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Kenton Cool Reports From Everest Kenton Cool is leading Sir Ranulph Fiennes to the top Mount Everest. This is his latest despatch from Base Camp that we have just received. "Well by now you probably have heard the news. The... VIDEO: On Sight - Have You Got The Balls For It? I thought that Alastair Lee of Posing Productions had gone off our radar. Not like him. The reason? He's been busy racing all over the UK, Ireland and Iceland filming climbers for his latest... Austrian Woman Climbs 11th 8,000'er Austrian Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner summited 8,167-meter Dhaulagiri in Nepal on May 1, giving her 11 of the 14 main 8,000-meter summits on Earth, more than any other woman. Kaltenbrunner was one of at... Steck, Anthamatten Bag the North Face of Teng Kang Poche On April 24, Swiss climbers Ueli Steck and Simon Anthamatten made the first ascent of Teng Kang Poche's (6487m) northwest face, Khumbu Valley, Nepal. Checkmate (VI M7+ or M6 A0, 85 degrees, 2000m),... McClure Repeats Bat Route, Thinks 8c+ Steve McClure has repeated Bat Route at Malham in Yorkshire. This Mark Leach route from 1989, was graded F8b+ and even though it has had repeats, it is known that it has shed holds. Steve thinks... Lakes Revival, Festival Of Climbing We've checked the forecast and over the weekend of June 13th - 15th climbing conditions will be perfect in the Duddon Valley where the first Lakes Festival of Climbing is to be held. The idea for... Chris Savage, 8b onsight in anger Chris Savage, 26, from Bristol is having a good run on an extended climbing trip to Spain including 8b+/8c redpoints and on the 17th April an 8b onsight, Zona 0 at Siurana. Chris was the Junior... Five French climbers die in Alps avalanche The bodies of five French mountaineers killed by an avalanche in Italy's northwestern Alps have been found, rescuers say. The group was hit by the avalanche on Wednesday in the Gran Paradiso... 161,580 metres Climbed at Manchester Climbing Centre Last weekend saw climbers at the Manchester Climbing Centre taking on the challenge of climbing the height of the Seven Summits (43,322 meters) in 24 hours, in order to raise money for Christie's... Paul Ross and Sir Chris Bonington In Runout Route Shocker Whilst the debate continues about the top down prepared route on Half Dome and for some its too many bolts (UKC news item) an ex-pat Brit called Paul Ross is getting some stick for too few bolts on... A Dedication to the New Ben Nevis Path Pete Leeming has uploaded some stunning photos of Ben Nevis including this shot of "Fort William, The Outdoor Capital of the UK" which he has dedicated and says "Mid April 10.00pm. A 4 minute... Green Gear: Can We Trust Yvon Chouinard ? Does a company's environmental policy influence your buying decision? Do you actually know anything about the eco-policies of the outdoor companies that you buy from? Many outdoor companies are... Bolt Wars Still Alive in USA......Ground Up or Top Down? How can one new route spawn 150,000 words of controversy? Last night, the SuperTopo.com thread about Growing Up, a 2000' line on Yosemite's Half Dome South Face, clocked its 2000th post, with... Tremadog Festival Report The second Tremadog Festival went ahead this weekend with great success, with around 80 climbers turning up to give the crag a spring clean, which resulted in 40 climbs seeing a snip and tuck.... Malham Cove Parking Issues Please get the word out. If you are climbing at Malham Cove and park at the Cove Centre, please park carefully and do not block any driveways. A local resident is getting annoyed at cars blocking...