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American climber Michaela Kiersch has climbed her first 9a+, La Rambla (9a+) at Siurana, Spain. The 28-year-old is only the third woman to repeat this classic test after Margo Hayes in 2017 and Chaehyun Seo in 2022.

The portrait of Japanese rock climber Tomoa Narasaki, triple world champion and 2 times winner of the Boulder World Cup.

The video of Adam Ondra making the first free ascent of the historic aid route 'Příklepový strop' in the Macocha cave at Moravský Kras, Czechia.

Watch the video of Mari Augusta Salvesen making the first ascent of the trad climb Tazlov, a long term project of hers in Norway now graded 8b.

The video Em by Alexa Fay, featuring Canadian rock climber Émilie Pellerin, possibly the best climber you’ve never heard of.

Interview with Chamonix-based alpinist Colin Haley who in September 2022 completed the first solo winter ascent of the Supercanaleta route on Fitz Roy in Patagonia.

At Saint Léger du Ventoux in France Austrian climber Eva Hammelmüller has repeated 'La ligne claire' (8c+).

Brette Harrington has made a rare free ascent of Mezzogiorno di Fuoco (8b max, 7c obligatory, expo, 270m) on Punta Giradili in Sardinia, Italy.

The video of Spanish climber Edu Marin completing the first repeat of Wogü in the Rätikon massif, Switzerland, in 2016. The 250m 8c multipitch was established by Beat Kammerlander in 1998 and freed by Adam Ondra in 2008. 

Watch Italian climber Stefano Ghisolfi bouldering at Bishop, USA in November 2022. During his trip he sent his hardest problem to date, Goldfish Trombone V14/8b+.

On 21/12/2022 Giovanni Placci made the third ascent of Bombardino ay Bus de La Stria close to Arco, Italy, following in the footsteps of Adam Ondra and Stefano Ghisolfi.

Adam Ondra has completed the first free ascent of Příklepový strop, a historic aid line in the Macocha cave at Moravský Kras, Czechia. The 5-pitch multipitch now checks in at 8b+ max.

25-year-old Belgian climber Simon Lorenzi has made the fourth ascent of Alphane, the 9A boulder problem at Chironico in Switzerland first ascended by Shawn Raboutou in April 2022 and repeated in October by Aidan Roberts and Will Bosi.

Watch Shawn Raboutou and Magnus Midtbø bouldering at Brione in Switzerland.

At Kochel am See in Germany Martina Demmel has repeated Heim nach Afrika (9a) and Chaos in Palumbia (8c+) at Atlantiswand.

On 13/12/2022 Stefano Ghisolfi made the first repeat of Bombardino 9a+ at Arco.