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On Mt Somamunt in the tiny Antersasc valley above Longiarù / Campill in Val Badia (Dolomites) Simon Gietl, first with Aaron Durogati then with Davide Prandini, made the first ascent of the mixed climb Felsenkeller'.

Watch the video of Mari Augusta Salvesen making the first ascent of the trad climb Tazlov, a long term project of hers in Norway now graded 8b.

On 7 January 2023 Swiss climber Jonas Schild has repeated 'Le Voyage', the E10 at Annot first ascended by James Pearson in 2017 and reputed to be the most difficult trad climb France.

The video Em by Alexa Fay, featuring Canadian rock climber Émilie Pellerin, possibly the best climber you’ve never heard of.

Interview with Chamonix-based alpinist Colin Haley who in September 2022 completed the first solo winter ascent of the Supercanaleta route on Fitz Roy in Patagonia.

The video of French climber Sébastien Bouin making the first ascent of Nordic Marathon, a 130m 9b/+ at Flatanger in Norway.

At Siurana in Spain Pietro Vidi has reepated Last Night (9a), while at Margalef the 20-year-old Italian repeated Bumbayé (8c+).

After three years of effort, on 30 December 2022 Alviero Garau and Davide Lagomarsino completed the first ascent of 'Crysalis by Grenke' (550m, 7a+ max, 6a+ obligatory) up the SE Face of Punta Giradili close to Baunei in Sardinia.

The deadline for the 2023 First Ascent Expedition Award is 28 February 2023. Promoted by the UK-based charity GRIT&ROCK, the annual expedition grant pool of USD10,000 is aimed at supporting female advancement in mountaineering

At Saint Léger du Ventoux in France Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has repeated 'La ligne claire' (8c+).

Austrian climber Angela Eiter introduces Bat Cave, the new crag at Buzet in Croatia she bolted with climbing partner Bernie Ruech

The video of Spanish climber Edu Marin completing the first repeat of Wogü in the Rätikon massif, Switzerland, in 2016. The 250m 8c multipitch was established by Beat Kammerlander in 1998 and freed by Adam Ondra in 2008. 

Watch Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi bouldering at Bishop, USA in November 2022. During his trip he sent his hardest problem to date, Goldfish Trombone V14/8B+.

At Masua in Sardinia Maurizio Oviglia, Cecilia Marchi and mountain guide Marco Bigatti have rebolted two multi-pitch routes, 'Non spezzarmi il cuore' and 'Hard o Soft?'. The two climbs are located on the Parete del Sol Levante, an incredible rock...

Project Big at Flatanger in Norway was bolted by Adam Ondra in 2013. In summer 2022 he was joined by Jakob Schubert and the two started working what Ondra considers the true line of the cave.

From 4 - 7 August 2022 Caro North, Capucine Cotteaux and Nadia Royo Cremer made the first ascent of Via Sedna up the unclimbed East face of Northern Sun Spire in Greenland. The trio established the impressive 780m 7b+/A0 after...