Four(ish) tries was all it took and then it was done. Adam Ondra made swift work of Barnabé Fernandez' 82m marathon of a route at Villanueva del Rosario, near Málaga in southern Spain. mehr »

Dan Varian repeating Cypher at SlipstonesUKC News, 01 Mar 2011© Mark SavageMark Katz on High Fidelity, Caley. UKC News, 02 Mar 2011© Mark Katz CollectionFor the first time in months my car thermometer has been glowering two threatening digits at me: 16ºc... Enough to rock the... mehr »

The line of Rolling Stones, Grandes Jorasses North Face.Jon Griffith, 25 Feb 2011© Cédric Perillat-MercerozCédric Perillat-Merceroz on an A2/A3 pitch on Rolling StonesJon Griffith, 25 Feb 2011© Cédric Perillat-MercerozInfamous French Alpinist Patrice Glairon... mehr »

The 5th Climbing Works International Festival (CWIF) takes place this weekend on Saturday & Sunday (5th/6th March 2011). With over 250 competitors, a huge cash prize fund (over £4k), 1 brand new Berghaus Competition wall and a FREE BBQ it's going to be one mighty weekend of... mehr »

Nigel Callender has made the fifth ascent of Monk Life at Kyloe in the Wood, Northumberland.The problem, first climbed by Malcolm Smith in 2003, is on the main buttress of the crag and is described in the UKC Logbooks:"The line of tiny holds on an otherwise blank face, with a big crux move ... mehr »

Conny Matthes on Sea of greenBjörn Pohl - UKC, 01 Mar 2011© Thomas HockeConny Matthes, a Frankenjura local, has repeated Ingo Gräbner's Sea of green, ~8A+, at Tretbootwändchen, Frankenjura. Some say 8A+ and some 8B. Although no stranger to hard repeats, this was her hardest ascent... mehr »

UKHillwalking.com has launched today. Building on the popularity of sister site UKClimbing.com, we will cater to everyone who gets their kicks on foot in the hills.With your help we aim to create a warm and friendly place to discuss all things hillwalking, from Corbett collecting to the... mehr »

The Sheffield Adventure Film Festival (ShAFF) is on this weekend (4-6 March) at The Showroom Cinema in Sheffield."The selection of films is without doubt the strongest ever." said event organiser Matt Heason. There are a total of sixty two films, of which twenty two feature climbing and... mehr »

Doug Scott is to be presented with the 2011 Piolets d'Or Lifetime Contribution Award at the forthcoming award ceremony in Chamonix, France this April.The Piolets d'Or are prestigious mountaineering awards that, although troubled in recent years (UKC 2008 News), have now reinvented themselves... mehr »

As mentioned before, Paul Robinson is now back in Ticino, Switzerland, for another attack on The Story of 2 worlds, Dave Graham's 8C+ on the Dreamtime block at Cresciano. News about the progress is that Paul now has better beta for the 2nd part of the problem, Toni Lamprecht's The Dagger,... mehr »

Greg Boswell has recently repeated The Hurting (XI,11) on the Fiacall Buttress at Coire an t-Sneachda in the Cairngorms.Following on from our initial news item last week, we now have more details on Greg's ascent, as well as thoughts from first ascensionist Dave MacLeod.Greg Boswell happy at... mehr »

This is the ninth of the 2010/11 season of Scottish winter conditions updates from Dan Goodwin of MountainPlan.com. Dan gives a round up of what has been climbed, where good venues for the weekend might be and also some very important links to avalanche and weather... mehr »

On Friday the 18th of February a bomb exploded in the ski resort on the slopes of Mount Elbrus in the Caucasus mountains, European Russia. Three tourists were gunned down as they travelled to the ski resort by minibus on the same day.The bomb, thought to be set by Islamist militants, severely... mehr »

It's Friday night again. Don't go out for a beer, or for dinner. Definitely don't go to the climbing wall. Sit back, relax and watch this video, with instructional voice over, on how to 'Climb Smart'!Thanks to Paul Diffley ofHot Aches for sticking this up on his Facebook feed where I spotted... mehr »

Nalle Hukkataival has made the first ascent of The Swarm direct at the Secrets of the Beehaive Area, Buttermilks, Bishop.The original problem goes up a few moves via hard crimpy pulls and a to a big move to a gaston to gain a flake line that goes right to top out on a slightly easier problem... mehr »

Paul Robinson is now back in Ticino, Switzerland for another attack on Dave Graham's The story of two worlds, ~8C+, on the Dreamtime boulder at Cresciano. The weather in Ticino has been unusually warm for the season lately and conditions in all areas have been excellent. Looking at the... mehr »

A competitor on one of the harder Male Open problemsUKC News, 23 Feb 2011© SIBLLast Sunday (13th Feb) saw the fifth round of this year's Southern Indoor Bouldering League (SIBL) take place at the newly refurbished and extended Arch Climbing Wall in London.Liam Halsey won the Male open,... mehr »

Daniel Woods on The Game, 8C+, Boulder canyonUKC News, 23 Feb 2011© Woods family coll.Daniel Woods has managed to grab the second ascent of The Game, ~8C+, in Boulder Canyon, CO."But", you say, "didn't he make the first ascent of this problem exactly one year ago?". That's a perfectly... mehr »

Aiguille Noire de Peuterey© LiznLes, Feb 2010Frenchmen Aymeric Clouet, Pierre Labbre and Jérôme Para have made the third known ascent of a Peuterey Super-integral on Mont Blanc.The famous Peuterey Integral, the longest route to the summit of Mont Blanc with more than 4,500m of... mehr »

Andy Turner on the Second ascent of The Hurting© seanjc, Jan 2011Greg BoswellGreg Boswell© Brian Horisk/adventureart.co.ukYoung Scottish climber Greg Boswell has continued his amazing season with a ground-up ascent of The Hurting (XI,11) on the Fiacall Buttress at Coire an... mehr »