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On 27 December 2023 26-year-old Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi repeated Burden of Dreams at Lappnor in Finland, claiming his third 9a boulder problem after Alphane at Chironico in Switzerland and Soudain Seul at Fontainebleau in France.

The climbing film 'Valhalla, cielo de roca' featuring Edu Marin making the first ascent of his huge 9a+ multi-pitch sports climb through the Grand Arch at Getu in China

Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has repeated Alphane, the 9a boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland. Success caps a stellar year for Schubert who in September made the first ascent of BIG (9c) at Flatanger in Norway.

The video of Adam Ondra making the first ascent of Chicken Nose (9a+) at Isenfluh in Switzerland.

After the first ascent in February 2023, British climber James Pearson has now proposed the grade E12 for Bon Voyage at Annot in France. Currently there is no other trad route of this grade. In this great introspective piece the 30-year-old British climber talks about the path that led him...

The video of English climber Pete Whittaker making the first ascent of Crown Royale (9a) on the Profilveggen / Profile Wall at Jøssingfjord in Norway. Graded 9a, this now ranks as one of the most difficult trad cracks in the world

American climber Michaela Kiersch has spent a month in Margalef, Spain, during which she has amassed an impressive list of climbs including 'Era Vella' (9a), 'Victimes del futur' (9a) and 'Coma sant pere' (8c+).

Watch Jakob Schubert climbing Clash of the Titans at Nassereith in Austria. Freed by Alexander Megos in 2017 and graded 9a+, Schubert believes the route deserves an upgrade to 9b

American climber Jesse Grupper has flashed the 8c+ 'Pure Imagination' at Red River Gorge, USA.

Swiss climber Cédric Lachat has repeated Chilam Balam (9a+/b) at Villanueva del Rosario in Spain.

Norwegian rock climber Magnus Midtbø has reached 2 million subscribers on his Youtube channel.

The video of Simon Lorenzi working towards the 4th ascent of the 9a boulder problem 'Alphane' at Chironico in Switzerland.

At Andonno in Italy 22-year-old Laura Rogora has repeated Lapsus (9a+), Cobra Reale (8c+/9a), Noia (8c+) and Noi (8b+).

30-year-old Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's masterpiece established in 1991 in Frankenjura, Germany.

British climber Franco Cookson has made the first ascent of The Dewin Stone, a 9a+ slab at Twll Mawr in the Dinorwig slate quarries above Llanberis in North Wales.

Belgian rock climber Anak Verhoeven has made the first female ascent of 'La Fuerza de la Gravedad', an 8b trad roof crack at Vadiello in Spain.