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Interview Anna Wells on the Winter Munro Round

On 13th March, Anna Wells became the fourth person (and first woman) to complete a Munro round in winter, equalling the previous record of 83 days set by Martin Moran. Keri Wallace caught up with her to find out more about how she approached the challenge, how she stayed motivated, and what might be next... 


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Interview Siebe Vanhee talks Riders on the Storm, Dawn Wall and Conquering the Useless

Danny Vagnozzi interviews Belgian big-waller, social worker and all-round adventure athlete Siebe Vanhee following his role in the Belgian-American team that made the first free ascent of Riders on the Storm in February. They discussed his ...

Interview Jack Palmieri on climbing 200 8s in a year

After climbing 100 8s in a year in 2022, Jack Palmieri somehow managed to double that tally in 2023...

Interview Catherine Destivelle - Rock Queen

On International Women's Day, Anna Fleming speaks to French climbing icon Catherine Destivelle about her evolving career, subverting stereotypes and her respect for British climbing and its culture...  Since she began climbing in the 1970s, Catherine...

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An insight into the characterful crack climbing on the Elbsandstein towers of Germany...

Article The Edge of Time

Niall Grimes writes about Crispin Waddy's recent ascent of Master's Edge E7 6c at Millstone and how watching friends on the route brought...

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Mark Cobb reflects on the differences between being able to climb something and not being able to climb something; the tiny...

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