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Sara AlQunaibet takes huge groundfall due to improper belaying / Video accident analysis
05/03/2025 - Climbing
Sara AlQunaibet takes huge groundfall due to improper belaying / Video accident analysis
In 2024 professional athlete Sara AlQunaibet survived a 13m groundfall in a climbing gym in France. The YouTube channel Hard is Easy analyses the accident. Graphic content warning.
Alex Megos flashes 'Agincourt' at Buoux
04/03/2025 - Climbing
Alex Megos flashes 'Agincourt' at Buoux
On his first visit to Buoux in France Alexander Megos repeated a slew of classic testpieces. His standout ascent is a flash of ‘Agincourt’, the historic 8c established by Ben Moon in 1989.
Jim Pope makes third ascent of 'Dynamics of Change' (E9) at Burbage, England
03/03/2025 - Climbing
Jim Pope makes third ascent of 'Dynamics of Change' (E9) at Burbage, England
British climber Jim Pope has made only the third ascent of Dynamics of Change at Burbage South, England. This E9 7a trad climb was first ascended by Pete Whittaker in 2008 and repeated by Neil Kershaw in 2014.
Nicolai Užnik establishes ‘Mount Doom’ (9A) in Maltatal
02/03/2025 - Climbing
Nicolai Užnik establishes ‘Mount Doom’ (9A) in Maltatal
Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik has made the first ascent of ‘Mount Doom’, a 9A boulder boulder problem in Maltatal, Austria.
Elias Iagnemma sends 'Ephyra' (8C+) at Chironico
26/02/2025 - Climbing
Elias Iagnemma sends 'Ephyra' (8C+) at Chironico
Italian climber Elias Iagnemma has repeated 'Ephyra' (8C+) at Chironico in Switzerland.
Brooke Raboutou sends 'Direct North' (8B+) at Bishop
25/02/2025 - Climbing
Brooke Raboutou sends 'Direct North' (8B+) at Bishop
American climber Brooke Raboutou has repeated 'Direct North' (8B+) at the Buttermilks, Bishop, USA in just a single session.
Mari Augusta Salvesen repeats 'The Zone' (E9) at Curbar, UK
22/02/2025 - Climbing
Mari Augusta Salvesen repeats 'The Zone' (E9) at Curbar, UK
In December 2024 Norwegian rock climber Mari Augusta Salvesen repeated 'The Zone' (E9 6c) at Curbar Edge, UK. In doing so she joined only handful of other women who have climbed E9.
Yannick Flohé ticks 'Story of Three Worlds' (8C+) at Cresciano
20/02/2025 - Climbing
Yannick Flohé ticks 'Story of Three Worlds' (8C+) at Cresciano
German climber Yannick Flohé has repeated the 8C+ boulder problem 'Story of Three Worlds' in Cresciano, Switzerland.
Janja Garnbret claims her third 8c onsight, 'Popolni mrk' at Mišja peč in Slovenia
18/02/2025 - Climbing
Janja Garnbret claims her third 8c onsight, 'Popolni mrk' at Mišja peč in Slovenia
Slovenian rock climber Janja Garnbret has completed her third 8c onsight, 'Popolni mrk' at Misja pec in Slovenia.
Watch Adam Ondra flash 'El Elegido' (8B+) at La Pedriza
18/02/2025 - Climbing
Watch Adam Ondra flash 'El Elegido' (8B+) at La Pedriza
The video of Adam Ondra's flash of the 8B+ boulder problem 'El Elegido' at La Pedriza in Spain.
Eva Hammelmüller repeats 'Esclatamàsters' (9a) at Perles
18/02/2025 - Climbing
Eva Hammelmüller repeats 'Esclatamàsters' (9a) at Perles
Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has repeated 'Esclatamàsters' (9a) at Perles in Spain.
Stefano Ghisolfi repeats 'The Full Journey' (9b) at Margalef
17/02/2025 - Climbing
Stefano Ghisolfi repeats 'The Full Journey' (9b) at Margalef
Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated 'The Full Journey', the 9b at Margalef in Spain first climbed in 2022 by Alex Megos.
Shauna Coxsey climbs 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal
12/02/2025 - Climbing
Shauna Coxsey climbs 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal
British rock climber Shauna Coxsey has made the third ascent of 'Mito Sit' (8B+) in Sintra, Portugal.
Laura Rogora makes 8c onsight at Oliana, Spain
11/02/2025 - Climbing
Laura Rogora makes 8c onsight at Oliana, Spain
23-year-old Italian climber Laura Rogora has sent her third 8c onsight, 'American Hustle' at Oliana in Spain.
Adam Ondra takes down 'Soudain Seul' in Fontainebleau
10/02/2025 - Climbing
Adam Ondra takes down 'Soudain Seul' in Fontainebleau
Czech climber Adam Ondra has repeated 'Soudain Seul' in Fontainebleau, France. The problem was originally established by Simon Lorenzi in 2021 and graded 9A, and is Ondra's hardest to date.
Watch Elias Iagnemma establish 'The Big Slamm', the hardest boulder in Italy
10/02/2025 - Climbing
Watch Elias Iagnemma establish 'The Big Slamm', the hardest boulder in Italy
The video of Elias Iagnemma making the first ascent of 'The Big Slamm' at Tintorale in Abruzzo. This is the first 9A boulder problem in Italy.

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