This week's Friday Night Video takes us to the South-West, where Solly Kemball Dorey and Mikey Cleverdon help uncover the charm, and challenges, of Cornish coastal bouldering.
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Fri Night Vid POSEIDON'S PLAYGROUND - Cornish Coastal Bouldering
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Interview Nathan Phillips talks about his new 8C+ boulder, Deep FakeOn the 3rd of December, Nathan Phillips made the first ascent of his hardest boulder to date,Deep Fake, 8C+.
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Newsflash Elias Iagnemma establishes new 9A boulderElias Iagnemma has made the first ascent of Big Slamm in Tintorale, Abruzzo, Southern Italy. He has proposed a grade of 9A/V17.
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Newsflash Kim Collison Wins Montane Winter Spine Race 2025Kim Collison has won the Montane Winter Spine Race 2025, in a time of 82:46:32. In remarkably testing conditions even for this race, he led for the full 268 miles, and despite a tough challenge from previous winner John Kelly, and late charges ...
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Fri Night Vid Niky Ceria Bouldering in NorthumberlandThis film explores the connections between those who develop bouldering areas, and those who visit thereafter to sample their creations, as well as looking at Ceria's personal checklist for what makes a boulder special.
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Interview Smiling Buttress, 8B, receives long-awaited second ascent'At this stage I would do each move in isolation about once every ten or so attempts in good conditions' -Alex Moore on his ascent of Smiling Buttress, twelve years after Tyler Landman made the first ascent.
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Newsflash Third Ascent of Return of the Sleepwalker 9A by Noah Wheeler22-year-old American climber Noah Wheeler has made the third ascent of Daniel Woods'...
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Fri Night Vid Nathaniel Coleman - No One Mourns the Wicked V17/9A - First AscentIn our first Friday Night Video of 2025, we follow Nathaniel Coleman as he takes on the long-standing project that is the low start to Daniel Woods' Defying Gravity, V15/8C.
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Gogarth Bolting Drama on BBC Radio 4A drama exploring traditional climbing ethics on the sea cliffs of Gogarth, North Wales aired on BBC Radio 4 yesterday.
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First Female Ascent of The Zone E9 6c by Mari Augusta SalvesenNorwegian 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 Third Ascent of Return of the Sleepwalker 9A by Noah Wheeler22-year-old American climber Noah Wheeler has made the third ascent of Daniel Woods' Return of the Sleepwalker 9Ain Black Velvet Canyon, Red Rocks, Nevada.
NEWSFLASH: Third Ascent of Return of the Sleepwalker 9A by Noah Wheeler
22-year-old American climber Noah Wheeler has made the third ascent of Daniel Woods' Return of the Sleepwalker 9A in Black Velvet Canyon, Red Rocks, Nevada.
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Dna - Europe's Wild Side: Climbing on the BBCLast year we featured the BBC Alba series Dna: Scotland's Wild Side, a Gaelic-language programme which showcased the finest climbing and hillwalking on some of Scotland's most remote mountains and adventurous sea cliffs. A fourth series is now available to watch on BBC Alba and BBC iPlayer. This time, though, protagonist Coi...
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Fri Night Vid 100 Stars at Stanage100 Stars at Stanage follows two climbers, Harry and Richard, as they take on a unique challenge at Stanage Edge: climbing 100 stars in a single day, all in support of Climbers Against Cancer (CAC). The film explores the physical and emotional journey of these climbers, delving into themes of friendship and ageing.
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Newsflash Deep Fake 8C+ First Ascent by Nathan PhillipsNathan 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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Outdoor Groups Support a New Welsh National ParkOutdoor and environmental groups have welcomed the Welsh Government's proposal to establish a new National Park in north-east Wales, but would like aspects of the plan to go further. A consultation on the park, which centres on the Clwydian Hil...
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For the Love of it - A Climbing Story featuring Jim PopeIn this week's Friday Night Video, Wedge Climbing follow Jim Pope; a climber who loves a bit of every discipline. This film follows some of his adventures from the last year and gives a little glimpse into his mindset.
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Toru Nakajima climbs Sleepwalker, 8C+, in two sessionsToru Nakajima has made a rapid ascent of Sleepwalker (f8C+), in Black Velvet Canyon, Nevada, climbing the boulder on just his second session.
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Depot Climbing is opening one of Europe's biggest mixed-use climbing centresDepot Climbing continues its commitment to advancing indoor rock climbing in the UK by opening one of Europe's biggest mixed-use climbing centres in Wythenshawe, South Manchester.
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UK Sport to Award BMC 2.775 Million for LA28 Sport and Paraclimbing ProgrammeUK Sport has announced investment of 2.775 million of government and National Lottery funding in Sport Climbing and Paraclimbing ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. 2,275,000 has been allocated to further develop the existing British Mountaineering Council/GB Climbing Sport Climbing programme, while 500,000 will fund the c...
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Fri Night Vid Climbing on the Edge of the World - Britain's Most Remote Sea CliffsThis week's Friday Night Video follows Robbie Phillips and Will Birkett to the Outer Hebrides and out into the Atlantic on the wild and windswept Scottish archipelago of St Kilda.
