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08/12/2017 - Climbing

American Safe Climbing Association replaces 20,000 bolts

The ASCA, the American Safe Climbing Association, has replaced its 20,000th bolt in a bid to make climbing safer.

06/12/2017 - Alpinism

Early climbing in slow Scottish winter

The winter mountaineering season in Scotland has begun in earnest with three notable ascents on Ben Nevis, Hell’s Lum Crag in the Cairngorms and at Beinn Heasgairnich in the Southern Highlands.

05/12/2017 - Environment

Climbing USA: Donald Trump reduces Bears Ears National Monument by 85%

The President of the United States Donald Trump has reduced protected lands in the Bears Ears National Monument by 85%, and by 45% those protected in the National Monument.

05/12/2017 - Climbing

Hazel Findlay fantastically free on the Salathé Wall on El Capitan

British rock climber Hazel Findlay has made a rare free ascent of the legendary Salathé Wall on El Capitan, Yosemite, USA.

04/12/2017 - Climbing

James Pearson climbs Power Ranger, bold and beautiful trad at Chattanooga

British climber James Pearson has made the first ascent of the bold and difficult route Power Ranger (5.14R / 8c) at Sunset Rocks, Chattanooga, USA.

01/12/2017 - Climbing

Stefano Carnati is the perfect climber at Castelbianco

Italian climber Stefano Carnati has repeated Perfect Man 2.0, the difficult sport climb at Castelbianco, Albenga, freed in 2016 by Matteo Gambaro. A few days earlier at Andonno he repeated Noia, Italy’s first 8c+.

30/11/2017 - Climbing

Johnny Dawes walks up The Devil's Slide on Lundy

The short film 'A walk on the wild slide' by David Linnett featuring Johnny Dawes, one of the UK's most brilliant and influential rock climbers, walking up the ultra-classic The Devil's Slide on Lundy Island, UK.

29/11/2017 - Climbing

Iker Pou frees difficult climbs at Margalef, Spain

At the Spanish crag Margalef the Basque climber Iker Pou has freed two difficult sport climbs: La Orden del Puño 8c and Pueblo Pequeño Infierno Grande 8c+.

28/11/2017 - Alpinism

Mountaineering in New Zealand, Ben Dare climbs new route on Mount Cook

On 18 November 2017 Ben Dare from New Zealand made the first ascent, solo, of Remembrance, a new 550 m climb up the South Face of Aoraki / Mt Cook.

28/11/2017 - Climbing

Adam Ondra: the trailer of Silence 9c at Flatanger in Norway

The trailer of Adam Ondra at Flatanger in Norway climbing Silence, the world’s first 9c.

22/11/2017 - Climbing

Stefano Ghisolfi climbs One Slap, his third 9b

At the crag Laghel close to Arco, Italy, Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated One Slap, the 9b freed by Adam Ondra a week ago. This is Ghisolfi’s third 9b sports climb.

20/11/2017 - Climbing

Piazza Pulita in Sardinia, a new crag dedicated to Oskar Piazza

In the beautiful canyon of Gutturu Cardaxius on the south west coast of Sardinia, Piazza Pulita is a new crag dedicated to Oskar Piazza. It currently hosts 26 climbs from 5a to 7b.

20/11/2017 - Climbing

Peter Moser frees old Roberto Bassi project at Celva

Sport climbing past and present: Peter Moser talks about his February 2017 first ascent of 'Progetto Bassi', an old project bolted by Roberto Bassi years ago at the historic Italian crag Celva.

18/11/2017 - Climbing

Gabriele Moroni repeats perfect Valle Bavona highball

The video of Italian climber Gabriele Moroni repeating the 8A highball boulder problem ‘Grande gigante gentile’ at Sonlerto in Val Bavona, Switzerland.

16/11/2017 - Climbing

Keita Kurakami free climbs The Nose on El Capitan

Japanese rock climber Keita Kurakami has made a free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan (Yosemite, USA). This is only the 5th free ascent of the monumental big wall.