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American climber Connor Herson has made the second ascent of Crack of Destiny (5.14b/8c) and a fast repeat of Cobra Crack (5.14b/8c) at Squamish, Canada. Other repeats include Spirit Quest (5.14d/9a), Tainted Love (5.13d R/8b) and the multipitch Télmexw (5.13c/8a+).

The 2023 Sport Climbing World Championships begin today in Bern, Switzerland. The event will award world titles in Boulder, Lead, Speed and Paraclimbing, also distribute the first batch of 10 Olympic quota places for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.

The report by Florian Riegler from the South Tyrol, Italy, who at Nago close to Arco freed his multi-pitch sport climb Stile di vita (8c, 100m).

Watch Scottish climber Will Bosi repeating Alphane, the 9A boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland first ascended by Shawn Raboutou.

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi attempting Burden of Dreams (9A) in Finland, together with Elias Iagnemma, Will Bosi and Shawn Raboutou.

At Melloblocco 2023 there's the chance to climb with four top Petzl athletes: Dave Graham, Camilla Moroni, Giovanni Placci and Giorgia Tesio. Register online until 25 April.

The report by Italian aspirant mountain guide Marco Cordin about the first one-day free ascent of Zanzara Sud. Established ground-up by Gianni Canale, Aldo Mazzotti and Franco Cavallaro, this multi-pitch route tackles the south face of the famous Zanzara pillar....

On 12 April 2023 Scottish climber William Bosi made the coveted second ascent of Burden of Dreams in Lappnor, Finland. Established by Nalle Hukkataival in 2016, this was the first ever boulder problem to be graded 9A and even today...

On 11 March 2023 French rock climber Hugo Parmentier sent his first 8C boulder problem, Le pied à Coulisse at Fontainebleau in France.

On 3 February 2023 in Val Bavona, Ticino, Switzerland, Niccolò Ceria repeated the boulder problem Off the wagon low (8C+)

Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has repeated 'Pungitopo' (8c+) at Red Point Wall in Valle di Laghel close to Arco, Italy.

Japanese rock climber Keita Kurakami provides thoughtful insight into the mentality behind his first ascent of the boulder problem 'Discovery' on the island of Yakushima, Japan.

Last Saturday German climber Florian Wientjes sent his first 8C+ boulder problem, Off the wagon low in Val Bavona, Switzerland.

The video of French climber Camille Coudert repeating Soudain seul (9A) at Fontainebleau in France.

British rock climber James Pearson has climbed his long-standing trad project in Annot, France. 'Bon Voyage' shares the same start as Pearson's 2017 'Le Voyage' (E10), and although no grade has been put forward yet, it promises to be up...

At Cresciano in Switzerland 23-year-old German athlete Yannick Flohe has made the first ascent of the 8C+ boulder problem 'Return of the Dreamtime'.