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The video of blind British climber Jesse Dufton and Italian mountaineer Tamara Lunger ice climbing at Rjukan in norway.

Joda Dolmans and Kristian Vindvik have made the first ascent of 'Full Pakke' (M5, WI6, R) at Bodø in northern norway. Dolmans reports about the new mixed outing he describes as 'one of the best new winter routes that I’ve...

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.

Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has repeated Alphane, the 9A boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland. Success caps a stellar year for Schubert who in September made the first ascent of BIG (9c) at Flatanger in norway.

The video of English climber Pete Whittaker making the first ascent of Crown Royale (9a) on the Profilveggen / Profile Wall at Jøssingfjord in norway. Graded 9a, this now ranks as one of the most difficult trad cracks in the...

The video of French climber Sébastien Bouin repeating Move Hard, the 9b at Flatanger in norway freed by Adam Ondra in 2017.

30-year-old Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Action Directe, Wolfgang Güllich's masterpiece established in 1991 in Frankenjura, Germany.

Interview with Jakob Schubert after the first ascent of Project Big at Flatanger in norway last week. The 32-year-old Austrian has now called the climb B.I.G. and suggested the grade 9c. This is currently the third route in the world...

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the complete list of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2022. The honoured ascents will receive the 2023 Piolets d'Or award during the celebration in Briançon, France, from...

Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the first ascent of Project Big at Flatanger. Bolted by Adam Ondra in 2013, the line was defined by the Czech climber as 'the true king line of the cave.'

Watch Austrian climber Jakob Schubert attempt 'Project Big' at Flatanger in norway live on youtube today at 17:30.

British rock climber Pete Whittaker has made the first free ascent of the second pitch of 'Eigerdosis' on the Profilveggen / Profile wall at Jøssingfjord in norway. The previous aid climb is now a trad crack that checks in at...

On 24 - 25 June 2023 Eivind Hugaas and Kalle Olsson completed what is likely to be the first free repeat of Skapelsen on Tågveggen (Tågwall) in Litldalen, norway. The 700 m climb was first ascended in 1986 by Anders...

On 24/07/2023 French climber Sébastien Bouin repeated Move Hard, the 9b at Flatanger in norway established by Adam Ondra in 2017 and repeated previously only by Stefano Ghisolfi.

Joda Dolmans reports about the first ascent of 'South West Face' on Stetind in norway with Andreas Widlund. The 790m climb was established in a 33-hour push, breaches difficulties up to N7/A0, and shares a short section of 'Guldfisken' in...

The video of the first ascent of 'How not to' (M5, 250m), established on the north face of Grytetippen on Senja Island in norway by Fay Manners and Freja Shannon in March 2023.