Díaz-Rullo completes his project after more than four years and 240 days of work on the route in Margalef, Spain, and it could be amongst the hardest in the world.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/jorge-diaz-rullo-sends-cafe-colombia-after-240-days/
Scotland’s Max Milne secured a dream home victory, while France’s Oriane Bertone narrowly beat two-time Olympic champion Janja Garnbret.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/max-milne-and-oriane-bertone-win-inaugural-pro-climbing-league-event/
Siebe Vanhee and Tommy Caldwell have completed an unprecedented 24-hour free ascent of the South African Route on the East Face of the Central Tower of Paine, Patagonia.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/vanhee-and-caldwell-complete-south-african-route-in-a-day-expedition-report/
Erin McNiece and Sam Butterworth claimed the senior female and male lead climbing titles at the 2026 British Lead Championships in Manchester
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/mcniece-and-butterworth-take-2026-british-lead-titles/
Emma Edwards and Dayan Akhtar claimed the senior titles at the 2026 British Bouldering Championships, held last weekend at Depot Manchester.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/akhtar-and-edwards-claim-2026-british-boulder-titles/
Simon Lorenzi delivers in the USA by sending the boulder problem, Shaolin (Font 9A/V17), located at Red Rocks, Nevada, USA.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/simon-lorenzi-makes-fourth-ascent-of-shaolin-font-9a-v17/
Laura Pineau has made the first female ascent of Wet Lycra Nightmare (F8b/5.13d) in Yosemite National Park, USA.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/laura-pineau-with-first-female-ascent-of-wet-lycra-nightmare-f8b-5-13d/
Italian climber Jacopo Larcher has repeated the trad-climb Bon Voyage (E12 7a) in Annot, France, claiming the route’s 4th ascent.
https://www.climber.co.uk/news/jacopo-larcher-repeats-bon-voyage-e12-7a/
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/
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