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
2025 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature Shortlist Announced
18th Sep '25
The Boardman Tasker Award continues to enhance its international reputation. This year, it attracted 28 entries from ten different countries.
Pietro Vidi repeats Permanent Midnight Low (Font 8C+)
8th Sep '25
Italian climber Pietro Vidi has made the 2nd ascent of the boulder Permanent Midnight Low at Val de Bagnes, in Fionnay, Switzerland.
Lara Neumeier repeats End of Silence (11 pitches, 360m, F8b+)
2nd Sep '25
German climber Lara Neumeier has climbed End of Silence (F8b+) in the German Alps, completing her ascent on Tuesday, the 26th of August, after 7 days of work.
Emma Twyford makes third ascent of Yma O Hyd (E10 7a)
28th Aug '25
As the weather is set to change, Emma Twyford succeeds on her mission to make the third ascent - the first female ascent - of Yma O Hyd (E10 7a) on Skyline Buttress in north Wales.
Jules Marchaland becomes second climber to flash Font 8C
26th Aug '25
Jules Marchaland has successfully flashed Power of Now Direct (Font 8C), a line opened by Simon Lorenzi in Switzerland in July 2022.
Siebe Vanhee Flashes Muy Caliente (E9 6c) in Pembroke, Wales.
26th Aug '25
Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee successfully made the first flash ascent of the trad climb Muy Caliente (E9 6c) at Stennis Ford, Pembroke, Wales.
Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo free Voie Lafaille on Les Dru
14th Aug '25
Renowned French climbers, Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo, have made the first free ascent of the Voie Lafaille on the West Face of the Drus, Mont Blanc region.
