This week's Friday Night Video follows Seb Bouin to Romeyer, near Die in France's Drôme region, for the first ascent of Le ...

Lower Scout Crag - a small rather grubby crag, overused by groups so very shiny. Middle Scout Crag - another small crag, but very steep. E-grades only. Upper Scout Crag - the largest and arguably the ...

Peregrines have been known to nest on the upper section of B Buttress, above Giants Crawl as well as C Buttress. The last time the birds were known to nest was 2014, but if visiting the crag early in ...

High above the forests of Chile's Cochamó Valley, Hayden Jamieson, Jacob Cook and Will Sharp set out to make the first free ...

Stanage Plantation has a superb array of routes, including many great classics across the grades, as well as lots of lovely discrete spots for a bit of peace and quiet. The area has a lovely ambience ...

Back in the days of a guidebook, and for today's modern topo or app, the basic principle should fundamentally be: get me to the cliff, show me where to go, and inspire me to climb it. As an artist, my ...

Accidents on the crag or in the hills often happen fast—and unexpectedly. From a slip descending wet slabs, to a tumbling fall from a scramble, or a serious incident with a lead or solo climber, when ...

During late 2023 and early 2024, my approach to climbing was pretty serious. I wanted it to be that way. I'd found a series of projects which inspired me and pushed me to be better than I was, and I ...

It's up there as a climber's worst-case scenario: a sunny day out on a straightforward Alpine route, when a big chunk of the mountain comes away, the falling rocks cut through the rope, and the leader ...

Mick Ward reflects on the life and climbs of a Yorkshireman and gritstone pioneer... Allan Austin, who recently died at the age of 90, climbed about 700 new routes. He was noted for his boldness and ...

The routesetters who design the never-before-seen climbs at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are responsible for creating both a fair competition and an exciting show for a global audience. Gauging the ...

Rachel Carr is a GB Climbing Performance Development coach who will shortly be travelling to Paris to support our four qualified athletes. Originally from Edinburgh and now based in Sheffield between ...