The programme for the 17th Fort William Mountain Festival, online because of Covid restrictions, has just been released.

Renowned Belgian climber Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll has astounded the mountaineering world by soloing the second ascent – in reverse - of the famous Fitz Roy Traverse.

After a concentrated effort, Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi has done the first ascent of The Big Island Sit-Start at a possible grade of Font 9a.

A short video of Seb Bouin climbing the second ascent Akira has just been released.

A week of frantic activity on K2 has seen summit hopes dashed, helicopter evacuations, numerous frostbite cases, a further death and now three missing climbers.

The latest weather forecasts are predicting heavy snow to hit the north-east of the UK over the next few days.

Back at Base Camp, Nirmal 'Nims' Purja tells the world – Job Done! K2 winter with no supplementary oxygen!

Following the 10-man summit success on K2 on Saturday, news has emerged that Spanish mountaineer, Sergi Mingote, has died after a fall descending from Camp 1.

News just breaking from K2 is that a ten-man all-Nepalese team have just made the long-awaited first winter ascent of K2.

With climbers from no less than four expeditions all vying for the first winter ascent, mountaineers the world over have eye’s on the K2 summit.

On January 8th Stefano Ghisolfi added Erebor at Arco; weighing-in at F9b/+ it is now believed to be Italy's hardest sport route.

Reacting to the worsening situation all four home nation administrations have now imposed lockdown restrictions.