Bat Out of Hell, E5 6a - by Jesse Dufton
There are climbs that test your strength, and then there are climbs that strip everything back to something far more fundamental. This was the latter. A route that demanded precision...Read more
There are climbs that test your strength, and then there are climbs that strip everything back to something far more fundamental. This was the latter. A route that demanded precision...Read more
This is the story of that climb. The doubt, the persistence, and the moment where preparation, risk, and instinct finally aligned on one of the boldest UK trad ascents of a generation. ...Read more
There is a specific kind of silence that only exists two thousand feet up a sea of granite. It's not the absence of sound, but the presence of space, miles...Read more
Fastpacking across mountain ranges has become a bit of an obsession of mine. My favourite type of scrolling is map scrolling, where I zoom in and out of the earth,...Read more
Doing anything at altitude is tough. Breathing, moving, eating, sleeping, keeping warm - all reminders that humans don’t do well in the rarified atmosphere above 6,000 metres. So doing a...Read more
The 2026 edition of the Montane Arctic Spine Race has delivered everything this brutal expedition race has come to represent: extraordinary endurance, raw determination, and performances that push the limits...Read more
The Pennine Way is a different beast in January. It isn’t just a trail, it’s 268 miles of bog, ice, and relentless darkness that seeks out every weakness in a...Read more
While "Britain's Most Brutal" is a title the race earns every year, 2026 set a new bar for resilience. From the 46-mile Sprint to the full 268-mile expedition to Kirk...Read more