In climbing the route, Raboutou becomes the first woman to climb a route at 9b+, marking the first time that a new grade has been broken into within women's sport climbing since Angela Eiter's ascent of La Planta de Shiva in 2017.
After 8 days and 400 kilometres the 2025 Cape Wrath Ultra has reached its finale in the far North West of Scotland, with Sarah Ingram and Marcus Scotney finishing in first place.
In the space of just two days, Alex Megos has made the first ascent ofEl Touareg Blanco (9b)as well as a flash ascent ofMr Big (9a).
Norwegian climber Mari Augusta Salvesen has made the first female ascent of The Zone (E9 6c) at Curbar in the Peak District. First climbed by John Arran in 1998, the 15-metre blank and bold line to the left of the classic The Peapod (HVS 5b) has attracted only 10 ascents in 27 years and relies on skyhooks for protect...
Nathan Phillips has made the sought-after first ascent of a long-standing project in Brione, Switzerland, naming it Deep Fake and grading it 8C+. The problem is Phillips' hardest boulder ascent to date.
'Every pitch was practically choreographed. We climbed about fifty pitches each, and we knew exactly where each cam, nut, and existential crisis would go' - Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau tell us all about completing the Yosemite Triple Crown
Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher have made the first free ascent of Next Generation, an 8b+ multipitch route in the Rtikon, Austria.
Long-awaited news came today, when the Mountain Bothies Association announced thatCulra bothy is to be rebuilt. Popular for decades, the bothy, which occupies a prime spot under the Ben Alder massif, was declared unsafe for public use and clos...
In proposing a grade of 9A, Will becomes the first person to have climbed five boulders at the grade.
The Rookery is Lamb's ninth boulder at 8B+. She has three further ascents at 8C, and is the only female climber to have multiple ascents at the grade.
Early March saw the Mountaineering Scotland International Winter Meet take place for the first time since 2020. The event showcased both the best of Scottish winter climbing and the vagaries of the weather. Despite a deep thaw midweek, some imp...
Shauna Coxsey has made the second ascent of Lupin, 8B, on Stanton Moor in the Peak District just one month after Jim Pope put up the problem. There's only a single hold on the entire problem, and one extremely hard move, so it's...
Boulder UK hosted their signature competition, the Plywood Masters. The event took place over two days, with 30 qualifying boulders on the Saturday followed by a World Cup-format Semi-Finals and Finals showpiece on the Sunday.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust has bought the Inverbroom Estate, following an anonymous donation of 17.5 Million. The nature charity aims to convert the 7,618-hectare estate into a model for rewilding in Northwest Scotland - one of the biggest su...
NICAS (National Indoor Climbing Award Schemes) is proud to announce a new partnership with Access Sport to create more inclusive climbing opportunities for disabled young people across the UK.
Stefano Ghisolfi has made the third ascent of Margalef test piece - The Full Journey, 9b.The Full Journey starts up The Journey, 9a/+, which was both bolted and climbed by Tom Bolger in 2022. Later that the year Alex Megos came along to climb ...
Brooke Raboutou has made the second female ascent ofSpectre (V13), in The Buttermilks, near Bishop, California, USA.
Adam Ondra has made the fourth ascent of Simon Lorenzi's 9A boulder The Big Island (assis)/Soudain Seul, in Fontainebleau, France.
The boulder took Shauna a total of just two sessions to complete.
As I write these lines, five days after returning to the Yosemite Valley, the soreness, the pain in my hands and feet are still very much present. I must say that for the past five days, I have been savoring these pains, which bear witness to the great battle fought on the wall for two weeks.
