WiltonFest this year was another massive success with over 400 climbers getting stuck into Lancashire’s premier crags. It’s hard to go wrong though in an area so overflowing with psyched climbers who will come out smiling rain or shine, as demonstrated at last year’s event when despite monsoon style weather several hundred still turned out…
Read moreStaša Gejo of Serbia, 19 year old former world and youth champion enjoying the warmth of her CAC hoody. Staša is one of our athlete ambassadors.
Read moreClimbers Against Cancer will be at the IFSC world cup event at Ratho in Scotland this weekend. During the event we will be making a £25,000.00 donation to the BC Cancer Foundation. The presentation will be made by a CAC trustee and the cheque will be accepted by Kimanda Jarzebiak who is the Canadian team official…
Read moreWe want to say a huge well done to CAC supporter Adam Ondra who has recently climbed , what is being hailed as the world's first grade 9c route. The route at the Flatanger cave in Norway has been a vision of Adam's for some time.
Read moreIf you are thinking about having a customised tee shirt made to enhance your event just drop us an email. Let us know the design you are thinking of and the quantity you need. For orders of 100 tee shirts or more we can keep the price to £15 per tee. We can do smaller…
Read moreClimbers Against Cancer will be at this years Wilton festival with lots of lovely goodies to sell! Come down and try your hand at some basic first aid with the help of the local Mountain Rescue team or take part in a yoga workshop being run by Nathan. Tim will be delivering a low grade…
Read moreClimbers Against Cancer is more than a charity...... It's a colourful movement of climbers from all over the world, young and old, who want contribute to the fight against cancer. I met John Ellison during one of the World Cups in Birmingham. I was present in Birmingham as IFSC Secretary General in the role of…
Read moreHey there everybody. Probably best described as a climbers’ mum and (rubbish) climbing mum ! I ‘met' John Ellison over the phone when CAC was jut getting off the ground and was happy to help out, especially with communications in French. When I met him in person I was even more blown away by his…
Read moreIt’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks for one of our valued Trustees, Shauna Coxsey, as she picked up two very different types of titles. Not only was she named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list and rewarded with the honour of an MBE to add to her name, she also claimed the overall IFSC…
Read moreThe following story was written and published online by The Guardian. The CAC trustees are proud to see how great an impact Shauna Coxsey, a CAC trustee herself, is having on international climbing and we are proud to have her as part of the team. Peter Beaumont (The Guardian) - Saturday 7 May 2016 British…
Read moreFor some the cancer journey can be lonely. But for Cait Horan being diagnosed with leukaemia in early 2012 was the catalyst to seek out like minds on the other side of the world and activate a fundraising force within Canberra’s indoor rock climbing community. The Campbell High School teacher said at the peak of…
Read moreArco Rock Legends 2015 won by Alexander Megos, Adam Ondra and John Ellison 05.09.2015 by Vinicio Stefanello On Friday 04/09/2015 during the 10th Arco Rock Legends celebration in Arco, Italy, Alexander Megos received the Salewa Rock Award while Adam Ondra won the La Sportiva Competition Award. The prestigious Dryarn Climbing Ambassador by Aquafil prize was…
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