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"Farewell to a wonderful person" - Double Olympic champion killed by falling rocks in Karakoram mountains climbing accident

By Will Symons Published

Laura Dahlmeier, who had won two Olympic biathlon golds, had climbed to around 18,700ft on the daunting Laila Peak in Pakistan

Climbing Safety
American prodigy Annie Sanders steals the limelight in a close-run penultimate lead climbing round of the 2025 Climbing World Cup

By Will Symons Published

Annie Sanders, 17, won her maiden lead climbing gold, while South Korea's Dohyun Lee dominated the men's competition in Madrid

Climbing Events & Competitions
Climbing World Cup preview: Anraku eyes historic series double while McNeice and Seo battle it out in the penultimate lead climbing competition

By Will Symons Published

World-class climbers are vying for a place atop the IFSC World Cup leaderboard

Climbing Events & Competitions
"The crazy part is a year ago he had two legs, and a month ago he'd never worn crampons" – adventurer who lost his leg in a motorbike crash hopes to set new record with the first ascent of a previously unclimbed 16,000ft peak

By Charlie Lyon Published

Next month, Luke Tarrant will join adaptive mountaineer Ed Jackson on an expedition to Kyrgyzstan to attempt a summit that no one has managed before

Climbing Records
Watson, Miroslaw, Anraku, and Seo return to winning ways in Climbing World Cup speed and lead climbing double-header

By Will Symons Published

Spectators were treated to a thrilling couple of days of expert lead and speed climbing in Chamonix, France - read on for our roundup

Climbing Events & Competitions
Climbing World Cup preview: the world's premier lead and speed climbers limber up for a thrilling World Cup double header in Chamonix

By Will Symons Published

World-class climbers like Sorato Anraku and Aleksandra Miroslaw will return to the wall in pursuit of coveted series victories

Climbing Events & Competitions
Flash for Flohé: German climber achieves what's claimed to be the most difficult boulder flash of all time

By Alex Foxfield Published

Yannick Flohé has made bouldering history by becoming the first person to ever flash a V15 boulder problem on Foundation's Edge

Climbing & Mountaineering
"A four-legged hero": tiny dog alerts mountain rescue to accident site where his owner had become trapped in a snowy crevasse

By Alex Foxfield Published

The Air Zermatt emergency team chopper was drawn to the scene by the sight of the miniature dog patiently waiting by the crevasse

Hiking
National parks tragedies: Two hikers die in separate falls in the Lake District and the Peak District

By Alex Foxfield Published

In separate incidents, two hikers have died in England's national parks while exploring areas notorious for their scrambling terrain

Hiking
The Savage Mountain is becoming the Scorched Mountain: soaring heat is changing the game for climbers in the Karakoram

By Alex Foxfield Published

Record temperatures in Pakistan have conspired to make some of the world's highest peaks even more treacherous this year

Climbing & Mountaineering
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