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Adam Ondra, Britain's first 8c on-sight and 9a+ repeat
18/05/2011 - Climbing
Adam Ondra, britain's first 8c on-sight and 9a+ repeat
During a quick visit to britain Adam Ondra made the first repeats of two Steve McClure testpieces: Overshadow 9a+ and Rainshadow 9a at Malham Cove. At the same crag the Czech climber also carried out the first on-sight of an 8c in britain, Bat Route.
Melloblocco 2011 and the great bouldering tribe
09/05/2011 - Events
Melloblocco 2011 and the great bouldering tribe
Melloblocco, Val di Mello, the bouldering tribe and the biggest bouldering meeting in the world
Melloblocco 2011 – a new bouldering and Val Masino record
08/05/2011 - Events
Melloblocco 2011 – a new bouldering and Val Masino record
Great success and absolute record number of participants in Val Masino - Val di Mello (Italy) during the eighth Melloblocco, the biggest climbing and bouldering meeting in the world. 2600 registered climbers from 22 different countries took part in the event, while at least 10000 people gathered in the...
Melloblocco day one
06/05/2011 - Events
Melloblocco day one
After yesterday's debut, Melloblocco #8 got underway in Val Masino today, Friday 6 May. More than 1300 registered climbers have already reached the valley to take part in the world's biggest climbing and bouldering meeting, but the number continues to rise by the hour and over 2500 climbers are expected...
Climbing at Lower Pen Trwyn, Wales
05/05/2011 - Climbing
Climbing at Lower Pen Trwyn, Wales
Sport climbing at Lower Pen Trwyn one of the best crags in North Wales
Melloblocco 2011 - the bouldering game in Val Masino
29/04/2011 - Events
Melloblocco 2011 - the bouldering game in Val Masino
More than 2200 people have pre-registered for the 8th Melloblocco, the world's biggest climbing and bouldering meeting due to take place in Val Masino, Italy from 5 - 8 may 2011.
Piolet d'Or 2011, winners, diversity and the challenges of alpinism
19/04/2011 - Events
Piolet d'Or 2011, winners, diversity and the challenges of alpinism
Two Piolets d'Or were awarded on 15 April in Chamonix, France, during the IXX Piolet d'Or 2011: to the Greenland Big Walls by Sean Villanueva, Nicolas and Olivier Favresse, Ben Ditto and Bob Shepton and to the ascent up Mount Logan in Canada by Yasushi Okada and Katsutaka Yokoyama from...
Milan Climbing 2011, the climbing World Cup kicks off in Milan
13/04/2011 - Competitions
Milan Climbing 2011, the climbing World Cup kicks off in Milan
The first stage of the Bouldering and Speed World Cup 2011 will take place from Thursday 14 - Sunday 17 April in Milan. 166 athletes from all over the world will travel to the enchaning Sempione Park for these four spectacular climbing days.
Climbing World Champions 1991 - 2009
08/03/2011 - Climbing
Climbing World Champions 1991 - 2009
A look at all the previous sport climbing World Champions as a first preview to the IFSC Climbing World Championship 2011 will be held the small Italian town Arco 15 - 24 July 2011.
Malta climbing competition, Stevie Haston reports
04/03/2011 - Climbing
Malta climbing competition, Stevie Haston reports
A climbing report by Stevie Haston about the first bouldering competition on Malta
Spray On, Will Gadd and Tim Emmett return to Helmcken Falls, Canada
31/01/2011 - Alpinism
Spray On, Will Gadd and Tim Emmett return to Helmcken Falls, Canada
Will Gadd from Canada and Tim Emmett from britain have returned to the Helmcken Falls in Canada and added a further 4 pitches to last season's Spray On.
Chad new rock climbs in Ennedi desert
04/01/2011 - Alpinism
Chad new rock climbs in Ennedi desert
At the end of 2010 James Pearson, Mark Synnott, Renan Ozturk and Alex Honnold established a series of new routes in the Ennedi Range in Chad.
Wicked Welsh winter conditions
26/12/2010 - Alpinism
Wicked Welsh winter conditions
A series of new routes in North Wales spearheaded by British alpinist Nick Bullock.
Winter climbing action in Scotland
15/12/2010 - Alpinism
Winter climbing action in Scotland
With the British Isles gripped by cold weather, the winter climbing season in Scotland is now in full swing.
Rosso 70, awarded at the Bansko Film Festival
09/12/2010 - Alpinism
Rosso 70, awarded at the Bansko Film Festival
Rosso 70, the film directed by Francesco Mansutti and Vinicio Stefanello and which retraces the 70 yera mountaineering history f the Scoiattoli mountaineering club in Cortina, has won the Jury's Special Prize during the Bulgaria's X° International Mountain Film Festival in Bansko
Raven Tor, rock climbing in the Peak District, England
11/11/2010 - Climbing
Raven Tor, rock climbing in the Peak District, England
Steve McClure, one of britain's most talented sport climbers, introduces the hallowed ground of English sport climbing: Raven Tor.