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Susy Buchanan Alaska Rock Gym's cavernous new digs The Rocky Gym's bouldering area. Photo by Bex Farleigh On a sunny, end of July afternoon, Tayler Traughber, 18, is clinging to the wall near the top of a 5.11 route she’s just spidered up. Traughber...

In November 2015, the largest bouldering gym in the United States opened in Austin, Texas. With 50,000 square feet the Austin Bouldering Project (or ABP as it’s known by locals) shattered records. And who better to take on the job of head route setter...

Rock climbing and bouldering tours are classified e.g. Sierra from 5.2 to 5.15c or Fontainbleau 2 to 8c+. As you advance in your climbing experience you achieve higher grades and learn new movements, new aspects of already known skills and new combinations...

The quality of the routes is vital for a good competition. After all, adidas ROCKSTARS wants to demonstrate the skills of the international boulder elite. At the same time the route setters try to live up to the interests of spectators and the media...

Surrey Sports Park is marking the launch of Surrey Summit, its new climbing wall, with free climbing taster sessions at the end of May. Whether you’re an experienced climber looking to try somewhere new, looking for a day out with the family, or booking...