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Recently there has been quite a run on the Gritstone edges, from cutting edge new routes to stylish ground-up repeats.
We have... [ full story ]
North Wales based climber Chris Davies has repeated
Power of Goodbye (Font 8B/+) at Malatatal, Austria, a problem first climbed... [ full story ]
The Huber Brothers Alexander and Thomas, and Stephen Siegrist have made three major first ascents in Antarctica.
Climbing in... [ full story ]
Whilst parts of the UK may be experiencing what could almost be dubbed a "proper winter," some British climbers have opted to... [ full story ]
Alastair Robertson has made what is thought to be the first repeat of the testing Julian Lines slab route, Judge Jules E8 7a at... [ full story ]
We have contracted Kevin Avery to oversee Destination Articles at UKClimbing.com. Kevin is writing his own Destination Articles... [ full story ]
The Clachaig Inn, Glencoe, are hosting several free avalanche awareness and winter safety lectures.
If you can't make the... [ full story ]
British Bouldering Team member Dave Barrans has on-sighted Little Women (E7 7a) on the Apparent North buttress of Stanage. This... [ full story ]
Three men have been tragically killed in an avalanche on Buachaille Etive Mòr, Glencoe, Scotland. The accident happened yesterday... [ full story ]
It's turning into a job fair at UKClimbing.com.
Two new vacancies have just opened, this time with Entre-Prises, the... [ full story ]
Well known hardware company Wild Country have recently pledged a percentage of turnover to the BMC Crag Care Fund. 2% of turnover... [ full story ]
It seems like they're all at it. In our recent news item on The Climbing Works, we reported a cash prize for the first to... [ full story ]
Height of Land Publications (HOL), owners of Backcountry and Telemark Skier Magazines, have finalised a deal that lays the... [ full story ]
The Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show is back. This huge event, held at the NEC Birmingham over 27-29 March, features a whole host of... [ full story ]
Just two days after the second ascent by Bernd Zangerl, the super-hard problem Entlinge (Font 8C) in Switzerland has been... [ full story ]
Another two climbing job vacancies.
First off in Otley, West Yorkshire, Face West, an online retail store for outdoor... [ full story ]
The Swiss climber Ueli Steck has climbed the north face of the Matterhorn by the Schmid Route in 1 hour 56 minutes. The ascent... [ full story ]
A great opportunity has arisen in the world of the climbing media. Kate Burke, after two years as the Editor of Climber magazine... [ full story ]
"Sports chiefs are furious about an e-mail warning bouldering contestants that urine checks will take place at two Irish... [ full story ]
In the recent bouldering competition at The Climbing Works in Sheffield, Percy Bishton, doing his bit to stave off the economic... [ full story ]
Dave MacLeod has released video footage on his blog of his ascent of The Walk of Life, James Pearson's amazing route on the steep... [ full story ]
Reported (with photo) on the Bishop Bouldering Blog:
"Alex Johnson has had an amazing day at the Buttermilks today, which... [ full story ]
It seems unfair just to pick out three names for the title of this news report about the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival... [ full story ]
The Caudwell Xtreme Everest research expedition organised by Jagged Globe have published their findings.
The expedition studied... [ full story ]
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Are you sick of the 4.7 billion words written about grades in the last week? Or even sick of people complaining about the grade... [ full story ]
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CAMPUS BOARDING
From: www.moonclimbing.com
Laddering
"Laddering is the most simple and obvious... [ full story ]
As the BBC reports another rescue on Snowdon in which several of the mountain rescue team were injured, Mark Reeves gives us an... [ full story ]
Two 21-year old British climbers, James Atkinson and Rob Gauntlett, were killed this weekend in the Mont Blanc Massif, and many... [ full story ]
Published this month is Jerry Moffatt's autobiography.
A force in world rock climbing in the 1980s and 1990s, Jerry not only... [ full story ]
Ray Wood reports on the DMM website:
Combining Nick Bullock's drive and determination with the energy of the perpetually... [ full story ]
John Dunne was at Ilkley today and he witnessed Ryan Pasquill climb the wall to the left of The New Statesman. Here's what he has... [ full story ]
This is a preliminary news item. We will endeavour to bring you more information on this ascent as soon as possible.
Ryan... [ full story ]
The evolution in style of how established highball boulder problems are climbed continues at Bishop's Peabody boulders in the... [ full story ]
Colin Haley, the young 24-year-old alpinist who completed the Torre Traverse last year with Rolo Garibotti, has made a rare solo... [ full story ]
Kevin Jorgeson has climbed the first ascent of Ambrosia on the Grandpa Peabody boulder in The Buttermilks, Bishop,... [ full story ]
New information has come to light and the access situation at Craig y Forwyn has changed.
In early December climbing resumed... [ full story ]
Reported on 8a.nu:
Adam Ondra has started this year typical Ondra-style.
Visiting the Calanques outside Marseilles, he made... [ full story ]
Local newspaper The Daily Post reports a police investigation in to vegetation removal at Craig y Forwyn, North Wales. The crag... [ full story ]
On the 28th Dec 2008 Ueli Steck blasted his was up the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in another record time: 2 hrs 20... [ full story ]
Dave MacLeod has repeated The Walk of Life, James Pearson's amazing route on the steep slab of Dyer's Lookout on the North Devon... [ full story ]
Adam Wainwright and Graham Desroy made an unusual ascent on Llanberis slate yesterday. It was cold enough that ice had formed on... [ full story ]
Andy Kirkpatrick knows when to bail.
After five days on the Eiger's Harlin Route Andy had had enough, this attempt. Too much... [ full story ]
Dan Varian has grabbed the second ascent of the boulder problem Little Women
at Kentmere, Lake District. First climbed by John... [ full story ]
Andi Turner reports:
Pete Whittaker (17) made the long awaited second ascent of Paul Higginson's A Little Peculiar (E6 7a/b)... [ full story ]
On Tuesday December 9th, 2008, 44 year-old Swiss climber and mountain guide Walter Hungerbühler summited Cerro Torre, completing... [ full story ]
Nik Royale has progressive cerebral palsy. He was in a wheelchair on the day that I met him, when he was visiting DMM to thank... [ full story ]
Riccardo Cassin, the Italian alpinist celebrates his birthday today, he is 100. One of a group called the Ragni di Lecco (the... [ full story ]
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