Petzl have issued a recall for their Pirana Descenders with the following serial numbers D005AA00 and D005AA01.
First winter Alpine-style ascent of Harlin Route on Eiger North Face
24th Jan '22
Climbing in Alpine-style, members of the military climbing group, Chamonix GMHM, have made the first winter ascent of the famous Eiger Direct route.
More hard routes, repeats and downgrades by Ondra
23rd Jan '22
Adam Ondra starts 2022 off with a report of a ‘historic’ first ascent in the former Czechoslovakia and some storming sends at Siurana.
First repeat of Wailing Wall (IX, 9) by Robertson and Russell
22nd Jan '22
Guy Robertson and Adam Russell recently made the second ascent of Wailing Wall (IX, 9) on An Teallach.
Dubouloz makes first winter solo of Grandes Jorasses testpiece
20th Jan '22
Charles Dubouloz has completed the first solo – in winter – of the famous mixed route Rolling Stones on North Face of the Grandes Jorasses
Latest cohort of young crushers hit the news
19th Jan '22
Zihenf Qia and Bayes Wilder become the latest young guns with hard ascents to their names
The Wall – Climb for Gold now out
18th Jan '22
The much anticipated documentary, The Wall – Climb for Gold, follows four top climbers as they prepare for the Tokyo Olympics is now on release.
16-year old climbs Estado Critico (F9a), Siurana
12th Jan '22
The young French climber, Victor Guillermin, has climbed Estado Critico (F9a) at Siurana.
Vanhee and Berthe sizing up The Dawn Wall
11th Jan '22
Word from a snowy Yosemite is that Siebe Vanhee and Seb Berthe are in town and sizing up The Dawn Wall.
Seb Bouin has flying visit to Mallorca
6th Jan '22
After battling super hard projects all last year Seb Bouin took a mini break over Xmas to Mallorca where he hoovered up a dozen or so routes including a fast repeat of Reikiavic Energy (F9a).
Emmett and Eastman add new WI6+ at Squamish
30th Dec '21
Tim Emmett and Sam Eastman have taken full advantage of the current cold snap in western Canada to add a new two-pitch, 120m ice route in Squamish, Medusa (WI6+).
Ondra ends 2021 with a splash
28th Dec '21
Adam Ondra is accustomed to being in the news; now, he’s added more new routes, announced he and his wife are expecting their first baby and, it seems, changing one of his sponsors.