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

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. 

Project Big at Flatanger in Norway was bolted by Adam Ondra in 2013. In summer 2022 he was joined by Jakob Schubert and the two started working what Ondra considers the true line of the cave.

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.

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

On 11 November 2022 at Covolo in Italy (VI) Camilla Bendazzoli repeated Nagay (8c).

Watch Jakob Schubert and Adam Ondra make their first attempts of Project Big at Flatanger in Norway. The line is speculated to be in the region of at least 9b+, possibly 9c.

Czech rock climber Adam Ondra introduces the crag Flatanger in Norway and what he defines as the true line of the cave, Project Big.

On 27/11/2022 at Osp in Slovenia Adam Ondra onsighted Water world (9a).

After Beginning earlier this month, Giovanni Placci has now redpointed his second 9a+, Trofeo dell'Adriatico at Arco, Italy.

19-year-old climber Chaehyun Seo from South Korea has repeated La Rambla (9a+) at Siurana in Spain. She is only the second woman to climb this iconic route after Margo Hayes in 2017.

19-year-old Italian climber Giorgio Tomatis has repeated Lapsus, the 9b at Andonno established in 2015 by Stefano Ghisolfi.

On 20/11/2022 at Holštejn in the Moravian Karst in the Czech Republic Adam Ondra made the first ascent of Zvěřinec, a 9b+ he rates as 'the second hardest route of my life.'

21-year-old Italian climber Giovanni Placci has repeated Beginning (9a+) at Eremo di San Paolo, Arco, Italy