18th February
Norwegian climber Mari Augusta Salvesen has made the first female ascent of the burly Ray's Roof E7 6c at Baldstones in Staffordshire. First climbed by visiting American Ray Jardine in 1977, the horizontal offwidth crack remains a gritstone testpiece and is one of the hardest of its kind in th...
Eadan Cunningham travels to Madagascar with a group of friends and older brother. His goal, to discover, clean and climb untouched boulders. Their goal, to develop a hard big wall on the granite cliffs of Tsaranoro. They both succeeded and here is what they got up to on the trip of a lifetime...
Adam Ondra has made the 3rd ascent of Neanderthal, Santa Linya. Unusually for Adam, the route has put up a fight. He first attempted the route in 2011 and has since put in a couple of weeks' worth ...
Free Solo, the documentary of Alex Honnold's historic solo of Freerider on El Capitan in Yosemite has won Best Documentary at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, or BAFTAs. Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin and...
Beth Rodden's Meltdown in Yosemite National Park went unrepeated for a decade. Our Friday Night Video this week features Carlo Traversi making the second ascent, along with Beth providing some retrospective analysis. The route is one of the...
Eadan Cunningham travels to Madagascar with a group of friends and older brother. His goal, to discover, clean and climb untouched boulders. Their goal, to develop a hard big wall on the granite cliffs of Tsaranoro. We both succeeded and here is what I got up to on the trip of a lifetime...
David Kilner shares some local knowledge for South Walian Winter climbing, inspired by Toby Archer's popular...
We recently reported that a group of five Aymara indigenous women from Bolivia - known as cholitas escaladoras, the cholita* climbers - had summited Aconcagua (6961m) in the Argentinian Andes. The cholitas started climbing five years...
With ample space and time to think, it's no surprise that the most captivating climbing stories are ones that go beyond gear and grades - ideas and commentary on wider society permeate mountain literature. In this series of interviews, we talk to...
Somewhere this good would have queues on every route, right? I saw only a handful of other climbers in the course of a two-week trip, and some of those were friends I'd arranged to meet there. Toby Dunn spills the beans on a top French climbing area rarely...
Sally Lisle shares four simple (but not necessarily easy) tools to help you grapple with fear when it kicks in mid climb... If you are operating on the cusp of controlling/losing control of your fear response, it is highly valuable to have a few techniques...
These are reviews from the UKC editorial team
Over the past few years Alpkit have been investing in their UK factory. They've also been working on their range of bouldering mats, which saw a complete overhaul late last year. With six new pads to choose from, we test the three largest.
Maybe it's the good cut, maybe it's the breathability, or maybe it's the balance between insulation and airflow - but there's just something about the Icarus Flight that works, says Rob Greenwood
Made in the UK, these units are small, rugged and very powerful. But is this the perfect mountain torch? Dan Bailey has reservations
These are annoucements direct from manufacturers
Tony Howard rose to fame in 1965 as a member of a group of young climbers from northern England who made the first British ascent of Norway's Troll Wall; a climb described by Joe Brown as, 'One of the greatest ever achievements by British rock cli...
Edelrid's three best selling harnesses have had some exciting updates for 2019. We have the Jay for men, the Jayne for women and the Finn for kids.
1985 Five Ten released the first approach shoe, the Five Tennie. Designed to be a tennis shoe that could climb 5.10 this award winning approach shoe has all the tech of a climbing shoe in the package of a casual sneaker.
Launching in spring 2019, BASE Magazine is a free quarterly magazine for all adventurers, explorers, and wilderness travellers. A brand new publication with great editorial range, BASE Magazine will publish features on major expeditions, achievable...
White Spider is looking for an enthusiastic, flexible person to join our Operational Management Team. They will be part of the team responsible for leading the Front of House Team and managing the general operating of the centre during opening hours.
Jöttnar produces the highest quality technical outdoor clothing for mountain sports. We're a young company, obsessive about outdoor gear and the places and sports we use it in. We're building a high performing team and delivering ambitious...
