Canadian alpinist and Westcomb athlete Don Bowie is back in the Himalaya this month for his ninth expedition to the Himalayas. Along with shooting for several 8,000-meter summits, Bowie will provide real-world feedback to the Westcomb apparel design...(read all)

It’s been another busy weekend for Mountain Rescue teams around the country, with two casualties in the last few days. The Beeb are reporting that an experienced climber was killed in Snowdonia when he was scrambling in Cwm Cneifion in the Ogw...(read all)

New in for review is Mountain Equipment's featherlight Firefox Jacket which is made from a new version of GoreTex Pro Shell and tips our digital scales at a genuine 290 grammes for a medium - and that's light. Very light. Features are minimal, but c...(read all)

Nikwax, the leading manufacturer of aftermarket care products for apparel, footwear and gear, has released an updated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. “Building a sustainable business is an ongoing journey. For Nikwax, a CSR repor...(read all)

The Piolets d'or 2010 were won by Denis Urubko and Boris Dedechko for their route on Cho Oyu and by Jed Brown, Kyle Dempster and Bruce Normand for their route up Xuelian West. Reinhold Messner received the lifetime achievement award; Walter Bonatti s...(read all)

Tom Bolger, the British climber now resident in Northern Spain, has ticked another F9a. This time it was Open Your Mind Direct at Santa Linya. But Tom is aiming for the extension, which is graded F9a+.   A very happy Tom Bolger, immediately af...(read all)

Dave MacLeod has carried out the first winter ascent of Anubis, at E8 6c one of the hardest summer routes on Ben Nevis which was, unsurprisingly, first ascended in 2005 by Macleod himself.   MacLeod stated that his latest 220m climb had been...(read all)

Italians Enrico Bonino and Nicolas Meli made three first ascents in the Khumbu region of Nepal in November and December 2009. To start things off, at the end of November Bonino and Meli, along with doctor with Francesco Cantu, climbed a new 1100-me...(read all)

The Italian-Swiss team of Simon Gietl and Roger Schali have climbed a difficult new route on the east face of Aguja Poincenot (3,002m/9,849') in Argentinean Patagonia. The two climbers spent four days on the route, climbing alpine-style, in wintry we...(read all)

On 28/11/2009 the Danish climbers Kristoffer Szilas and Martin Ploug reached the summit of the hiterhto unclimbed Ren Zhong Feng (5800m) in the Sichuan range in China via their route Lost to Ice (TD: M4, WI4, 1300m). During that period four Hungarian...(read all)

After 10 years of trying the Italian climber Sandro Neri has managed to repeat Emicrania 8b at Ceresera (Belluno).   If someone asks themselves why we've published this news, they'd probably best read no further. If on the other hand they belie...(read all)

In the summer season of the southern hemisphere, Aconcagua (6.965m) - the second highest of the Seven Summits - attracts a big crowd of climbers. Last season was one of the busiest in the past few years, and also one of the most tragedy-struck. &nb...(read all)

At the IOC headquarters, President Jacques Rogge welcomes Marco Scolaris, Muriel Sarkany and Jerome Meyer. On December 3rd, Jacques Rogge, the President of the IOC, welcomed IFSC President Marco Scolaris, IFSC Athletes' Commission President Muriel...(read all)

The young Chinese alpinists Yan Dongdong and Zhou Peng have climbed a direct new route on the south face of Siguniang (6,250 meters/20,505') in Sichuan Province, China. The two climbed the 1,000-meter face alpine-style over three days, with a dangero...(read all)

The indefatigable Pamela Pack has redpointed a 65-foot, overhanging offwidth and squeeze chimney in Zion National Park that she rated solid 5.13. The crack exits a sandstone cave on the south side of the Angels Landing formation and is 6 to 12 inches...(read all)