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Slovenia's Janja Garnbret has won the Boulder World Championship 2023 at Bern in Switzerland. Oriane Bertone won silver, Brooke Raboutou bronze.

The last act of the Boulder World Championships 2023 takes place today: Women's Semifinal and Final take place today in Bern, Switzerland, at 10.00 and 18.30 respectively.

French climber Mickael Mawem was crowned Boulder World Champion 2023 in Bern in Switzerland this evening. Teammate Mejdi Schalck won silver, Lee Dohyun bronze

The 2023 Boulder World Championships are currently taking place in Bern, Switzerland. After the Qualification on 1 August, the Men's Semifinal and Final take place today in the Swiss capital.

On 24 - 25 June 2023 Eivind Hugaas and Kalle Olsson completed what is likely to be the first free repeat of Skapelsen on Tågveggen (Tågwall) in Litldalen, Norway. The 700 m climb was first ascended in 1986 by Anders...

The 2023 Sport Climbing World Championships begin today in Bern, Switzerland. The event will award world titles in Boulder, Lead, Speed and Paraclimbing, also distribute the first batch of 10 Olympic quota places for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

Luca Giupponi and Rolando Larcher have made the first ascent of Recessione Globale on the SW Face of Cima Cee in Val di Tovel (Brenta Dolomites). Larcher provides the details.

Experienced alpinists Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer have made the first ascent of Yernamandu Kangri, a 7180m peak in Pakistan's Karakorum. The pair climbed alpine style and needed three bivouacs.

Interview with Nadir Maguet who set a new ascent and descent record on the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif on Monday 10 July 2023. The 29-year-old Italian athlete climbed the Normal Route from Planpincieux (Courmayeur - Val Ferret)...

Joda Dolmans reports about the first ascent of 'South West Face' on Stetind in Norway with Andreas Widlund. The 790m climb was established in a 33-hour push, breaches difficulties up to N7/A0, and shares a short section of 'Guldfisken' in...

At Punta Frassenè on Spiz d'Agner (Dolomites, Italy) Nicolò Geremia and Mirco Grasso have made the first ascent of Barbari nel TAO (IX+/X-, 500m). Both describe this multi-pitch as 'one of the most beautiful and fun routes' they know.

30-year-old British climber Shauna Coxsey has climbed Hydro in Ogmore, South Wales. This is her second 8B boulder problem in as many months, after having repeated Flip Flopera in May.

On Sunday 18 June Swiss rock climber Nina Caprez has repeated Yeah Man (8b+, 300m) on Grand Pfad in the Gastlosen mountain range in Switzerland.

The sixth and final Boulder World Cup concluded in Innsbruck, Austria on Friday 16 June and was won by Sorato Anraku from Japan ahead of teammate Meichi Narasaki and Sam Avezou of France. Sorato was also crowned overall Boulder World...

Last night in Innsbruck, Austria, Janja Garnbret from Slovenia won the sixth and final stage of the 2023 Boulder World Cup. Natalia Grossman (USA) placed second, Nonaka Miho (Japan) placed third. For the third year in a row the overall...

Interview with Simon Gietl after the first ascent of Goldfish on Meru South in India, carried out alpine style from 11 - 13 May 2023 with Mathieu Maynadier and Roger Schäli. Interview by Bulgarian journalist Tanya Ivanova.