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On 5 May 2025 Belgian rock climber Anak Verhoeven made the first female ascent of 'Rainshadow' (9a) at Malham Cove in England.

The big bang follows Emma Twyford and her quest to repeat big bang at Lower Pen Trwyn in North Wales. In sending the route in September 2019 she became the first British woman to climb 9a.

On 17 September 2019 British rock climber Emma Twyford successfully redpointed big bang at Lower Pen Trwyn in North Wales. In doing so she has become the first British woman to climb 9a.

Iker Pou, Kico Cerda and Ion Gurutz Lazkoz have made the first ascent of Dardara (200m 7c+/8a, 7b obligatory), a new climb up Tiro Pedabejo in Picos de Europa, Spain

Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra after his 100th sport climb graded 9a or harder.

Switzerland's Claude Remy provides a chronological analysis of the evolution free climbing (bouldering and difficulty). An article which clearly is not and cannot be definitive, but is merely a stimulus for further analysis and discussion about the evolution of this sport.

Big news comes from the fresh Dinorwig slate quarries in Wales where British climber James McHaffie has freed an old project which over the years had come to be known as The Meltdown project.

British climber Neil Dyer has added two important new sport climbs to North Wales limestone, namely Megalopa F8c+ at Lower Pen Trwyn on the Great Orme and The Brute 8b at the Diamond on the nearby Little Orme.

James McHaffie has made the first repeat of The big bang 9a at Lower Pen Trwyn, first climbed in 1996 by Neil Carson.

Sport climbing at Lower Pen Trwyn one of the best crags in North Wales

Pete Robins has repeated Sea of Tranquility 8c+ at Lower Pen Trwyn, North Wales.

McClure frees the Ben Moon 9a project at Kilnsey. The route is called Northern Lights.