George Ponsonby recalls post-lockdown adventures in Chamonix... 19th March 2020. Matt and I were packing up to leave Chamonix to head back to Ireland. The hope that this virus thing would only last for a couple of weeks was rapidly dissipating into the ether, kicked out the door by the helicopters the PGHMstarted sending out above the Chamonix to spot...

In the hazy, distant past before the current pandemic, a team of Brits enjoyed their own form of isolation in a remote valley in central Patagonia. In January 2020, Simon Smith, Alasdair Fulton, Graham Dawson and Rob Lovell travelled to the Sierra de los Avellanos in the Aysn region of southern Chile. Their main objective was the 900m east face...

Mark Cobb reflects on the differences between being able to climb something and not being able to climb something: the subtle variations in technique, tactics and the shifts in mindset that ultimately make all the difference... That feeling. Excitement, a touch of fear, the surge of adrenaline. The anticipation has been growing since yesterday. Spreading out from my thoughts, tracing...

2023 was a another eventful year in the climbing world. From hard trad, boulder and sport ascents to Olympic selection and alpine-style climbs on remote Himalayan north faces, there's been plenty to report on and to provide inspiration for all. Here are our top significant (and memorable) ascents of the year (in no particular order). Adam Ondra flashes The Ace...