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News Climbing the Fontainebleau Big Five in a Day

Solly K.D. writes about how he ended up climbing all of the Big Five classic climbs from 7C to 8A at Cuvier Rempart, Fontainebleau in a single day.

6 21 Mar

News New 8C for Solly Kemball Dorey

Solly Kemball Dorey has made the first ascent of Poseidon's Wraith, a new 8C at Trewethet Cliff in Cornwall.

3 5 Sep, 2023

Interview Solly Kemball Dorey on his 8B+ FA, Tempest in a Teapot

Earlier this year, Solly Kemball Dorey established a sit start to an existing 8A+ boulder, The Tempest. He named the boulder Tempest in a Teapot, and gave it 8B+, making it one of the hardest boulders in Wales.

3 13 Apr, 2023

News New Font 8B+ for Solly Kemball-Dorey at Hartland, Devon

19-year-old Solly Kemball-Dorey has climbed his first Font 8B+ at Hartland Quay, Cornwall. The problem was a first ascent and links two of James Squires' problems - The Vault (Font 8B) and Autobahn (Font 8A+). He has named the problem...

22 Oct, 2020

Latest Reviews for Solly's Sponsors

Reviews from the UKC editorial team

Unparallel Up Mocc - a worthy successor to the classic slipper?

"As a fan of the original Moccasym, fewer shoes have disappointed me more than the Five Ten NIAD Mocc" says Rob Greenwood. But his hope was rekindled when Unparallel - arguably the true heirs to Five Ten's legacy - launched their own version of...

5 May, 2023

Unparallel Engage Lace UP

The all-round comfy climbing shoe is something we don't talk about much. Performance is cool, performance shoes look cool, and people performing feats of amazing strength are cool to watch. But for most of us, bread and butter days out climbing are far off the...

4 18 Apr, 2023

Unparallel Flagship LV

The original Flagship is highly versatile, worn by Tomoa Narasaki in the Olympics but equally appealing to everyday climbers indoors and out, on boulders and routes. The new Flagship LV brings this performance to those with a smaller, lower volume foot, says Emma...

4 Feb, 2022

Unparallel Flagship

Sitting at the top of Unparallel's range, the Flagship is a good performance all-rounder both indoors and out, says Rob Greenwood, with its...

8 11 May, 2021

Unparallel TN (Tomoa Narasaki) Pro

In a market saturated with soft and specialised performance shoes, the TN Pro is something different, says Nick Brown - a...

13 20 Nov, 2020

Performance Rock Shoes - Women's / LV Fit

In this group test we compare nine pairs of performance shoes with a women's / low volume fit. How did they all...

3 Dec, 2019

Unparallel Lace, Sirius and Regulus

Unparallel are the new kids on the climbing shoe block, but with a long pedigree behind them they are already gaining quite a...

41 25 Jun, 2019

Latest News from Solly's Sponsors

Announcements direct from manufacturers

Why choose a Tendon rope?

A long established brand from the Czech Republic who has been at the forefront of rope manufacture and development for decades, Tendon have been leading the way in rope technology advancement. Manufactured at their Lanex factory in the EU, Tendon are also a...

21 Aug, 2023

New Footwear Spring/Summer '21

In the absence of any trade show this year, we've created our own. Normally, shows tend to focus on products hitting the market in 6 months to a year, but we've asked brands to talk about the new kit available now. In this first round up, we're showing off...

11 8 Mar, 2021

Unparallel Climbing Shoe Range

Unparallel has taken the climbing world by storm as one of the most exciting new climbing shoes brands in the past few years. Straight out of California, their attention to detail, rubber innovation and performance remains a total obsession for the product...

14 Oct, 2020

OutDoor 2019 - New Climbing Shoes and Footwear

We're just back from the annual summer gear-fest that is the OutDoor trade show. As Europe sweltered in the heat the world's outdoor industry gathered in Munich to network, drink beer and showcase their shiny new stuff. For us it's a great...

26 8 Jul, 2019