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On 22 January 2025, in Valle di Enghe above Sappada in NE italy, the two InMont mountain guides Gianni Dorigo and Samuel Straulino established the new mixed climb 'L’Orco non va mai in vacanza' (The Ogre Never Goes on Holiday)....

Watch the video of French climber Laura Pineau repeating 'Greenspit' in Valle dell'Orco, italy.

In Valle di Enghe, close to Sappada in NE italy, Christian Casanova, Marco Ronchi and Lorenzo Zanella have established the mixed climb 'I 3 Orchi'. Casanova reports.

From 7 - 10 May 2025, Val di Mello - Val Masino in Northern italy will once again host the Melloblocco, the largest bouldering meeting in the world.

On 19/01/2025 Simon Messner and Philipp Prünster made the first ascent of the icefall '4Matic' (WI5, 300m) on the Laaser Ferner Wand in the Lasa Valley, a side valley of the Vinschgau valley in South Tyrol, italy. Messner reports.

On the north face of Cima Busazza in the Adamello – Presanella group, Emanuele Andreozzi and Silvestro Franchini have made the first ascent of Tomas. The new mixed climb is dedicated to Silvestro's brother, Tomas Franchini, who perished last summer...

At Tintorale in Abruzzo, italy, Elias Iagnemma has made the first ascent of the 9A boulder problem 'The Big Slamm'.

On 01/01/2025 the Italian mountaineers François Cazzanelli and Giuseppe Vidoni made the first ascent of 'L’Esprit des Murailles' on the southeast face of Dent d’Hérens, Grandes Murailles (Matterhorn group, Pennine Alps) in italy's Aosta Valley.

The video of French climber Sébastien Bouin making his September 2024 repeat of 'Lapsus' at Andonno in italy.

At Cadarese in italy Pietro Vidi has repeated 'Tribe', one of the most difficult trad climbs in the world, put up in 2019 by Jacopo Larcher.

On 12 December 2024, the two South Tyrolean mountain guides Simon Gietl and Manuel Oberarzbacher completed the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Hybrid' on Mur de Pisciadù in the Sella group of the Dolomites, italy.

In November, South Tyrolean mountain guide Simon Kehrer made the first ascent of two new multipitch climbs in the Fanes group of the Dolomites, italy: 'Lastun de Mareo' on Muntejela de Senes / Monte Sella di Sennes with Marta Willeit...

The first stage of the 2024/2025 Ski Mountaineering World Cup was held in Courchevel, France last weekend. On Saturday the Sprint was won by Emily Harrop and Oriol Cardona Coll, while on Sunday the Vertical was won by Axelle Gachet-Mollaret...

Daniel Ladurner reports about the first ascent, carried out with Mathieu Maynadier and Francesco Favilli on 5 January 2024, of the mixed route 'Birthday Crack' in Vallunga / Langental, Dolomites, italy. A way to remember Favilli, who died tragically in...

The 2024 edition of the Piolets d'Or will take place from 8 - 11 December 2024 in San Martino di Castrozza, Dolomites, italy.

Paweł Zieliński has made the first ascent of 'Forza di Polacco', the 170m multipitch he established rope solo on Monte Monaco next to San Vito Lo Capo in Sicily, italy.