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Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the first repeat of Neanderthal, the 9b sports climb put up by Chris Sharma in 2009 at the Santa Linya in Spain.

The video of the ascent of the stunning ridge up Choktoi Ri 6166m in Pakistan’s Karakorum, first climbed in summer 2018 by Fabian Buhl and Alexander huber. The 2200m route is called The Big Easy.

Interview with Stefano Ghisolfi after his repeat of Perfecto Mundo, the 9b+ at Margalef in Spain considered one of the most difficult sport climbs in the world. After Adam Ondra, Chris Sharma and Alexander Megos, the 25-year-old climber from Italy...

Climbing with Tommy Caldwell, on 19 November Sonnie Trotter made the first one day free ascent of a new all free variation to North America Wall / El Nino. The Canadian had discovered the 3-pitch variation, now called Pineapple Express,...

Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the first repeat of El bon combat, the superbly difficult route freed by Chris Sharma in 2015 at Cova de Ocell in Spain.

This evening Stockholm, Sweden, will host the La Sportiva Legends Only 2018. The climbers invited to this international masters bouldering competition are Chris Sharma, Alexander Megos, Jernej Kruder, Jongwon Chon, Alexey Rubtsov and Ray Sugimoto. Live streaming starts at 19.00

Update about the climbers protest against the planned quarry expansion which would irreversibly destroy the Zillergrund Wald bouldering area in the Zillertal, Austria.

On 2 November 2018 Stefan Scarperi repeated Action Directe 9a in Frankenjura. He is the third Italian to repeat the legendary route established by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991 after Gabriele Moroni and Stefano Carnati.

The video by Stefano Carnati climbing Action Directe, the famous 9a first ascended by Wolfgang Güllich in 1991 in Frankenjura, Germany.

The Zillergrund Wald bouldering area in the Zillertal, Austria, is at risk of closure due to quarrying. The local climbers have launched a petition and are appealing to the climbing community to help safeguard the area’s future.

Czech rock climber Adam Ondra has attempted but only just failed to onsight the Salathé Wall on El Capitan in Yosemite, USA.

The last stage of the Lead World Cup 2018 took place in Xiamen in China last weekend and was won by Jessica Pilz and Domen Škofic. Janja Garnbret and Jakob Schubert won the Lead World Cup 2018, Jessica Pilz and...

Kilian Fischhuber, Robert Leistner and Galya Terenteva have made a series of first ascents up the Sundrun Pillars, Ulakhan-Sis in Siberia.

Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret and Austria’s Jakob Schubert have won the Lead World Cup 2018, ahead of Jessica Pilz and Stefano Ghisolfi, thanks to their results at the penultimate stage that took place last weekend at Wujiang in China. The stage...

Live streaming from Wujiang in China where the penultimate stage of the climbing Lead World Cup and Speed World Cup are currently taking place. The Lead finals will be streamed live today at 12:30.

Climbing photos taken by Matteo Pavana of the La Sportiva athletes meeting that took place in Rodellar, Spain, from 21 - 23 September.