Will Bosi ends Swiss trip with two hard first ascents
15th May '25
Will Bosi has ended his recent trip to Switzerland with first ascents of Brain Rot (Font 8C+) in Magic Wood and Kyanite (Font 8C) in Val Bovona.
Eliot Stephen makes first ascent of The Malleus Maleficarum (Font 8C)
12th May '25
After considerable effort and trauma, Eliot Stephens closes the deal making the first ascent of another South Wales boulder test-piece.
Babsi Zangerl repeats Bombardino (F9a+)
8th May '25
Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has repeated Bombardino (F9a+) in Arco, Italy. This marks Babsi’s first route at this grade.
Hamish McArthur repeats No One Mourns The Wicked (F9A) in a session
7th May '25
British climber Hamish McArthur made the second ascent of No One Mourns The Wicked (Font 9A) in Thunder Ridge, Colorado, USA.
Gold for Erin McNeice (again) in Lead World Cup in Bali
5th May '25
Another weekend, another Lead World Cup comp and another gold for Erin McNeice! Her second in a row.
Katie Lamb makes history (again) repeating The Dark Side (Font 8C+/V16)
2nd May '25
Top American boulder Katie Lamb has taken the top standard of women’s bouldering to Font 8C+ with the fourth ascent of The Dark Side in Yosemite.
Rob Matheson repeats The Bells, The Bells! (E7 6b) at age 74!
29th Apr '25
Rob Matheson has recently repeated The Bells, The Bells! (E7 6b) on Gogarth at the ripe old age of 74!
Gold’s for McNeice, Seo and Anraku in Wujiang
29th Apr '25
In a rare result, Erin McNeice and Chaehyun Seo were both awarded Gold in the first IFSC Lead climbing competition of the season in Wujiang. Sorato Anruka took Gold in the men’s event.
Hamish McArthur nails coveted second ascent of Megatron (Font 9A)
25th Apr '25
Hamish McArthur has made the eagerly awaited second ascent of Megatron (Font 9A), Shawn Raboutou’s test-piece boulder in Eldorado Canyon, US.
2025 IFSC World Cup season starts - Erin McNeice takes a Bronze
23rd Apr '25
The 2025 IFSC World Cup competitions kicked off in Keqiao, China with Erin McNeice finishing with a Bronze
Alpine North Face record shattered
22nd Apr '25
Nicolas Hojac (32) and Philipp Brugger (33) have shattered a two-decade-old speed record by completing the North Faces of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau knocking 10 hours off the record.
Robbie Phillips adds Away with the Faeries (E9 6c) on Skye
16th Apr '25
After a winter imbibed with injuries and frustrations Robbie Phillips has bust out with a new E9 on Skye.
