Rob Matheson repeats The Bells, The Bells! (E7 6b) at age 74!
29th Apr '25
Rob Matheson has recently repeated The Bells, The Bells! (E7 6b) on Gogarth at the ripe old age of 74!
Gold’s for McNeice, Seo and Anraku in Wujiang
29th Apr '25
In a rare result, Erin McNeice and Chaehyun Seo were both awarded Gold in the first IFSC Lead climbing competition of the season in Wujiang. Sorato Anruka took Gold in the men’s event.
Hamish McArthur nails coveted second ascent of Megatron (Font 9A)
25th Apr '25
Hamish McArthur has made the eagerly awaited second ascent of Megatron (Font 9A), Shawn Raboutou’s test-piece boulder in Eldorado Canyon, US.
2025 IFSC World Cup season starts - Erin McNeice takes a Bronze
23rd Apr '25
The 2025 IFSC World Cup competitions kicked off in Keqiao, China with Erin McNeice finishing with a Bronze
Alpine North Face record shattered
22nd Apr '25
Nicolas Hojac (32) and Philipp Brugger (33) have shattered a two-decade-old speed record by completing the North Faces of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau knocking 10 hours off the record.
Robbie Phillips adds Away with the Faeries (E9 6c) on Skye
16th Apr '25
After a winter imbibed with injuries and frustrations Robbie Phillips has bust out with a new E9 on Skye.
Sport climbing gets separate medals for LA 2028 Olympics
11th Apr '25
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced an increase in medals and athlete quota for Sport Climbing for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
Spike Fullwood is Superman…
11th Apr '25
Spike Fullwood, one of the UK’s promising teenage young guns, has just sent Superman (Font 8B) at Crag X in the Peak District.
Brooke Raboutou gets third ascent of Excalibur (F9b+)
10th Apr '25
American climber Brooke Raboutou has made the third ascent - the first by a female - of Excalibur (F9b+) pushing female sport climbing within a grade of the top standard of F9c.
Jim Pope aces his 100th Grit FA with Cloud Gate
2nd Apr '25
Cloud Gate (Font 8B+) is Jim Pope’s 100th first ascent and it’s a real banger!
Eugenie Lee and Max Milne are Rab CWIF 2025 Champions
25th Mar '25
Eugenie Lee and Max Milne topped the standings in the Rab CWIF 2025 competition held at the Climbing Works in Sheffield.
Lara Neumeier gets first female ascent of Psychogramm (Trad 8b+)
21st Mar '25
German climber Lara Neumeier, has made the fourth repeat – the first female ascent - of the trad-route Psychogramm at Bürser Platte, in the Vorarlberg region of Austria.
