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Spanish rock climber Jorge Diaz-Rullo has repeated 'Stoking the fire', the 9b established in 2013 by Chris Sharma at Santa Linya, Spain.

American climber Michaela Kiersch has made the first female ascent of Dreamtime, Fred Nicole’s masterpiece at Cresciano hailed as the first 8C boulder problem in the world.

British climber Toby Roberts has climbed his hardest sport climb to date, Gancho Perfecto (9a+) in margalef, Spain.

Spanish climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo has repeated 'Move' (9b/+) at Flatanger in Norway. This is the fourth ascent after Adam Ondra (2013), Seb Bouin (2019) and Megos (2024).

Spanish climber Jorge Diaz-Rullo has repeated 'Change', the 9b+ at Flatanger in Norway first ascended by Adam Ondra in 2012 and previously repeated by Stefano Ghisolfi, Seb Bouin and Alexander Megos.

German climber Alexander Megos has repeated Change, the 9b+ at Flatanger in Norway established by Adam Ondra in 2012 and hitherto repeated by only Stefano Ghisolfi in 2020 and Seb Bouin in 2022.

American climber Michaela Kiersch recently returned from a highly successful bouldering trip to Rocklands in South Africa, where she amassed a huge list of ascents that include Amandla 8B+. What makes her repeats even more impressive is the fact that prior to the trip the 29-year-old had fractured her...

British rock climber James Pearson has made the long-awaited first repeat of Dave MacLeod's 2008 masterpiece 'Echo Wall' on Ben Nevis in Scotland.

The uncut climbing video of Stefano Ghisolfi making the first ascent of 'Excalibur' (9b+) close to Arco, Italy. Graded 9b+, this checks in as one of the hardest sport climbs in the world

The video of Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi and his quest to repeat the first 9c in the world, 'Silence' at Flatanger in Norway, and the world's first 9A boulder problem, 'Burden of Dreams' at Lappnor in Finland.

The video of American climber Michaela Kiersch repeating 'Era Vella' (9a) at margalef in Spain, sent in December 2023.

At margalef in Spain Michaela Kiersch has redointed Victima perfecta (9a+), while at nearby Oliana she onsighted Crimptonite (8b+).

British rock climber Buster Martin has repeated 'Furia de Jabali' (9a+) at Siurana in Spain.

Spanish climber Jorge Díaz-Rullo has made the third ascent 'Sleeping Lion', the 9b at Siurana in Spain established by Chris Sharma in March 2023 and repeated in January 2024 by Alexander Megos.

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi making the first ascent of Excalibur (9b+) at Arco, Italy. Graded 9b+, this is the hardest sport climb in the country and one of the most difficult in the world.

Interview with German climber Alexander Megos who on 4 January 2024 made the first repeat of Sleeping Lion at Siurana in Spain. Established by Chris Sharma in March 2023 and originally graded 9b+, Megos believes the route warrants 9b.