and Miller make first ascent of Surma-Sarovar in western Nepal
14th Nov '23
Paul Ransden and Tim Miller have just returned from western Nepal having made the first ascent of the north face of Surma-Sarovar.
Chris Sharma makes first ascent of Black Pearl F9a+ DWS
14th Nov '23
Chris Sharma has made the first ascent of what is probably his hardest deep water solo to date, Black Pearl (5.15a/F9a+) at Soller in Mallorca, Spain.
Caroline Ciavaldini repeats Le Voyage (E10 7a)
13th Nov '23
Caro Ciavaldini has made the second female ascent of Le Voyage (E10 7a, F8b+) at Annot in France.
Bertone and Roberts secure Olympic tickets at European Qualifier
1st Nov '23
Oriane Bertone and Toby Roberts won the top spots at the European Qualifier in Laval, France, over the weekend earning them both Olympic Qualifications for the Paris Games in 2024.
Franco Cookson makes first ascent of The Dewin Stone (F9a+)
31st Oct '23
Franco Cookson has completed his long term project in Twll Mawr, Llanberis making the first ascent of The Dewin Stone (F9a+) to produce one of the world's hardest slab climbs.
News Flash: Toby Roberts qualifies for Paris Olympic Games
30th Oct '23
After an outstanding performance at the European Qualifier in Laval over the weekend Toby Roberts qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.