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The report by Andrea Schiavo about the first ascent of 'Polvere di Stelle', a 'fun new multi-pitch sport climb established ground-up' with Cesare Lotti on the compact grey slabs of Torre Grigia of Monte Brento in the Sarca valley, Arco,...

The footage of Pete Whittaker making the first ascent of 'Dynamics of Change' at Burbage South, UK, in 2008.

Swedish alpinist Joda Dolmans reports about his recent Tindenåla winter solo in Norway. The 24-year-old carried out a 'wild journey, in the heart of winter' climbing six iconic mountains in Nordland from December 2024 to February 2025: Stetind, Husbyviktind, Preikstoltind,...

Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi has made the 4th ascent ‘Sleeping Lion' at Siurana in Spain. This 9b was established by Chris Sharma in March 2023.

In 2024 professional athlete Sara AlQunaibet survived a 13m groundfall in a climbing gym in France. The YouTube channel Hard is Easy analyses the accident. Graphic content warning.

In early February 2025 the Italians Domenico Mottarella and Marco Zanchetta made the first ascent of "El Diedro de lo Squalupo" in the Cochamó Valley in Chile. The climb is located at Sector de Mamón in the La Paloma valley.

On his first visit to Buoux in France Alexander Megos repeated a slew of classic testpieces. His standout ascent is a flash of ‘Agincourt’, the historic 8c established by Ben Moon in 1989.

On 24/02/2025 Swiss mountaineer Filippo Sala established a new climb, solo, up the north face of Pizzo San Giacomo (2923) in Switzerland. This is believed to be the first winter climb on the imposing rock pyramid.

On the west face of Cerro Piergiorgio in Patagonia, Italian alpinists Matteo Della Bordella, Dario Eynard, and Mirco Grasso have completed Gringos Locos. The route was first attempted in 1995 by Maurizio Giordani and Luca Maspes, who had managed to climb...

British climber Jim Pope has made only the third ascent of Dynamics of Change at Burbage South, England. This E9 7a trad climb was first ascended by Pete Whittaker in 2008 and repeated by Neil Kershaw in 2014.

Austrian climber Nicolai Užnik has made the first ascent of ‘Mount Doom’, a 9A boulder boulder problem in Maltatal, Austria.

Black Diamond Equipment is recalling the Vision climbing harness due to premature degradation of its specialized materials and construction

Justin Sackett and Michael Telstad have made the first ascent of 'Borrowed Time' (WI5 M7 1,900ft) on the West Face of Sloan Peak in the North Cascades, USA.

The video of the first ascent of 'Petit Pont' on the West face of the Drus in the Mont Blanc massif, carried out by French alpinists Philippe Bruley, Amaury Fouillade and Baptiste Obino from 26 December 2024 to 1 January...

On 22-23/02/2025 Simon Gietl and Martin Sieberer made the first winter repeat of 'Schiefer Riss' on Sagwandspitze in the Valsertal in Austria, first climbed in winter 2013 by Hansjörg Auer, David Lama e Peter Ortner. Il report di Sieberer.

Italian climber Elias Iagnemma has repeated 'Ephyra' (8C+) at Chironico in Switzerland.