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Watch Adam Ondra make the flash 'Greenspit' in Valle dell'Orco, Italy.

George Ponsonby from Ireland and James Price from england have added a new route to the rarely climbed Aikache Chhok (6673m), also referred to as Sia Chhish or Yain Hisk, in the Baltar valley in Pakistan. The pair formed part of a Young Alpinist Group expedition which included Anna Soligo,...

Ben Kent reports about the climbing expedition to West Greenland last summer with Robbie Milne which resulted in three big new routes: 'Optimisme' (TD+ 6b, M5, 930m), 'Duddon Valley Syndrome' (E3/4 6a, 610m) and 'Simon’s Route' (E3 6a/A1, 868m). The climbs are all located on unnamed peaks close to Lake...

The Greek island of Kalymnos, one of the world's premier climbing destinations, is preparing to host the International Kalymnos Climbing Festival from 16-19 October 2025.

Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee has made the long-awaited first flash ascent of the trad climb 'Muy Caliente' (E9, 6c), at Stennis Ford, Pembroke, Wales

On 9 May 2025 Belgian rock climber Anak Verhoeven made the first female ascent of 'Rainshadow' (9a) at Malham Cove in england.

On 16/05/2025 Czech climber Adam Ondra made the first-ever flash ascent of a British trad climb graded E11, Lexicon at Pavey Ark in england.

On 9 May 2025 Belgian rock climber Anak Verhoeven made the first female ascent of 'Rainshadow' (9a) at Malham Cove in england.

United Kingdom's Supreme Court has ruled that wild camping is legal on Dartmoor in Devon, england.

On 16/05/2025 Czech climber Adam Ondra made the first-ever flash ascent of a British trad climb graded E11, Lexicon at Pavey Ark in england.

On 9 April 2025 British climber Jim Pope made the coveted second ascent of 'Grandad's Slab' at Burbage South in the Peak District, england. The gritstone trad climb was first ascended by Pete Whittaker in 2008.

The footage of Pete Whittaker making the first ascent of 'Dynamics of Change' at Burbage South, UK, in 2008.

British climber Jim Pope has made only the third ascent of Dynamics of Change at Burbage South, england. This E9 7a trad climb was first ascended by Pete Whittaker in 2008 and repeated by Neil Kershaw in 2014.

In December 2024 Norwegian rock climber Mari Augusta Salvesen repeated 'The Zone' (E9 6c) at Curbar Edge, UK. In doing so she joined only handful of other women who have climbed E9.

Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated 'The Full Journey', the 9b at Margalef in Spain first climbed in 2022 by Alex Megos.

Watch the inspiring documentary '100 Stars at Stanage' by Ben Menashe that follows two climbers, Richard Holdsworth and Harry Martin, as they attempt to climb 100 stars in a single day at Stanage Edge (UK) in support of the charity Climbers Against Cancer.