In an era where many climbers are using fixed ropes and sport-climbing tactics to free El Cap, climbers like Amity Warme and Brent Barghahn are choosing to keep adventure alive. Going ground up, Amity and Brent pull off a free ascent of the Pineapple Express variation of El Nio (5.13b/c) over eight days, battling variable...
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Fri Night Vid Ground Up on El Nio, El Capitan
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Two 8c multi-pitch repeats for Jacopo Larcher and Babsi ZangerlOver the past couple of weeks, Jacopo Larcher and Babsi Zangerl have made multiple multi-pitch ascents at 8c in the Rtikon mountain range, in the Central Eastern Alps.
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British Mountaineering Council Proposes Membership Price Increases - Feedback RequestedThe British Mountaineering Council(BMC) is appealing for feedback on proposed membership price increases ahead of the BMC Board meeting on 18 September. The proposal was announced at theMembers' Open...
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Interview Rachel Pearce climbs Olwen, E9 6cRachel Pearce has made the sixth ascent, and third female ascent, of Olwen, E9 6c, at Painted Wall, Rhoscolyn, Wales.
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2024 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature - Shortlist AnnouncedThe shortlist for the 2024 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature has been announced. In the competition's forty-first year, there were 32 entries by authors from Great Britain, Ireland, USA, Australia, Canada, India, Pakistan, B...
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British Lead, Speed and Paraclimbing Championships 2024The British Lead, Speed and Paraclimbing Championships took place at EICA: Ratho, Edinburgh last weekend. A busy schedule meant plenty of action and the Paraclimbing competition in particular attracted record participation, showing the growth of the sport ahead of its Paralympic debut in LA 2028.
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Katie Lamb climbs Equanimity 8C/V15Katie Lamb has made the fifth ascent, and first female ascent of Equanimity, 8C, in Lake Tahoe, USA.
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Roger Murray Steps Down as BMC ChairBritish Mountaineering Council (BMC) Chair Roger Murray has announced that he will not seek re-election following the conclusion of his term at the end of November 2024.
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IFSC Lead World Cup Koper 2024 - Toby Roberts wins Gold and Overall Title, Gold for GarnbretWith the battle for Olympic Gold now a distant memory, this past weekend saw the return of the IFSC World Cup, with Koper, Slovenia, playing host to the penultimate lead climbing competition of the season.
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First Ever Litter Pick Planned For Yr Wyddfa's Trinity GulliesA novel abseiling litter pick is planned to take place on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) on 20th September to clear decades of debris that has built up in the Trinity Gullies, the popular winter climbing venue below the summit.
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Fri Night Vid The Crux - Behind the Scenes of IFSC CompetitionsThis week's Friday Night Video(s) is a deep dive into the IFSC competition scene in the run up to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. National Geographic follow several athletes throughout the season through the ups and downs of competing and with Olympic tickets up for grabs, emotions are high. Featuring the likes of Janja Garnbret, Toby R...
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Alex Megos climbs Move, 9b/+Less than two weeks after making the fourth ascent ofChange (9b+), in Hanshelleren Cave, Flatanger, Norway, Alex Megos has made just the third ascent of another Adam Ondra Flatanger testpiece, Move, 9b+.
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Lorraine McCall Completes Continuous Grahams RoundMore than four months after setting out on a continuous round of the Grahams, Lorraine McCall has climbed her final summit. She is the first woman to complete a round of the 231 Grahams as a single journey, travelling on foot over the hills and by bike on the long stretches between them.
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Shawn Raboutou makes rare 8C+ repeatShawn Raboutou has made a rare repeat of United, 8C+, on Mount Mizugaki, Japan
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Kilian Jornet climbs eighty-two 4,000 metre peaks in 19 daysKilian Jornet has climbed all eighty-two peaks of 4,000 metres or higher in the European Alps in the space of just nineteen days.
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Two Brits on the podium at the European ChampionshipsHaving qualified for the final in third and fifth place respectively, Max Milne and Dayan Akhtar both made the podium of a tightly contested men's bouldering final at the European Championships in Villars, Switzerland.
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Jorge Daz-Rullo climbs Change, 9b+Just a week after Alex Megos made the fourth ascent of the route,Jorge Daz-Rullo has made the fifth ascent of Change, 9b+.
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Fri Night Vid Learning to find dignity in risk - Paul PritchardThis week's Friday Night Video is a TEDx Talk from Paul Pritchard, in which he advocates for the dignity of risk and showcases how taking risks can lead to personal growth and extraordinary achievements.