Climbing Records
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Think you've got grit? Meet the record-breaker who scaled Britain's 30 tallest peaks in just two days
By Will Symons published
James Norbury took on the ultra-endurance challenge to entice people to Britain's lesser known peaks

There’s no Olympic gold for it, but a French climber has more than halved the K2 ascent speed record
By Dave Golder published
French climber Benjamin Vedrines summits K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, in just under 11 hours

Swiss climber scales 18 Alpine peaks in under 8 hours to break “Spaghetti Tour” record
By Dave Golder published
Most experienced climbers take five days to complete this feat – Andy Steindl took 7 hours, 45 minutes, and 44 seconds

"His diet of meat, salt, and water seems to have given him unusual strength" – Yosemite speed climber crushes El Cap record
By Julia Clarke published
Nick Ehman is the first to solo aid climb The Nose in under five hours

Eight-year-old becomes youngest ever to summit El Capitan – but there's controversy
By Cat Ellis published
Some climbers say the method used by Sam Baker and his father shouldn't qualify as a record, and question their motives

Mountaineer sets new record for pushing peanut up peak with his nose
By Cat Ellis published
Bill Salem pushed the legume to the summit of Pikes Peak in one week, smashing the previous record by a whole day

Ukrainian climbing team makes history with Himalayan first ascent
By Julia Clarke published
Three Ukrainian climbers have successfully summited Annapurna III via the southeast ridge, a feat that has long evaded the world’s best climbers

Mother of ‘Free Solo’ climber becomes oldest woman to climb El Capitan
By Julia Clarke published
Alex Honnold’s 70-year-old mother just climbed El Capitan for the second time, becoming the oldest woman to do so
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