21 Jan 2025, 15:00
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).
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9b/+ first ascent and 9a flash for Alex Megos
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First Female Ascent of The Zone E9 6c by Mari Augusta Salvesen2 Jan 2025, 20:00Norwegian 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...
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Newsflash Deep Fake 8C+ First Ascent by Nathan Phillips27 Dec 2024, 20:00Nathan 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.
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Katie Lamb climbs The Rookery, 8B+a day agoThe 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.
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International Winter Meet Returns to Scotland - a week of two halves18 days agoEarly 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...
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Shauna Coxsey makes the second ascent of Lupin, 8B / V1319 days agoShauna 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...
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2025 Boulder UK Plywood Masters Report19 days agoBoulder 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.
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Nature Charity Buys Huge Highland Estate29 days agoThe 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...
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NICAS Partners with Access Sport to Make Climbing More Inclusive for Disabled You26 Feb 2025, 12:00NICAS (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.
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Stefano Ghisolfi repeats The Full Journey, 9b21 Feb 2025, 17:00Stefano 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 ...
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Newsflash Spectre, 8B, for Brooke Raboutou18 Feb 2025, 20:00Brooke Raboutou has made the second female ascent ofSpectre (V13), in The Buttermilks, near Bishop, California, USA.
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Soudain Seul, 9A, for Adam Ondra10 Feb 2025, 16:00Adam Ondra has made the fourth ascent of Simon Lorenzi's 9A boulder The Big Island (assis)/Soudain Seul, in Fontainebleau, France.
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Mito Sit, 8B+, for Shauna Coxsey10 Feb 2025, 16:00The boulder took Shauna a total of just two sessions to complete.
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Seb Berthe makes fourth ascent of The Dawn Wall7 Feb 2025, 12:00As 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.
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Will Bosi makes the second ascent of Excalibur, 9b+5 Feb 2025, 15:00Will Bosi has made the second ascent of Stefano Ghisolfi's Excalibur, 9b+, at Drena, near Arco, Italy.
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Interview Nathan Phillips talks about his new 8C+ boulder, Deep Fake16 Jan 2025, 19:00On the 3rd of December, Nathan Phillips made the first ascent of his hardest boulder to date,Deep Fake, 8C+.
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Fri Night Vid Shauna Coxsey: Mama, Font 8B+, Olympian6 Dec 2024, 19:00Shauna Coxsey has been the figurehead of UK Climbing for over a decade, winning multiple IFSC World Cup titles and representing Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics. Now transitioning from the high-intensity world of competition climbing to the raw, unpredictable realm of outdoor rock, Shauna takes us through a season of transformation. With...
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Will Bosi repeats Spots of Time, 9A25 Oct 2024, 16:00Will Bosi has made the second ascent of Aidan Roberts' Spots of Time, 9A.
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Toby Roberts climbs Gancho Perfecto 9a+16 Oct 2024, 12:00Toby Roberts has climbed Gancho Perfecto, 9a+, at Rac de la Finestra, Margalef, Spain.
