Achieving a redpoint is one of the holy grails of rock climbing. If you follow developments in sport climbing or the world’s elite climbers, you’ll probably be at least familiar with the term.

But an initiative from brain injury charity Headway Birmingham and Solihull meant she has been able to take up the sport she loves again, climbing at Redpoint Climbing Centre about once a month.

These are intense days for sport climbing. Important days, in particular at the American crag Red River Gorge which - completely by chance but almost as if it were some sort of international climbing ...

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At Margalef in Spain Alexander Megos has made a fast redpoint of Demencia Senil 9a+ and onsighted Victimes del Passat 8c+. Megos’ third-go ascent is all the more remarkable seeing that his first ...