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In this week's Friday Night Video, we follow Shauna Coxsey as she attempts to make the 3rd ascent of Mito Sit (8B+/V14) in Sintra, Portugal. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779966

Work has been carried out by the BMC's Land and Property Trust (LPT) at the BMC-owned site of Horseshoe Quarry to allow access for emergency vehicles and people using wheelchairs and mobility scooters. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779925

Will Bosi has made the first ascent of El Dorado Sit, a new 8C boulder in Sintra, Portugal. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779912

German climber Lara Neumeier has made the fourth ascent, and first female ascent, of Psychogramm, 8b+ (Trad) at Brser Platte, Austria. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779911

Cenotaph Corner is an Extreme graded climb (E1) on Dinas Cromlech in the Llanberis Pass, Snowdonia. It's first ascent was made famous in 1952 by the legendary climber Joe Brown (who sadly passed away in 2020).To celebrate the anniversary of it... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779906

Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Chris Sharma's Neanderthal (9b) in Santa Linya and in doing so has completed 3 of the 4 9b routes he has set his sights on for this season. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779887

Last weekend saw the 2025 edition of the Climbing Works International Festival take place, with local, national, and international competitors testing their mettle on top tier boulders. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779885

French climber Nina Arthaud has climbed Direct North(Font 8B+/V14) in Bishop, California. The problem was her second of the grade after she climbedCompass Northin Fionnay, Switzerland, in late 2024. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779879

Alex Norton has made an ascent of Estado crtico (9a), in Siurana Valley, Spain. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779851

This week's Friday Night Video is a deeply personal and inspiring story about Danny Giovale, a passionate climber who faces a life-changing ordeal in the Dolomites. Danny is propelled to invent a revolutionary type of crampon, addressing a critical safety gap in mountain travel. This invention not only transforms the outdoor industry but also... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779777

The Climbing Works International Festival kicks off tomorrow morning, and there's a stacked schedule across the weekend! https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779767

'It was the lack of obvious areas for development that made it engaging'- Billy Ridal talks about climbing his longest project to date, The Big Island, 8C. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779766

This week's Friday Night Video follows Adam Ondra on his mission to climb Soudain Seul (Font 9A), in Fontainebleau, France. He made the fourth ascent of the Simon Lorenzi problem back in February, and it was also his first at the grade. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779586

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... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779577

Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi has repeated Daniel Woods'Return of the Sleepwalker(Font 9A/V17), in Black Velvet Canyon, Nevada. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779562

Noah Wheeler has repeated Sean Bailey's Font 9A/V17, Shaolin, in Red Rocks, Nevada. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779472

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... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779549

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. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779482

"In the vast Sierra wilderness far to the southward of the famous Yosemite Valley, there is a yet grander... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779402

Stefano Ghisolfi has made the fourth ascent of Chris Sharma's Sleeping Lion (9b) in Siurana, Spain, and in doing so has successfully climbed two 9bs in two weeks, having repeated Alex Megos' The Full Journey late last month. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=779341