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After the first ascent in February 2023, British climber James Pearson has now proposed the grade E12 for Bon Voyage at Annot in France. Currently there is no other trad route of this grade. In this great introspective piece the...

Watch Stefano Ghisolfi, Jorge Diaz Rullo and Felipe Camargo attempt Sleeping Lion, the 9b+ put up by Chris Sharma at Siurana in Spain.

This evening Stockholm, Sweden, will host the la sportiva Legends Only 2023. The climbers invited to this international masters bouldering competition are Will Bosi, Jongwon Chon, Stefano Ghisolfi, Nicolai Užnik and Hannes Van Duysen

French climber Caroline Ciavaldini has repeated 'Le Voyage' (E10 7a/ 8b+) at Annot in France.

The video of Adam Ondra making the first ascent of 'B je to', Croatia's first 9b located at the Vranjača crag close to Paklenica.

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

Austrian climber Barbara Zangerl has repeated Meltdown, the 5.14c/8c+ crack climb in Yosemite, USA, first ascended by Beth Rodden in 2008.

Belgian rock climber Anak Verhoeven has made the first female ascent of 'La Fuerza de la Gravedad', an 8b trad roof crack at Vadiello in Spain.

Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee has made rope-solo ascents of 'El Pilar del Cantábrico' on Naranjo de Bulnes / Picu Urreillu in Spain and 'Une Jolie Fleur dans un Peaux de Vache' and 'Take it or Leave it' in the Verdon...

The video of the first ascent of Via Monologica on Torre di Mezzaluna in Vallaccia (Dolomites), established in July 2023 by Angelo Contessi and Leo Gheza.

On 07/10/2023 Anak Verhoeven from Belgium repeated 'Cosi se Arete' 9a at Rodellar in Spain, repeating the route first in the day, then a second time at night.

An Italian expedition comprised of mountain guides Alessandro Baù, Lorenzo D'Addario, Jérome Perruquet and Francesco Ratti has established two new climbs in the Miyar Valley, also known as the 'Yosemite of India'. 'Wind of Silence' (6b+, 500m) ascend the Neverseen...

At Vranjača close to Paklenica in Croatia Adam Ondra has made the first ascent of 'B je to', the country's first 9b.

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...

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.'

In August 2023 the virgin NW Face of Ranrapalca in the Cordillera Blanca of Peru was been climbed alpine style by Iker Pou, Eneko Pou and Micher Quito via their 'Ya Pe' Cholo' (6b/80°/1,200m).