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The Alta Val di Fassa Mountain Guides inform about rockfall that has affected a section of the South Face of Sass Pordoi in the Dolomites and advise against climbing routes in the vicinity of the affected area.

The video of the ascent of Piz Bernina, the first of 82 summits above 4000m in the Alps that Ueli Steck and Michael Wohlleben hope to climb in 80 days.

German climber Roland Hemetzberger reports about his first repeat of Fugu, the 9a sports climb freed by Adam Ondra at the Schleierwasserfall, Austria.

On 6 June 2015 the second leg of the Bouldering World Cup was won in Vail, USA, by Megan Mascarenas and Jan Hojer.

With their ascent of Piz Bernina, Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck and his German counterpart Michael Wohlleben have started their project to climb all 82 4000m summits in the Alps in 80 days.

Stefano Michelazzi talks about Vento di passioni (7-, A1), a new multi-pitch rock climb established with Marco Ghidini on Monte Colodri, Arco (Garda Trentino, Italy).

After the prologue on 2 July, the world's toughest adventure race takes flight on 5 July 2015. 33 athletes from 18 nations will race for over 1000km, on foot or by paraglider, across Europe’s most spectacular scenery.

Maurizio Oviglia shares the information, provided by Louis Piguet, about the Swissman’s recent rebolting of some sport climbs in Sardinia located at the Buggerru sea cliff and at Cala Fuii (Cala Gonone).

The report by Andrea Simonini who made the first ascent of Le Petit Homme et la Grande Femme (120m, 6c+ max, 6b oblig), a new multi-pitch rock climb up the Eldorado face at Chiusa di Ceraino, Verona.

British climber Ben Moon has made the 4th ascent of Rainshadow 9a at Malham Cove, England.

At the Bärenschluchtwänden crag in Frankenjura, Germany, Lena Herrmann has redpointed Klondike Cat (11-/ 8c).

In May 2015 Michael Kemeter, Jürgen Reinmüller and Roger Schäli made the first ascent of Alpinstil (7c+, 135m), a new multi-pitch climb route on the island of Telendos in Kalymnos, Greece.

Davide Capozzi reports about three first snowboard descents on Grand Combin de Grafenière, carried out with Julien Herry and Denis Trento.

British alpinists Jon Griffith and Will Sim have made the first ascent of Bad to the Bone, the first route to climb the NW Face of Mt Deborah in Alaska.

The official video of Melloblocco 2015, the world's biggest bouldering and climbing meeting that took place in Val di Mello - Val Masino, Italy from 30 April to 3 May 2015.

On 31 May 2015 in Toronto, Canada, the first stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2015 was won by Austria’s Anna Stöhr and France’s Alban Levier.