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On 7 March 2026 Radoslav Groh from the Czech Republic and Juraj Koreň from Slovakia made the first ascent of the mixed climb 'Kaiser Direct' (500m, M7) up the south face of the Grossglockner, at 3798m the highest mountain in Austria. Koreň reports.

Spanish climber Alberto Ginés López has climbed his hardest route to date, 'El Bon Combat' at Cova de Ocell in Spain established in 2015 by Chris Sharma.

Matteo Della Bordella's report on the repeat of the 'Gogna-Cerutti' route on the Matterhorn, climbed on 7–8 March 2026 with Giacomo Mauri. The famous route was established up the mountain's north face from 14 to 17 July 1969 by Leo Cerruti and Alessandro Gogna.

From 2-3 March 2026 French alpinists Melvin Bou, Kilian Moni and Étienne Poteaux made the first ascent of 'Y’a comme un pecker dans la soupe' (420m, M8/A2) on the north face of Aiguille Orientale du Soreiller in the Écrins massif.

The Grand Prize of the 36th edition of the Maria Luisa Memorial Photo contest was awarded to Christoph Fischer for his photo entitled 'Fearless'. The competition attracted 18,089 photographs and 182 films entries.

Vincent Landry reports about 'La Pomme d'Adam', a mixed variation added with Frédéric Maltais to the classic ice climb 'La Pomme d’Or' in the Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park in Quebec, Canada.

After two failed attempts, on 13-14/02/2026 American climber Tommy Caldwell and his Belgian counterpart Siebe Vanhee completed a remarkable 24-hour free ascent of the 'South African Route' on the East Face of the Central Tower of Paine in the Torres del Paine massif in Patagonia, Chile.

Emily Harrop & Thibault Anselmet win gold l'oro. Marianne Fatton & Jon Kistler silver. Ana Alonso Rodriguez & Oriol Cardona Coll bronze

Twelve nations to battle for the first-ever Mixed Relay Olympic gold at 13:30 today in Bormio at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

Beneath heavy snowfall in Bormio, Italy, Marianne Fatton and Oriol Cardona Coll win the Sprint race at Ski mountaineering's historic Olympic debut today at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games.

Women's sprint: Marianne Fatton wins gold, Emily Harrop silver, Ana Alonso Rodriguez bronze

Men's sprint: Oriol Cardona Coll wins gold, Nikita...

Ski Mountaineering will make its long-awaited debut at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Bormio 19/02/2026. 36 athletes (18 men, 18 women) will compete in the three medal events — men’s sprint, women’s sprint, and a mixed Relay.

32-year-old Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has repeated Gioia, the 8C+ boulder in Varazze first freed by Christian Core in 2008.

Nate Mankovich, Manuel López and Alvaro Vernich have made the first ascent of 'Yantibih Lak' (6c, 450m) on the west face of Jebel Kazhali in Wadi Rum, Jordan. López reports.

The online, global voting campaign for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award is now online. 24 images have been shortlisted from over 60,000 entries. Voting closes on Wednesday 18 March, the winning photograph and the four runners-up will be announced on Wednesday 25 March

The UK-based charity GRIT & ROCK has announced the opening of applications for its 2026 Expedition Grant Awards, a dedicated $15,000 funding pool aimed at advancing female participation in groundbreaking alpine climbing. The application deadline is 31 March 2026.

American rock climber Sean Bailey has made the first ascent of 'Duality of Man' (9c) at Dry Canyon, Arizona, USA.

On 20/01/2026 French alpinists Melvin Bou and Kilian Moni made the first ascent of 'Une histoire d'amitié' on the huge, untouched west face of Roc de Garnesier close to Lus-la- Jarjatte in France. This is their second new climb in the Dévoluy massif this season after 'Saute Aure et God...