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07/08/2025 - Climbing
James Pearson repeats Crac yr Meistri (E9) on Llanberis slate in Wales British rock climber James Pearson has repeated 'Crac yr Meistri' (Master’s Crack), the E9 trad climb in the Nant Peris Quarry in the Llanberis Pass, Wales. Established by James McHaffie in 2022, it was repeated by Angus Kille later that year. Pearson reports.

01/11/2023 - Climbing
Franco Cookson makes first ascent of The Dewin Stone, 9a+ slab at Twll Mawr in North Wales British climber Franco Cookson has made the first ascent of The Dewin Stone, a 9a+ slab at Twll Mawr in the Dinorwig slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales.

21/07/2022 - Climbing
Anna Hazlett and Tom Randall repeat The Quarryman on Llanberis slate in Wales Both Anna Hazlett and Tom Randall have repeated The Quarryman, the Johnny Dawes classic located in the Dinorwig slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales.

12/04/2022 - Climbing
Franco Cookson magical on The Sandman at Nesscliffe At Nesscliffe, England, Franco Cookson has made the first ascent of The Sandman E10 7a. During the previous weeks the British rock climber has repeated The Meltdown 9a in the Dinorwig slate quarries at Llanberis in Wales, as well as repeating Hold Fast, Hold True E10 7a at Glen Nevis...

06/12/2021 - Book-press
Will Saunders overall winner of Red Bull Illume 2021, Thomas Monsorno wins Innovation category US photographer Will Saunders has been crowned overall winner of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2021 with his photograph of a climber falling at Indian Creek, USA. Italian photographer Thomas Monsorno won the Innovation by EyeEm category with his photo of Dani Arnold on Lake Baikal in Siberia. Federico...

01/07/2020 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay repeats Johnny Dawes classic The Quarryman British rock climber Hazel Findlay has repeated the classic Johnny Dawes testpiece The Quarryman in the Dinorwig slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales.

27/04/2020 - Climbing
Carie, at 9pm this evening the premiere of the film by Marzio Nardi, Federico Ravassard, Achille Mauri From 21:00 to 24:00 this evening the premiere of Carie, the film by Marzio Nardi, Federico Ravassard and Achille Mauri exploring and climbing in the marble quarries at Carrara in Italy.

22/11/2019 - Climbing
Hazel Findlay, portrait of Britain's softly-spoken top climber The video portrait of Britain’s Hazel Findlay, one of the strongest and most versatile climbers in the world.

18/02/2019 - Climbing
The Quarrymen, featuring climbers James Pearson and Johnny Dawes The film The Quarrymen by Neil Hart, about the slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales starring James Pearson, Johnny Dawes and one of Britain’s most famous multi-pitch rock climb, The Quarryman.

18/10/2018 - Climbing
Federica Mingolla climbs old projects in Valle dell’Orco, Italy Italian climber Federica Mingolla reports about her first free ascent in Valle Orco, Italy, of an old project bolted in 2001 by Giovannino Massari and now graded 8a+. The route joins another nearby line freed by Mingolla a year ago: Occhi Nuovi 8a+.

30/08/2018 - Climbing
Hard trad repeats in Wales by James McHaffie, Angus Kille, Emma Twyford, Gérome Pouvreau, Florence Pinet Good weather has resulted in a series of hard trad repeats in Wales by the likes of James McHaffie, Angus Kille, Emma Twyford, Gérome Pouvreau and Florence Pinet.

26/04/2018 - Climbing
Caroline Ciavaldini climbing The Quarryman in Wales A short clip of France’s Caroline Ciavaldini climbing The Quarryman in the Llanberris slate quarries in North Wales.

15/04/2018 - Climbing
Caroline Ciavaldini makes first female ascent of The Quarryman in Wales France's Caroline Ciavaldini has made the long-awaited first female ascent of The Quarryman in the slate quarries above Llanberris in North Wales. First ascended by Johnny Dawes back in 1986, this climb is one of the most famous multi-pitch rock climbs in Great Britain.

22/01/2017 - Climbing
James Pearson climbing The Quarryman in North Wales The video by Neil Hart of James Pearson climbing The Quarryman in the Llanberis slate quarries in North Wales.

25/09/2015 - Climbing
La Terrazza, climbing at Pietrabissara in Liguria Gian Paolo Rivara introduces La Terrazza, the beautiful little crag at Villa, Liguria, Italy. 17 sport climbs from 6a - 8a+ hosted in this disused conglomerate quarry at Pietrabissara.

10/04/2015 - Climbing
Johnny Dawes slate masterpiece repeated after 28 years James McHaffie and Pete Robins have repeated Coeur de Lion E8 7a in Twll Mawr, Llanberis, Wales. This is only second ascent of the route that was put up by Johnny Dawes in 1987.
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