Bouldering — with its relentless focus towards pure climbing technique on rocks usually less than 15 feet off the ground — can be maddening to watch. But it can serve as an amazing rock-climbing test ...
It's been a busy few weeks in the world of rock climbing. Following Sasha DiGiulian and Marianna Ordóñez first female free climb of Bravo Les Filles, a Madagascan big wall route, German climber ...
Adam Ondra has been attempting a boulder problem that, if climbed, could be the world's first V18. The project, named Imothep Assis, is located in France's forest of Fontainebleau, one of the ...
Czech climber Jana Švecová has made the first ascent of 'Tokyo Drift' at the crag Lidomorna in Moravský Kras, Czech Republic. The suggested grade is 8C and, if confirmed, along with her 'Nova' this ...
Will Bosi started 2026 with a bang, completing a long-term project at Sintra in Portugal, alongside a flurry of other hard first ascents. The 27-year-old from Edinburgh completed Pôr Do Sol, ...
I distinctly remember, the first time I completed the traverse of Scotland’s famous Aonach Eagach, commenting that the many rock steps along the ridge were like little puzzles to solve. I was ...