Almost 50 years after he made the first ascent with Tom Patey and Rusty Baillie, Sir Chris Bonington has succeeded in climbing the Old Man of Hoy again, this time with fellow Berghaus athlete, Leo Houlding. Sir Chris’s achievement comes a matter of days after his 80th birthday, and he is using the opportunity to raise awareness of the illness …
First female ascent on Helmcken Falls
Berghaus-sponsored climber Angelika Rainer has become the first woman to complete a line on Helmcken Falls in British Columbia, Canada. Rainer made the second ascent of ‘Clash of the Titans’ last month after adverse weather conditions meant her primary target – the single pitch ice route ‘Wolverine’, thought to be the world’s hardest – was too dangerous to attempt. Angelika …
The Last Great Climb premieres in London
The world premiere of Alastair Lee’s new film, The Last Great Climb, is to showcase in London’s West End next month. Set in the mountains of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica, the 2013 climbing documentary follows the story of British speed climber Leo Houlding, big wall expert Jason Pickles and climber Sean ‘Stanley’ Leary as they attempt to make the first …
Berghaus athletes take on Great Himalayan Trail
Berghaus sponsored athletes Philippe and Anna Gatta will begin their latest adventure on Friday, when they set off for Nepal and the start of the Great Himalayan Trail. Extending over 1,700km and with 88km of vertical ascent covering altitudes of up to 7,000m, the route navigates through some of the highest mountains in the world, including Makalu, Everest and Kangchenjunga, …
Julia Pickering to attempt first snowboard descent of Kamchatka Peninsula
Adventurer Julia Pickering is on her way to the far east of Russia to attempt become the first person to complete a snowboard descent of Kamchatka Peninsula (4,750m), the highest active volcano in Eurasia. Once at the summit, her plan is to snowboard down the volcano, which has been almost continuously active since 1697. The 1,000km long Kamchatka Peninsula is …
BMC Alpine Lecture tour dates announced
Like the sound of alpine mountaineering but don’t know what’s involved? Already climbed Mont Blanc but want to learn more? Then the BMC’s Alpine Lecture tour could be just what you need. Sponsored by Berghaus the BMC Alpine Lectures are touring the UK at the end of April and beginning of May. With the excellent line up of Tim Neill (British Mountain Guide) …
Berghaus Live for Adventure Challenge returns to Keswick Mountain Festival
The Berghaus Live for Adventure Challenge is to take to the stage again at the Keswick Mountain Festival this year. Last year’s festival was the first time that Berghaus had run the challenge in a live environment. The audience watched as five shortlisted entries made a pitch for £1,000 plus £1,000 worth of Berghaus kit to help them on …
Mick Fowler 30th anniversary expedition
To mark 30 years of leading expeditions to Asia’s greater ranges this autumn, British mountaineer Mick Fowler will attempt to scale an unclimbed buttress line on Shiva peak in the Indian Himalaya. A member of the Berghaus climbing team, the taxman/mountaineer will set off for the 6142m peak towards the end of September, accompanied by fellow Berghaus climbers Paul Ramsden, …