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On 11 March 2026 Adam Ondra made a flash ascent of Klem Loskot's 'Emotional Landscapes' at Maltatal in Austria. This is the Czech climber's fourth 8C flash.

Interview with French climber Erwan Legrand who on 11 February 2026 made the coveted first ascent of 'Le Bombé Bleu' at Buoux, France. The 17-year-old has suggest 9b for the legendary line bolted in 1991 by Marc Le Menestrel and attempted by many of the best climbers in the world...

The video of Nicolai Užnik making the first ascent of 'Full Gem', the 8C+ boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland.

Interview with Czech climber Adam Ondra who last week flashed two 8C boulder problems, Lion's Share at Brione and Celestite in Val Bavona. The 33-year-old has now flashed three 8c boulder problems, after Foundation's Edge at Fionnay last year

The first-ever Pro Climbing League competition will take place in London this evening at 19:30 GMT/20:30 CET and screened live on Red Bull TV. The 16 climbers competing on identical boulders are: Oriane Bertone, Jenny Buckley, Lucia Dörffel, Janja Garnbret, Anon Matsufuji, Erin McNeice, Camilla Moroni, Annie Sanders and Colin...

The safety of bolts on climbs close to the sea remains a very important issue, not only at the crags and multipitch routes on Sardinia and those overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, but also elsewhere. To avoid future accidents due to bolt failure, Maurizio Oviglia calls for greater awareness among all...

Silvestro Franchini recounts the first ascent of 'La via che non c'è' (M5/5+, 400m) on the northwest face of Cima Brenta in the Brenta Dolomites. Established with his brother Tomas Franchini on 02/06/2012, it is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful mixed climbs in the entire...

32-year-old Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Gioia, the 8C+ boulder in Varazze first freed by Christian Core in 2008.

Austrian climber has repeated 'Shaolin', the 9A boulder at Red Rocks, USA, established by Sean Bailey in November 2024.

Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik has made the first ascent of 'Full Gem', an 8C+ boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland.

Watch Scottish climber William Bosi making the first ascent of 'Pôr Do Sol' (8C+) at Sintra in Portugal.

Scottish climber William Bosi has made the first ascent of 'Pôr Do Sol' at Sintra close to Lisbon. Graded 8C+/V16, it is currently the hardest boulder problem in Portugal.

On 27 December 2025 Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi sent his 5th 9A boulder problem, 'Shaolin' at Red Rocks, USA.

Watch Sébastien Berthe and Hugo Parmentier from France take on 100 different 7A boulder problems in Fontainebleau in a single day.

Basque climber Iker Pou has repeated 'Witch Hunter' (9a) at Margalef. With his most recent ascent the 48-year-old celebrates a quarter of a century of 9a climbing, beginning with his repeat of 'Action Directe' in the Frankenjura in autumn 2000.

The report by Francesco Ratti who with Alessandro Beltrami and Manuel Chasseur climbed 'Filo Sureste' on Cerro Torre. A journey into the history of climbing via one of the most famous routes in Patagonia, the Southeast Ridge, formerly known as the 'Compressor Route'.