Trad climbing offers an unparalleled sense of freedom ... The lead climber places protection such as cams, hexes and nuts in cracks and recesses in the rock as they go, then clips these to the rope ...

This is different to trad climbing, where the climber has to place their own protective gear – such as nuts, hexes, cams or slings – onto features in the crag as they progress. The controversy ...

Maurizio Oviglia introduces a new seaside trad climbing paradise: 25 routes from 5a to 7a at Capo Pecora in Sardinia. I dreamt about a place like this ever since the year 2000, when I first set out in ...

The duo obviously enjoyed the trad approach so much that after the meeting they spent another two weeks in the area to gain further insight into the delights of the local climbing, amassing an ...