Highballing is the most modern form of climbing. In essence, it involves climbing a high rock, with use of crash mats to offer...

As outdoor brand marketers look for compelling images, is the core content of climbing achievements being cheapened? Zofia Reych...

In this series of articles, Tom Ripley interviews some well-known climbing partnerships to dig up their dirty secrets and find...

The BMC's Annual General Meeting will take place on June 16th in Kendal, where proposed constitutional changes will be voted on...

An exciting new women's adventure writing anthology is due for release this autumn - this first of its kind. With contributions...

In this series of environmental opinion pieces, Tomas Frydrych wrestles with some big questions. This time he examines the...

Writer, journalist and former Vice President of the BMC, Ed Douglas, reflects on the changing faces of climbing, mountaineering...

With ample space and time to think, it's no surprise that the most captivating climbing stories are ones that go beyond gear and...

Penny Orr analyses the climbing community's response to a recent incident on social media - a case of cyber bullying which was...

Sheila Hancock, veteran star of stage and screen, swapped treading the boards for the well-trodden path up Suilven (731m) in...

In this series of environmental opinion pieces, Tomas Frydrych wrestles with some big questions. This time he examines the...

Penny Orr analyses the climbing community's response to a recent incident on social media - a case of cyber bullying which was...

Figure 8? Groove? They're all here (well almost). We couldn't think of anything starting with V, W, X, Y (you surely will). If...

Fed up with having to pay to get in to crowded indoor walls? Are they never open when you want them? Let Nick Smith tell you how...

Want to know how they did the climbing stuff in Mission Impossible 2? Was it Tom Cruise? An exclusive chat with a guy who did the...

23 years after first visiting Groningen, Alan James makes a return visit and discovers that the scrappy local wall he climbed on...

In this detailed article, Matt Fuller and Dr. Mark Taylor explain all the technical details behind waterproof fabrics. "Making...

There is a wonderful feeling of freedom when you can run it out above gear, climbing as hard as you can, totally consumed by the...

Elbow injuries (tendonitis) are arguably the most common along with finger injuries. In this article, climbing coach Robin...

Can the climbing media be blamed for using racy images of women to sell to men? They are in business and are they not only...