Jon Griffith and Andy Houseman have recently returned from Pakistan, having made the first ascent of Link Sar West, a subsidiary top of Link Sar with an altitude of just under 7,000m. Read more »
While indulging his favourite pastime of scouring Google Earth for cool new routes, Will Sim stumbled upon some huge unclimbed faces in the eastern Hayes Range of Alaska. In particular the beautiful NW face of Mount Deborah caught his eye, and his climbing partner Jon Griffith took little convincing to try an epic line on it. They've now ticked it, and named the 2000m route Bad to the Bone. So how bad was it? Read more »
Last week, Swiss super-alpinist Ueli Steck flew into Scotland for an under-the-radar mixed climbing hit with British alpinist and photographer Jon Griffith. Sarah Stirling tracked him down to find out just what he thought of our Scottish winter climbing, whether he’ll be back and what he’s got planned next. Read more »
In April, three leading alpinists - Jon Griffith, Ueli Steck and Simone Moro - made headlines across the world after being attacked by Sherpas on Everest. But the fight didn’t stop there: the voracious jaws of the media were waiting. Sarah Stirling caught up with Jon Griffith once the press storm had died down, to sort the facts from the media fictions. Read more »
Violence erupted on Everest over the weekend as three well-known climbers were attacked by a gang of up to 100 Sherpas at Camp 2 following an altercation on the Lhotse Face. The assault was the worst possible way to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first ascents – and reveals tensions about who controls the mountain, as Ed Douglas reports. Read more »
Two recent routes on the north faces of Pèlerins and Peigne have hinted at the future potential for extremely difficult mixed climbing at middle altitudes in the Mont Blanc Range. Read more »
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