GB Climbing's Max Milne and Erin NcNeice won silver and bronze respectively at the IFSC Boulder World Cup in Seoul, South Korea today. McNeice's bronze is her first-ever IFSC World Cup medal. GB teammate Dayan Akhtar also made his first IFSC World Cup final and finished 4th.
It took Barry Blanchard four attempts before completing what is now one of Canada's most famous alpine routes
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It was another year of big sends on Canada's west coast
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The Boardman Tasker, Shortlisted Authors event at this year’s Kendal Mountain Festival was once again a great success, with a sell-out audience, where the winner was announced.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/the-corridor-wins-boardman-tasker-award-for-mountain-literature-2025/
Next year will see Boulder, Lead, and Speed events in the United States, China, Chile and Europe
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Plus a list of the most significant drytool sends to date
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Someone(s) went wild mapping climbing routes (which is a good thing!). I guess I will have to adjust my filters and hope for the best.#OpenStreetMap #OSM #climbing
Childhood Dreams was his final hard boulder problem of 2024
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A new trend sees young men hiring themselves out to be a "climbing buddy" to strangers
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