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/
Italian climber Pietro Vidi has repeated the cutting-edge trad-climb Meltdown (5.14c/F8c+) in Yosemite Valley, USA.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pietro-vidi-repeats-meltdown-5-14c-f8c-in-yosemite/
Italian climbers Camilla Moroni and Pietro Vidi have successfully free-climbed the Pre-Muir Wall (5.13c/d) on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley, USA.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pre-muir-wall-5-13c-d-free-climbed-by-moroni-and-vidi/
Hervé Barmasse, together with the German Felix Berg and the Pole Adam Bielecki, has completed the first-ever ascent of the South Face of Numbur Peak in Nepal, in Alpine-style.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/numbur-peak-barmasse-berg-and-bielecki-with-alpine-style-first-ascent/
Noel Dawson reports on this momentous lecture at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on the 24th September 2025
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/british-everest-south-west-face-expedition-1975-50th-anniversary-lecture/
The Boardman Tasker Award continues to enhance its international reputation. This year, it attracted 28 entries from ten different countries.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/2025-boardman-tasker-award-for-mountain-literature-shortlist-announced/
Italian climber Pietro Vidi has made the 2nd ascent of the boulder Permanent Midnight Low at Val de Bagnes, in Fionnay, Switzerland.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/pietro-vidi-repeats-permanent-midnight-low-font-8c/
German climber Lara Neumeier has climbed End of Silence (F8b+) in the German Alps, completing her ascent on Tuesday, the 26th of August, after 7 days of work.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/lara-neumeier-repeats-end-of-silence-11-pitches-360m-f8b/
As the weather is set to change Emma Twyford succeeds on her mission to make the third ascent - the first female ascent - of Yma O Hyd (E10 7a) on Skyline Buttress.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/emma-twyford-makes-third-ascent-of-yma-o-hyd-e10-7a/
Jules Marchaland has successfully flashed Power of Now Direct (Font 8C), a line opened by Simon Lorenzi in Switzerland in July 2022.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/jules-marchaland-becomes-second-climber-to-flash-font-8c/
Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee successfully made the first flash ascent of the trad climb Muy Caliente (E9 6c) at Stennis Ford, Pembroke, Wales.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/siebe-vanhee-flashes-muy-caliente-e9-6c-in-pembroke-wales/
Will Bosi has just made the first ascent of Chee Dale’s first F9a sport route, Spots of Lime at the Cornice in the Peak District.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/will-bosi-adds-spots-of-lime-chee-dale-s-first-f9a/
Renowned French climbers Léo Billon and Enzo Oddo have made the first free ascent of the Voie Lafaille on the West Face the Drus.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/leo-billon-and-enzo-oddo-free-voie-lafaille-on-les-dru/
Will Bosi has just made the first ascent of Chee Dale’s first F9a sport route, Spots of Lime at the Cornice.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/will-bosi-adds-spots-of-lime-f9a-chee-dale-s-first-f9a/
Having added Crac yr Meistri (E9 7a) to his CV earlier this month, James Pearson headed to Loch Duntelchaig, Scotland, for What we do in the Shadows (E10 7a).
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/james-pearson-repeats-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-e10-7a-ground-up/
Having added Crac yr Meistri (E9 7a) to his CV earlier this month, James Pearson headed to Loch Duntelchaig, Scotland for a flash-go on What we do in the Shadows (E10 7a).
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/james-pearson-repeats-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-e10-7a/
Jonas Schild, climbing with Thomas Schmid, has made a free ascent of Joy Division (F8b, 800m), Val di Mello, Italy.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/schild-makes-free-ascent-of-joy-division-in-val-di-mello/
James Pearson makes an early repeat of Crac yr Meistri (Masters Crack) in Nant Peris Quarry.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/james-pearson-repeats-masters-crack-e9-7a/
Italian Lead ace, Laura Rogora, takes women’s onsight climbing to a new level with Ultimate Sacrifice, a renowned long and pumpy F8c+ in Gorge du Loup, France.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/laura-rogora-drives-up-women-s-onsight-level-with-ultimate-sacrifice-f8c/
Italian Lead ace, Laura Rogora, takes women’s on-sight climbing to new level with Ultimate Sacrifice, a renowned long and pumpy F8c+ in Gorge du Loup, France.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/laura-rogora-drives-women-s-on-sights-level-with-ultimate-sacrifice-f8c/
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