The 14 pitch adventure is described as a "brilliant and serious route, weaving a line of weakness through spectacular rock architecture".

Government Taxes Mountain Rescue £200,000 Per Year
VAT Exemption Petition Knocked Back By No. 10

The Mountain Rescue (MR) for England and Wales is donation funded and staffed by volunteers. They receive no remuneration for their efforts, but are rewarded with a large tax bill.

"We are constantly met with a brick wall when it comes to government making concessions to us on taxes"

12 Year Old Girl Climbs F8a+/b
Yesterday Ukranian climber Zhenja Kazbekova redpointed New Kenigsberg (F8a+/8b) at Red Stone, Crimea. Zhenja is 12 years old.

"They introduced Zhenja to their local crags at 7 months old and she started climbing regularly aged 5..."

Bloc Party Bouldering Competition Results 2009
On Saturday 6th June, City Bloc was excited to host its first competition 'Bloc Party' A strong field and great atmosphere made the event very special, with most competitors taking home a prize or two. A very close qualification saw Ned Feehally flash all 40 problems for a clean sheet, closely followed by Dave Barrans with a slip costing him 3 points. In the ladies, an on-form Naomi Buys qualified in 1st place just ahead of Zoe Ogden. With qualification being closely matched, the...

Sharma Flashes Super-Endurance 100m F8c
Sharma "Still King" - Flashes Petzl Roctrip Ultimate Route

Each year the Petzl team get together and visit a top-class sport climbing destination, developing new routes and having an in-house competition. The Roctrip has two 'Ultimate Routes', one for the men and one for the women...