The crags

Located on the northwest tip of Sicily and a mere 500m from the seaside, the almost surreal Never Sleeping Wall was first developed in 2008 by British climber Jim Titt and a group of visiting Czech climbers and their Italian...

Etxauri is one of the classic crags in the entire Euskal Herria. The area was formed due to a massive fault line which shaped the Sierra de Sarbil mountains and in doing so created rock faces and peaks that have...

The Roaches stands out as one of the best gritstone crags in the country and as such it holds a very special place in the heart of British climbers. Situated further south than most other outcrops, it is divided up...

Ghost Kitchen is one of the most important climbing areas on the island of Kalymnos. The dominant feature of this large cliff is a huge domed roof with stalactites and tufas; the stalactites protrude from the rock just like enormous...

Pennadomo is a small village in Italy's Abruzzo region, surrounded by incredible blades of limestone which strut out from the rolling hills above River Sangro. The refined beauty of this area is unique, especially when one bears in mind the...

Targassonne is a minute hamlet lost in the French Pyrenees close to the ski resort Fort Romeu. Apart from the beautiful but worrying solar power research centers, the area also hosts an impressive number of boulders dotted along the green...

Located on the border between Austria and Germany, the Chinesiche Mauer is one of best and biggest climbing areas in the Tyrol. The massive wall forms part of the Öfelekopfes in the Wetterstein mountain range and suddenly springs impressively into...

Huntsman's Leap in South Wales is, alongside St. Govan's Head, one of the most popular sea cliffs in Pembroke and quite rightly so. The steep gorge offers superb climbing in highly atmospheric surroundings; it is tidal and the fact that...

High in the sky at over 8000 feet in elevation, Tuolumne is the largest sub- alpine meadow in the Sierras. When almost every other Sierra bouldering area is cooking in the heat of summer that is when The Meadows calls....

Ablon is an enchanting valley situated at 1400m on the Plateau des Glières in the France's Upper Savoy which conceals a small gem surrounded by forests, lush alpine meadows, grazing cows and a picturesque alpine hut where you can eat...

Bohinjska Bela is one of Slovenia's classic crags. It is located close to the picturesque lake Bled, possibly Slovenia's most famous tourist area at the foot of the Julian Alps. Bohinska Bela is in fact a small village just a couple...

There's a new crag to climb on close to Cortina: Rio Gere. In truth the first routes were bolted on this enormous outcrop at the start of the '90's by Diego Ghedina "Tomasc", a member of the local Scoiattolo group...

On the west coast of Anglesey lies the tiny Holy Island, home to the imposing and atmospheric sea cliff Gogarth. Even though the development of this cliff started only in the 1960's, its role as a bastion of British trad...

Bassilandia is a beautiful crag dedicated to the late Roberto Bassi, located above romantic Lake Toblino and surprisingly never too crowded. Developed initially by Fabio Leoni, the untiring local describes it as follows: "I began to bolt Bassilandia on my own,...

The immense 7km long Stanage Edge is certainly the most famous gritstone crag in England. The outcrop is highly popular, partly because of its proximity to both Sheffield and Manchester, but above all due of its wealth of quality routes....