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Trump’s tariffs mean your outdoor gear is about to get more expensive – here’s what you could pay more for and why store discounts may disappear
By Charlie Lyon published
Many of the new duties are on hold for the moment, but outdoors business experts say the price of your kit will rise, and may have already

"Absolutely the right decision for the sport of climbing": lead and bouldering to have separate medals at 2028 LA Olympics
By Alex Foxfield published
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that climbing will have three separate events at the next Olympic games

"You forced me to confront my fears": Brooke Raboutou sends first female 9b+ sport climb in history
By Alex Foxfield published
Raboutou is the first woman to send a 9b+ sport climb on Excalibur in groundbreaking achievement

"Everest’s allure is timeless": permits to scale world's highest peak are selling twice as fast as they did in 2024
By Charlie Lyon published
Tour operators predict a record-breaking season before the huge price hike in September

"It’s a beautiful route that I’m surprised doesn’t get climbed more" – Alex Honnold casually chalks off another big wall onsight solo
By Julia Clarke published
The climbing legend says the 4-hour car-to-car solo was a "personal best"

"He lives on in the lives of the people he saved and those he coached and mentored" – climbers pay tribute to mountain rescue legend
By Charlie Lyon published
David Whalley, who has died at the age of 72, was one of the UK’s most experienced mountain rescuers

Female Iranian climber reportedly forced to move to Spain following backlash after competing without covering her hair
By Charlie Lyon published
Elnaz Rekabi is thought to have fled her homeland to avoid further persecution

Charity invites queer hikers, campers, and climbers to head outdoors and find community in nature
By Will Symons published
The OutdoorLads group aims to get gay, bi and trans people into nature, leading hikes and other wilderness expeditions
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