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A guide to climbing rating systems across the world
Our expert guide to climbing rating systems will help you compare trad to sport, America to Europe, bouldering, scrambling, dry tooling and everything in between
"You forced me to confront my fears": Brooke Raboutou sends first female 9b+ sport climb in history
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
Tour operators predict a record-breaking season before the huge price hike in September
What is a crux in climbing? Getting to grips with hardest parts of the ascent
We reveal how the crux impacts the overall grade of a route and consider famous examples from climbing history
"It’s a beautiful route that I’m surprised doesn’t get climbed more" – Alex Honnold casually chalks off another big wall onsight solo
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
David Whalley, who has died at the age of 72, was one of the UK’s most experienced mountain rescuers
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What are the best mountaineering books? 10 high-altitude classics for armchair adventurers
Our guide to the best mountaineering books of all time picks out 10 seminal works that have informed and inspired generations
