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Who are the world’s greatest trad climbers?

We go nuts about the world’s greatest trad climbers of today, putting their remarkable climbs into context

Advnture · Aug 17, 2025

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

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

Advnture · Jul 11, 2025

"I got scared, I tried hard, my heart was beating" - watch Czech climbing sensation Adam Ondra flash one of the world's toughest trad climbs

The infamous Lexicon E11 7a route was created in 2021, and is thought to be one of the most challenging trad routes ever climbed

Advnture · May 20, 2025

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He's widely regarded as the world's greatest rock climber – but exactly who is Adam Ondra?

We take a look at the life and achievements of Adam Ondra, the sport climbing, bouldering and competition climbing legend

Advnture · May 20, 2025

'I absolutely love it' – Adam Ondra attempts possibly the world's hardest boulder problem

The Czech climbing superstar has been trying out a potential V18 boulder problem while touring the legendary forest of Fontainebleau

Advnture · Apr 15, 2025

"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

Advnture · Apr 10, 2025

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

Advnture · Apr 6, 2025

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Who are the greatest sport climbers in history?

Clip in: we cast an admiring eye over the achievements of the greatest sport climbers in history

Advnture · Nov 20, 2024

What is a redpoint in climbing? We delve into the rotpunkt style

We look into how redpointing differs from other styles of ascent in rock climbing, discover its origins and consider some of the most important redpoints in history

Advnture · Nov 17, 2024

Mammut claims to ‘fight back’ against climate change with new initiative to cut emissions

Collaborating with several different companies, Mammut want to cut their carbon emissions and reach net-zero by 2025

Advnture · Oct 25, 2024

What’s more difficult, sport climbing or trad climbing?

Our mountaineering expert on why you should consider sport climbing before trad

Advnture · Oct 24, 2024

Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits review – Czech Spider-Man climbs all the way to Olympics

Jan Šimánek and Petr Záruba’s intimate documentary reveals the vulnerabilities behind sporting success as rock climber Ondra trains for Tokyo 2020

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2024

As Toby Roberts strikes gold, climbing solves its biggest problem to find a home at the Olympics

The 19-year-old won Great Britain’s first climbing gold medal as an important change in format helped the sport shine in Paris

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024

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