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In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the International Federation of Sport Climbing has officially suspended the first stages of the Speed and Boulder World Cup 2022, originally scheduled to take place from 1 to 3 April 2022 in...

Alpinists Christina Lustenberger, Mark Herbison and Sam Smoothy have completed the first ski descent of the East Face of Mount Ethelbert (3180m) in the Purcell Mountains in Canada.

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi making the first ascent of L'Arenauta, a 20-year-old project at Grotta dell'Arenauta (Sperlonga) now graded 9b.

At the age of 99, Swiss alpinist Marcel Rémy continues to climb and have fun.

On 09/02/2022 François Cazzanelli, Jerome Perruquet and Francesco Ratti made the first ascent of Su Per Cignana on Becca Salé in Valtournenche, Italy, while on 10/02/2022 Cazzanelli and Perruquet made the first ascent of Impulso Geniale on Pointe Adolphe Rey...

Interview with French mountaineer Charles Dubouloz who from 13 to 18 January 2022 made the first winter solo of Rolling Stones on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif.

Swiss alpinists Stephan Siegrist and Thomas Senf have made the first ascent of the mixed climb Silverbacks on Ice (M8 WI5 160m)at Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland.

The second episode of Lines Of Legends directed by Yuri Palma features Andrea and Marco Zanone versus Stone Love, the famous 8b+ first ascended by British rock climber Jerry Moffatt in Germany's Frankenjura in 1988.

English climber Pete Whittaker analyses certain aspects that Alex Honnold needed to complete his free solo ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite via the Freerider route in 2017.

German rock climber Alexander Huber has made the first ascent of the multi-pitch route La Bavarese at Punta Giradili in Sardinia, Italy.

Daniel Ladurner reports about the first ascent of Cold Heart in Val Lasties, Sella Group, Dolomites, first ascended on 13 February 2022 with mountain guide Thomas Mair.

A great day bouldering in Valle Bavona, Switzerland on Grandissimo, a 7C+ highball put up by Daniel Woods in 2020.

Interview with Horacio Gratton who from 26 - 27 January 2022 with fellow Argentine mountaineers Esteban Degregori and Pedro Odell made the first ascent of El Zorro y la Rosa (6c+ C1 500m) on the SE face of Aguja Saint-Exupéry...

Through global warming, our rampant consumption, unsustainable tourism and our own expectations, the Alps are threatened. Check out the documentary ALPS - TO GO?!, written by Tom Dauer.

Ondrej Húserka reports about Pain and Gain, a new climb on the East Face of Aguja Desmochada in Patagonia established on 27 and 28 January 2022 with Jozef Kristoffy.

After the Sprint and Vertical races, the European Ski Mountaineering Championships 2022 continue at Boí Taüll in Spain with the Vertical Race. Live streaming at 9:00am CET.