Max Milne and Oriane Bertone win inaugural Pro Climbing League event
1st Mar '26
Scotland’s Max Milne secured a dream home victory, while France’s Oriane Bertone narrowly beat two-time Olympic champion Janja Garnbret.
Vanhee and Caldwell complete South African Route in a day - Expedition Report
26th Feb '26
Siebe Vanhee and Tommy Caldwell have completed an unprecedented 24-hour free ascent of the South African Route on the East Face of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia.
McNiece and Butterworth take 2026 British Lead titles
24th Feb '26
Erin McNeice and Sam Butterworth claimed the senior female and male lead climbing titles at the 2026 British Lead Championships in Manchester
Akhtar and Edwards claim 2026 British Boulder titles
29th Jan '26
Emma Edwards and Dayan Akhtar claimed the senior titles at the 2026 British Bouldering Championships, held last weekend at Depot Manchester.
Simon Lorenzi makes fourth ascent of Shaolin (Font 9A/V17)
5th Jan '26
Simon Lorenzi delivers in the USA by sending the boulder problem, Shaolin (Font 9A/V17), located at Red Rocks, Nevada, USA.
Laura Pineau with first female ascent of Wet Lycra Nightmare (F8b/5.13d)
11th Dec '25
Laura Pineau has made the first female ascent of Wet Lycra Nightmare (F8b/5.13d) in Yosemite National Park, USA.
Jacopo Larcher repeats Bon Voyage (E12 7a)
8th Dec '25
Italian climber Jacopo Larcher has repeated the trad-climb Bon Voyage (E12 7a) in Annot, France, claiming the route’s 4th ascent.
The Corridor wins Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature 2025
27th Nov '25
The Boardman Tasker, Shortlisted Authors event at this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival was once again a great success, with a sell-out audience, where the winner was announced.
Pietro Vidi repeats Meltdown (5.14c/F8c+) in Yosemite
12th Nov '25
Italian climber Pietro Vidi has repeated the cutting-edge trad-climb Meltdown (5.14c/F8c+) in Yosemite Valley, USA.
Pre-Muir Wall (5.13c/d) free-climbed by Moroni and Vidi
31st Oct '25
Italian climbers Camilla Moroni and Pietro Vidi have successfully free-climbed the Pre-Muir Wall (5.13c/d) on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, USA.
Numbur Peak – Barmasse, Berg and Bielecki with Alpine-style first ascent
27th Oct '25
Hervé Barmasse, together with the German Felix Berg and the Pole Adam Bielecki, has completed the first-ever ascent of the South Face of Numbur Peak in Nepal, in Alpine-style.
British Everest South West Face Expedition 1975 – 50th Anniversary Lecture
1st Oct '25
Noel Dawson reports on this momentous lecture at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on the 24th September 2025
