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How to watch 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup: catch the action from anywhere in the world with this Nord VPN deal - right now you can get up to 79% off, 4 months extra for free, and an Amazon gift card with our exclusive deal
By Will Symons last updated
How to watch The world's best lead and speed climbers are heading to Chamonix in France - here's how to see them on the wall

"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

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

We almost never see Fjallraven discounts this big: Hurry, and you can save up to $170 on the mountain-ready Bergtagen Eco-Shell before this insane offer ends on Friday!
By Will Symons published
Deals This lightweight and insulating shell is a professional option for mountaineering, and it's 40% off in the Amazon Prime Day madness

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

Bravo girls! DiGiulian and Ordóñez send first female free climb of Madagascan big wall
By Alex Foxfield published
26 years after it was established by an all-star women's team, Sasha DiGiulian and Marianna Ordóñez have become the first women to free climb Bravo Les Filles in Madagascar

Pioneering Czech mountaineer tragically dies in fall attempting to summit 'Killer Mountain' in the Himalayas - but the cause is a mystery
By Alex Foxfield published
Klára Kolouchová, the first Czech woman to climb Earth's three highest peaks, has died in an accident on Nanga Parbat

Indonesian climbers do the double as underdogs thrive in a thrilling speed climbing round of the 2025 Climbing World Cup
By Will Symons published
There was plenty of excitement and some expert climbing on display at the latest World Cup speed climbing event in Krakow, Poland

When does scrambling become climbing?
By Alex Foxfield published
Our mountaineering expert ponders the point when scrambling ends and climbing begins, taking a look at grades and viewpoints from both sides of the Atlantic

Climbing World Cup preview: Watson, Miroslaw, and the rest of the world's best speed climbers return to the wall to prove their mettle in Krakow
By Will Symons published
The hotly-anticipated penultimate speed climbing round of the IFSC Climbing World Cup gets underway this weekend
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