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Sport climbing takes place at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games from 5 August to 10 August at the Le Bourget climbing venue.

For the first time 68 athletes will compete in two separate disciplines: Boulder & Lead and Speed.

The video portrait of 25-year-old Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret, widely regarded as the greatest competition climber of all time.

British rock climber James Pearson has made the long-awaited first repeat of Dave MacLeod's 2008 masterpiece 'Echo Wall' on Ben Nevis in Scotland.

Italian alpinist Stefano Ragazzo has made the first rope-solo ascent of Eternal Flame on Nameless Tower (6251m) in the Trango Tower group in Pakistan. The most famous big wall at altitude was established in 1989 by Kurt Albert, Wolfgang...

On 12 July 2024 Mike Bowyer and Tom Schindfessel made the first ascent of 'La Suerte viene la suerte se va' on Nevado Cashan West (5732m) in Peru.

On 23 July 2024 French paraclimber Solenne Piret teamed up with Chris Cazin to climb the Swiss route + O Sole Mio exit on Grand Capucin in the Mont Blanc massif.

Starting from Advanced Base Camp, on 28 July 2024 French alpinist Benjamin Védrines climbed K2 without supplementary oxygen in just 10 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds.

Japanese climbers Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima are reported as missing on the West Face of K2.

climbing alpine style from 1-6 July 2024, Czech mountaineers Jaroslav Bansky, Radoslav Groh and Zdeněk Hák completed the first ascent of Muchu Chhish (7,453m) in the Karakoram, Pakistan. Hák reports about the climb up the peak famed for having been the...

On 14 July 2024 Norwegian climber Tuva Stavø made the first female ascent of 'Arctandria' on Store Blåmann in Norway.

The fourth stage of the Lead World Cup 2024 was won by Mei Kotake and Zento Murashita of Japan, which claimed 4 of the 6 podiums.

The Rebolting association from Switzerland, dedicated to the maintenance of old climbing routes and supporting climbers in their maintenance efforts.

climbing on 18-19 June 2024, Simon Richardson and Michael Rinn established a new route along the South Ridge of Punta Vardaz in the Mont Blanc massif. Rinn reports.

Iker Pou, Eneko Pou and Micher Quito have made the first ascent of 'Puro Floro' on the SE Face of Nevado Copa (6190) in Peru.

The fourth stage of the Speed World Cup was won by Lijuan Deng of China and Ludovico Fossali of Italy.

On 29 June 2024 the Italian mountaineers Chiara Gusmeroli and Matteo De Zaiacomo made the first ascent of 'Æterna nix' (VIII, 200m) on the NE Face of Pizzo Badile.