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Mathew Wright wrestles with Rhapsody in Scotland
29/04/2024 - Climbing
Mathew Wright wrestles with Rhapsody in Scotland
British climber Mat Wright has repeated Rhapsody, the E11 7a trad climb located at dumbarton Rock in Scotland, first ascended by Dave Macleod in 2006.
Will Bosi fearless on Honey Badger, new 8C+ boulder problem at Badger Cove, UK
12/08/2022 - Alpinism
Will Bosi fearless on Honey Badger, new 8C+ boulder problem at Badger Cove, UK
Scottish rock climber William Bosi has made the first ascent of Honey Badger, an 8C+ boulder problem at Badger Cove in the Peak District, UK.
Will Bosi is Free at Last at Dumbarton in Scotland
06/07/2022 - Climbing
Will Bosi is Free at Last at dumbarton in Scotland
23-year-old Scottish climber William Bosi has made the first ascent of Free at last 9a+ at dumbarton Rock in Scotland
Anna Hazlett makes first female ascent of Walk of Life E9 in UK
21/06/2022 - Climbing
Anna Hazlett makes first female ascent of Walk of Life E9 in UK
America's Anna Hazlett, aka. Anna Hazelnutt, has made the first female ascent of The Walk of Life, an extremely bold E9 6c at Dyer's Lookout, UK.
Mathew Wright deciphers Lake District's E11 Lexicon
23/05/2022 - Interviews
Mathew Wright deciphers Lake District's E11 Lexicon
Interview with Mathew Wright after the 23-year-old British rock climber made the fourth ascent of Lexicon, the E11 at Pavey Ark in the Lake District first ascended by Neil Gresham in summer 2021.
Anna Taylor solos E8 at Danby Crag in UK
28/01/2022 - Climbing
Anna Taylor solos E8 at Danby Crag in UK
23-year-old British climber Anna Taylor has made a free solo ascent of Psykovsky’s Sequins E8 at Danby Crag, England.
Franco Cookson adds Immortal E11 7b to Maiden's Bluff, UK
23/12/2021 - Climbing
Franco Cookson adds Immortal E11 7b to Maiden's Bluff, UK
In April British rock climber Franco Cookson made the first ascent of Immortal at Maiden's Bluff, Yorkshire, UK. Graded E11 7b, it currently stands as one of the most difficult and dangerous in the country.
Anna Hazelnutt repeats E9 at Dyer's Lookout, UK
25/10/2021 - Climbing
Anna Hazelnutt repeats E9 at Dyer's Lookout, UK
American climber Anna Hazlett has made a daring repeat of Once Upon a Time in the Southwest, a bold E9 6c at Dyer's Lookout, England. Tom Randall, who held her ropes, repeated the route immediately beforehand.
Steve McClure grabs second ascent of Lexicon, E11 trad climb at Pavey Ark
29/09/2021 - Climbing
Steve McClure grabs second ascent of Lexicon, E11 trad climb at Pavey Ark
British rock climber Steve McClure has made the second ascent of Lexicon, the E11 trad climb established only recently at Pavey Ark in England by Neil Gresham.
Neil Gresham climbs Lexicon, desperate E11 trad climb at Pavey Ark
17/09/2021 - Climbing
Neil Gresham climbs Lexicon, desperate E11 trad climb at Pavey Ark
British rock climber Neil Gresham has made the first ascent of Lexicon at Pavey Ark in England. Graded E11 7a, it checks in as one of the hardest trad climbs in Great Britain.
Barbara Zangerl explosive on Sprengstoff, 9a at Lorünser Wändle in Austria
05/04/2021 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl explosive on Sprengstoff, 9a at Lorünser Wändle in Austria
At the crag Lorünser Wändle in Austria Barbara Zangerl has made the first repeat of the 9a Sprengstoff, freed by Jacopo Larcher in November 2020.
Barbara Zangerl climbs Greenspit in Valle dell’Orco
15/10/2020 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl climbs Greenspit in Valle dell’Orco
Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has become the first woman to climb Greenspit, the difficult trad route first ascended by Didier Berthod in Valle dell’Orco, Italy.
Ben Moon / The British rock climbing legend interview
31/07/2020 - Interviews
Ben Moon / The British rock climbing legend interview
Interview with British rock climber Ben Moon, one of the world’s greatest rock climbers throughout the 1980’s and early 1990’s with landmark first ascents such one of Britain’s first 8a, Statement of Youth at Lower Pen Trwyn in Wales and...
Barbara Zangerl on top climbing form in Vorarlberg, Austria
12/05/2020 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl on top climbing form in Vorarlberg, Austria
Sport climbing in Austria: Barbara Zangerl has repeated Unleashed 8c+ and Instructor 8c+/9a in her home Vorarlberg region.
Extreme trad climbing in Scotland: Gérome Pouvreau and Florence Pinet repeat Rhapsody and Requiem
08/09/2018 - Climbing
Extreme trad climbing in Scotland: Gérome Pouvreau and Florence Pinet repeat Rhapsody and Requiem
At dumbarton Rock in Scotland, French climber Gérome Pouvreau has repeated Rhapsody E11, while Florence Pinet climbed Requiem E8 6b.
Barbara Zangerl sends Speed Intégrale at Voralpsee, her first 9a
21/05/2018 - Climbing
Barbara Zangerl sends Speed Intégrale at Voralpsee, her first 9a
Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has redpointed Speed ​​Intégrale at Voralpsee in Switzerland, her first 9a sports climb.