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Simon Richardson reports about two possible new climbs above Val Ferret on south side of the Mont Blanc massif established with Michael Rinn: the SW Spur (500m, D) of P3654m, between Aiguille de Leschaux and Mont Greuvetta, and Zahn der Zeit (The Ravages of Time, 450m, D+) on the previously...

British climber Franco Cookson has made the first ascent of 'But Nothing Is Lost' at Ben Loyal in northern scotland. Cookson has suggested E12 7a and, if the difficulty is confirmed, this would be the first of its grade in the United Kingdom.

Matteo Della Bordella's report on the repeat of the 'Gogna-Cerutti' route on the Matterhorn, climbed on 7–8 March 2026 with Giacomo Mauri. The famous route was established up the mountain's north face from 14 to 17 July 1969 by Leo Cerruti and Alessandro Gogna.

France's Oriane Bertone and scotland’s Max Milne won the first-ever Pro Climbing League event in London last night. Janja Garnbret and Colin Duffy placed second. Annie Sanders and Tomoa Narasaki placed third, having beaten Erin McNeice and Mejdi Schalck respectively in the exciting head-to-head format on identical boulders.

On 27 December 2025 Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi sent his 5th 9A boulder problem, 'Shaolin' at Red Rocks, USA.

On 14/12/2025 Emanuele Andreozzi and Stefano Falezza made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Natural Logic' on the north face of Cima Busazza in the Adamello – Presanella group of the Italian Alps. Andreozzi provides the details.

On Shadow Buttress at Lochnagar in scotland Greg Boswell has established two new mixed climbs, Shadow Buttress A Superdirect and Shadowboxin. The former was climbed with Hamish Frost, the latter with Dave Cowan.

An interview with acclaimed climber and author Guy Robertson about 'The Great Mixed Climbs of scotland,' his new book written in collaboration with mountain sports photographer Hamish Frost. Published by Scottish Mountaineering Press, this anthology celebrates the very best of Scottish winter climbing.

The video of British climber Mathew Wright repeating 'Rhapsody', the E11 7a trad climb located at Dumbarton Rock in scotland first ascended by Dave Macleod in 2006.

Maria Almudena Claassen and Piero Ronzani present the climbing area Labské Údolí, also known as Labák, in the Czech Republic. A gem of sandstone cliffs hidden along the Elbe River, where 'tradition and modernity coexist in harmony.'

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

Scottish climber William Bosi has made the first ascent of the long-standing boulder project 'Realm of Tor’ment' at Raven Tor in the Peak District, United Kingdom.

American rock climber Brooke Raboutou has become the first woman in the world to climb 9b+ with her redpoint of 'Excalibur' at Arco, Italy. Established by Stefano Ghisolfi in 2023 and repeated by Will Bosi in February 2025, this fierce, intense overhang stands as one of the hardest sport climbs...

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.

On 03/02/2025 Scottish climber William Bosi made the second ascent of Stefano Ghisolfi's 'Excalibur' (9b+) in Arco, Italy.

Watch Scottish rock climber Robbie Phillips repeating the E6 6a highball 'Dead on Arrival' at Back Bowden Doors, UK.