Climbing History
A selected history of climbing and mountaineering through the climbers, climbs and media.
4019 Climbers
7796 Climbs
20568 Ascents
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Magnus Midtbø
Magnus Midtbø is a Norwegian sport climber and boulderer. He competed extensively between 2002 and 2015 while also climbing hard outdoors at the same time, notably he climbed Ali Hulk (extension sit start) 9b in 2010 (without knee pads!) and onsighted Cosi Fan Tutte 8c+ in 2013.
As a climber he is known for his powerful and dynamic style.
Since retiring from competitions he has started a very successful youtube channel, drawing in some of the biggest audiences in climbing. He also has a couple of other businesses, most notably Rúngne which sells clothing and chalk brand, and Altitude which sells online courses and coaching events.
References
[1] Interview with RockClimbingUK, 2012 https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=23695.0
Magnus Midtbø is a Norwegian sport climber and boulderer. He competed extensively between 2002 and 2015 while also climbing hard outdoors at the same time, notably he climbed Ali Hulk (extension sit start) 9b in 2010 (without knee pads!) and onsighted Cosi Fan Tutte 8c+ in 2013.
As a climber he is known for his powerful and dynamic style.
Since retiring from competitions he has started a very successful youtube channel, drawing in some of the biggest audiences in climbing. He also has a couple of other businesses, most notably Rúngne which sells clothing and chalk brand, and Altitude which sells online courses and coaching events.
References
[1] Interview with RockClimbingUK, 2012 https://ukbouldering.com/board/index.php?topic=23695.0
Pics + Vids
Featuring 9972 pictures and videos. Try searching for a climber, climb or summit to see pics and videos.
Yuta Kayotani on Gekirin 8C
Neil Gresham on Cutlass 8a
Adam Ondra on Soudain Seul 9A
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- All sport ascents of 9b or above
- British women who have climbed 7C or above
- British men who have climbed 8c or above
Podcasts
Featuring 3900 podcasts. Try searching for a climber to see podcasts with them, or check out some of these podcasts:
- Molly Thompson-Smith on The Careless Talk Climbing Podcast (2022)
- Jorg Verhoeven on TrainingBeta (2016)
- Ollie Torr on The Nugget (2023)
- Cole Brauer on The Enormocast (2026)
Library
Featuring 14934 items in the library. Try a search to see what you can find, or check out these library items:
- Splinter (2009) Film
- Alpine Journal 1867 Vol 3 52-68 Smith Himalayas (1867) Journal
- Sand Point Climbs Guidebook
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A project of Sébastien Bouin's, linking the entirety of Move (9b/+) into Thor's Hammer 2 (9a+) for a monster endurance pitch.
A project of Sébastien Bouin's, linking the entirety of Move 9b+ into Thor's Hammer 2 (9a+) for a monster endurance pitch.
A superb effort, free climbing the majority of the Longhope Route (A2), tackled ground-up by John Arran and Dave Turnbull], taking in some of the most adventurous climbing in the UK.
After much effort, Dave MacLeod free climbed the headwall crack to create Longhope Route Direct (E9).
A superb effort free climbing the majority of the Longhope Route (A2), tackled ground-up by John Arran and Dave Turnbull], taking in some of the most adventurous climbing in the UK.
After much effort, Dave MacLeod free climbed the headwall crack to create Longhope Route Direct (E9).
An extraordinary adventure taking on the main challenge of the enormous St John's Head.
The Longhope route was first climbed as an aid route by Ed Drummond and Oliver Hill in 1970. After climbing it yesterday I have a doubly renewed respect for the boldness of climbers of that period. To venture up that cliff without cams, taking the steepest line possible was a hardcore effort. They spent 7 days climbing the route, sleeping in hammocks or in the big sandstone breaks with the fulmars.