Britain's most celebrated climber and mountaineer Chris Bonington turns 80.

Early news from the Kendal Mountain Festival reveals that there’s plenty of interesting stuff coming up at this November’s event.

HANCHOR announces it has produced The World's lightest chalk bag that weighs in at a miniscule 17.2g

Shauna Coxsey has become first female from the UK to climb 8B+/V14 with an ascent of New Base Line in Switzerland